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Richard Roeper

Richard Roeper’s best movies of 2022

From left: Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal in “Aftersun,” Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and Brendan Fraser in “The Whale.” (A24; Searchlight Pictures; A24.)

We kick off our annual “Best Movies of the Year” tribute with the long and impressive list of films that fell short of making the cut but are well worth your time, and this year’s group is one of the strongest in recent memory, including:

“Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Violent Night,” “The Menu,” “Spirited,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Causeway,” “Women Talking,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Good Nurse,” “Raymond & Ray,” “Till,” “Confess, Fletch,” “The Woman King,” “Clerks III,” “The Good Boss,” “Breaking,” “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies,” “Prey,” “Bullet Train,” “Thirteen Lives,” “Vengeance,” “Elvis,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” “Relative,” “18 ½,” “Hustle,” “Hollywood Stargirl,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Emergency,” “The Northman,” “The Adam Project,” “After Yang,” “Cyrano,” “Kimi,” “Jockey,” “Scream.”

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