#858: 2022 Movie Preview

Adam

1. Which ‘change of pace’ movie about an artist - and starring Michelle Williams – will be my #1 film of the year – SHOWING UP or THE FABELMANS?

2. Can there be such a thing as too much Tilda Swinton (answer: of course not) or Who has better taste: Tilda Swinton or the directors who cast her? (h/t David Hudson)

3. How will the director who reimagined the biopic with “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” reimagine the tragic tale of Marilyn Monroe (BLONDE)?

4. Will DISAPPOINTMENT BLVD. be the first time Ari Aster doesn’t disappoint me? or Will Joaquin Phoenix and Meryl Streep finally help me appreciate Ari Aster? or Can I possibly handle four hours of Ari Aster?

5. Will the match of Sam Raimi and Doctor Strange get me out of my Marvel rut following "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS?

Most Anticipated

1. Killers of the Flower Moon

2. After Yang

3. Showing Up

4. Asteroid City

5. Knives Out 2 or Nope

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Josh

1. Will people stop making fun of me for loving AVATAR?

2. Will Guillermo del Toro’s PINOCCHIO become my favorite stop-motion animated film of all time?

3. Will Adam, as a new Bradley Cooper fan, take the next step and rejoin me as a David O. Russell appreciator? (CANTERBURY GLASS)

4. Which Cronenberg family member will mess me up more: David with CRIMES OF THE FUTURE or Brandon with INFINITY POOL?

5. Can Olivia Wilde do funny and scary? (DON’T WORRY DARLING)

Most Anticipated

1. Nope

2. Asteroid City

3. After Yang

4. God’s Creature

5. Pinocchio / Showing Up