2022 Theatrical Releases

Weird year for me, with an odd shortage of new releases I liked, but a slightly fuller list of first-time NYC theatrical releases. (I arbitrarily excluded theatrical releases that felt too old, including Face [Tsai Ming-Liang, 2009] and Vengeance Is Mine AKA Haunted [Michael Roemer, 1984].) In approximate order of preference:

1. Outside Noise (Ted Fendt)
2. Actual People (Kit Zauhar)
3. Deception (Arnaud Desplechin)
4. One Fine Morning (Mia Hansen-Løve)
5. The Cathedral (Ricky D’Ambrose)
6. Peaceful (Emmanuelle Bercot)
7. In Front of Your Face (Hong Sang-soo)
8. Emily the Criminal (John Patton Ford)
9. Wood and Water (Jonas Bak)
10. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (Dan Geller & Dayna Goldfine)

It could be that Return to Seoul (Davy Chou) belongs on this list, but I need to see it again to focus my reaction. Runners-up include The Girl and the Spider (Ramon & Silvan Zürcher) and Memory Box (Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige).