Elvis (2022)

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Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) reflects on his life, how he came to manage Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), and the highs and lows he had with the famous rock’n’roller.

Obi-Wan Kenobi – (Disney+)

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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a legendary Jedi. Hiding on Tattoine and watching over a young Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan is called to help save someone and along the way is confronted with Darth Vader, who was once his padawin known as Anakin.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

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Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) returns to the Top Gun academy to coach the best young flyers in the Navy on how to navigate a very dangerous mission in Top Gun: Maverick.

The Northman (2022)

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Amleth (Alexander Skarsgard) was a young prince whose father was murdered by his uncle. He goes into hiding and becomes a Viking who is utterly consumed by his fury. After meeting a seeress, he sets out to complete his revenge and fulfill the vow he made to himself as a child: “I will avenge you, Father. I will save you, Mother. I will kill you, Fjolnir.”

Severance Season 1 (AppleTV+)

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Severance is a mystery show that follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott), an employee for the mysterious company, Lumon. He is severed, meaning that due to his job, his memories are divided into two parts – his work-self, called an “innie,” and his home-self, called an “outie.” This means that he cannot remember what he does at work when outside of it and when at work, he can’t remember what he does at home.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

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Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) is a stressed woman who is not happy with how her life has turned out. On the way to an IRS appointment, she is unexpectedly tasked with saving the multiverse and must learn to channel her other selves in order to do so.

Licorice Pizza (2021)

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Licorice Pizza follows Alana (Alana Haim) and Gary (Cooper Hoffman) as they navigate their burgeoning relationship in the San Fernando Valley during the 1970s. Gary is immediately enamored with Alana, while she flounders with returning Gary’s affections and being mad at him.

Top 10 Movies of 2021

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2021 was definitely a busy year for movies. Unfortunately, I haven’t had the opportunity to see any of the Foreign Language films currently in Oscar contention like Parallel Mothers, Drive My Car, The Worst Person in the World, or Petite Maman.

Honorable mentions go to Spencer, Passing, Luca, Shiva Baby, and Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.

Mass (2021)

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Mass follows two sets of parents – Gail (Martha Plimpton) and Jay (Jason Isaacs), and Linda (Ann Dowd) and Richard (Reed Birney) – years after a tragic event, who agree to have a conversation together to try and reach closure.

Most Anticipated Movies of 2022

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Well, 2021 passed by in a blink of an eye and 2022 may end up being an exciting year for movies. I am waiting to see the Tragedy of Macbeth before posting my Top 10 of 2021, but that will be coming soon! Also, you may see some repeats from my Most Anticipated of 2021 post as release dates were shuffled once again due to the pandemic. Here’s hoping that all these films listed below are actually released this year.