This Movie Saved My Life (and the one's that almost ruined it) | Best and Worst of 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ม.ค. 2023
- What were your favorite movies of 2022?
Best
Bullet Train
Glass Onion
After Yang
Dinner in America
TAR
Aftersun
Everything Everywhere All at Once: • The REAL Multiverse of...
Decision to Leave
Banshees of Inisherin
Cha Cha Real Smooth
Honorable mentions
Pleasure
Broker
The Fallout
Babylon
Bones and All: • BONES AND ALL is the M...
Barbarian: • BARBARIAN is Absolutel...
The Northman
The Fabelmans
Fresh: • The Modern Hell of 'FR...
The Menu
Emily the Criminal
Triangle of Sadness
Dual
Sanctuary
RRR
The Batman
On the Count of Three
Worst/Disappointing
Don't Worry, Darling: • DON'T WORRY DARLING is...
SCREAM: • An Unhinged Rant About...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: • Netflix's TEXAS CHAINS...
Morbius: • MORBIUS is Kind of a D...
365 Days This Day: • 365 DAYS is BACK with ...
book: • I Read the SEQUEL to 3...
The Next 365 Days: • THE NEXT 365 DAYS is B...
Book: • THE NEXT 365 DAYS Book...
Purple Hearts: • Netflix's PURPLE HEART...
Good Mourning: • Suffering through MGK'...
Firestarter: • FIRESTARTER is a Trash...
Jurassic World 3: • JURASSIC WORLD DOMINIO...
Dash/Cam: • DASHCAM is the WORST M...
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Dakota Johnson
Robert Pattinson
Jared Leto
Aubrey Plaza
Anya Taylor-Joy
Alexander Skarsgard
Bill Skarsgard
Margot Robbie
Margaret Qualley
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What are your favorites of 2022?
M3gan Thee Slayer
Probably Everything Everywhere All at Once, After Yang and Aftersun for me.
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Tar, Turning Red, Prey
You haven't seen Marcel yet? It was so cute and well done. And a little deep. But yea, Everything Everywhere was astonishing. And I loved X.
I honestly can't say because I haven't seen a lot of movies this year. Matilda made me cry though. And I really enjoyed Glass Onion.
Del Toro's Pinocchio and Puss in Boots: the Last Wish gave me so much hope for animation and were wonderful ends to 2022
I think Dreamworks Animation is making a comeback. I didn't watch Puss in Boots 2 yet, but I really liked their adaptation of The Bad Guys.
oh lmao i thought you're me 💀 btw agree!
Both gave me so many emotions I was not expecting to experience like that.
@@reikun86 The Bad Guys and The Last Wish literally outdid Disney's films financially and critically. If Dreamworks produces more things like that and less like Boss Baby, we'll see them overtake Disney.
I still need to see that Pinocchio movie I've only seen the Disney live action one so far. But man I loved Puss in Boots 2! EEP! :)
For me it was definitely Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. About a year ago, I lost my mother and ever since I've struggled to give it a place as my relationship with my mom wasn't perfect. I related so much to Joy feeling not truly accepted while being deeply flawed herself. I was struggling to hold back tears in the theatre. My dad still mentions the movie often too, as one that really positively surprised him.
yeah my grandpa and a friend of mine both recommended it to me the same week and they don't tend to have the same taste in movies so I got curious and went to see it without knowing anything else about it. I was surprised but it was amazing. I saw it in the local indie movie theater and there was like maybe 5-10 other people in there with me in one of the relatively small screens (there's probably 30 seats total) so you know, I could also hear when people were crying, not just when they were laughing. It was a very great experience. My dad and stepmom were in town for a day (just one) and I made them go see it with me, same movie theater, but the biggest screen (probably seated 100) and it was mostly full. Still a great experience but not really the same level of intimacy of being close enough to hear everyone crying with you. I think it's one of the best movies ever made.
What you said really resonated. I had a very similar experience with my mom dying last year, and the movie was very impactful for me.
When M3gan sang Titanium and Tell Me Your Dreams, I cried. When she sprayed that woman and melted off her face, I clapped. When she did that Tik Tok dance, I was inspired. M3gan is a better friend than most people. She doesn't betray, she cares, she is loyal. The world can end tomorrow, it doesn't matter. At least I met M3gan along the way. The protector and ally of the Gays.
It's been a weird couple of months for me 🤣
@@megshep lmao hi Meg!
I saw M3gan in the cinema, and the Titanium scene wasn't there. I feel like I missed out on something profound 😥😥
@@societycrumbles whaaat thats straight up robbery!! lets sue
@@societycrumbles Try it now on streaming
"You can still be a good actor if English isn't your first language"
*Daniel Brühl has entered the chat*
Mads Mikkelsen too
Christoph Waltz and the whole Skarsgård clan
Thank you for putting Dashcam on the worst of list. I'm so sick of people saying they liked it. I thought it was abysmal. And looking at that actress's social media afterward, holy mother of god. She is nuts.
I accidently got a ticket for M3GAN dubbed in Hungarian, a language I barely speak, and I fucking loved it anyway. M3GAN transcends language barriers.
Near the end of watching Tar I realized it was a dark comedy so the rewatch was a hilarious experience. It's played so straight the way it becomes more absurd by inches is easy to miss I think.
You already know this is gonna be a banger video when Morbius and Cha Cha Real Smooth are sharing a thumbnail.
Banshees of Inisherin left me leaving the cinema with so many different emotions, I've never felt like that after a film
“I don’t listen to Alanis Moreset during a break up and I’m not listening to Papa Roach on the day I’m gonna kill myself”
Ok, whoever came up with that line is my soulmate
White Noise will stay with me for a long time "I love you. But I fear death more than I love you. And I really really love you..." a single line changed love and loss for me forever
Aftersun was fantastic. I don’t usually cry during movies, but during that final dance scene I was bawling like a baby.
I was so impressed they used a song by the Aquas to dramatic effect. My oh my will never be the same.
The worst part about editing this one was the amount of times you mentioned movies that I liked the sound of when you mentioned them in the Sundance video I edited this time LAST year and thinking "damn, I still haven't watch that..."
In terms of my top discoveries of 2022, Amanda the Jedi is wayyyy up there. I’m so glad to have found your channel ❤
Cha cha real smooth doesn’t get the attention it deserves so I thank you for covering it
i remember when i first heard about this movie, i was interested in seeing it and then i totally forgot about it!! ill try to make an effort to watch it
My girlfriend and I use your best of videos to refill our watchlists. Thank you! Palm Springs is still one of my favorites and it came from you.
My personal favorite was spirited. I greatly loved it. After such a terrible year for movie musicals, it was great to have this and Matilda to look fondly at. The worst is another movie musical; 13.
I’m glad to hear Pleasure got some love. It was my second favorite of 2022.
I only recently subscribed to your channel, so it is quite nice to see a new upload from you and be struck with that feeling of, "Oh dang, new Amanda video!" This one gave me a lot to add to my list of movies to watch, so thank you.~ Not only do I have recommendations, I also know generally what to avoid~
yeah, one of my fav thing about new years is everybody making lists of stuff like this, its entertaining, and can give ya ideas on cool things to watch. its awesome.
Also yeah Amanda is awesome, her vids are prefect to binge whilst doing crafts and stuff.
Tàr is a film I just cannot shake. Yea, 2022 had its share of good popcorn flicks, and enjoyable “big”
films like Babylon, but Todd Field’s creation of Lydia Tàr brilliantly embodied by Cate Blanchett in easily the best performance of the year adroitly mirrors our world in a way that can only be achieved in the right hands.
Have you seen or reviewed Three Thousands Years of Longing? I'm so surprised by how little attention it received considered how bizarre it was. Some of the visuals are absolutely incredible and had me floored, but the movie is especially interesting because it has two big parts and it's basically one giant tonal shift that may or may not stick the landing.
Three Thousand Years of Longing was number three in my list of 2022's best films, just under The Innocents and The Black Phone.
The performances and visuals were astounding, but what I loved most about this film was the filmmakers' clear passion for not only legends and storytelling, but science and knowledge.
I was disappointed to see Three Thousand Years of Longing completely snubbed by this year's Oscars. At the very least, it deserved a Production Design nomination.
@@QUANTUMJOKER Thing is, that movie was weirdly advertised as well, the trailer made it seem very psychedelic when it was more melancholic and sad. Also once they leave Istanbul, well... it just fizzles out, it feels like a thirty minutes ending. The first half was incredible and some of the best visuals i've ever seen, but the london part is just... a different movie?
Hey Amanda, I just wanted you to know that I really enjoy having your videos on while I am studying and taking notes for school because you speak so fast, it allows me to work faster and get through my notes more efficiently while typing and then listening to your reviews. You're an awesome study tool, so thank you!!!!
I love your list videos 😭 can't wait to watch all of these
Great video. As for your comment about "Joy" - I think you have a real gift in the world for evaluating art and meaning therein. Additionally, your videos are really entertaining, often more entertaining than the movies you review. I hope whenever you reach periods of depression in your life, you remember that you are important to your many fans and you directly bring a lot of value to the world.
Hey thank you so much for the kind words
@@AmandaTheJedi completely agree with Travis and I'm sure many others do as well. God bless you and all your loved ones 🙏
I watch all these movies vicariously through your videos. Thank you for your service.
Amazing video. The movie I loved last year was The Batman. I hope you have a fun 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Robert Pattinson did an amazing play as Batman.
Eyyo thank you Amanda for keeping me company while I’m procrastinating going to bed, much appreciated.
Justin H Min has played a cute ghost, his Emo clone and a loyal robot companion in his most well known projects, and he's been convincing in all of them. I can't wait to see which roles he'll get in the future.
dude Marcel The Shell With Shoes On is so good, its kinda slow in some spots, but its so cute and the story is really good, and the stope motion in it is so cool and pretty. I loved it, I highly suggest it if ya want a little cozy movie some time. it may make ya cry tho just warning, it made me cry lol.
Personally, my favorite movie of 2022 was The Batman. But the again, I didn’t watch that many movies in 2022 lol. It was mostly marvel movie, and they were pretty mediocre
I think RRR was my favorite film of the year as it blew me away the first time I watched it, and it’s much more rewatchable compared to the other films because of its great storytelling
Yay! You mentioned Bullet Train! I was wishing for a video, but hey, I am content with the good review.
My no. 1 of last year was _Hatching_ , a Finnish-language film that got a one-off screening in the UK. I didn't have the upbringing or the kind of mother the lead character has, but the whole film hit on a deeply personal level and has stuck with me ever since. It's so hard to believe that it's Hanna Bergholm's directorial debut as it feels like a film directed by someone who's been doing this for years. Nobody else I know has seen it (justified since it was just that one-off screening), and I _really_ want to talk about it.
Conversely, my worst no. 1 was directed by someone whose career spans 20yrs and yet still hasn't grasped the fucking basics of storytelling and filmmaking. _Jurassic World: Dominion_ . It was _Jurassic World: Dominon_ .
“Hatching” was so good! How torn she was about being able to understand unconditional love and not getting it from her own mother and the horror of the ‘hatchling’ getting more and more problematic.
I really like it. It surprised me.
Bullet train might be my top pic for the year. It’s crazy and amazing. Saw it twice in theatres and was worth it to me. Maybe even improved. Glass onion was also great. Might have even liked it more than the first.
YO THAT SHOUTOUT TO REFUSED
You just went up even higher among my favorite TH-camrs just for that alone!
i was literally about to suggest a whole rrr video because it's bonkers and amazing and i think you would love it. was so pleasantly surprised to see you include it in your top 13! absolutely loved that movie
Weirdly, Babylon is one of my favourite and least favourite films of the year. The scenes that work are amazing! So great! Particularly on the movie sets!
But the 7th time Brad Pitt did a slow monologue about why movies are good, actually I was losing it. Could have been ana amazing 2 hour film
Always love your movie recommendations!
I was in a dour spot as 2020 hit so I empathize, your rants on movies have helped me rediscover how important they are. If you want a fun one for this year Sorry About the Demon is on Shutter and nowhere near perfect but it is just ridiculous fun.
I loved Dinner in america , watched it after you recommended it in your Dashcam review. My personal favorite movie of the year but I’m a sucker for these types of “quirky” stories😂
i went to the sundance film festival this year and watched "Sometimes I Think About Dying" which is now one of my favorite films of all time. can't wait till it gets a wide release
RRR is amazing, it had a 10 minute wholesome bromance montage and I want more of that!
Awesome, many of these go into my watchlist thanks a lot.
Would love to see you & Kennie discuss The Menu on More Butter
I wish there was a bit for love to animation. I kinda get it’s on a whole different metric but Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is just so good!
We just watched Dinner in America on your rec & LOVED IT
I don’t know if you will see this. I hope that you do. There is this movie called A Dark Song. The movie was directed by the guy who did a haunting on hill matter or I think that’s what it was called it was that show on Netflix with the girl from You. This is a movie I saw some years ago and there have only been about three movies in my entire life that I watched for a second time or third time and this is one of them. I think you will really enjoy it. I don’t usually get recommendations because I’m sure you have a long list of movies to see for your channel. Oh and I absolutely loved bullet train. So funny.
As always I am enjoying your content and I love your fun personality.
I know it wasn't a film from this year, but your mention of The Fabelmans having that 'Spielberg magic' made me wonder if you'd seen his remake of West Side Story, because I'd argue that film absolutely had his special touch to it and is such a fantastic palette cleanser for all the bad movie musicals we've been getting over the last few years. Anyway, I haven't seen EEAAO or Banshees of Inisherin yet, so I'll go with Jordan Peele's Nope for my pick for best film of the year. A big epic blockbuster that wonderfully taps into the human addiction to fame and spectacle, featuring genuinely one of the most uncomfortably horrifying scenes I've seen in a horror film, and some fantastic performances from Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer. I'm genuinely shocked and flabbergasted that it got no recognition at this year's Oscars, not even for visual effects or sound design. At any rate, it's firmly cemented Jordan Peele as one of my favourite film directors currently working
After Yang is so good, the tea element and the house itself is so comforting and soothing to me, it feels like meditation in movie form
Oh man I loved On The Count of Three. Definitely cried, and I'm more of the papa roach on the day I die kinda person lol.
And I really didn't know how I felt about the ending of After Yang and whether it makes sense to have those memories in a museum or not and as proof/legacy of the humanity in androids.
That Fallout has become one of my favorite movies. Not only does Ortega slay throughout, but the writing is so well done. If you don't cry when the little sister says "don't let go" as Jenna's character hugs her, you have no soul. Don't Let Go of Me Or Life. Such a good film.
I’m with you on Scream 5, I don’t understand what the hell everyone else sees in it either, I hated it so much I started feeling angry.
I get so happy for every year that makes up for the last and always believe there is that one piece of cinema that will redeem your faith in humanity.
Bullet Train:
I enjoy chaos as long as I can keep up with it but this was so much all over the place that I got lost and fell asleep.
Glass Onion:
I don't know what happened to Rian Johnson but this didn't hold the same interest and Knives Out is the best for me.
Dinner in America:
You converted me. !!!!!!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Don't Worry, Darling:
I was immediately intrigued by-despite the poorly executed amount of time-Alice's subconcious trying to alert her.
Scream 5:
I'm loving Jenna Ortega but it was boring and bad.
Morbius:
It's actually fitting that Jared's career died with Requiem for a Dream and he was resurrected as a vampire.
365 Days This Day:
I'm bummed that we'll no longer get "are you lost, baby girl?"
Separate shout-out to Cha-Cha Real Smooth, Everything Everywhere & Banshees for personally resonating.
I'll pretend you didn't forget Edward was Batman.
Thank you for introducing us to Cha Cha Real Smooth. I heard about it in your previous video and caught it on Apple TV later and it truly changed my life - in the cliche way people say movies can.
Great list, Amanda! (I disagree about 5cream being one of the worst of the year, but I wasn't as into Scream 4, so...different people, different rankings.) For me, the worst movie of the year was easily Netflix's adaptation of Persuasion. I have never hated a movie that much to my memory. The best that I've seen was EEAAO, but I think The Banshees of Inisherin could overtake it whenever I'm able to finally see it. Looking forward to another year of movies and watching as you either fall in love with them or lose your faith in human creativity while I laugh at your reaction in the background, lol.
I hated hated what that movie did to Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. I actually ended up liking everybody else in that film.
I marathoned all the scream movies (and the show) last year and my partner and I both liked 5cream better than scream 4 and I was surprised because I thought it would be the other way around based on what I'd heard. Also watching them all together confused me so I might have to go back and rewatch 4 and 5 (I'd seen the first 3 already years ago)
RRR was an absolutely fantastic movie I was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did!! Fantastic list!
Hey Amanda, have you heard about Alienoid? Korean film, quite interesting and seems like your jam. Cool video btw😄
I had the chance to see Weird Al Yankovic's "biopic" a couple weeks ago and I have to say, it was hysterical just like you'd expect. He has it on his official website for free, so check it out if you haven't!
ooooo I didn't know about the website thing. I've been meaning to watch that one with my big bro. I'll have to check it out. thank you
@@kodabuck225 Yeah! I just did a google search on where to watch it and it was one of the first results! Have a great time!
Glad to have a new Amanda the Jedi video.
SO I am done with most of the movies in your list. Banshees of Inesherin was my favorite pick. But, Dinner in America, what a find. It just touched it and I love it.
Amanda i love your reviews so much and i live for your recommendations.
i wanted to make a request, if you find the time please watch the Thai series "I Told Sunset About You" and the following "Last Twilight in Phuket" and "I Promised You the Moon", all three combined its a total of 11eps, so it shouldn't take you more than a day.
I just feel like you'll really love this series being a fellow queer person, its a coming of age story to 2 boys from school to college.
If possible, please watch, and if you ever make a review on it, i will be beyond glad, but i also know you might not want to because it just hits way close to the soul.
lots of love, and thank you again for your reviews and recommendations.
Love coming of age stories, can't wait to check out #1!
nice video :)😀
I’m really interested to hear your opinion on de torros Pinocchio
Haven't really thought about my top 10 list, but I know for sure what two movies would be there: The Banshees of Inisherin and GDT's Pinocchio. The Banshees blew me away, I laughed so hard one moment and had my stomach in knots the next. Incredible stuff. And del Torro's Pinocchio is _this close_ to a masterpiece... Amanda, if you haven't seen it and want to fix the bad taste I'm sure the soulless Disney remake left in your mouth, and if you at all care for animation, please watch it, you won't regret it.
I'm really banking on GDT's Pinocchio winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature this year. After the whole bit last year where they made fun of animation being a kids-only medium, I'd love to see them swallow their words as the award goes to this beautifully crafted story about father-son relationships, anti-fascism and the burden of immortality
Yeah, I was surprised GDT's Pinocchio didn't rate at least an Honorable Mention on this list.
My creative writing professor wrote the short story After Yang, the entire book of short stories Children of the New World is one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Great ranking.
I have such a hard time watching movies for a lot of different reasons so being able to watch your reviews helps a lot because I still get to enjoy them in my own way and I can invest on days where I'm capable in watching movies that I think sound good. I invested in Don't Worry Darling before I started watching your videos though which is, actually, how I found them because I was trying to figure out if I'd missed something or wasn't getting something since I felt like it was just almost not quite all the way there. Thanks for your great content.
Every single year, I watch all the movies from Amanda’s best list and they bring a little joy to my sad, corporate life.
my faves of 2022 are: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE , MAVERICK, FABELMANS, FRESH, X + PEARL, TÁR, AFTERSUN, GLASS ONION, the batman and lots else
lots of meh movies, but these and few other ones were worth the time
I watched Dual today, and it was so good!
I always love seeing another Cha Cha Real Smooth enjoyer in the wild. Love that film; easily in my top 5 of the year.
My 2022 viewing experience was much better thanks to you. I wish you great movie joy in 2023.
Amanda do you think you'll get around to looking at/reviewing Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio?
I didn’t have much hope for bullet train, but this has easily been one of the most entertaining, definitely not the best, movies I’ve seen in years. Thank you for the recommendation 🖤
Huge thanks for recommending Dinner in America. I watched it on Hulu and loved it. So I bought it digitally on Prime.
10:09 No shade but maybe Dinner In America gets you the most thanks for recommending bc, like you said, you've been recommending it every chance you get for the past three years 😂😂
Are you going to do one for the best tv shows of 2022
i ended up seeing and loving Bullet Train in a similar way, i wanted to see a movie and it was the one that i objected to the least and wow, i was thoroughly entertained. Fave of 2023 though definitely were everything everywhere all at once. i cant remember a lot of what I watched last year, but I definitely remembered that one
Immediate like just for the shirt
Where do you get ur shirts?! They’re so dope 😂
This is a scam? @Amandathejedi
There’s something about seeing my absolute favourite artist (IU/Lee Jieun) in one of these videos that makes me so fucking proud of her. She’s been an actress in Korea for about a decade but the stuff she was in didn’t really show her as a serious actress imo but the reviews on this film have me so optimistic when I can finally see it.
You are incorrect. Unironically Puss in Boots is the best and the fact that it didn't even get a mention is a bit disappointing.
Can you pretty please do a video on Speak No Evil!!!!! That movie hit me in the gut and I wanna see your reaction
I still haven’t been able to finish Bullet Train. The one time I tried I ended up passing out and being admitted into the hospital. Good to know that it’s Amanda approved.
That wallpaper is the most mom wallpaper I've ever seen 🤣💙
I know how you feel about 2021 movies. Between Judas and The Black Messiah and EEOAO, I didn't see a single movie that I could feel joy about. I had film depression. But 2022 had a fair few fun and exciting films both blockbusters and indie. It feels like the movies are finally back.
I truly hated Scream 5. The scene with Jenna Ortega talking about "elevated horror" like some smug film bro still haunts me.
It was a very good year for films: Banshees, and Everything were highlights. But, I have a lot of love for 'A man called Otto', 'Bullettrain' was a fun mess. Maybe a couple of drafts away from being far more.
The Son was stunningly bad. It has an ending that is as grotesque as anything I have seen in years.
i’m desperate to hear your thoughts on white noise when you get around to watching it!
Man this list was really close to mine-which admittedly isn't shocking because I *do* get a disproportionate amount of my movie recommendations from this channel.
Anyway, personally I'd say Everything everywhere all at once is probably my list topper, because just...damn that was good. I don't usually cry in movies, but I'll fully admit I did in that one. Never seen a movie so successfully go from sad to funny to personal and back again without missing a beat. The theatre experience was amazing to boot.
Though seeing it right before Dr strange 2 was a mistake; I'm no marvel fan, but I love sam raimi-however it just got blown out of the water.
Also bullet train might be my number 2. It's not like...amazing? But at the same time it succeeds in just being so fun the whole way through, and some of the camerawork was a blast
Everything Everywhere was awesome but Aftersun changed me. Please do a full review on that movie.
There's still movies I need to see but honestly 2022 was kind of a weak year for me, all of the movies people loved I just didn't care for. Barbarian was easily my favorite movie of the year. Also thank you for putting Scream on your biggest disappointment list I legitimately hated it and couldn't understand the good reviews
So glad we got to hear Amanda talk about music video f*cktages again
I'm another person who was surprised by how much I loved Bullet Train. It was just my kind of chaos.
I watched Everything, Everywhere, All at Once with my parents, and loved it. They, on the other hand, viscerally hated it, and that's a bit of a bummer. We do have very different tastes in all kinds of media though, so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. Sigh.
Did you have a chance to catch Three Thousand Years Of Longing? I've been waiting for someone else to look at it, if the "black genie sex slave" thing is an actual element in the story, or if it's just the trailers making it look that way
My top 10:
10. The Northman
9. Avatar: The Way of Water
8. All Quiet on the Western Front
7. The Batman
6. Women Talking
5. The Fabelmans
4. Glass Onion
3. TAR
2. Top Gun: Maverick
1. The Banshees of Inisherin
It’s my favorite time of year again!!