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Movies & Series 10 January 2023, 14:18

author: Jan Tracz

Best Movies of 2022

Today we present a list of 12 diverse (and best) titles that defined cinema in 2022. These are films that we will remember for years to come.

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The Whale

The Whale, dir. Darren Aronofsky, A24, 2022 - The best movies of 2022 - documentary - 2022-12-16
The Whale, dir. Darren Aronofsky, A24, 2022
  1. Director : Darren Aronofsky
  2. Genre : drama
  3. Movie length : 1 hour 57 minutes
  4. Where to watch : Cinema

Daren Aronofsky's new project is a film about a man who is so overweight that we can guess from the very beginning that his days are more or less numbered. The Whale is a multifaceted portrait of a man who has to face his own ego, depression, addictions and the outside world for the last time. The main character is played by the excellent Brendan Fraser. The actor, known for example from the cult-classic The Mummy , shines with his performance - his comprehensively played character forms a bond with the viewer.

And even if the symbolism used by the director can be tiring and quite indigestible (because it's quite telling), the role of Fraser and the chemistry between the characters compensate for any shortcomings. In fact, this is one of the few examples of a movie that will probably make you cry, even if you don't like the whole plot concept (cinema magic!). If Fraser doesn't get an Oscar for The Whale next year, I don't know who really deserves that prestigious award.

Jan Tracz

Jan Tracz

Graduated Film Studies (BA and MA) at King's College London, UK. Currently, he writes for Collider, WhyNow, The Upcoming, Ayo News, Interia Film, Przegląd, Film.org.pl, and Gamepressure.com. He has had publications in FIPRESCI, Eye For Film, British Thoughts Magazine, KINO, Magazyn PANI, WP Film, NOIZZ, Papaya Rocks, Tygodnik Solidarnosc, and Filmawka. He has also collaborated with Rock Radio and Movies Room. Conducted interviews with Alejandro González Ińárritu, Lasse Hallström, Michel Franco, Matthew Lewis, and David Thomson. His published works include an essay in the anthology "Nikt Nikomu Nie Tlumaczy: Swiat wedlug Kiepskich w kulturze" (Brak Przypisu Publishing, 2023). Laureate of the Leopold Unger Scholarship in 2023. Member of the Young FIPRESCI Jury during WFF 2023.

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