The 20 Best Movies of 2022 So Far
Which films have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed movies first released in North American theaters (or debuting directly on digital/VOD/streaming outlets) between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Films are ranked by Metascore and must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible.
Additional content by Keith Kimbell.
With this dreamlike Afrofuturist musical, the multi-talented artist Saul Williams adds feature director to the list of disciplines he has tackled. Co-directed with Anisia Uzeyman (who also serves as cinematographer), Neptune Frost follows the coltan miners of Burundi as they form an anti-colonialist computer hacker collective in hopes of toppling the authoritarian regime exploiting the regions people and resources. When intersex runaway Neptune meets Matalusa, their connection sparks a poetic, sci-fi exploration of gender, technology, and class across dimensions. Enter with an open mind.
“At times befuddling, though adamantly mesmerizing, Neptune Frost fuses searing anti-establishment lyricism with ethereal electronica to create a film and universe worthy of its place alongside the likes of Sun Ra’s Space Is The Place and 2019’s I Snuck off the Slave Ship.” —Toussaint Egan, Polygon
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