BEST MOVIES OF 2022 (lists)

[Chris Knipp]

To catch up on. Maybe...

These have been on best lists, several with raves, might be worth watching, certainly NEPTUNE FROST. Most are on streaming. But maybe I'd just rather read a good book. As I am doing.

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Edward Berger)
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. (David Cronenberg)
EVERYTHING WENT FINE (François Ozon)
EXHIBITION CONTENT’ (Ernst Karel and Veronika Kusumaryati)
FLUX GOURMET (Strickland)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (Hong Sang-soo)
KIMI (Steven Soderbergh)
NEPTUNE FROST (Anisia Uzeyman, Saul Williams)
SAINT OMER (Alice Diop)

KIMI actually I did watch a while back, and it is good, but a bit lightweight, I thought, not essential. People rave about NEPTUNE FROST, I generally love Hong Sang-soo, and EXHIBITION CONTENT, a sound film of the lost Rockefeller's recordings of New Guinea people in 1961, sounds really haunting and interesting, but is not available streaming now. Have seen IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE now and it's beautifully done. (On his website D'Angelo calls it "Near Great" and gives it an 81; only THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN gets a higher number, 83. ) So is EVERYTHING WENT FINE (in its way, less for artistry than for interesting content). Couldn't get into NEPTUNE FROST so far. Doubtful about the others, but still mean to watch them. I'm thinking of watching ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT too, but it sounds like 1917 with no style, or some thing so. FLUX GOURMET is choice for those who like very eccentric stuff; like Strickland's BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO it will leave most viewers by the wayside.