Top 50 Best Films of 2022

This is my favorite movie this year. Que the Kayne Power song. Holy crap did I love this movie from beginning to end. Speaking of Ye, he would eat the hell out of that pie. But without fail I make a mission to see one movie that comes completely out of nowhere and jumps all the way to number one. Which film clearly did. Immediately after watching this I knew that this would be my favorite movie of the year. 2018 had The Guilty, 2021 had The Novice and now 2022 has this one. Without fail this undoubtedly became my favorite. Going in blind as hell and what a treat to behold.

Did anyone else find this movie darkly funny.

9/10

Phenomenal. Absolutely a movie that will stand the test of time of being one of the best superhero movies ever made. Top 3 already for me. And I can already see it staying as my favorite movie of the year. Holy shit is this movie flat out amazing. Honestly I haven’t seen a movie this stylish pulled off efficiently in a long time. Some movies do create a mood and have cool camera techniques but sometimes those movies don’t really gel well enough with the actual story. Or knows how to fit it with the narrative. A lot of movies have great style but for me this is a great example of how a director and his team knows a perfect balance. Matt Reeves and his team knocked this one out of the park and did not let up. It is that good. To me this is just behind The Dark Knight but it is real close. But in further rewatches it might actually be better. The fight scenes are better, the overall mode is handled better, to me certain aspects heighten this movie to be almost the best Batman movie and best superhero movie ever made. However, this is a flat out epic. With sweeping music, a complex story spanning across multiple characters, and an ending that really makes you feel a weight has been lifted off of you. Because we have been put through hell and when this movie ends it certainly made me believe in The Batman. We love this character and it wasn’t till the end is where he finally becomes The Batman. No offense to Marvel but it did take them like 6 movies of Spider-Man to finally have Spider-Man. Here we did it in one movie. I love it.

11/10

Netflix be putting out some straight up bangers and now with this film alone it has solidified it being the best streaming service out there. Holy crap did I love this movie. I have watched it twice now and hell it might even be better than The Batman. I love the original and I love the book. While this does go into other directions that depart from both versions it still has enough changes to warrant another retelling of this story. I appreciate the change in the ending along with adding scenes to reiterate what it was like during this time. Now this movie will never reach what Come and See has accomplished. Actually I’m pretty certain no movie ever will be like Come and See. And even that is a small taste of what war was like. War movies now are very hard to pull off more than ever because what are they truly made for. Many people including myself will question why are continually putting ourselves through these stories. Maybe history movies are done for. I mean hell look at the so called “Oscar” movies that are coming out. No one wants to go see them. I don’t know the true answer but I will continue to keep watching them if they are this good. Which is a shame because I would have love to see this in a theater. I saw Glass Onion in a theater and even though I didn’t love it Netflix is just the studio. Both of those projects don’t have a Netflix feel or felt like it was made by an AI but two completely different movies that feel unique in there own ways. This just happens to be the better movie.

9/10

If you have never heard about what happened to Emmett Till maybe this is a good enough start. As always with movies based on real life, this movie in specifically it is required to know from beginning the end of what Emmett Till had to go through. The minute he stepped in Money, Mississippi, as the movie depicts, he never was able to be a boy with ambition and freedom ever again. We just get audio of the actual event that happened to Emmett Till but it still is hard enough to listen.

If you know what happened to Emmett Till then the movie up until that point will be one of the most uncomfortable experience you can feel while also standing at arms length to get the full scope of what is too come. Like holy crap even before the title pops up it still packs a meaty punch for you to feel the weight of the situation.

Danielle Deadwyler is amazing in her scenes and most definitely should be considered for best actress. We could be heading into one of the most exciting lead actress group we have seen in a long time. Just base on her performance alone is worthy a five star movie but everything works so damn well around her that she along with the movie can’t hold either back. So going forward I hope this movie gets the recognition it deserves. But don’t let this movie be the only thing you learn from Emmitt Till. Along with his mother’s journey to bring justice for her son. To only this country and justice system failed her and failed Emmitt Till.

9/10

It might be better than The Batman. But the fact that I already have another movie fighting for that top spot just proves how good of year it is. Already two films are going back and forth of what is my favorite movie of the year. When my top spot last year got discovered way late into the year. But 4 months in and we already have a good batch of movies here that gives the rest of the year anticipation to see what else we have in store.

9/10- it might even be a 10.

Yep two count ‘‘em two animated films on my top ten. Great year for horror and and great year for animated films. Along with even big blockbusters because I could have easily see myself along with others put many of the great different films that have been released in their top ten. But GDT’s Pinocchio is by far something to be desired. I have been wanting to rewatch this film ever since it debuted in Netflix. Which is weird because this is in all else purposes a bleak and dyer outlook on life. We all have an end, some unexpected and closer than we hoped. Those who stayed can make up those lost times by doing something that could last forever. You know Brendan Gleason in The Banshees of Ed Siren really wants to be remembered only for The Penguin to tell him that the closest people to us are the ones who continue on our legacy. As evident here the time Gepottio, Sebastian J. Cricket, and Spazzatura all gave something to Pinocchio and that is something he will never forget.

9/10

This is one of my favorites this year. I know one take movies or long takes in films are becoming a cliché at this point but when they deliver they deliver. Boiling Point which I just recently saw was all in one take and this is not a one take film. It just so happens to have very long takes. Which I kinda appreciate more. The stakes are high because it is given the ability to move across apartments while still feel so close and tight with its camera work and editing. It may have some plot points that do go on for a while but I was in for this ride. My favorite movie of all time is La Haine. This is just another reminder that as far back as that film goes nothing has changed. Which makes films like this, Les Miserables (2019) and Enforcement make dramas like this have a wide range of appeal while also sustaining a personal story that fits this narrative. Because this story doesn’t just focus on one side. The movie goes from character to character until they meet at the end. Masterfully done here like I said with all the right aesthetics you need for a film like this. It truly is a great start to what sure is to come in the upcoming months. Check this one out because it is not like the rest. It is powerful and even tho I may not like this ending it at least makes an impact that so many movies recently haven’t.

9/10

This might just be my second favorite movie of the year. While yes these other movies might be better made movies, this still has a lot of flare and personality that something like this can’t be ignored. The best movies that have this type of structure can be risky. Take a look at Tusk which shows its hand pretty early on. And so does this. But compared to that movie this one has more tricks up it’s sleeve. It has a moment to redeem Justin Long. Multiple times you are supposed to be forgetting that you are watching a horror movie and want you to be relaxed. To then only quickly grab the shit out of you to scare the ever living shit out of you. Pennywise is a great at playing a regular awkward dude. I can see why this would interest him to do something like this because the whole time you are expecting this to turn into the movie you think it is going into, then it completely turns this story on its head. I was left breathless of how they pulled this off. But the crown jewel herself is Georgina Campbell. Which I haven’t seen since her Black Mirror episode and here she has to be among the conversation of one of the best final girls of this new generation.

9/10

The best villains, the best story, and quite possibly the best hero to ever put forth on screen. In terms of Dreamworks of course.

9/10

Awesome. I really like JP’s previous two movies but for me I know I can’t speak for others but this is without the best film he has done. I think the pay offs are there and are so damn good that I got wrapped up in the story that it did remind of the old blockbusters that premiered way back in the day.

10/10

Justice for Tar.

9/10

Beautiful and just downright haunting. I still feel like the overall message is don’t have kids. Sorry but that is what I took away from the movie.

Aside from me being like that this movie is something that really did change me. I hate that cliche, I really do but god damn if that does not apply to this one. Possibly the best use of any song this year with Under Pressure and the way it fits within the story can’t be forgotten. I haven’t cried like that in a long time. I honestly can’t be like look at the symbolism in this scene or what does it all mean. I simply took away a daughter coming to realization that she didn’t cherish the time she had with her father. Now that he is gone she left to resort the only memory she has of him and that is this videotape. I know I like to be the put your phone done type of guy but seriously movies like this remind why we need to hold on these special moments. We have no idea that one day those memories will be lost forever. The vacation itself is a blur for a reason and us reliving these memories with Frankie is just as heartbreaking and melancholy as she remembers it.

9/10

This is a pretty crazy movie and one I’m glad to have seen. It does have heart and villains you just freaking hate and can’t wait to see meet their end. That is something that has been missing from our movies in a long long LONG time.

10/10

Hilarious in its own way and brilliant among the rest of us. This is Ana awesome if not terrifying look on our country. Or one we already knew of.

9/10

Yep this top 5 right here is something special and I love that this is coming as I’m writing this half of the year. So my top five will be hard to top. Because seriously this is an amazing feat of achievement that is hardly something you never see. This thing is insane and it is something you will ever see again. I’m definitely watching this thing again high as a kite because holy crap is this a trip that should not be forgotten. If this took homeboy 30 years to make it is worth it. I’m just glad to see his creation come to fruition. No matter the result I’m just glad to see this in full. It is awesome. This thing is just a full blast that doesn’t let up and I’m glad that it is a post apocalyptic story in the same vein as classics like Stalker. It is that good.

9/10

I honestly feel like my top 4 are all fighting for that top spot because all 4 movies are near and dear to my heart as my favorites of the year. Even this one where I didn’t think I would like it that much. Instead I freaking fell in love with this crazy insane flick that is Eggers making the film that he wants to make. All performances are grade A but even some surprises here and there especially from the two women. Kidman and Joy may not be totally out of their element but they are delivering work that they haven’t in a long time. True Blood, Tarzan, and Generation Kill has delivered some great performances but yeah no contest this is his best work. The movie is just so damn good and yeah I should have watched this in theaters because it did technically bomb at the box office but man even at home I got the full experience.

9/10

This years “Oscar” bait movies maybe not hitting them out of the park but She Said has three important factors to stand out from the rest. Number one is that this movie doesn’t miss a beat. From the word go we are taken on this ride that is going 100 mph with no intention in stopping. A huge credit has to go to the screenplay which for my money that is its best shot come this award season. No. 2 are the performances. But the one who is getting the most praise is Carey Mulligan which she deserves. Her scene with Weinstein alone where she is just sitting there is pretty good. My choice is Zoe Kazan who I have been a huge fan of since day uno so I’m glad she is front and center here. The third is actually the showcase of not knowing what happened. If you don’t know this story I feel like this movie covers all basis of this story. Sadly I know about all this. I was glued to every news piece article that came out, not only just the Weinstein stuff but the women and their stories about coming forward. It wasn’t easy for these women and we saw in real time the full effect it had on these women. So it kinda makes the movie redundant at points because I already know half this stuff. I heard the Weinstein phone call to the beauty pageant winner, I knew about Bill O Riley and the countless amount of MDA women had to sign in order to keep their jobs or even to keep living. So the movie doesn’t have much to offer aside from that. But again the performances are top notch and for a two hour plus movie it doesn’t feel like it. Compared to the other “Oscar” bait two plus hour movies. I mean I felt all of two hours of The Fablemans, Amsterdam, etc. etc.

8/10

Howard’s best since Rush. The fact that this movie is this high up to me is crazy and unexpected. I remember hearing about this story and furthermore my own optimism started fading away. Even tho I knew the ending I still felt some shit was still going to go down.

9/10

Just slightly, barely made my top ten. Like it is right there at number 10. I know for a fact it will not stay in my top 10 but holy crap did I have a blast. First I laughed my ass off. I sincerely did not think I was going to laugh so hard at this movie. This is a full blown Guy Ritchie knock off, let’s be honest, just made with a higher budget. But Ritchie from beginning to end doesn’t have distracting factors in his script. A huge factor is Ritchie writing his own scripts, so as far as I have seen David Letich is not a screen writer but he is definitely a fan of the directors that paved the way before him. He also is borrowing a lot not only from those filmmakers but also himself. This movie ends the same way Deadpool 2 ends. Which was his previous movie and even Hobbs and Shaw has a lot in here. But he is more comfortable in the R rating. I mean hell Kick-Ass here is throwing more F- bombs than a gangster in a Scorsese movie. It started off strong and serious but as the movie went along it knew exactly what cards it was holding to be one of the most entertaining movies to come out in a while. Maybe one or two characters weren’t needed. You see that is where Ritchie and Tarantino have over him because all of his characters matter and have a place in the story. This is a flat out action comedy that both succeeds in action with some cool hand to hand fight scenes along with the comedy just flat out being creative with these jokes and physical comedy is just as funny. Gosh I honestly just want to see the movie again because I had a blast and couldn’t stop laughing. Another aspect is that I’m glad this movie isn’t afraid to kill off some characters. It has some fake outs but a majority of this cast are red shirts but needed. I laughed and just had a full blown blast.

9/10

We have been flooded with great content but not only at home but also in theaters which finally we have a film that everyone can get behind. It is has been amazing seeing just everyone from all walks of life just champion and cheer on a film that is only a 7/10. Naw I’m kidding it ain’t that bland but this film is flat out an awesome ride that takes the audience along with them. It is a great time to go to the movies and with movies like this and EEAAO playing it is no secret that movies are back and better than ever.

9/10

Sports movies this good rarely come around anymore. I honestly can’t think of one to come out in recent years that have had this much of an impact. From Sandler to actual basketball stars this movie is filled with great performances that are a given. But what is most impressive to me is the direction and the writing. We know Sandler loves the game of basketball but his business side and human connections he has with Cruz is really what makes this movie pop and stand out. For me movies this good are hard to come by. Because it is not just from the directing, writing, acting, etc. but how I felt while watching it and this might be the best sports movie to come out for a long time. Winning Time is covering the mainstream stuff of basketball and this is a nice little boots on the ground approach.

9/10

It’s the ending for me that really stands out. The realization on Sheri’s face to not become the evil, to stand against those who try to turn us into something we are not. Along with that beach scene where she can finally put peace with the hand she was left with. It is beautiful and something we rarely see in superhero movies.

9/10

The month of March coming in with the haymakers. I really like this movie. I actually found it more funny than I thought I would. For some reason this level of dark humor really struck a core with me and I was having a ball with the movie. The two leads here are without a doubt two very charismatic actors who sell the hell out of what is written for them. You buy the relationship in the beginning and from there on you are on board. This is an entertaining movie that has enough wit and charm to it that it never over stays it’s welcome instead it really goes for its story to really emphasize just how deeply cool this movie is. It is a lot of fun watching this movie just to see how all of this will unfold. With like I said not only funny characters but the script is also really funny. With some excellent camera work to heighten the absurdity of what is going on.

9/10

Yep March is just getting started. I love this documentary and it is just perfect for someone like me who loves Lucy and her story. This is shorter than Being the Ricardos and even so it spans across multiple decades which it gets to say a lot more. It already has one leg up than that film because it is just delightful and beautiful to watch. Art should be dangerous and strike a nerve but sometimes watching something like this that makes me warm while also heartfelt is something I need in my life. This is it.

9/10

I always felt bad for him. I knew in my heart he had nothing to do with it and only now to know just how all the jokes and memes affected his career, which more importantly his mental health is just sickening.

If Mad God doesn’t get nominated, which who am I kidding it will not, then this should be a shoe in to win best animated feature. It may have some more childish humor for my liking but this is still a wonderful film that fits more in line of those bare bones monster stories that are much better than what has been released lately. It has a different type of fun factor where it doesn’t relie on big monsters destroying everything but the importance of them and how they affect the characters and the story. It was such a nice journey to go on and I enjoyed every minute of what was on screen.

8/10 Netflix keep making stuff like this and I will stay subscribed.

This is probably one of the best looking documentaries I have ever seen. The shots and locations that are in this movie are insane. Some beautiful shots over looking country after country. Not only the cinematography on point but the editing is flawless shifting back and forth between these situations to make this story intense and frightening. Which is important because you want us as an audience member to feel how these women felt in certain situations. And this documentary did it with style.

On to the story man f- this dude.

8/10

In all sincerity fuck this dude. No seriously. Just like Girl in the Photo these ass holes are just the below the scum of the earth. Like God damn I knew they are awful people out there but god damn is this pushing of who is the worst of the worst. Honestly there is no place on earth for people like this and documentaries like this and Girl in the Picture are just more evident that evil are all around us. Some powerful stuff and even tho it might cross the line of exploiting these people’s trauma for our entertainment but seriously the fact that laws to prevent this aren’t federal is beyond me. I’m at least glad to know this story and these women and men got to tell their story.

8/10

Netflix yes is not hitting home run after home run. However, with these three films coming from Netflix have provided much more insight and cover most of this list compared to other streaming services. They may not be as high in my top 10 but there are some projects that justifies you having a Netflix account. These documentaries are hard to watch. Some of the hardest watches I have ever seen in my life and here is a strong case as to why do we put ourselves threw this. It just shows the scope and depth of this world which are unknown. I have never heard of these incidents and yes I probably would have been better off not knowing this tragic tale but holy crap I was not ready of this story. Anger is not even the word to describe me watching this because anger is to a person who flipped me off or even when I have my hopes held high and I’m completely disappointed. This crosses that far beyond that I can see. And it is all pointed to that mother flipper right there. Fuck that dude. Seriously but the story is not about him but instead this poor woman who was taken too soon and her son who never had a life. I’m glad at least there is some hope in this story but this shit should have never ever fucking happened. Take a chance but please take precautions and look at the trigger warnings because even myself who in my mind a very thick skinned individual. Even I was sicken to my stomach and felt extremely uneasy watching this movie.

8/10