What Movies from 2022 Will Survive?

[@HenryKathman]

Watched this thing on nebula a couple of weeks ago, but I still wanted to leave a comment since I enjoy your work so much

[@eyehartbuffy5431]

Same

[@brianfbatista]

CinemaWins brought me to you a few years ago. And I can never thank them enough. You have made my crappy days less crappy. Every time I’m feeling down, I go down the “Mikey Tunnel”, just listening why some movies are interesting / important, why they mattered, why should I rewatch them, etc… And when the day is especially a downer, I jump onto Deep Dive to laugh and have fun. Rambling summarized, thank you for existing. You have saved my life more than once.

[@marklinsarms]

“Mikey Tunnel”🤣

[@sydposting]

I found CinemaWins through Mikey's videos! It's a wonderful circle of appreciation and I'm here for it. 😊

[@brandonthesteele]

Corridor Crew did that for me a couple years ago

[@TheNat11]

@@brandonthesteele oooh, how wonderful to add them! but yeah, its those 3 that make us appreciate movies so much more and therefore just.. like... well, yes, bring actually more joy to our lives!

[@rudetuesday]

The sound editing in this is one of my favorite things this week. I love how the music glides in and drops out, the little clicks and breaths. So good.

[@sydposting]

100% Agreed. I'd love to know the track behind the Pinocchio segment, that was an excellent beat.

[@Arlyn7]

I think I’ve watched more films made this year during this year than I have since maybe high school. Somewhere along the way I fell out of watching new stuff, growing comfortable in nostalgia, but video essays like yours have made me excited to see the art people are making right now. Thanks for encouraging me to think critically about media and to find something beautiful in everything I see.

[@InnuendoStudios]

- Fresh - EEAAO - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - RRR - After Yang

[@EricChoiniere]

EEAAO made me cry at least twice in the first viewing alone. I had Prey on my radar, but now I really need to watch it.

[@snorpenbass4196]

With Nope I kind of like that Emerald comes off as kind of...well, self-sabotaging, while OJ is a bit too unassuming and a bit of a doormat. They both change over the course of the movie - actual mini personality arcs! - with Emerald learning when to be aggressive and when to run the heck away, and OJ learning when to open his mouth and tell people to let him do his damn job.

[@sydposting]

This video made me realize that the Googly Eye and the Everything Bagel really *are* the opposites of each other. A black void with a white center; a white void with a black center.

[@Peoples3324]

Love this list, EEAAO truly is a masterpiece - and I'd never caught that bit about the googly eye and the bagel being visual inverses of each other before, so cool! I'd really like to hear your thoughts on Tar, if you've seen it!

[@Mach1048]

Damn... that chair swivel with the: 'Oh, Hello there.' Mikey that's one classy transition.

[@MrTDWfan]

This was a great one, really enjoy silliness in your videos cause it always feels so genuine and heartfelt and not like it's reaching. Thanks Mikey! Looking forward to the next Deep Dive whenever that's planned for!

[@CassHoskins]

Oh how I’ve missed Film Joy, without doubt my favourite movie channel on KZbin!

[@unicyclist97]

I'm so happy that your top 3 are my top 3. They're such amazing films that demonstrate what a good director can do with good people.

[@kachelstacktus]

I am super glad you ranked Prey so highly. I was watching the original predator on Disney+ and got it recommended. I had never heard of it before so going into it I wasn't even aware that it was part of the predator series. But it's just so good. The action and visuals are great and the story is good too. The bear scene is still burned into my mind. It was also one of the few recent movies where the protagonist just happens to be female instead of it feeling like the studio decided on it for attention.

[@darthsimian2196]

Loved this. Have to say Glass Onion reminded me more of Vonnegut than Christie. Felt a bit Cat’s Cradle. Very much a murder in the karass. Also has an Ice-9 like element.

[@airpilot5233]

I am glad someone else was reminded of Ice-9 when seeing Klear at first!

[@MattMcIrvin]

You know, you've got something here. It's a connection I didn't make.

[@krustoff24]

I’m so glad you loved Prey as much as I did. I had it listed as #8 on my list and sometimes think I should just put it higher because no one else seemed to.

[@minecrafter0505]

RRR and Top Gun were my favs this past year. Seeing Top Gun in the Zoopalast in Berlin was an epic movie experience that I didn't think I could have in this time, I felt transported to the 80s, but more modern.

[@lkf8799]

Yes!!! Catawampas! Cuttlefish are so cool! Even this evil one 😜 Absolutely love EEAAO! It's bonkers creative and it deserves all the awards 🤗🏆 💗

[@Magic__7]

the nebula deal seems to keep getting better

[@spencermalgam7231]

I think this is the first time ever where a film commentary person's fave five movies of a given year perfectly matched my own.

[@bgarrigus]

I watched the Nebula video first, this explains the "day as night" revolution better. Thank you!

[@TheRedVelvetScare]

Any Mikey content is quality Mikey content.

[@tobisonbrown]

I should have checked nebula a month ago! RRR was astounding and it’s great to see it on your fav 5 even if it was produced under duress 😂

[@thelittlehooer]

No love for Tár? Worth it for Cate Blanchett alone. Easily the best me-too movie yet.

[@cameronriddle_WCS]

Always a pleasure seeing an upload from Movies With Mikey

[@laurencelikestopgun]

Top Gun: Maverick was just so damn fun to watch in the theater since Mad Max: Fury Road

[@gracejung4070]

I am indeed commenting to fuel engagement! I'm incrediblly bad at leaving comments on KZbin videos because I always stress about whether I can properly convey the throughts I feel online without being misconstrued and I feel like I should write an entire essay to communicate the depth of my emotions and then I get tired just thinking of the daunting task ahead of me. Anyway, all this to say that I've subscribed to this channel ever since CinemaWins recommended y'all and I have been a fan since. This channel is genuinely part of my top five favourite channels on KZbin and I love your takes on everything and hearing your thoughts. You've changed my mind on a couple of movies and made me think deeper about the art of film and cinematography. Thank you for your videos! I was super happy to also see "Not Okay" on this list because I feel like not a lot of people have watched it despite it being so prescient and clever without being condescending. It's far better than other "oh, social media is the worst" "cancel culture blahblah" type movies. Zoey Deutch is amazing it in as the 'unlikeable protagonist' and it really made you think more of how the online community and the modern persona is fostered. I also loved Top Gun: Maverick, EEAAO, Glass Onion, RRR, The Banshees of Inisherin and will be sure to check out the other movies on this list. Also, do watch Avatar the blue people movie simply for the spectacle of CGI on screen - it's a blast. I hope you have a fantastic year up ahead! I can't wait to tune in to the other videos you have in store for us.

[@tswizzle2020]

i like the squid. i'm so glad you're back! somehow i didn't realize you were on Nebula, i'll definitely be following you there. this video was great, as always :)

[@JenLight]

I probably cannot express how badly I needed this today without getting way too person so just thank you for making this video and healing me a little

[@foxskirata]

Prey was such a pleasant surprise for me. It was so carefully crafted and so well done, that I honestly hold it up against the original Predator as its equal if not it's superior.

[@Kry-Edge]

I loved Glass Onion and people are mad because they have poopoo brains

[@Sam-zb9rj]

Been watching you for a lot of years now and I frankly love everything you produce, GREAT VIDEO MIKEY

[@TheSchaef47]

What I like about the presentation of The Batman is the big heavy boot clomps at appropriate times. He's perfected the mystique to the point where he enters the scene like a T-Rex and seems invincible to the bad guys he beats up. But for all this, he's caught off guard when he is challenged on why he does this and for whom. It's a flaw from which the Riddler does not suffer, and in fact, Batman cannot thwart his plans until he catches up to Eli Sunday and shifts his priorities.

[@Liide12]

Always happy to see your stuff! Saw it on nebula earlier but we comment for the engagement round these parts

[@stephenbradford8524]

It's amazing how much having a kid has completely detached me from pop culture. Excited to add all of this stuff to my to-watch list!

[@MrFreeForAll25]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm, and to support Mikey, who’s done amazing for years. Keep it up, dude! 💚

[@giovanni20798]

I always love your takes on movies and these types of videos and your other video essays are just amazing to watch and always keep me engaged

[@deatheragenv]

Great video! Reminded me of how many movies came out last year that were just... Straight up fun!

[@R0manguy]

always pleased to see a new video from you and your people. your movie specific vids always have me wanting you to talk more about the movies. so much joy and insight.

[@shebjess]

I'm super proud of myself for knowing all of these movies, even if I haven't actually seen them yet.

[@IainLambert]

Yay! I loved NOPE so much. So much else going on as well, but I was blown away by its ability to show that feeling where an absolutely deadly wild animal, like a tiger or something, is just so beautiful there’s a really dumb part of my brain that wants to stand there and admire it, rather than do the whole “try not to get brutally killed” thing.

[@TheB0sss]

Great video, amazing audio as well. I'm looking forward to the next deep dive!

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

can't believe Charl from the critically acclaimed movie Night of the Coconut has transformed in to a cuttlefish to bully our precious and beloved Mikey GET OUTTA HERE CHARL YA JERK LEAVE MIKEY ALONE (thank you for another good-ass video Mikey

[@philiptrogers]

Why is it that whenever I see a new MwM video I immediately have to watch the whole thing? Know that your hard work is greatly appreciated and valued

[@Sam_9988]

Thank you Michael Movies for making amazing video essays

[@mrloser1]

Best MwM in a while! I'll be checking out Not Okay and Emily the Criminal. Thanks, Mikey!

[@KingOfDoma]

That comment about Trachtenberg was adorable...

[@LycoLoco]

Really loved the format of this year's Fave 5. Nailed it, Mikey

[@bebepopsr]

Every time I watch your videos I feel so uplifted. I really love how positive and insightful you are, thank you

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

''So, even though you have broken my heart yet again, I wanted to say, in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you.'' - Everything Everywhere All At Once That line is just so heavy to me, it reminds me to be present, in the moment and treasure it. We can spend a lifetime chasing our dreams alone without any true satisfaction of accomplishing our goals, but the most mundane things can become magical with the one you love like something as simple as doing taxes and laundry together can be all that matters in the world because your doing it together not alone. You don't need material wealth to understand that, you need spiritual wealth and a life spent with the ones you love :P

[@samuelbarber6177]

One of my favourite films of the year was Chinonye Chuckwu’s Till starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennet and Whoopi Goldberg. I felt this was very much snubbed by the Academy and several awards as it received not a single nomination from the Oscars, not even for Deadwyler’s stunning performance, for which she most certainly deserved a Best Actress Oscar. If you haven’t seen it, then do so if you get the chance. Incidentally, one of its producers was long time James Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli. Other favourites of mine this year include: The Fabelmans Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery All Quiet On The Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues) The Batman The Banshees of Inisherin Black Panther: Wakanda Forever RRR Everything Everywhere At Once Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio and Elvis

[@Mrderwrtr]

Loved this. Awesome, dude. Miss the regular content so I was thrilled to see this pop up. Still waiting on your take on Streets of Fire.

[@mightygregdoge]

I love your stuff. I always have. Your presence was missed in Borderlands 3. But you're doing such good work here. Thanks for keeping it going.

[@tallyprestin1881]

I'm spurring engagement!!!! Also, plates release a 10 minute version of your theme song.

[@OldHumbleDistillingCompany]

YOU'RE BACK ON MY FRONT PAGE!! I am so happy! I love MIKEY's content!

[@sonjaquan5775]

so happy that I have seen most of these. I have to find out where Nope and Fabelmans are streaming

[@leeni103]

Great list of some I didn’t see and some I am nonstop recommending!!

[@sergeausrio]

Mikey, your videos are the film studies equivalent to jazz. Cult! Art! And always a joy.

[@jamespwalter13]

Great list, looking forward to watching some of these that I haven’t seen

[@Donttrustthatburger5144]

Thanks for the awesome video, commenting to feed the algorithm and show my love

[@parc_]

Prey is the inevitable sifi sequel for any horror franchise. They just had to go from sci-fi to historical instead

[@jacobflora4870]

I have the same best of 2022 but with Decision to Leave and Barbarian added.

[@silversam]

All the way out of the park with this one. Convinced me to check out some that I let slide. Loved it, no notes 🔥🔥🔥

[@GL-GildedLining]

Liking, commenting, and already subscriiiiibed. Just added like four movies to my watch list, and... really, I'm not surprised.

[@manyeyedcrow9391]

Unerringly insightful, funny, and beautifully produced.

[@TheNoviceVillage]

Thanks for the definitive list of movies i need to catch up on.

[@DaniEl-hc7qn]

Great video! Although I'm a bit miffed about the omission of my 2nd and 3rd faves of last year - Three Thousand Years of Longing and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

[@calicokity1]

Those pants are looking awesome, Mikey

[@MattMcIrvin]

Nope is a movie I never got around to seeing, and you're convincing me I should. I confess I bounced hard off The Batman--could not finish watching the movie. I did not see a huge number of movies in 2022, but my two favorites were definitely EEAAO and Glass Onion, so I guess we're in agreement there.

[@thellamalover4real]

Great video Mikey! I really enjoyed it and I'm going to check some of these out

[@kmwilde]

Dear filmjoy. Love you guys. That is all.

[@Negative_NBG]

I don't know why but I didn't see anything special in Top Gun Two: Tom Cruise's Nostalgic Boogaloo. I think whatever was special about it just flew over my head(haha get it?)

[@blakeandrea5237]

I’m going to need to check some of these films out. I love this channel. I have a shirt that says no one knows what they are doing. I refer a bunch of people to this channel to have a different appreciation of these movies. Cheers!

[@Seekerparadise]

Always love these videos so I can track down films and things I'd missed. You and yours are wonderful!

[@joshuacaulfield]

Can I get my film yogurt frozen? Maybe with some candy whirled in?

[@Voremaster420]

Really enjoy movies with Mikey. Makes me so happy to see real, unapologetically biased media review

[@jMkendall15]

Inisheerin isn't fictional! It's a very small island off the west coast of Ireland, and part of the Aran Islands (which include Inishm ore and Inishmaan). McDonnough wrote 2 plays called the Cripple of Inishmaan and the Lieutenant of Inishmore. They're excellent and spiritually in the same vein, check them out!

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Some more movies that deserve a shout-out that didn't get a mention here: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On The Menu Barbarian X and Pearl Turning Red Bullet Train Bodies Bodies Bodies Wendell & Wild The Whale Babylon

[@jordantaylor4390]

The beads get me every time….

[@JakeGodding]

Saw a new FilmJoy video, clicked it, realised I'd already watched on Nebular, didn't care, and watched it again anyway. Also, I'm pretty certain the video quality on Nebular is much better so that's another reason to subscribe.

[@robertblank5206]

Okay so I'm being held here against my will by a guy in (I think)...a cuttlefish mask? He wants me to write things to ..."feed the algorithm" or something. So here goes: I discovered your channel back during the whole Star Wars kerfuffle and it sort of blended in with all the other, lets call them takes? And so I didn't really appreciate what you had going here. It wasn't until just a couple of months ago that I really got a chance to listen to what your videos are all about, and now I can't watch enough of them. I was afraid I had missed the boat on being a fan of your channel, but I was into all of it. I think at this point I've watched everything except the Christmas stuff (savin' it for Christmas). Deep Dive. I love all those guys. Hot Quest. Can't wait for another global apocalypse that inspires you guys to stay indoors and do another one of those. Probably will be along soon the way things are looking. Even all your animated stuff. So there you go. Your channel is great. Can't wait to see more stuff. My wife says hi too. She even took off the cuttlefish mask.

[@hardlux]

You are still one of my favorite people and I don't even know you... Thank you for creating.

[@tsukinokitsun3]

WAKE UP BABE NEW FILMJOY VID JUST DROPPED

[@fafnir491]

As per usual, I’m leaving with a new list of movies to watch.

[@EmmaDelamare]

Thanks for the recommendations.

[@stevechance150]

Now I'm hungry for Cuttlefish.

[@girwanttaco]

I missed a whole year of Mikey because of YT algorithms apparently... (And short term memory/mental issues) THANK YOU FOR KNOWING WHAT IS BEST FOR ME :D:D:D:D:D:D

[@Zeouterlimits]

This was great, thanks Mikey I laughed and I was informed! Added a few movies to my list. Will you check out The Quiet Girl if you get a chance?

[@fanboycrossing]

Last year was absolutely amazing for great quality and deep films, I need to watch the ones on this list that I haven't seen. I think honourable mentions should go to The Menu and Men as well.

[@TheSchaef47]

I can't think of a better thing to recommend RRR to people than to point out that one of the main characters *FIRE PUNCHES A TIGER* And also, defeating the colonial British with a dance-off is nothing to sneeze at.

[@timeneses]

I’ve been waiting for this!

[@nerdaccount]

I don't know what to say. This is just so interesting and I love it.

[@noakai]

I agree with the recommendation for Not Okay, which is saying something considering I almost died from the amount of cringe I experienced watching that main character do what she was doing.

[@ImSarahNow]

I'm so happy to see Prey get some love =D

[@SSteinbakk]

Contraventional but I would love it if you did something on my absolute favorite movie of all time, "the man form earth" its all filmed in a single location with a budget of only 200k however whenever I think back on it I imagine these grand scenes

[@maxkaibarreto]

The catawampus sections are starting to drag

[@jodylbuchanan]

Ok, you got me, I'm going to sub to Nebula ♥️.

[@filmjoy]

AHHHH! Thank you! Nope is so worth it.

[@jodylbuchanan]

@@filmjoy I just finished the video, and yes, yes it is.

[@TheSuzberry]

Good choice.

[@TheSuzberry]

Huzzah for Nebula and FILMJOY.

[@misterrkalebhimself]

Lotta great movies in this one!

[@philopharynx7910]

Prey was that movie I was going to get around to see but never did. I loved Midthunder in Legion, so now I'm going to find it. Yeah, it's on one of the services I have, so I don't need to break into somebody's house like some squid to watch it!

[@maelgwyn]

Man, there were a lot of good movies in 2022!