2022 in Film
Hi all! I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the films I watched in 2022. Below you will find a number of film cards. Each of these links to my Letterboxd review. Click on any of them to read my thoughts on the film.
By the end of the year I had watched a total of 302 films, nearly triple 2021's total. This amounted to almost 500 hours of movie-watching. 15.6% of the films I watched were new 2022 releases and 23.5% were rewatches.
My Top Films of 2022
While I was able to watch a lot of great films, I know there are still many more from last year that I haven't seen yet. This list only covers the films I watched in 2022 - sorry if I missed any of your favorites!
Let's start with my personal top movies of the year. My top 2 were:
Everything Everywhere All at Once →
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a mind-bending sci-fi film that kept me on the edge of my seat. My wife and I watched it in theaters shortly after it came out without knowing anything about it. We loved it so much that we've watched it a few more times since. It's so dense that I was still discovering new things during my 4th viewing.
Despite being an earlier release, this held the top spot as my favorite film of the year. I'm so excited to see what the directors have in store for us next.
RRR →
2022
RRR is Telugu period action film that was just an epic ride. I watched it four times last year as well, and I'm planning to put it on again soon.
Both this and Everything Everywhere could be considered maximalist films in that they both do... everything. Neither leaves anything on the table.
This one in particular led me to watch many more Indian films including others by S. S. Rajamouli, the director of RRR.
And the next 10 in no particular order:
Nope →
2022
The Batman →
2022
Turning Red →
2022
Triangle of Sadness →
2022
Barbarian →
2022
Athena →
2022
Prey →
2022
Glass Onion →
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever →
2022
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On →
2022
My Top Films Watched in 2022
I also want to mention the best movies I watched this year, regardless of when they were released. 2022 was a year of catching up on culturally significant films I had missed. Represented here are a number of films I continue to think about and bring up in conversation frequently with friends. Again, in no particular order.
Harakiri →
1962
Minding the Gap →
2018
Come and See →
1985
The Green Knight →
2021
West Side Story →
2021
Whiplash →
2014
North by Northwest →
1959
The Seventh Seal →
1957
Barry Lyndon →
1975
Casablanca →
1942
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles →
1975
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb →
1964
My Top Obscure Films Watched in 2022
Here's a special shoutout to some of the more obscure films I enjoyed this year. I calculated this by sorting my Letterboxd list by popularity, scrolling to the bottom, and picking the first 10 films that I had rated 4 stars or higher.
The Haunted Swordsman →
2019
Pizza →
2012
Magnetic Rose →
1995
Sardar Udham →
2021
Cops →
1922
Murina →
2021
Bāhubali 2 →
2017
Tumbbad →
2018
Robin Robin →
2021
Steamboat Bill, Jr. →
1928
The Cameraman →
1928
Duel →
1971
My Top Reviews from 2022
Here are a few of my more popular film reviews from this year.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Prey (2022)
Nosferatu (1922)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Strange World (2022)
Stats
In terms of most watched films, Everything Everywhere All at Once, RRR, Game Night, and Steamboat Bill, Jr. were at the top of my list.
Everything Everywhere All at Once →
4 times
RRR →
4 times
Game Night →
3 times
Steamboat Bill, Jr. →
3 times
My most watched actor and director last year were the same: Buster Keaton. I watched 12 films he acted in, 10 of which he also directed. This was a lot of fun, especially because I watched them with my son.
I also want to give a special shoutout to the classic Godzilla movies, which I had a blast watching this year with my son as well. This is a project we're continuing in 2023.
On top of that, I decided to complete the filmographies of three directors: Quentin Tarantino, Hayao Miyazaki and Wes Anderson.
Overall, it was a great year of movie-watching for me and I am looking forward to seeing what 2023 brings.