Honorable Mentions

• Ambulance
• Cha Cha Real Smooth
• Happening
• Hustle
• Kimi
• X

Every year brings new, exciting performances from actors old and new, and 2022 has been no different in its first six months. Here are the best. *Note: I have not yet seen Elvis but, by all accounts, Austin Butler would belong on this list

Honorable Mentions:

• Joel Kim Booster, Fire Island
• Mia Goth, X
• Justin H. Min, After Yang
• Glen Powell, Top Gun: Maverick
• Kali Reis, Catch the Fair One
• Alexander Skarsgård, The Northman
• Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

The first half of the year usually produces one or two solid hits that may make it into the bottom half of critics’ end-of-year lists. 2022 so far has produced enough great material that makes the second half even more exciting. Here are the best movie scenes of the year so far.

Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order):

• Anne at 13,000 ft.
• Barb and Star Go To Vista del Mar
• Bergman Island
• Candyman
• Drive My Car
• Dune: Part One
• The Harder They Fall
• The Killing of Two Lovers
• The Last Duel
• The Mitchells vs. The Machines
• Parallel Mothers
• Summer of Soul (…or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
• Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy