This week on The Movie Gourmet – new reviews of The Eternal Daughter, Kimi and Stars at Noon. Five current movies are on my Best Movies of 2022: Aftersun, The Fabelmans, Decision to Leave, The Eternal Daughter and Armageddon Time. Coming up during the Holidays: my farewells to filmmakers on the screen and behind the camera and my year-end list of the Best Movies of 2022.
CURRENT MOVIES
- The Eternal Daughter: consumed by mom. In theaters.
- Kimi: an adequate REAR WINDOWS ends as a thrilling WAIT UNTIL DARK. HBO Max.
- Stars at Noon: needs less sweat and more sizzle. Amazon.
- Aftersun: who’s coming of age is this? In theaters.
- The Fabelmans: a mom, a dad and their genius kid. In theaters.
- Decision to Leave: he’s obsessed, and she asks, “Am I so wicked?”. In theaters.
- Causeway: affecting and uplifting. AppleTV.
- The Menu: immune from pretension. In theaters.
- All Quiet on the Western Front: the trauma of war. Netflix.
- Armageddon Time: coming of age – right into a moral choice. In theaters.
- The Banshees of Inisherin: no limits on stubbornness. In theaters.
- Tar: a haughty spirit before a fall. In theaters.
- Triangle of Sadness: more subtlety, please. In theaters.
- The Wonder: a visually beautiful slog. Netflix.
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever: a blowhard plans a stunt, gets an education. AppleTV.
- Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues: what Armstrong was really thinking. AppleTV.
WATCH AT HOME
Daniel Kaluuya in NOPE. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.
During the Holidays, I suspend my usual The most eclectic watch-at-home recommendations you’ll find ANYWHERE so I can highlight the very best movies from earlier in 2022. These are on my list of Best Movies of 2022, and they shouldn’t be overlooked. Now you can watch them all at home.
- Nope: an exceptionally intelligent popcorn movie. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- Montana Story: a family secret simmers, then explodes. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- Compartment No. 6: a surprising journey to connection. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- Poser: personal plagiarism. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- The Tale of King Crab: storytelling at its best. Amazon, AppleTV, Vudu, YouTube, redbox.
- 12 Months: an authentic relationship evolves. Amazon.