My Top Films for 2022

I used to list the movies that I watched in the cinema for the year but I've missed out to post about it for so many years. I'm catching up now, so that is why you're seeing the 2022 list in 2025. I didn't watch too many movies per year especially after the pandemic so it's not really hard to rank it. How many movies do you watch at the cinema/movie theaters now?

Here's how my 2022 movie list looks like. There's only 6 movies in it...it's not much but it's something.

6 - The Matrix Resurrections

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Technically this movie was released in December 2021, but I watched it in 2022 so that's why it is in this list. I don't remember much what happened in the previous 3 movies but surprisingly it's not too hard to follow the story in this latest installment. There's some really good casting here with the new characters. The movie is quite enjoyable with some pretty cool sequences but sadly the box-office returns was quite poor. Maybe it didn't feel as special as the original trilogy? I kind of feel something missing too, but I can't quite make out what it is. Still, like I said, the movie is enjoyable and I feel it improves with repeat viewing.

5 - DC League of Super-Pets

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This is a really fun and funny movie. It's seriously better than I anticipated. While the superhero animals are great, the one that steals the show for me is the main villain, a skinny pig named Lulu, who has flight and telekinesis power and voiced by Kate McKinnon. Warner Bros. Pictures Animation has some great and smart animation films under its belt like The Lego Movie and Storks, and this movie is another good addition to their list.

4 - Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

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There was once when the Fantastic Beasts franchise was imagined as a five-film series but I don't think that would be true anymore after the "soft" performance of the third movie. To be honest, I like the second movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, more compared to this one but it was still an enjoyable movie. The characters were charming, the beasts/animals were majestic and overall visuals for the movie was quite magical and stunning. The story can be a bit confusing to follow at times though. I'm still pretty much on board for more movies under the Fantastic Beasts banner but it looks like the studio is focusing on other projects now.

3 - Everything Everywhere All at Once

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This is quite a unique film. It's something different not just visually but the way it tells its story as well. The movie won multiple main awards at the Oscars; Best Picture, Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, as well as in the acting categories for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. Quite an achievement. I really like the character played by Ke Huy Quan, such a charming and kind-hearted guy. Shout-out to Stephanie Hsu too who played the daughter, Joy Wang. She did a fantastic job. 

2 - The Batman

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I never thought Robert Pattinson would be such a good batman. In fact, he wasn't just good, he was awesome in the role. The Batman is yet another reboot of the Batman film franchise. New Batman, new villains, new director, new everything. The cast is amazing, the story is great and full of twists, and the set of villains in this movie are all great and fantastic. A sequel, The Batman: Part II, has already been announced. Currently it is scheduled for release on Oct. 1, 2027. I'm not sure why the sequel is taking so long but I definitely can't wait for it.

1 - Death on the Nile

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I just adore this Hercule Poirot film series by Kenneth Branagh. They are just so interesting and somewhat comforting for me. It's an ensemble cast so you get a group of people with colourful personalities and secrets to hide. Similar with the first movie, Death on the Nile is visually mesmerizing as well despite being the direct opposite when it comes to the settings compared to the previous movie. Everything just look gorgeous. But the highlight to me is of course the story. I've never read Agatha Christie's novels so I never knew what's coming. I really, really wish there's more to come in this franchise.

That's all for this list, only 6 movies for 2022. Hopefully it won't be too long for the 2023 list. Until then, stay safe and enjoy more movies!