2022 was a really good year for movies, aside for the MCU of course. What are some of the movies that you liked the most?

My top 4 were:

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Glass Onion
Bullet Train
Nope

The first 3 had some amazing humor and Nope ended up being way better than I thought it would be.

you know what I only saw one new movie in 2022...and it was Hocus Pocus 2....I don't think it was ever supposed to be good because I kept telling myself that "I don't expect it to be good, I expect it to be fun because even a bad movie can be fun" and you know what I had fun watching it and I kind of thought it was a little bit better than the original, probably because it didn't have a forced 90s cliche (someone who just moved in) instead it focused on people that had lived in Salem their whole life instead of for a week like the last protagonist did (none of the mortals from the last movie came back as much as I would have liked to have checked up on the Dennysons, or Allison or those two numbskulls, who I assume were eventually let out of the cages)

You know I think the reason they didn't bother using "I Put A Spell On You" was because we have since learned that the guy that wrote the song put a spell on so many women and allegedly fathered 75 kids...that's alot of residuals. I thought they wrapped it up well enough that I don't think they need a third film (if they do it will have to revolve around the new trio of witches)

yeah I may have given a spoiler or two here but I need to make up for slipping yesterday

I haven't watched that many but I did go to see Black Panther 2 in cinemas.

I really enjoyed it, the aesthetic was nice, and it was a step up from the original in just about every way. Maybe not a masterpiece, but definitely worth watching. Great buildup for the central conflict, and a very satisfying (and brutal) final showdown.

Other than that I'm planning on watching the Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio movie. I haven't seen it yet so I can't actually review it yet (maybe I'll return). It does however seem to have a that dark undertone to it and an artstyle that complements it well, which I dig. Movies like the original Pinocchio and Coraline are some of my favorite movies for that reason.

Everything Everywhere All at Once is the best movie I've seen from 2022, and possibly might end up being the best to come this decade. for me, personally. It's a story about a Chinese woman who owns a laundromat who is being audited by the IRS. Their journey to the IRS office ends up being a world bending trip across the multiverse to attain the knowledge and fighting ability needed to save her family. Never before has there been an action-sci-fi-romantic movie with so much style, and the amount of effort that went into its very specific and editing-heavy direction style is beyond commendable. It has a very bizarre multiverse premise and is full of surprises and shocking humor, alongside a heartfelt story about family and love that I'd say contrasts and expands on the Pixar film Turning Red, which I also really enjoyed. The action in the movie is mostly kung fu based, and while Jackie Chan was supposed to be the original star, Michelle Yeoh made a jaw dropping performance with stunts and emotion that can't make me think much other than "wow she's good." Alongside remarkable special effects, John Wick level action, and a truly touching story, it's also incredibly funny.

I mean, these Daniels brothers made the movie Swiss Army Man, which was a story about a man stranded on a desert island who befriends a corpse that washes up on shore and uses the body as a tool to get back home. It sounds just as ridiculous as this movie, and it's just as surprisingly emotionally impactive and thoughtful in its messaging, so it makes sense that their next venture would end up being such an unbelievable experience.

I didn't see all that many movies last year, but one that I really enjoyed was Where The Crawdads Sing. It's an interesting combination of a legal drama and a romance drama, and they do an exceptional job telling the story in a flashback/present back and forth. The characters were likeable and the lead actress had an amazing performance. That was one of the only movies I saw in theaters all year, I also saw the new Batman movie, which I thought was pretty good but I've never been the biggest fan of superhero movies to begin with, so it was a little boring.

I really want to see Glass Onion, since it was supposedly one of the best movies of the year, maybe I'll get around to it in the next few weeks.