1.0Deep Focus Reviewhttps://www.deepfocusreview.comBrian Eggerthttps://www.deepfocusreview.com/author/dfrbeggert/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l9GkBUUMl8"><a href="https://www.deepfocusreview.com/top-10-films-of-2022/">Top 10 Films of 2022</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.deepfocusreview.com/top-10-films-of-2022/embed/#?secret=l9GkBUUMl8" width="600" height="338" title="“Top 10 Films of 2022” — Deep Focus Review" data-secret="l9GkBUUMl8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> If you see enough movies, then there’s never been a bad movie year. There’s always plenty to make a Top 10 list. However, some years are better than others, and 2022 was a good year. This means, as ever, I struggled to finalize my list, leaving the result to feel somewhat random in my mind. I’m not married to the order of the top five or so titles, which are completely interchangeable. If I could justify to myself having five movies tie for the number-one spot, I would, but I can’t—so accept this list with a certain amount of arbitrariness.   For a more comprehensive list, join DFR on Patreon to see my list of the Top 25 Films of 2022. What made your list of favorite films from 2022? Share your list in the comments below. HONORABLE MENTIONS: X & Pearl 2022 was a great year for horror, and Ti West’s two films about fame, desire, repression, performance, and liberation were among the best. They’re the first two parts of a soon-to-be trilogy released by A24, and together, they’re greater than the sum of their parts. They’re also West’s best films yet, thanks in part to his close collaboration with […]