The Cinematropolis Top 5 Movies of 2022

In this episode of The Cinematic Schematic, hosts Caleb Masters, Laron Chapman, Cinematropolis contributor Daniel Bokemper, and the GoodTrash Genrecast's Dalton Stuart, sit down to name their top 5 movies of 2022. The special episode starts with the group catching up on a few of the films watched during the “awards season sprint" of November and December before kicking off the year-end award round-up and countdown. What films were the cream of the crop in the especially uncertain year in Hollywood? Tune into the feature-length discussion to close out the year with our selections! Note: The full breakdown of awards and our top 5 movies of 2022 can be found in the timestamps below. Timestamps 0:18 - Introductions 3:30 - The Whale mini-reviews 9:31 - Babylon mini-reviews 18:01 - White Noise mini-reviews 22:43 - Reflecting on the film industry in 2022 29:54 - Special Award #1 - The "This Could Have Only Been Made in 2022" Award 37:02 - Special Award #2 - The "They Deserved so Much Better” Award 44:23 - Number 5 Movie of 2022 Selections 57:27 - Special Award #3 - The "Movie I Didn’t Get” Award (In loving memory of Filmspotting SVU) 1:06:43 - Special Award #4 - The "Movie They Didn’t Get” Award(In loving memory of Filmspotting SVU) 1:15:28 - Number 4 Movie of 2022 Selections 1:31:10 - Special Award #5 - The "Dom Toretto Movie You’re Most Likely to Watch/Recommend to Your Family” Award 1:39:24 - Special Award #6 - The “Movie You’re Least Likely to Watch with or Recommend to Your Parents” Award 1:48:19 - Number 3 Movie of 2022 Selections 2:00:35 - Special Award #7 - The "Movie You Wish You Saw on the Big Screen" Award 2:06:58 - Special Award #8 - The "Movie That Left You Wanting More" Award 2:17:19 - Number 2 Movie of 2022 Selections 2:29:22 - Special Award #9 - The "Biggest Disappointment of 2022" Award 2:39:23 - Special Award #10 - The "Babu Frik Memorial" Award 2:44:50 - Number 1 Movie of 2022 Selections 2:54:13 - Special Award #11 - The "Never Bet Against James Cameron" Award 2:58: 05 - Special Award #12 - The "Blind Spot of the Year" Award 3:01:17 - Our Most Anticipated Movies of 2023