Mitchell Beaupre’s Top 10 Films of 2022
Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2022, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists.
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Mitchell Beaupre
Walter Hill on Dead for a Dollar, Physical Courage, Bullwhips, and Samuel Fuller
Once the biggest staple of Hollywood filmmaking, the Western has seen ebbs and flows through the history of cinema. In recent decades you’d be hard-pressed to ...
Vicky Krieps on the Scientific Expedition of Acting, Imagined Worlds, and Hold Me Tight
There are few actors working today with the level of emotional intuitiveness of Vicky Krieps. Whenever she emerges onto a screen you innately feel exactly the ...
Carl Franklin on Subverting Noir Conventions with Devil in a Blue Dress, Eliminating Fear, and the Real American Dream
If Carl Franklin may not have many films in his oeuvre, what’s present has certainly made its mark. His 1992 neo-noir One False Move was originally set by the ...
Peter Strickland on Flux Gourmet, Bowel Issues, Social Anxiety, Taboo Breaking, and Sonic Atmosphere
Peter Strickland wants to break taboos. The man behind films about giallo sound technicians (Berberian Sound Studio), BDSM-practicing lepidopterists (The Duke ...
Anaïs in Love Review: A Breezy, Bright Romance Bursting with Energy
The seasons have changed––spring is here, summer is on the way, and no film out right now better exudes the aura of love in the sunshine than Charline Bourgeoi...
Mira Nair on Mississippi Masala’s Enduring Impact, Body Language, and That Phone Call Scene
After being lost in the tendrils of rights issues for many years, Mira Nair’s 1991 masterpiece Mississippi Masala is finally being brought back to audiences wi...
Windfall Review: A Subversive, Slightly Undercooked Throwback Three-Hander
From the old school ‘50s-era opening titles, you can feel what tone Charlie McDowell’s Windfall is going for. The director’s third feature plays up the Hitchco...
Deep Water Review: The Erotic Thriller is Resurrected with Lurid, Unabashedly Horny Abandon
The tale of Deep Water’s production and release could have easily overshadowed the film itself. Marking the return of Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 ½ Weeks)...
The Adam Project Review: The Netflix Algorithm Spews Out Hollow, Formless Sci-Fi Adventure
The Adam Project, the latest big-budget Netflix release you likely haven’t heard of until now, opens with a bit of text explaining that “Time travel exists. Yo...
Mitchell Beaupre
Mitchell Beaupre is the Senior Editor at Letterboxd, and currently based out of Newark, Delaware. For every new movie they watch, they're adding five more to their neverending Letterboxd watchlist.