100 Films To Look Forward To In 2022

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100 films to look forward to in 2022 – part 1

From blockbusters to indies, we share our hopes and dreams for the upcoming year at the movies.
While we’re uncertain what the next year holds in store for us in light of new Covid strains and the looming possibility of restrictions limiting our cinema intake, for now we’re casting doubt aside and looking forward to all the films we’ve yet to watch. Check out the second half of the list and let us know what you can’t wait to see by tweeting us @LWLies.

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MARINA ASHIOTI, CHARLES BRAMESCO, HANNAH STRONG

1. The Northman
Robert Eggers sticks to his niche – one he totally knows how to nail – with his narratives always grounded in historical accuracy and haunting atmospheres, this time transporting audiences to a “dark” and “unusually violent” 10th century Iceland. The “creepy historical ghost story guy’s” biggest film project to date is a Viking revenge epic featuring a star-studded cast that includes Björk, Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård, Ethan Hawke, The Lighthouse star Willem Dafoe and The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy. Marina Ashioti

ETA: 22 April, 2022

2. Blonde
Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates’ bestselling novel, Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe biopic has been in the works for over a decade now. Ana de Armas stars as the “blonde bombshell” opposite Bobby Cannavale as Joe DiMaggio, Adrien Brody as Arthur Miller, and Caspar Phillipson as JFK (the same role he played in Pablo Larrain’s Jackie). Oates, whose 700-page volume was originally adapted into a little-known miniseries, has seen rough cuts of the film, calling it a “startling, brilliant, very disturbing and (perhaps most surprisingly) an utterly ‘feminist’ interpretation.” MA

3. Deep Water
Patricia Highsmith’s elegantly suspenseful works of literary fiction tend to make stunning film adaptations (Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, Todd Haynes’ Carol, Wim Wenders’ The American Friend and Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr Ripley to name a few). With an adaptation of her lesser known novel Deep Water, Adrian Lyne makes his long awaited return to the silver screen a full 20 years after the release of his 2002 film Unfaithful. The psychosexual thriller stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as spouses stuck in a loveless marriage, playing increasingly deadlier mind games with one another. The only question is, when will Disney let this one out of the vault? MA

4. Nightmare Alley
Edmund Goulding’s carnival-set 1947 noir based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham stars swashbuckling Tyrone Power, making it a pretty tough act to follow. Even so, Guillermo del Toro saw a great opportunity to venture into the hypnotic realm of film noir, honouring Gresham’s curious spirit with a newer version. The story follows carny worker Stan Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) as he attempts to become part of a money-making scheme by learning a mind-reading technique from star attraction Zeena (Toni Collette). Enter Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Rooney Mara, Richard Jenkins and Ron Perlman, a cast so iconic it might be impossible for the Academy to ignore. MA

ETA: 21 January, 2022

5. Nope (Jordan Peele)
Comedian-turned-horror supremo Jordan Peele has established himself as a cinematic force to be reckoned with. Following the success of Us, Get Out, and Nia DaCosta’s Candyman which he co-wrote and produced, Peele reunites with Daniel Kaluuya who stars alongside Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. Yep, that’s a lot of star power. While Nope’s plot details remain under wraps, it’s confirmed that Hoyte van Hoytema is behind the camera. With a cinematographer known for his knockout aerial shots (as seen in Dunkirk and Interstellar), and an ominous UFO-shaped cloud on the poster, we’re thinking aliens. MA

ETA: 22 July, 2022

6. Don’t Worry Darling
Scheduled for an autumn release (and therefore likely to be seen on the festival circuit beforehand) Olivia Wilde’s second outing as a director has been making headlines ever since it went into production. First it was because of lead actor Harry Styles, and then because of Wilde’s bold statement that the film will make viewers realise “how rarely they see female pleasure” on screen. Hmm. Anyway, inspired by Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal, Styles stars alongside Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll and Wilde herself. Intriguing. Hannah Strong

ETA: 26 September, 2022

7. The Woman King
Gina Prince-Blythewood’s The Old Guard was a refreshing entry into the crowded superhero field, so we’re excited to see her take on the true story of The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of Africa’s most powerful states throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega and Thuso Mbedu star, and given that the film is being billed as “a historical epic”, we’re expecting something pretty special. HS

8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
Had enough of the webbed wunderkind? Well tough, you’re getting more. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K Thompson take on the mantle of directing this follow-up to the Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse with this two-part entry (the second half will debut in 2023). Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld and Oscar Isaac will all be reprising their roles from the first film, while Issa Rae joins the cast as Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman. But you can be sure we’ll hear about a lot more casting closer to release. HS

ETA: October 2022

9. Babylon
After the slight misstep of First Man, the Damien Chazelle audiences know and love – the starry-eyed kid in thrall of the passion of music and the glitz of showbiz – has softshoed back onto the scene. In this glossy new drama, he’ll whisk audiences away to Tinseltown circa the Golden Age’s tail end, just as those new-fangled talkies were minting stars and putting old ones out of business. Initially Emma Stone was to lead as Clara Bow, proto-A-lister and insatiable sexual dynamo, but she has now dropped out, replaced by Margot Robbie, and Brad Pitt will portray a fictitious figure rumoured by some to be based on silent screen star John Gilbert. Charles Bramesco

10. The Batman
Pushed from a summer 2021 release date to an autumn 2021 release date to a spring 2022 release date, Matt Reeves’ take on the Caped Crusader has been a long time coming, and teases have kept coming from Warner’s camp. With a star studded cast and rumours of a Joker origin story, we’re intrigued to see if Reeves and RPattz can breathe some new life into a franchise that never stays dead for long. HS

ETA: 4 March, 2022

 

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11. 65
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are best known as the co-writers of A Quiet Place; other than that they’ve mainly worked on low-budget horror flicks, so we expect their latest directorial project to have some scares in store. A sci-fi thriller starring Adam Driver, 65 depicts an astronaut who crash-lands on a mysterious planet, only to discover he’s not alone. Driver usually has quite good taste when it comes to picking parts, so we’ll trust his instincts here. HS

ETA: April 2022

12. Bullet Train
Leitch’s filmography is spotty: On the one hand, he helped bring us John Wick; on the other, he was responsible for Deadpool 2. So maybe a little caution is due here, but the prospect of his upcoming actioner is certainly appealing. Adapted from Kōtarō Isaka’s novel ‘Marie Beetle’, five assassins find themselves on a Japanese bullet train and realise their targets are interconnected. Brad Pitt, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Zazie Beetz and Michael Shannon star, which is an enticing line-up. HS

13. Jackass Forever
Delayed from its initial October 2021 release, we can’t wait to be back at it again with Johnny Knoxville and co. Most of the original cast are returning (bar Ryan Dunne who sadly passed away in 2011 and Bam Margera due to ongoing disputes with his colleagues) and they’ve brought some new friends with them including Eric André, Tyler the Creator and Shaquille O’Neal. Expect blood, poop, vomit, and a whole lot of laughs. HS

ETA: February 2022

14. The Worst Person in the World
The third and final film in his Oslo trilogy, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World was the toast of Cannes, and with good reason. Renate Reinsve’s performance as the directionless but charismatic Julie is one of the finest of the year, and this deeply funny, keenly-observed portrait of modern romance is likely to resonate with anyone who’s navigated the treacherous territory of trying to balance life and love while still figuring out who you are. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll maybe argue with your partner – but you’ll fall in love with Trier’s film too. HS

ETA: March 2022

15. Elvis
Following up Australia, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann attempts to capture the mystique of an American pop culture icon. Austin Butler stars in the titular role as the Old Hollywood heartthrob alongside Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker, Olivia DeJonge as Priscilla and a mostly Antipodean cast including Kodi Smit-McPhee, Xavier Samuel and Dacre Montgomery. Fingers crossed that Luhrmann’s uniquely frenetic style matches Elvis’ magnetic pull. The question that remains is, will this biopic on the hip-swivelling global superstar rise above hagiography to shine a light on his icky infatuation with underage girls? MA

ETA: June 2022

16. Mission Impossible 7
It feels like the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible franchise has been shooting forever, thanks to pandemic complications and a hefty amount of media coverage (remember when someone recorded Tom Cruise going on a rant about staff needing to follow Covid protocols?) but the film’s gaffer confirmed that principle photography had finished in September 2021. Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby reprise their roles, while Hayley Atwell and Esai Morales join as the film’s antagonists. HS

17. Killers of the Flower Moon
It was reported that Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro were interested in adapting David Grann’s novel of the same name back in 2016, and they’ve been working on the project ever since Scorsese wrapped on The Irishman. Based on a true story, Jesse Plemons plays a FBI investigator looking into the suspicious murder of members of the Osage tribe during the 1920s, soon after oil deposits were found on their land. De Niro plays the primary antagonist, cattleman William Hale, while DiCaprio plays his nephew, and Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser and John Lithgow co-star. Filming finished in the autumn, so we’re hopeful a late-2022 release is on the cards. HS

18. Havoc
Whether you’re a fan of the action-packed martial arts spectacle that The Raid movies have to offer, or the gory excess of Gareth Evans’ last picture Apostle, you must be hyped for Havoc. Tom Hardy (who’s also the producer of this gritty crime thriller) stars as a detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld alongside Forest Whitaker, Jessie Mei Li and Timothy Olyphant. The film will debut on Netflix, as the Welsh filmmaker signed an exclusive deal with the streaming giant to produce and direct for the studio for the next several years. MA

19. Asteroid City
We don’t know a whole lot about Wes Anderson’s next film, other than it will be the first time he’s worked with Tom Hanks and Margot Robbie – but don’t worry, a whole host of familiar faces will be returning, too. Production took place in Spain during the summer and autumn of 2021, so Anderson will be into post-production now, meaning we could see the finished film by the autumn, or – if we’re lucky – in time for Cannes. Bill Murray revealed the film’s title at the UK premiere of The French Dispatch, but other than that, we’ve got no idea what Wes has up his sleeve. Just know we’ll be first in line. HS

20. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Best known as the director of lacklustre Zac Efron rom-com That Awkward Moment, Tom Gormican’s CV is a little underwhelming, but the duo of Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal is enough to pique our interest. Playing an exaggerated version of himself, Cage takes a gig appearing at the birthday party of eccentric billionaire Javi Gutierrez, only to get wrapped up in a bolt involving the CIA and the international drugs trade. Cage had a pretty good 2021; here’s hoping his winning streak continues. HS

ETA: 22 April, 2022

 

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21. The Fabelmans
There’s been a spate of recent films from directors based on their own childhoods (Roma by Alfonso Cuarón, Belfast by Kenneth Branagh) but we’ll always turn out for a Spielberg film. Co-written by Tony Kushner (who also wrote Lincoln, Munich and adapted West Side Story for Spielberg) The Fabelmans draws inspiration from his younger years in Arizona. Newcomer Mateo Zoryna Francis-Deford plays Sammy Fabelman, while Michelle Williams and Paul Dano play his parents, and Seth Rogen fills in as his (presumably fun) uncle. But most exciting is the casting of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood scene-stealer Julie Butters as Sammy’s sister, Anne. Apparently the film is already in post-production, so we’re likely to see it in a similar release slot to West Side Story, just in time for next Christmas. HS

ETA: November 2022

22. White Noise
Riding high on the success of Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach’s back with another story of matrimonial woe, only this one’s adapted from the classic Don DeLillo novel of the same name. Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig play Jack and Babette Gladney; a middle class couple who live in a mid-western college town with their assortment of children. Jack teaches Hitler Studies at the local university; both he and his wife are terrified of dying. A worrying event forces them to confront their mortality; sounds like predictably neurotic territory for Baumbach. Sign us up. HS

23. Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens’ wildly successful historical novel about a headstrong young woman growing up in poverty in rural North Carolina gets a cinematic adaptation care of Olivia Newman and screenwriter Lucy Alibar (who co-wrote Beasts of the Southern Wild with Benh Zeitlin). Normal People breakout Daisy Edgar Jones takes on the coveted central role, and is joined by Taylor John Smith and Harris Dickinson as the young men competing for her affection. This one could go over very well with the awards crowd. HS

24. Spaceman
After receiving critical acclaim for directing HBO miniseries Chernobyl, Johan Renck returns to feature films with an adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfař’s novel Spaceman of Bohemia. Continuing his return to highbrow cinema kicked off with Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler plays Jakub Procházka, an astronaut who embarks on a solo mission to investigate a large cloud of intergalactic dust. Carey Mulligan co-stars as his wife, and given that a key plot point in the novel is Jakub forming a friendship with a giant spider, we can’t wait to see how Renck tackles this one. HS

25. The Son
After the success of The Father, adapted from his play of the same name, Florian Zeller has turned his attention to the second in his family trilogy. Zen McGrath plays Nicolas, a teenage boy who goes through a difficult period following his parents’ divorce (played by Hugh Jackman and Lauren Dern). Vanessa Kirby and Anthony Hopkins are also on board, and given how emotionally devastating The Father was, we recommend taking some tissues to the cinema for this one. HS

26. Red Rocket
Stories told from the fringes that explore the American underbelly are a critical component of Sean Baker’s oeuvre, and Red Rocket marks an audacious entry to this collection. Simon Rex lies at the heart of this character study about a washed-up porn star who returns to his hometown of Texas City, even though no one really wants him to. Shot in grainy 16mm, the tone is much lighter than in Tangerine and The Florida Project, but that didn’t stop the dark comedy from receiving a five minute standing ovation at Cannes that even got jury president Spike Lee on his feet. MA

ETA: March 2022

27. Women Talking
It’s been far too long since Sarah Polley made a feature film. For her next one, she’s lined up an exciting cast of Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Ben Whishaw. Adapted from Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name, Women Talking centres on a group of Mennonite women from an isolated community who hold a meeting in secret to discuss a harrowing experience they have been undergoing for the past two years. HS

28. Windfall
McDowell directs his wife Lily Collins in a new thriller, also starring Jason Segal and Jesse Plemons, about a couple who arrive at their vacation home only to discover it is being robbed. Netflix snapped up distribution rights after the film finished production in the summer, so this one could be hitting the festival circuit next year. Still to come: Gilded Rage, McDowell’s take on the murder of investment banker Thomas Gilbert Sr. HS

29. Monkey Man
Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with this action film, which he co-wrote with Paul Angunawela and John Collee and will also star in. Described as “John Wick in Mumbai”, Netflix snapped up the distribution rights last spring. We never tire of watching Patel do his thing – could this be his official James Bond audition? HS

30. The Eternal Daughter
It might be wishful thinking to get another Joanna Hogg film after we’ve been spoilt by The Souvenir and its sublime sequel so recently, but it doesn’t hurt to dream. Hogg reteams with her old friend Tilda Swinton for this ghost story about a middle-aged woman and her mother, forced to confront old secrets when they return to their former family home, which has since been turned into a hotel. HS

 

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31. God Is a Bullet
Nick “Son of John” Cassavetes is best known for directing weepie romance The Notebook, but he’s also veered into thrillers before with John Q and Alpha Dog. His return to directing sees him adapt Boston Tera’s novel, about a detective whose ex-wife is murdered and daughter is kidnapped by a satanic cult. After receiving no answers from the police, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jamie Foxx, January Jones and Maika Monroe star. HS

32. The Wonder
Adapted from Emma Donoghue’s novel of the same name and with Ari Wegner on cinematography detail, we’re intrigued by Sebastián Lelio’s next project. Florence Pugh, Niamh Algar, Tom Burke and Ciaran Hinds make up just a small part of the cast in this Irish tale, which follows an English nurse who arrives in the Irish Midlands in 1862 to observe a young girl who seems to be able to survive without food for months. Is it a true miracle or something sinister at work? Pugh’s on the case. HS

33. The Way of the Wind
Engulfed in wishful thinking and enamoured by A Hidden Life, we hoped that Terrence Malick’s newest biblical epic would grace the silver screen in 2021. Alas, the singular director is notorious for taking his sweet time in the editing suite. His film about the story of Jesus Christ with a “dark genre twist” was formerly known as The Last Planet, and feels like a natural next step considering the auteur’s fascination with faith and morality. With Hungarian actor Géza Röhrig as Jesus and Mark Rylance playing four versions of Satan, we hope the wait for this one won’t be too long. MA

34. Disappointment Boulevard
In June 2020 Ari Aster said he was working on a four-hour ‘nightmare comedy’ with Joaquin Phoenix as the lead, and the result appears to be Disappointment Boulevard. Described as “an intimate, decades-spanning portrait of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time”, we don’t have much to go on, but the cast list is long and promising: Hayley Squires, Michael Gandolfini, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone and Richard Kind are all attached. HS

35. Kitbag
Although the shoot isn’t scheduled to begin until later this month, Ridley Scott is a quick worker, so it’s entirely feasible we might see his Napoleon epic before the year’s out. Another addition to ‘Scott’s Alternative History’ canon, Joaquin Phoenix will play the diminutive French general, while Jodie Comer will play his long-time love, Josephine. The script comes from All the Money in the World scribe David Scarpa, and will reportedly focus on Napoleon’s origins and swift rise to power in the 18th century. HS

36. The Fall
Jonathan Glazer has been quietly busy, creating a terrifying short film entitled The Fall which aired unexpectedly on British television in 2019. His second film for the BBC debuted in July and was a collaboration with Mica Levi and Sadler’s Wells, which saw some of the world’s best dancers take inspiration from an involuntary mania which took hold of Strasbourg in 1518. His next feature film is loosely based on a novel by Martin Amis, about a Nazi officer who falls in love with his camp commander’s wife. The film reportedly shot in Poland over the autumn, so it’s looking possible we’ll see a festival bow later this year. HS

37. Flux Gourmet
Asa Butterfield and Gwendolyn Christie top the bill for Peter Strickland’s next project, which is sure to be as weird and wonderful as his previous work. Per the logline: “Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.” Dare we envision some sort of Mr Creosote situation? HS

38. Turning Red
Domee Shi makes her directorial feature debut with Turning Red, about a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited or stressed. Shi was the first woman to direct a Pixar short in 2018 with Bao, which also won her the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, so we can’t wait to see what she’s come up with. Sandra Oh co-stars alongside newcomer Rosalie Chiang. HS

39. The End
Given that this project was only announced in October, maybe it’s wishful thinking that we’ll get to see it at any point this year, but hey, optimism is key. For his first foray into fiction, Joshua Oppenheimer is creating an apocalyptic musical starring Tilda Swinton, Stephen Graham and George McKay, about “the last human family”. Given the emotional impact of The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, our expectations are high for this one. HS

40. Crimes of the Future
Hypothetically speaking, we might end up with three Cronenberg films in 2022, if David and the kids (Brandon and Caitlin) all get their forthcoming projects off the ground. What a time to be alive! For his first feature since 2014, Cronenberg Sr has recruited Kristen Stewart and Léa Seydoux alongside old pal Viggo Mortensen for a remark of his 1970 film of the same name that takes place in a “not-so-distant future in which humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, which alters their biological makeup.” Sounds cheery! HS

 

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41. Poor Things
It feels like a lifetime since The Favourite came out (okay, it’s only been four years, but still…), so we’re keen to see what our favourite Greek misery merchant has been up to. Based on the novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things centres on a woman who, unable to leave her abusive relationship, decides to have her brain replaced with that of her unborn child in a surgery performed by her father. Yep, sounds very Lanthimos. Emma Stone reunites with Yorgos, while Willem Dafoe plays her father. Rounding out the eclectic cast are Ramy Youssef, Mark Ruffalo, Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley and Kathryn Hunter. HS

42. Wendell and Wild
Henry Sellick hasn’t made a film since 2009’s Coraline, so anticipation is high for his stop-motion Netflix project which is currently in post-production. Comedy duo Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele play the titular characters, scheming demon brothers who must face their arch-nemesis, a demon-dusting nun, and her goth teen lackeys. Coraline composer Bruno Coulais returns too, and we can’t wait to see the result. HS

43. I Came By
While Anvari’s second film, Wounds, didn’t quite hit the mark, we’re always keen to see what he’s up to, and with George McKay, Hugh Bonneville and Kelly McDonald on board, this could be something very special. Details are thin on the ground for this thriller, but reportedly McKay will be playing a graffiti artist who discovers a shocking secret which threatens to put himself and his loved ones in danger. HS

44. Fire
While her next English language project The Stars at Noon is in production, Claire Denis managed to shoot a new film during the pandemic starring two actors she’s worked with before: Vincent Lindon and Juliette Binoche. The latter plays a woman caught between her lover and his best friend, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Rumour has it the film might have its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. HS

45. Triangle of Sadness
All aboard Christina O! Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy’s yacht is manned by captain Woody Harrelson in Ruben Östlund’s follow-up to 2017 Palme d’Or winner The Square. Östlund, who’s garnered tremendous critical acclaim for his sharp and satirical portraits, orchestrates a shipwreck that pits rich and poor characters against each other. He adds that the film is “inspired by Marxist theories” and is a commentary on beauty as currency. This is his first English-language film and features a multinational cast including Charlbi Dean, Harris Dickinson and Zlatko Burić, which will hopefully ensure broader international box office appeal. MA

46. Black Glasses
The master of giallo returns with a new horror film scored by Daft Punk. After a young woman is blinded by a serial killer in an attempted murder, she encounters her attacker years later, and must work with a young accomplice to confront him once and for all. Although Dario Argento has a fair few duds in his back catalogue, it’s a decade since he directed a film, so we’re hoping for something more on a par with Suspiria than Dracula 3D. HS

47. One Fine Morning
While Bergman Island is headed to UK cinemas in the spring, we might get another Mia Hansen-Løve film later in the year too. Léa Seydoux leads her next project, about a woman living with her eight-year-old daughter in Paris, whose father is suffering from a neurodegenerative disease. While attempting secure proper care for him, she runs into an old friend and embarks on a passionate affair. HS

48. Paris, 13th District
Shot in moody black-and-white against the Parisian arrondissement with its distinctive Brutalist towers, Paris, 13th District marks Jacques Audiard’s first film to be set in the city of love since his Palme d’Or-winning Dheepan. A trio of stories by US graphic novelist Adrian Tomine became source material for the Cannes favourite’s ninth feature, which he co-wrote with Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius. The lives of Camille (Makita Samba), Émilie (Lucie Zhang), Nora (Noémie Merlant) and Amber (Jehnny Beth) converge into a mosaic about modern-day erotic entanglements. MA

ETA: 4 March, 2022

49. The Banshees of Inisherin
McDonagh reunites with his In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for another pitch-black dramedy, concerning two old friends who find themselves at an awkward crossroads on a remote Irish island when one of them decides he wants to break off the relationship. Kerry Condon will play the sister of Farrell’s character, while Barry Keoghan is cast in an undisclosed role. The shoot wrapped in October, so expect this one to appear on the festival circuit at some point in 2022. HS

50. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
When Chadwick Boseman passed away from cancer in 2020, the world mourned a talented actor whose career was going from strength to strength. It will be undoubtedly emotional returning to cinemas for the sequel to 2018’s Black Panther, which Boseman was meant to star in, but we can be sure Ryan Coogler will honour his memory. While we don’t know much about the plot of the film yet, we do know that Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Angela Basset are reprising their roles, and that Dominique Thorne and Michaela Coel join the cast. HS

ETA: November 2022

PUBLISHED 1 JAN 2022

100 films to look forward to in 2022 – part 1

From blockbusters to indies, we share our hopes and dreams for the upcoming year at the movies.

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100 films to look forward to in 2022 – part 2

The second half of our annual survey of the most exciting cinema heading our way over the next 12 months.

Here’s the second half of our 2022 preview, featuring some of the films we can’t wait to see in the year ahead. You can find Part 1 here, and let us know what movies you’re most looking forward to by tweeting us @LWLies.

51. Everything Everywhere All at Once
For their second project together following the surprisingly moving farting corpse movie Swiss Army Man, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (aka Daniels) have recruited the always wonderful Michelle Yeoh for an adventure through the multiverse. Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, a bureaucrat who discovers she alone can save the world, and discovers multiple versions of herself along the way. Add to the team Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jenny Slate and a villain in the form of Jamie Lee Curtis, and we can’t wait to see what Daniels have cooked up. Hannah Strong

52. Men
Hopefully Alex Garland will continue his tradition of releasing a film once every four years and we’ll get to see his new horror drama this year. Jessie Buckley stars as a woman who goes on a holiday in the English countryside following the death of her husband; Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu have been cast in undisclosed roles. The film wrapped in summer, and given Garland’s past work (Ex Machina and Annihilation) we’re expecting something suitably unnerving. HS

53. The Gray Man
Bouncing back after the flop that was Cherry, Anthony and Joe Russo have another actioner up their sleeves, this time starring Marvel alumni Chris Evans. Ryan Gosling makes a long-awaited return to screens as a betrayed CIA operative who goes on the lam; Evans is the former colleague sent to hunt him down. Even if it’s not good per se, sometimes it’s enough to just watch some handsome men brood on a big screen for a few hours, okay? HS

ETA: Summer 2022

54. My Policeman
Harry Styles will have a busy 2022; as well as Don’t Worry Darling, he’s also starring in this adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name, about Tom Burgess, a gay policeman who marries a woman while entering into an affair with Patrick, a local museum curator, in the 1950s. Fellow bright young thing Emma Corrin plays his wife, while David Dawson is the object of his affections. Linus Roache, Gina McKee and Rupert Everett play older versions of the characters, implying there will be some jumping between past and present. Let’s hope that Styles kid can act at least half as well as he sings. HS

55. Happening
The surprise winner of the Golden Lion at a stacked Venice Film Festival last year, Audrey Diwan’s drama is based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Annie Ernaux. The film stars Anamaria Vartolomei and Luàna Bajrami. Vartolomei plays Anne, a young university student in France, 1963, who falls pregnant and decides to seek an abortion, despite it being illegal. This is only Diwan’s second film as director, making her Venice top prize all the more impressive. HS

ETA: 1 April, 2022

56. The Whale
Hmm. When we called for a leading role for Brendan Fraser, this wasn’t quite what we had in mind. Adapted by Samuel D Hunter from his play of the same name, this Darren Aronofsky flick centres on a morbidly obese man trying to reconnect with his daughter after he abandoned his family for another man. This sounds like it has the potential to be in an extremely poor taste, particularly given Darren Aronofsky’s…less than cautious approach to sensitive topics. But if it’s handled correctly, this could be a welcome return to our screens for Brendan, following a solid supporting turn in Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move last year. HS

57. God’s Creatures
Anna Rose Holmer was indie cinema’s rookie of the year back in 2015, when lyrical puberty allegory The Fits announced her arrival in spectacular fashion. Since then, we’ve gotten a music video and one TV directing gig, but no new feature. That’ll soon change with this suspenseful morality play set in a “wind-swept Irish fishing village,” in which the lie of a mother (Emily Watson) shakes the community to its core. Paul Mescal and The Nightingale standout Aisling Franciosi also star, with Holmer’s former editor and co-writer Saela Davis now joining her as co-director. Charles Bramesco

58. Armageddon Time
Given how long it took for Ad Astra to emerge, maybe we’re just dreaming about seeing a new James Gray film anytime soon, but here’s hoping. Based on his own childhood growing up in Queens during the 1980s, Armageddon Time sees Succession’s Jeremy Strong stand in for Gray’s father, and per a recent interview in the New Yorker, he’s been taking it very seriously. Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins round out the cast. HS

59. The God Beside My Bed
Rick Alverson makes shrewd, unsparing films about the existential crises of the United States, but for his next project, he’s headed to South America. In Brazil, he’ll join forces with Argentine master Lisandro Alonso for a story set abroad, yet nonetheless in his wheelhouse. “It will be a film about an American cultural irrelevance that Americans are incapable of seeing, lost in their romantic hall of mirrors, set in Amazonia,” Alverson has said. You can take the incisive national critiques out of the US… CB

60. Pleasure
Some form of controversy was inevitable for Ninja Thyberg’s star-is-born drama set in Los Angeles’ porno demimonde, packed as it is with graphic sexual content. The expected dustup came earlier this year, when distributor A24 sold the film rights to Neon after Thyberg objected to their plan to cook up a toned-down R-rated cut for theatrical release. The uncensored and unabridged version will come to theatres this year, introducing game audiences to the determined Swedish immigrant Bella Cherry (Sofia Kappel) as she tries to fuck her way to the top of an unforgiving industry. CB

 

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61. Wicked
Musical theatre fans have long demanded a film adaptation for one of the most popular Broadway smashes of the millennial generation, and as if by a good witch, their wish will soon be granted. The toe-tapping revisionist prequel to The Wizard of Oz imagines the early years of the green-skinned Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and the bubbly Glinda (Ariana Grande) as young women at school, friends and rivals before their relationship is torn asunder by Dorothy. In the Heights director Jon M Chu will bring his showbiz bombast to the next hopeful song-and-dance blockbuster. CB

62. After Yang
A family in the near future say goodbye to their beloved robot companion in Kogonada’s moving sci-fi drama, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes last year and will screen at Sundance in January. Featuring original music by Mitski and an outstanding turn from Justin Min, it’s an ethereal story of family dynamics and the search for belonging, set in a lush, tropical vision of our world. HS

63. The Menu
On a secluded island, an ultra-exclusive restaurant serves up course after course of lavish, indulgent delicacies – some of which may prove too exotic for a pair of young foodies (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicolas Hoult) on a gustatory pilgrimage. Ralph Fiennes, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, John Leguizamo, and Judith Light fill out the cast on this mysterious project with a presumably satirical bent, judging by Succession helmer Mark Mylod in the director’s chair and Adam McKay on board as producer. Bring forks, napkins, and a big appetite. CB

64. Alpha Gang
David and Nathan Zellner make a welcome return to our screens with a sci-fi comedy about a group of aliens who travel to earth with the intention of conquering the planet. Of course, when they arrive, things don’t go quite to plan, and they find their mission in jeopardy when they start to experience human emotions. As if that wasn’t intriguing enough, there’s a great cast lined up: Andrea Riseborough, Jon Hamm, Nicholas Hoult, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mackenzie Davis, Sofia Boutella and Steven Yeun. HS

65. When You Finish Saving the World
Adapted from Jesse Eisenberg’s well-received 2020 audio project of the same drama, this drama sees Finn Wolfhard play a teenage music sensation whose online fame mystifies his mother (played by Julianne Moore) who runs a shelter for survivors of domestic abuse. Set for a Sundance premiere, we’re intrigued to see how Eisenberg is able to take his story from one medium to another. HS

66. Hit the Road
The toast of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and winner of Best Film at the London International Film Festival, Panah Pahini’s debut film depicts a family making a mysterious road trip. Dad has a broken leg, their pet dog is sick, and the younger son can’t sit still. Throughout the course of the film we learn more about the circumstances that have led the family here. A fiercely original and confident first feature with a sharp political theme, this is one you shouldn’t miss. HS

ETA: 17 June, 2022

67. Decision to Leave
It’s been a long, lonely five years since Park Chan-wook made a feature film, though his limited spy series Little Drummer Girl is definitely worth a look. We don’t know much about his next thriller, apart from that is centres on a detective who falls for the mysterious widow at the centre of a murder investigation. Tang Wei and Park Hae-il star, and don’t be surprised if this one makes it to a Cannes or Venice premiere. HS

68. The Killer
In his second film for Netflix, David Fincher returns to the thriller territory he hasn’t touched since Gone Girl and reunites with Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker. Michael Fassbender plays a contract killer undergoing a psychological crisis in this adaptation of Alexis Nolent’s graphic novel series; sounds like it’s right up Fincher’s alley. Netflix Film chief Scott Stuber recently teased the film in an interview with Variety, so it’s entirely possible we’ll be getting it sooner rather than later. HS

69. Landscape with Invisible Hand
After chronicling crime in pockets of privilege with the well-reviewed Thoroughbreds and Bad Education, director Cory Finley’s taking a hard left turn into sci-fi satire. This adaptation of the National Book Award winner takes place in a future where an alien occupation has levelled the human job market, leaving a couple with no choice but to broadcast their love life to the extra-terrestrial overlords. This becomes an issue when they come to loathe each other, but can’t afford to call it quits. Tiffany Haddish has already signed on for this bizarro-universe take on reality television culture. CB

70. Infinity Pool
James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) decide they deserve a getaway, so the couple sets a course for the island paradise of La Tolqa. It’s all sun, sand, and surf – until “a fatal accident exposes the resort’s perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence, and surreal horrors.” Picture TV’s recent The White Lotus filtered through the dark hallucinations of director Brandon Cronenberg, with just a pinch of JG Ballard’s High-Rise sprinkled in for added decadence. Pack a few changes of clothes, in the event yours get spattered with blood. CB

 

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71. Cha Cha Real Smooth
If you’re 24-year-old writer-director Cooper Raiff, and you’ve got some career momentum from the positive reviews of your low-budget debut Freshman Year, what do you do next? You make another movie, and cast yourself opposite Dakota Johnson. He’s a party-starter-for-hire working bar mitzvahs, she’s a young mom with an autistic daughter; they strike up a bond of friendship that might be something more in what’s sure to be another talky, sensitive coupling of two lonely souls with pathos and comedy in equal measure. CB

72. Bob’s Burgers: The Movie
The long-running animated TV series gets super-sized for the big screen as the Belcher family – hard-working paterfamilias Bob, song-prone matriarch Linda, libidinous eldest daughter Tina, flatulent middle child Gene, and devious youngest daughter Louise – goes where only the Simpsons have gone before. There’s no telling what manner of hijinks they’ll get up to, but the fate of their beloved burger joint being at stake is probably a safe bet. That, and a copious number of culinary puns. (Try the Multiplex-Mex Burger!) CB

73. Untitled David O Russell film
Aside from the vague detail that it’s going to be a period piece about a doctor and lawyer in cahoots, no one really knows what David O Russell’s first film since his Oscar-laden mid-2010s hot streak is going to be about. But that’s not much of an issue when your cast looks like this: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Alessandro Nivola, Zoe Saldana, Timothy Olyphant, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts, and a popular musician named [checks notes] Taylor Swift. Major-release status is all but pre-assured. CB

74. She Said
It was only a matter of time before the Harvey Weinstein scandal was adapted into a film. In She Said, Rebecca Lenkiewicz pulls from journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s book of the same name, covering the investigation which shook the film world. Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan will play Kantor and Twohey respectively, while director Maria Schrader is riding high after the success of her Netflix series Unorthodox. There’s a lot of potential for this to go wrong (remember Jay Roache’s Bombshell?) but if successful, this could end up an awards contender. Hollywood loves an investigative reporting flick, after all. HS

75. Avatar 2
Sure, James Cameron has been working on his much-murmured-about sequel to the highest-grossing movie of all time for over a decade. But anyone who doubts that his next feature – if it ever comes out, that is – will be anything less than a brain-melting breakthrough of technical might is betting against the house. The next chapter of the saga on faraway planet Pandora will further explore the Na’vi culture, with focus reportedly placed on a tribe of water-dwellers played by such franchise newcomers as Kate Winsley, Michelle Yeoh, and Vin Diesel. CB

76. Kimi
The tireless Steven Soderbergh can’t let a year go by without some form of new work, and it looks like he’ll cover 2022 with this corporate psycho-thriller. In the thick of the pandemic lockdown, an agoraphobe in the tech sector (Zoë Kravitz) notices evidence of a violent crime embedded in a data stream. Her efforts to whistleblow put her at odds with the employers who’d rather she shut her trap, leaving her with no choice but to face down the terror of leaving her home to spread the truth. On multiple fronts, it’ll be a timely document of its moment. CB

77. Benedetta
Paul Verhoeven’s long-awaited nunsploitationer hits UK cinemas this spring, after causing a stir all around the world since its Cannes premiere last summer. Virginie Efira stars as the titular sister whose unorthodox behaviour shakes up life at her Tuscan monastery in the 17th century. It’s heaps of fun, but maybe not one to watch with your nan, unless she’s particularly open-minded. HS

ETA: March 2022

78. Moonfall
“Our moon is not what we think it is.” So declares the trailer for the latest CGI extravaganza from Roland Emmerich, in which the great big sphere of cheese orbiting Earth gets knocked from its rotation and into a collision course with the planet we call home. Only NASA technician Halle Berry and astronaut Patrick Wilson can save the day before we all get blown to smithereens, in an action epic that might just have what it takes to plough through its own dumbness and circle back into genius. CB

79. Barbie
Fans of Greta Gerwig’s recent pivot into big-ticket feature directing may believe that there are better uses of her finite time on this Earth than a live-action movie vehicle for the famed doll and her smooth-pelvised boyfriend Ken. But hey, maybe this is the start of IP-based studio projects getting really good, with distinctive artists allowed to flourish in their unique style? Either way, seeing Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as the first couple of the toy world will be enough to draw crowds, Gerwig loyalists or no. CB

80. Like Father, Like Son
Lulu Wang would like to make one thing crystal clear: her new film reworking Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cannes-approved drama for the English language is not a remake, as she emphatically stated on Twitter. She’s going to do her own thing with the premise of two families (one well-off, one financially struggling) discovering that their six-year-old sons were switched at birth, and deciding whether it would be right to give the less-fortunate boy the better life he should’ve been born into. Whatever creative licence she exercises, it’s sure to be every bit as poignant as the original. CB

 

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81. The Brutalist
Brady Corbet and his partner Mona Fastvold team-up again for their third collaboration, which also sees the director reunite with his Vox Lux star Raffey Cassidy as well as a tasty cast including Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Mark Rylance, Sebastian Stan and Vanessa Kirby. Edgerton takes on the lead role of visionary architect László Toth, who flees Europe with his wife to witness the birth of modern America. Given how divisive his last film was, we’re expecting a similarly polarising result from Brady this time around. HS

82. The Lost City
Sandra Bullock is a reclusive romantic novelist who gets caught up in a kidnapping with her covel model (Channing Tatum) in this adventure comedy, co-starring Brad Pitt and Daniel Radcliffe. Directing brother duo Aaron and Adam Nee are something of an unknown quantity, with only two features to their name, but the trailer looks like a whole lot of fun. HS

83. I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston is a musical icon, and with such an incredible legacy comes the worry that a biopic would never do her justice. However, with Kasi Lemmons in the driving seat, Whitney’s story should be in safe hands. Naomi Ackie is slated to play Houston, while Ashton Sanders will play her estranged husband Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci portraying legendary producer Clive Davis, who is credited with bringing Houston’s talent to the forefront. HS

84. Wildwood
Stop-motion animation studio Laika is coming home. Their latest fantasy takes place right in the upstart company’s back yard of Portland, Oregon, where a secret forest contains wonders and mysteries galore. Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight returns for this dark-tinted adventure in which a pair of seventh-grade pals must venture into said woods to save a baby kidnapped by a murder of crows, adapted from a novel by The Decemberists frontman and area local Colin Meloy. The film will pay homage to the little-depicted city, incorporating elements of regional culture with painstakingly reconstructed scenery to match. CB

85. Silent Twins
In 1974, the Gibbons family moved to Wales, making daughters June and Jennifer the first Black children in town. Their status as outsiders compelled them to seek refuge in one another, developing a unique language based on their Bajan-Creole heritage and ultimately growing so isolated from the community around them that they were institutionalised in a nightmarish mental facility. Poland’s Agnieszka Smoczyńska makes her English-language debut with a take on this bizarre true story, with Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance in the leading roles. CB

86. Bones and All
Timothée Chalamet and his Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino are together again, and for another heady adolescent romance – albeit with a significantly greater quotient of cannibalism this time around. Taylor Russell portrays a young girl who can’t stop eating people, which has a way of interfering with her crush on Chalamet’s character, though true love has overcome more than that in the past. Guadagnino has tapped his Suspiria co-writer David Kajganich to provide some more of his brand of visceral yet arch horror, fitting his style into the YA-lit genre from which this film has been adapted. CB

87. La Bete
Last seen flexing his acting chops as a taciturn father in Julia Ducournau’s Titane, French provocateur Bertrand Bonello returns with a story about a near future in which all emotions have been suppressed and people are coerced into accepting a mechanical treatment which purifies the DNA. Léa Seydoux and Gaspard Ulliel are pencilled in to star, and with the film announced at the start of 2021, expect to see it at Cannes or, failing that, the Autumn festival season. David Jenkins

88. On Barren Weeds
The lauded Turkish auteur has been on a recent tip of making films with a marked literary bent which all clock in at over three hours (Winter Sleep, The Wild Pear Tree). Even though the logline for this new one, set again in the Anatolia region, is simple enough – a depressed school teacher finds solace in the teachings of a colleague – there’s still every chance this could be a five hour spectacular. Watch this space. DJ

89. The Sky is Everywhere
Josephine Decker’s follow-up to LWLies cover film Shirley is an adaptation of Jandy Nelson’s debut YA novel from 2010 which counts Grace Kaufman, Jason Segel and Cherry Jones among its cast. As a maker of experimental, often caustic character studies, this looks to be a major change of pace for Decker, with a story about a young woman coping with the trauma of the sudden death of her sister. Filming concluded in November of 2020, so this one should be due any time now. DJ

90. The Munsters
There’s something about metal musician turned leftfield horror auteur Rob Zombie that certain rarified genre critics adore. So it’s probably best to ask those guys and gals how they feel about him taking on this quaint ’60s IP that feeds the icons of classic horror through the soap opera meat grinder. All we can say is that, when it comes to casting choices for ultra-goofy Herman Munster, we hope that Zombie has taken a peep at Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza [taps nose, winks]. DJ

 

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91. Two Wolves
Alex Gibney is known as a one-man cottage industry for slick investigative documentary filmmaking. Well not any more, as with the help of Viggo Mortensen and Caleb Landry-Jones, he’s blazing a trail into the world of dramatic fiction with Two Wolves, the story of a Vietnam veteran who made attempts to prevent the infamous My Lai massacre, only to be reprimanded and cast out by his seniors while the perpetrators were initially lionised and then pardoned. All sounds very heavy, but for a guy who’s gone into the books at Enron and behind the curtain at the Church of Scientology, this should be a cake-walk. DJ

92. Dragon’s Lair
As the maker of The Land Before Time and The Secret of Nimh, Don Bluth’s rep as a god of family feature animation is already sealed. So it’s lovely to hear that, at the ripe old age of 84, he’s been handed a wedge of cash by Netflix to make a feature film version of his iconic LaserDisc game Dragon’s Lair, starring Ryan Reynolds in the lead. The twist is that, in a big change for Bluth, this will be live action rather than animated, so keen to see how it turns out. DJ

93. Showing Up
Naturally we’re excited for the forthcoming film by one of the greatest working filmmakers in the world. Kelly Reichardt follows up her low-slung existential western First Cow with a more contemporary tale which reteams her with the star Wendy and Lucy, Certain Women and Meek’s Cutoff, Michelle Williams. The film, which is co-written by partner in screenwriting crime Jonathan Raymond, tells of an artist whose life and career is on the cusp of a major change. DJ

94. Dual
Set for a Sundance premiere, Riley Stearns’ third feature sports an appealing cast in Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul and Jesse Eisenberg, and an intriguing sci-fi plot involving a future where terminally ill people have the option to clone themselves. After one such woman makes a miraculous recovery, she has to fight her clone to the death. All very Highlander. We’re in. HS

95. Baby, Box, Broker
With his previous film, the Paris-set The Truth, there was a sense that beloved Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda was gravitating towards coffee table respectability. For his next one, he’s popped across to South Korea for this drama about “baby boxes”, which are places where parents can anonymously drop babies they’re unable to care for. Sounds heart wrenching already, and as a fun little extra, Korean legend Song Kang-ho is one of the stars. Result. DJ

96. Tori and Lokita
There was a time when the Dardenne brothers were the toast of the arthouse town, scoring a double Palme d’Or win and just seeming unable to slip-up from a creative perspective. Then… they slipped up with the lacklustre The Unknown Girl and Young Ahmed. Tori and Lokita will likely turn up in the Cannes competition come May, and we can cross everything that it’ll be a major return to world beating form for les frères. DJ

97. Living
An adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, with a script written by Kazuo Ishiguro? Count us sceptical but intrigued. For his first film set outside of South Africa, Oliver Hermanus has assembled a British cast including Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood and Tom Burke for this story, set in London, 1952. Nighy plays the central character, a bureaucrat who heads for the coast after receiving a terminal diagnosis, searching for life’s meaning in his final days. Living will premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January, so we’ll find out then how successful this remake has been. HS

98. The Great Freedom
Winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard sidebar, Sebastian Meise’s tender drama sees Franz Rogowski deliver another standout performance. He plays Hans Hoffmann, a man arrested for being gay in postwar Germany, who develops a close relationship with his cellmate, played by Georg Friedrich. We see Hans across the years as he flits in and out of prison, refusing to compromise his identity in the face of unjust laws. The Great Freedom is a moving and vital piece of queer cinema, and a must for any Rogowski fan. HS

ETA: 4 March, 2022

99. Beth & Don
Nicole Holofcener has lately been putting in some hard shift work for other filmmakers, as a much-in-demand screenplay polisher. She’s not back in the hot seat with Beth & Don, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a novelist who one day hears her doting husband admit that he’s not actually a massive fan of her work. Ace tastemaker US distributors A24 have pre-bought the film, so definitely one that’s worth getting excited about. DJ

100. Master Gardener
Even though it has yet to be filmed, we kinda know what Master Gardener is going to be like, as its director has an irrepressible yen for depicting a certain time of man enveloped in a certain type of spiritual loneliness. This one is a horticulturalist who is in love with two women: one old enough to be his mother; another young enough to be his daughter. Decisions, decisions. We loved First Reformed. We loved The Card Counter. We’re going to be front-row centre at the first festival screening for this one, praying for another Schrader break-out success. DJ

PUBLISHED 2 JAN 2022

100 films to look forward to in 2022 – part 2

The second half of our annual survey of the most exciting cinema heading our way over the next 12 months.

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[Infamous114]

 

[g-dog-ona-flytip]

Nope, the woman king, the Munsters, infinity pool and dragons lair stood out to me.

 

[#1hiphopjunki3]

Great thread!!!

Love going to the theatres so I appreciate this thread alot.

 

[mike030270]

Didn't know Tom Cruise was doing another Mission Impossible

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Didn't know Tom Cruise was doing another Mission Impossible

They been filming that for a year. He kirked out in his staff cause they were running around without masks.

 

[mike030270]

They been filming that for a year. He kirked out in his staff cause they were running around without masks.

Oh I forgot about that. I remember hearing the recording. Damn it feels like it's been forever lol

 

[shutupGabi]

100?!?!?!


*furiously looks through list