Roughly a third of the 104 critics who responded to Jordan Ruimy‘s 2022 halftime poll voted for Everything Everywhere All At Once as the year’s top film — 34 votes, to be exact.
The other nine:
Happening — 25 votes / Haven’t seen it
Crimes of the Future — 24 / HE approved
Top Gun: Maverick — 24 / HE approved
The Northman — 23 / HE respected if not fully approved
After Yang — 21
Vortex — 18
Apollo 10 1/2 — 13 / HE approved
Petite Maman — 13 / Haven’t seen it
The Batman — 12 / HE approved
Posted on 6.6.22: HE’s top seven of ’22: 1. Watcher (BEST), 2. Top Gun: Maverick (HIGHLY EFFICIENT POWER PUNCH), 3. Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood (WARM, AGREEABLE), 4. The Northman (A SLOG THAT I RESPECTED, and what about that Nicole Kidman?), 5. The Batman (HIGHLY RESPECTED, ALL OF A PIECE), 6.Dog (NOT BAD, ANTI-WOKE),
7. Crimes of the Future (DIDN’T ENJOY IT BUT IT’S “GOOD”).
Note: I was about to stream Everything Everywhere All at Once last Friday, but my spirit wilted. I’ll watch it soon. But God, the dread!