BETTER MAN Review

The Musical Biopic has Garnered Something of a Bad Reputation as of Late, but Director Michael Gracey and Robbie Williams are Here to Set Things Straight.

NOSFERATU Review

Director Robert Eggers Authentically Delivers on the Startling Terror of what Made (and makes) this Long-Looming Figure of the Genre so Horrifying.

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Review

Timothée Chalamet Captures Enough of Bob Dylan's Essence to Introduce a New Generation and Remind the Older ones of What Made the Poet So Singular to Begin With.

HERETIC Review

A Sharply-Written, Expertly Performed Mind Game of a Psychological Thriller that is a Critical Reading of both Organized Religion as well as those who Think Critically.

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX Review

Todd Phillips' Sequel to his 2019 Mega-Hit Isn't Necessarily an Enjoyable Experience, but Gives One Plenty of Reasons to Admire its Ambitions.

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Top 10 of 2022


This year was a bit of a contradiction in movie watching and movie criticism for me. After being able to get back into the swing of things with my YouTube channel, TAVERN TALK, in 2021 this year marked the first full calendar year in which I produced a weekly video review of the biggest release of the week on my own. I’m proud of what that channel has become and the people that I have been able to meet reviewing movies in this fashion even if the growth hasn’t been what I’d like it to be. I wish I could dedicate countless hours to the channel and produce multiple videos a day, but that's just not in the cards at this point in life and the amount of work it takes to produce these reviews at the level of quality I like and the consistency I’ve done has come to also hinder my viewing habits - cutting into time I could have spent watching more films. This end of year list would typically be a video I publish on the channel (& may still be, but will also appear here for the sake of timing), but while the video format of reviewing movies has been an experience I’ve largely enjoyed it’s not one I can necessarily keep up with at any kind of competitive rate moving forward and this will be cutting back on those in the new year. I want to be able to see more films in general (I only saw 129 new releases in 2022 where in year's past I typically see over 200) as well as work on projects of my own within the world of film without having to pour all of my time and energy into videos about other people’s movies. All of that to say, I obviously didn’t see everything I wanted to in 2022 and hope to catch-up with many at the top of my watchlist soon, but as it is the final day of the year my ten favorite films of this year are as follows…