With 19 films watched and 2 favorited from 2022, I composed a list of my top. To coincide with 2019′s pure happenstance, the list is ‘almost’ an exact third (7) of the total films watched. Anything seen after the end of February, 2023, isn’t included (with 1 exception).
Honorable Mentions: Infernal Affairs remastered trilogy (2002 - 2003), Skinamarink, Vesper, TÁR
Exception: Aranock’s Queer Relativity
Why’s this so late? Yes, it is late.
Blind Rating is how worthwhile the film is watching “blind” (or knowing nothing). The scale is 1 (worth it) to 5 (you must). ‘Eh is essentially a 0.5.
1. Queer Relativity | Aranock (Canada)
Saw on YouTube in early March twice and listened to atleast once. i don’t even know (i guess: i fucking love it). Y’all, this movie fucked me up. Had to pause it so many times during first viewing this shit took me back so much. fuck
Also, i fucking hate it.
Blind Rating: 0.5/5 | film | Teaser | Description:
Hope you all enjoy my film on queer temporalities, language, and journey of discovering self
Saw on Netflix in Hindi with English subtitles and again in theatre in Telugu with English subs. i fucking love it. Best (official) movie of the year. Don’t waste my time.
Blind Rating: 1/5
Thoughts
3. Please Baby Please (USA)
Saw at Sie FilmCenter. i really like it (? tier). Holy fucking shit, this movie. lul Definitely put some people in the mood.
Thoughts
Quickie
4. Avatar: The Way of Water (USA)
Saw at Hawkins Theatres in 3D HFR and again at AMC Theatres in Real 3D. i really like it (mid tier?).
Thoughts 1 & 2
Quickie
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once (USA)
Saw in theatre. i really like it (mid tier?). Y’all, I saw this in a theatre with 2-3 other dudes and we all bawled during the same scene. Shit was great.
Thoughts
Blind Rating: 0.5/5
6. Three Thousand Years of Longing (Australia & USA)
Saw at Hawkins Theatres. i really like it (high tier). Did not expect to enjoy it so much. Glad I went (and disregarded certain reviews).
Thoughts
Saw at Harkins Theatres and again in VR (don’t ask). i really like it (mid tier?). Really enjoyed the entirety of it, especially as a story of two siblings. While I do see this as the director changing the horror genre (again? 🤔), I’m now wondering how much of it already exists in widely unknown indie films. 😐 (shout-out to LambHoot’s “The Resident Evil they keep Remaking...” video)
Thoughts 1 & 2
Blind Rating: 1/5