Last year had many great movies, but not all of them have received the same amount of attention.
We all have our favorite movies in any given year.
The ones we raise up and champion with lofty titles like Best Picture or Movie of the Year.
However, there are times we each discover something that doesnt have an obvious consensus.
Below is a collection of films that members of our staff feel that strongly about.
Here are the underrated movie gems of 2022.
Yet somehow this movie dropped onto Netflix and immediately disappeared into the aether.
It makes for a charming, wistful reverie, complete with winsome narration by Jack Black.
And 2022sConfess, Fletchis as easy and timeless a watch as they come.
In a better world,Jon Hammwould already be lining up three more Fletch adventures.
Did I want to go watch it again in a movie?
I also did not want to see a movie glorifying theNew York Times.
The so-called paper of record does not deserve its accolades, even if its individual reporters do.
YetShe Saidleft me super-impressed and even overwhelmed.
Don Kaye
Deadstream
Theres life in the old found footage dog yet!
Thats a shame, becauseDeadstreamis a fast-paced and deliriously silly affairoften just what you want from a low-budget B-movie!
Kirsten Howard
Petite Maman
Spoiler Alert: All ghost stories have sorrow at their center.
You will cry during French filmmaker Celine SciammasPetite Maman.
Not from sadness or for joy, but because of an unidentifiable feeling of precognition.
I tear up just watchingthe trailer.Petite Mamanis not a childrens film.
Its something far more haunting: one for kids of all ages.
It belongs to the real-life twin leads.
The scariest part of the film is how profound it feels as it skirts the irreconcilable realities it presents.
Petite Mamanexchanges a grim fairytale for compassionate wish fulfillment.
Petite Mamanbridges time with flawless emotional intuition.
Brilliantly photographed, cameras infuse everyday pastimes with life-changing reminders to make each moment count.
Secrets arent always things we have a go at hide, Nelly tells Marion.
Theres just no one to tell them to.
The conclusion of any time-travel piece is there is never enough time.
But the real standout here is Min as the title character.
