Combined countdown of the best (my personal favorite) 25 Films and Albums of 2022. Films are based off US non-festival release date/if I decided to include them.
I have yet to see several movies from the last year. In fact I have a letterboxd list of over 200 2022 films I haven’t watched. So this is more of a where I stand at the end of 2022 video, but that is a bad title.
Film list and album list are created separately and then placed together. Half the fun is seeing what album will match with what movie. And it really is impossible to plan because late releasing movies will come along and shift the entire movie list. So instead I just let each list fall where it may and try my best to match a song from the album with the corresponding video clip I made.
My rankings are pretty subjective. I enjoyed everything I put in here and, depending on mood, could move so many of them up or down.
For a full and updating list, see the 2022 letterboxd List.
Playlist of music found in the video, as well as song alternates used in edits that didn’t make it.
List of Songs Used in video:
“Goosebumps” by MØ
“Bittersweet, TN” by Kevin Morby,Erin Rae
“Chloë” by Father John Misty
“Priority Boredom” by Kae Tempest
“Teeth” by Perfume Genius
“No Man’s Land” by Júníus Meyvant
“Show Me the War” by Emily Jane White
“Blood” by POLIÇA
“Alien Coast” by St. PAul & The Broken Bones
“Esperanto” by Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
“meta angel” by FKA twigs
“Lion Heart” by Stanley Brinks & Freschard
“FLUE” by Sudan Archives
“I Don’t Really Care for You” by CMAT
“Half a Wizard, Half a Witch” by Melissa Laveaux
“BLOODY FUTURE” by Kilo Kish
“Gin Atomic” by Townland
“CHICKEN TERIYAKI” by ROSALÍA
“Delighted” by Benjamin Clementine
“A Dangerous Thing” by AURORA
“Superstar” by Beach House
“Coke Room” by Justin Hurwitz
“Right Now” by Angel Olsen
“Come On Kiki” by Emily Wells
“Fuck Jerry Mercer” by Dan Romer
“Wild Child” by The Black Keys
“I Am War” by ORI
“Falling” by Maverick Sabre
“Strange Weather” by Karen Ann & Quatuor Debussy
“Made of Gold” by Ibeyi,Pa Salieu
“Abomination” by Shamir
“Chaise Longue” by Wet Leg
“Lost” by Zola Jesus
“Strangers (feat. A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels)” by Danger Mouse,Black Thought,A$AP Rocky,Run The Jewels
“Mémoires d’un arbre” by René Aubry
“À l’Histoire” by Tinariwen
“Take That” by Bob Vylan
“Talkin (feat. Kelis & Tiana Major9)” by Kojey Radical,Kelis,Tiana Major9
“Foolius Caesar” by King Hannah
“Becoming All Alone” by Regina Spektor
“Nothing No More” by Erik Walters
“Cloak” by Raury,Loota
“Edge of the Edge” by Panda Bear,Sonic Boom
“Second Nature” by Lucius
“Come Around” by Carla dal Forno
“Come to Mama” by LOLO
“Hard Road (Oh Bill)” by Bill Baird,Jordan Sellergren
“Big (feat. Big Freedia)” by Tank and The Bangas,Big Freedia
“Gorilla” by Little Simz
“MUTUAL FRIEND” by Jessie Reyez
“Oh God” by Miya Folick