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Saturday
Jun252022

Halfway Mark 1: Fav Films & Miscellaneous Achievements of 2022 (thus far)

by Nathaniel R

The following list honors films released between January 1st, 2022 and June 30th, 2022. Obviously studios save the bulk of their perceived "prestige" pictures until the back half of the year but we always hope that lists like this will remind them they don't need to and to remind audiences that there's good stuff all year round. These are not official nominees for our own film bitch awards but they do function as reminder lists as we compile year-end stuff later on. If every Academy member and critic did this, awards season would be far more varied and film culture would be more robust because people would be seeing movies all year round and not cramming in only a small heap of them at year's end. 

Okay off of the soapbox and on to the favourites of 2022 (thus far) in alpha order by category. The pictures do not indicate winners as they're all winners. This is just an appreciation for these artists and movies...  

PICTURE

AFTER YANG © A24

also recommended: Dog, Good Luck To You Leo Grande, Playground, RRR, and Top Gun Maverick 

DIRECTOR 

Daniel Scheinert & Dan Kwan. Photo © Rich Furry/Getty Images

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH © AppleTV+

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

HAPPENING © Wild Bunch

  • After Yang - Kogonada based on the short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" by Alexander Weinstein
  • The Bob's Burgers Movie - Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith based on the Bouchard's tv series
  • Downton Abbey: A New Era - Julian Fellowes based on his tv series 
  • Fire Island - Joel Kim Booster inspired by "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen
  • Happening  - Marcia Romano & Audrey Diwan based on the novel by Annie Ernaux

CINEMATOGRAPHY

THE BATMAN © Warner Bros

COSTUME DESIGN

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA © Focus Features

PRODUCTION DESIGN

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE © NEON

FILM EDITING

GREAT FREEDOM © Match Factory

 

MAKEUP AND HAIR

ELVIS © Warner Bros

VISUAL EFFECTS

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS © Disney/Marvel Studios

ORIGINAL SCORE 

ADAPTED SCORE (a mix of new and repurposed music)

FIRE ISLAND © Searchlight Pictures

UPDATE: RRR should have probably been here but was screened after this posting. 

SOUND

TOP GUN MAVERICK © Paramount Pictures

ORIGINAL SONG

TURNING RED © Disney/Pixar

UPDATE: "Naatu Naatu"  - RRR

HERO OF THE YEAR

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE © A24

VILLAIN OF THE YEAR

AMBULANCE © Universal

DIVA OF THE YEAR

THE NORTHMAN © Focus Features

SEXPOT OF THE YEAR

FIRE ISLAND © Searchlight

MUSICAL SCENE IN A MUSICAL (OR PERFORMANCE HEAVY PICTURE) 

ELVIS © Warner Bros

  • breakout performance - Elvis
  • "If I Can Dream" (protest) - Elvis
  • "Suspicous Minds" (opening night) - Elvis
  • "Trouble" (riot) - Elvis
  • "Tutti Frutti" (watching Little Richard) - Elvis

MUSICAL SCENE IN A NON-MUSICAL

SENIOR YEAR © Netflix

UPDATE -danceoff in RRR (which was screened after this list was made

ACTION SEQUENCE 

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE © a24

UPDATE: any of RRR's setpieces, screened after this list was made

KISS

FIREBIRD © Roadside Attractions

SEX SCENE 

GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE © Searchlight Pictures

OPENING SCENE

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA © Focus Features

ENDING

CREDIT SEQUENCE / TITLE DESIGN

JACKASS FOREVER © Paramount Pictures

OTHER GREAT INDIVIDUAL SCENES 

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE © a24

Haven't yet screened: Benediction, Jerry & Marge Go Large, Lightyear, Marcel with Shoes On, Men, Mothering Sunday, Nitram, and Pleasure

Other films screened but not shortlisted in the categories aboveThe Adam ProjectAlice, Apollo 10: A Space Age Childhood, Dog, Fistful of Vengeance, Fresh,  Jurassic World Dominion , Morbius, and Spiderhead

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Reader Comments (8)

omg i haven't many of those
But for villain of the year surely we could find a spot fo Nick Adams

June 26, 2022 | Registered CommenterG.Shaq

Now streaming on Netflix, RRR, the 2022 box office hit ($160 million) epic adventure from India, deserves a spot on this list, certainly for action sequence when Ramu Raju thrillingly battles a horde of violent protesters as well as visual effects sequence when the streak of hungry tigers are unleashed on the garden party of the British oppressors.

I loved this movie. So far, it is my favorite of 2022.

June 26, 2022 | Registered CommenterFinbar McBride

RRR should definitely be in contention for Best Original Song as well as Nathaniel's musical sequence and action sequence categories. But Best Original Song should be tried to made happen by the pre-Oscars lot.

June 26, 2022 | Registered CommenterGlenn Dunks

You should check out Kimi starring Zoë Kravitz on HBO Max. It's a very effective thriller.

June 26, 2022 | Registered Commenterjules

God I haven't seen much this year!

Joel Kim Booster for sex pot of the year.

June 26, 2022 | Registered CommenterDavid

Just watched Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Gosh... unfortunately it's not a great movie, is it? I had such high expectations. It felt like an ADHD anime that decided to be a live-action film (I still remember how unbearable Paprika was, for example).

There are some absolutely astonishing scenes here. The rocks communication scene truly stands out. But overall, is it a masterpiece? No, I can't say it is.

Far too many action scenes. Also, everything felt too explained.

June 26, 2022 | Registered CommenterYavor

Where is the acting categories?

Nice to see "Official Competition" in Original Screenplay, after this I'm considering to refer as Óscar 'sharp-tongue' Martínez because he is terrific delivering bitchy punch lines like here, in "El Cuento de las Comadrejas" (The Weasel's Tale) and in a more savage and particular way: "Toc Toc".

June 27, 2022 | Registered CommenterCésar Gaytán

All the EEAAO and Fire Island love warms my heart. Would like to submit for consideration Brittany Snow's rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" in the movie X for Musical Moment in a Non-Musical. In fact she should also be on the longlist for supporting actress this year so far IMO.

June 28, 2022 | Registered CommenterRyan T.
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