Best movies to watch 2022

Aside from the Hollywood blockbusters, the communal fun of RRR and feels of Everything Everywhere All At Once got people to try out independent cinema again. Oh, and a star was born portraying The King himself, Elvis. Streaming didn't suddenly stop, either. On Disney Plus, we got Turning Red, a coming-of-age movie so great that we can't stop rewatching it. Also, Hulu impressed with a trip to Fire Island. Maybe it's recency bias, maybe it's the power of a single, memorable performance, but Pearl makes it to our list when it's predecessor X does not. Ti West's modern horror movies, which tell the tales of things gone wrong on a farm in the boonies, got a lot more attention than they were budgeted for. Mia Goth's performance as the titular Pearl, though, is riveting enough that it makes us feel okay about using 'unhinged,' one of the words that's definitely gotten over-used in 2022. Pearl is a simple farm girl, whose life veered off the road into isolation due to the 1918 influenza pandemic, which has made her mother extra-precautious about Pearl's ailing father. And it's all warped Pearl's mind so much that she puts too much of her hopes, wants and dreams into a talent competition that could get her out of this town. – Henry T. Casey Buy or rent on Amazon , Apple and other on demand services 24. Smile Outside of the financial success of Top Gun: Maverick, 2022 was the year of the horror movie. And if Pearl's dalliances in the genre were subtle, Smile's were anything but. Rem...

Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Let me level with you: Making a list of the best movies of the year is impossible. It’s highly personal. It’s trying to rank art, which is absurd. There are thousands of movies, and I can only reasonably see several hundred, and this is my job. It’s a task nobody should really undertake. But undertake it we do, because even a list that’s taste-driven and necessarily partial can be a fun exercise in reading the culture. What did this year in movies serve up? Lots of satire, lots of horror, lots of examinations of the past to see what it teaches us about the present and the future. Watching the year’s best movies (according to me) is one way to see the rich variety of vital work still being done on screens big and small ones, and it reminds us that cinema remains a vital art, even in 2022. So without further ado, here are the 25 best films of 2022, how and why you should watch them, and a list of honorable mentions to check out, too. 25. Jackass Forever You want me to explain the inclusion of Jackass Forever on this list? Well, have you seen it? Jackass Forever is the first of the films to add a new cast, because Johnny Knoxville and h...

Have we finally entered a post-pandemic moment in our collective movie-going history? While the studios certainly hoped so, the box office tells a different story, with some of 2022's biggest productions barely scraping by. But let that be no reflection of the eclectic, innovative, and surprising offings that came not only out of Hollywood but also Ireland, Korea, Iran and elsewhere this year. And with the ever expanding ecosystem of streaming platforms, there are more ways to watch than ever before. Here, we present the best films of 2022—roughly in order of the date they came out this year—from block-busting action flicks to cozy dramas. Go forth, and settle in for some good old-fashioned movie magic…no matter how you watch it. The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier’s latest is a romantic-comedy-drama with the stunning Renate Reinsve (she took home the best actress award at Cannes) starring as Julie, a somewhat directionless young woman involved in a relationship with a more ambitious and directed man 15 years her senior. The setup becomes more complicated when she meets and begins to fall for a man closer to her age. The self-described “European art-house guy” director told the Los Angeles Times that he “went out on a limb” with this surprisingly romantic film. —Chloe Schama The opening night film at SXSW, A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese American woman who sets off on a mundane task—finishing her taxes—and ends up…traversing...

While 2021 was largely defined by its proximity to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when worldwide lockdowns and cinema closings forced moviegoers to establish new viewing habits, 2022 seemed to be about getting back to “business as usual.” Which, itself, is a constantly evolving concept. But the past 12 months have provided all the benchmarks people have come to expect from any single year of moviedom: massive blockbusters (hello, Maverick), surprising flops (sorry, Lightyear), unexpected hits ( Sonic the Hedgehog 2?!), and a parade of superheroes. It all added up to a really solid year of entertainment, with fantastic films being made in countless genres ( Every so often a movie comes along where it feels like the cast and crew are having as much fun making the film as you are watching it. That would be Glass Onion. More specifically: Daniel Craig seems to be soaking up every second of the Detective Benoit Blanc Experience (which could have something to do with having had one hand attached to James Bond’s martini glass for the past 15 years). Rian Johnson is back in the director’s chair with a script he wrote for the second installment of this surprise franchise. The action has moved to Greece, on a private island belonging to brash tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton, who seems equally game to play). A “Murder Mystery” is on the official itinerary, but it is interrupted by the one unfolding in real life. Yet again, everyone’s a suspect. Yet again, it’s up to B...

For the stay-at-home cinephile, awards season has never been more convenient. 2022 is now a thing of the past, but with the change of the calendar comes Hollywood’s annual commemoration of the latest and greatest films. The best movies of last year will compete first at the returning Golden Globes on January 10, 2023, before qualifying titles war it out at the Indie Spirit Awards on March 4 and earn other artistic honors from organizations across the globe throughout spring. On March 12, it’s the 95th Academy Awards: an event that will test and possibly steer the future of the moviemaking business as industry visionaries work on coaxing audiences back to theaters and critics question Whether you’re preparing your predictions or just picking a good movie, you can stream — and/or rent on a VOD platform — many of 2022’s most talked about titles to watch at home right now. It’s an offshoot of the pandemic and the still-raging streaming wars that have made seeing popular new movies more affordable and more available (for good and bad, depending on who you ask). Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” adaptation, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” are all streaming on Netflix, for example. Combining the results of Listed alphabetically, here are 43 of the best movies from 2022 to stream now on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Pe...

By June 10, 2023 Share We’re getting closer and closer to the official start of summer, and with hits like But you don’t have to go to the theater to have a fun movie night! (Or day.) The major streaming services always have big-time blockbusters available, with new (or new-to-you) ones arriving throughout the year. And that’s not to mention all of the great smaller movies that are available, too. Every week, we keep track of what’s new and worthwhile in this weekly update. These are the best new movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, Max (HBO), and other streaming services. One of the biggest blockbusters of 2022 is now on Disney+ (and Max). Avatar: The Way of Water picks up more than a decade after the original film, where Sully (Sam Worthington) has fully immersed himself into life on Pandora with Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and their children. But trouble always seems to follow them and survival is a constant battle. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Read less Read more In the film, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) continue their study of the Quantum Realm. But when they’re sucked in, along with Scott’s daughter, Cassie (Kathryn Newton), they encounter strange new creatures firsthand and come face-to-face with a terrifying new threat: Kang the Conqueror (Majors). Read less Read more This new Disney+ original tells the story of Caleb Channing (Isaiah Russell-Bailey), who is growing...