The 1A Movie Club: The Best Films Of 2022
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4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Another cause for conversation is the comeback of Brendan Fraser, who has been out of the spotlight for some years after saying he was blacklisted from Hollywood.
We sit down with the screenwriter Samuel Hunter to discuss the movie's subject matter, which has drawn the ire of some critics.
But there's more to discuss than just one film. We roundup our panel and talk about some of the best (and most disappointing) films of the year.
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| 0:00.0 | As the year ends, we're looking back and maybe even a little bit forward at some of the |
| 0:12.0 | best films of 2022. |
| 0:14.6 | It was a year for sequels like Jurassic Park Dominion, Thor, Love and Thunder, and Top Gun |
| 0:20.0 | Maverick. |
| 0:21.0 | It was also a year of horror films like Nope, Smile, and Barbarian. |
| 0:25.5 | The film industry has had to adapt to our pandemic movie-watching habits. |
| 0:29.5 | As we look back, we'll take a look at what that has meant for Hollywood, for this edition |
| 0:33.4 | of the 1A Movie Club. |
| 0:35.2 | And Sarah McCammon, Infergen White, you're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to |
| 0:39.6 | the heart of the story. |
| 0:41.1 | Stay with us, we have a lot to cover after this short break. |
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