It's a Wrap: 2022 is Over

Best of lists: Movies, TV, Music, and more

Phantom Thread

December has been absolutely crazy. Holidays and wrapping up work, it’s been a busy time. So first, my apologies for a lighter month than usual with the newsletter. Secondly, I’d like to welcome all the new subscribers and tell you I’ll be refueled and ready to provide lots of great features, reviews, and recommendations in the new year. Hope everyone reading this had a wonderful holiday season and has a prosperous new year.

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Movies

The Banshees of Inisherin

This year I had the honor of having my top ten list posted on RogerEbert.com. It’s always been on my freelance bucket list to contribute to RogerEbert.com as I’ve always considered the website and its contributors to be top-notch.

The Banshees of Inisherin was named the Best Movie of 2022 after the votes were tallied.

If you’d like to see what the collective writers selected for the top 10, you can click here, otherwise, each of our individual top 10 can be found here. Below I’ve listed my top ten movies of 2022 and if you click on the titles, the links will send you to JustWatch.com where you can find where the movies are available. (Note: Some titles might not be available to stream yet).

My honorable mentions included: After Yang, Babylon, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Inu-Oh, and The Woman King 

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

2. Women Talking

3. The Fabelmans

4. Top Gun: Maverick

5. Aftersun

6. TÁR

7. The Banshees of Inisherin

8. Triangle of Sadness

9. All That Breathes

10. Hit the Road

I also contributed to the BOFCA (Boston Online Film Critics Association) awards this year. The Banshees of Inisherin won that group’s top honor as well. I’ve included how I planned to vote in other categories (outside of Best Movie) below:

And the other categories:

When it came time to actually submit my ballot some selections changed, but not by much.

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I contributed some additional content to RogerEbert.com for the year-end cycle.

For The Great Performances of 2022, I wrote about Park Hae-il in Decision to Leave. You can find mine and other contributions by clicking here.

For The Great Filmmaking Craft of 2022, I wrote about Paul Rogers’ editing for Everything Everywhere All at Once. You can find mine and other contributions by clicking here.