Category: Movies 2022

With the exception of only seeing 65 films in theaters in 2020 due to theater shutdowns caused by the China Virus (still more than your average film goer sees in any given year), I have been able to slowly but surely increase the number of films viewed in theaters since at least 2018. 2022 saw … Continue reading The Best/Worst of Film in 2022: A Year in Review

https://youtu.be/t7HT83wkVss 7/10 My 4th most anticipated film of 2022 (which got bumped up to #2 since two films in front of it were pushed to 2023), “Babylon” hails from one of the best writer/directors working today; Damien Chazelle. “Whiplash” put him on the map, “La La Land” made him the youngest person to ever win … Continue reading #141 Film in 2022: Babylon

https://youtu.be/HdMPTgYi-0w 6.5/10 Another film unfairly lambasted by the “critics” on Rotten Opinions, writer/director Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” may ill in comparison to some of his other films (“American Beauty”, “Skyfall”, “1917”) and have flaws, but there is a lot to admire, some brilliant performances and the top talent in all of Hollywood behind the … Continue reading #140 Film in 2022: Empire of Light

https://youtu.be/a8Gx8wiNbs8 3.5/10 I really want to like James Cameron. After watching his entire filmography, including his documentaries that no average movie goer saw, I did see many bright spots in the 1980s and 1990s. “The Terminator”, “Aliens” and “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” are all fantastic action films that helped define their respective decades and pushed … Continue reading #139 Film in 2022: Avatar: The Way of Water

https://youtu.be/wafyhTpWpUs 6.5/10 Despite its 46% on Rotten Opinions, “Emancipation”, while flawed, is actually a solid film. There are issues with trying to juggle too many balls at once in terms of genres and the film looking a little over produced/stylized for its subject matter but there is a lot to admire here with director Antoine … Continue reading #138 Film in 2022: Emancipation

https://youtu.be/9n9LmPRRmEw 3/10 Do you enjoy the 1957 classic Dr. Suess book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” but think that it is lacking in brutal murder and horrific violence? Then look no further than this horror parody which doesn’t even have the rights to that literary classic with “The Mean One”. If you’ve seen the trailer, … Continue reading #137 Film in 2022: The Mean One

https://youtu.be/a53e4HHnx_s 5/10 A holiday hybrid of multiple films, “Violent Night” is a ridiculous, silly, over the top, unrealistic B-movie but that is a lot of fun if you turn your brain off and just let the carnage unfold. Where the movie lacks originality, it makes up for with some great and gory violence, especially near … Continue reading #136 Film in 2022: Violent Night

https://youtu.be/5hJR8hEsLZU 3/10 In a dual performance from Tilda Swinton as a middle aged daughter (Julie Hart) and her elderly mother, “The Eternal Daughter” features several scenes of Rosalind (mother) dozing off and falling asleep in her old age. Watching this movie feels a lot like that. This is the third movie I’ve watched from overrated … Continue reading #135 Film in 2022: The Eternal Daughter

https://youtu.be/0Nu7Z9AxGNg 7.5/10 While I completely understand why a cannibal love story wouldn’t exactly blow up the box office and sell out showings, “Bones and All” has a surprising sweetness to it about lonely outcasts looking for love in a world that despises them, even if rightfully so. While director Luca Guadagnino has made some overrated … Continue reading #134 Film in 2022: Bones and All

https://youtu.be/RlOB3UALvrQ 6/10 While in no way deserving of the Best Picture nomination it received (a purely political decision), 2018’s “Black Panther” (8/10) was a great film that I truly enjoyed and came at a time when Marvel was on top of the world and pre-pandemic. A lot has changed in just four years from the … Continue reading #133 Film in 2022: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever