The 10 Best Documentaries of 2022

The 60+ members of the National Society of Film Critics (mostly NYFCC and LAFCA members) too some time out on the first Saturday of 2023 to select their honorees for 2022. The top prize went to Todd Field’s “TAR” for Best Film which also won the equivalent prize from the aforementioned Los Angeles and New York critic organizations.

Yes, we’re not quite over with last year. But we’re getting there today, don’t worry.

Candiace Dillard Bassett is one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Potomac having joined the Bravo reality series during Season 3. With Season 7 currently airing, viewers have seen Dillard Bassett getting tested by her costars and the songstress reveals if she has a future on the show.

Owning his mistake. Slater Vance, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance‘s 16-year-old son, apologized for pranking his parents by falsely claiming Michael B. Jordan died.

For decades now, one of the buzziest things you’ll hear at a film festival is, “The best movies here are the documentaries.” It’s often a true statement, but maybe it’s not really about film festivals. For some of us, few things in the movie world can beat the vibrance of nonfiction — the excitement of filmmaking that’s suffused with realty, with life itself.

It seems this time of year every critic is going to weigh in with their 10 Best List for something or other. It is what we do at the end of the year, and 2022 is no different. And as I always do , I cheat. So, sue me. In what has turned out to be a very good year I think for movies, considering the sad state of box office success for the more ambitious and adult-aimed films out there, it has actually been heartening in this still pandemic-affected era to see the Hollywood studios so heavily in the game of producing quality crowd pleasers that also are good enough and deserving enough to make any of these lists, unless that is you are one of those grumpy critic-types who only go for the most obscure anti-entertainments out there. That ain’t me. I like to cheer on what I call movie movies, and I don’t penalize any of them for making some money along the way and bringing back audiences. If they are good, big or small , they are worth championing and so this annual ritual is just another cog-in-the-wheel of doing just that. Now for the “cheating” part.

Mention it all! The Real Housewives of multiple cities had an action-packed 2022, filled with divorces, legal trouble and general drama.

every year is a banner year—but 2022 in particular presented Kate Middleton with some of the highest highs we’ve seen since she became a royal.Some of those include: in January, becoming the (the first time anyone has been publicly known by that title in more than 25 years), and seeing Queen Elizabeth II celebrate 70 remarkable years on the throne at her in June. But these highlights were offset with notable lows—not the least of which, of course, was at 96 years of age on September 8.Sartorially, this made it an interesting year for the princess. Because there was, unfortunately, much to mourn for the royal family this year, we saw her wear more black than in years past.

The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has voted The Woman King Best Film of 2022, Danielle Deadwyler Best Actress for Till and Brendan Fraser for The Whale. For Best Director Gina Prince-Bythewood for The Woman King The announcement was made today by Mike Sargent, co-president, BFCC. Votes were cast and tabulated in New York City at the organization’s annual meeting on December 17, 2022.

The wig gives it away, otherwise we’d be hard-pressed to immediately – or even slowly – recognize Paul Bettany’s fast-talking, extroverted and inquisitive artist character in Anthony McCarten’s The Collaboration as that historic icon of cryptic, mumbled monosyllables Andy Warhol.

2022 marked another banner year for documentary cinema. They have inspired us, informed us, and taken us on unforgettable journeys.

2022 marked another banner year for documentary cinema. They have inspired us, informed us, and taken us on unforgettable journeys.

Audiences are clamoring for more about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s departure from the Royal Family. The first three episodes of their Netflix documentary Harry & Meghan premiered last week to 81.55M hours viewed.

The Golden Globe nominations for 2022 are out! And they’re missing some pretty big names!

In the wake of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s diversity controversy, and their pursuit to increase representation, this year’s selection of diverse TV and film nominees in acting, songwriting, film score, directing and writing is actually up over last year’s: 30 to 26.