Year-End Lists

Nina Metz: The Best TV of 2022, as published by The Chicago Tribune, in alphabetical order

[see also 2023]

• Abbott Elementary
• Bust Down
• Couples Therapy
• Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire
• Lost Ollie
• Rap Sh!t
• Slow Horses
• The Bear
• The Ipcress File
• The Lincoln Lawyer

Jennifer Lucy Allan: The Best Music of 2022, as published by The Quietus where she also has a list of reissues and archivals

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019]

• Music For Four Guitars
  Bill Orcutt
• Broken Gargoyles
  Diamanda Galás
• Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d'amore
  Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker
• The Afrorack
  Afrorack
• American Rituals
  Cheri Knight
• The House Rabbit of Jesus Green
  Richard Thomas
• Languoria
  Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka
• Bridge Variations (or The Song of Stokholm)
  Jon Collin
• Chasing the Phantom
  Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat
• Hrdy-Grdy
  Jem Finer

Kevin Fallon: The 22 Best TV Shows of 2022, as published by The Daily Beast

[see also 2020]

1. What We Do in the Shadows
2. Better Things
3. The Good Fight
4. Somebody Somewhere
5. The White Lotus
6. Reservation Dogs
7. Barry
8. Severance
9. Bad Sisters
10. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
11. Fleishman Is in Trouble
12. Abbott Elementary
13. Better Call Saul
14. This Is Going to Hurt
15. I Love That for You
16. The Bear
17. The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans
18. Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire
19. We Own This City
20. Bluey
21. The Boys
22. A League of Their Own

Nick Schager: Best Movies of 2022, as published by The Daily Beast

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
2. Three Minutes: A Lengthening
   Bianca Stigter
3. Murina
   Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
4. Playground
   Laura Wandel
5. Return to Seoul
   Davy Chou
6. No Bears
   Jafar Panahi
7. Benediction
   Terence Davies
8. Elvis
   Baz Luhrmann
9. Vortex
   Gaspar Noé
10. Ambulance
    Michael Bay

Honorable Mention

• Decision to Leave
  Park Chan-wook
• The Eternal Daughter
  Joanna Hogg
• Great Freedom
  Sebastian Meise
• Hit the Road
  Panah Panahi
• A Wounded Fawn
  Travis Stevens
• The Quiet Girl
  Colm Bairéad
• All Quiet on the Western Front
  Edward Berger
• Kimi
  Steven Soderbergh
• Men
  Alex Garland
• Living
  Oliver Hermanus
• Flux Gourmet
  Peter Strickland
• Happening
  Audrey Diwan
• Both Sides of the Blade
  Claire Denis
• Blonde
  Andrew Dominik
• Top Gun: Maverick
  Joseph Kosinski

Scott Tobias: The Best Movies of 2022, as posted at The Reveal where it appears alongside fun selections like "Reason for Hope," "Reason for Despair," "Most Annoying Discourse," and "Most Anticipated Film" of next year

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Tár
   Todd Field
2. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
4. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
5. After Yang
   Kogonada
6. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
7. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
8. Benediction
   Terence Davies
9. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
10. Confess, Fletch
    Greg Mottola
11. Kimi
    Steven Soderbergh
12. Armageddon Time
    James Gray
13. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis
14. Happening
    Audrey Diwan
15. Hit the Road
    Panah Panahi

Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2022

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2011]

1. Wet Leg
   Wet Leg
2. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow
   Weyes Blood
3. Once Twice Melody
   Beach House
4. Blue Rev
   Alvvays
5. A Light for Attracting Attention
   The Smile
6. Painless
   Nilüfer Yanya
7. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
   Big Thief
8. We've Been Going About This All Wrong
   Sharon Van Etten
9. Expert in a Dying Field
   The Beths
10. All Of Us Flames
    Ezra Furman
11. Laurel Hell
    Mitski
12. Asphalt Meadows
    Death Cab for Cutie
13. Stumpwork
    Dry Cleaning
14. Ants From Up There
    Black Country, New Road
15. Big Time
    Angel Olsen
16. Giving the World Away
    Hatchie
17. Cool It Down
    Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18. The Overload
    Yard Act
19. Labyrinthitis
    Destroyer
20. Flood
    Stella Donnelly
21. Being Funny in a Foreign Language
    The 1975
22. Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
    Kendrick Lamar
23. God Save the Animals
    Alex G
24. Skinty Fia
    Fontaines D.C.
25. Lucifer on the Sofa
    Spoon
26. Pre Pleasure
    Julia Jacklin
27. Alpha Zulu
    Phoenix
28. Sometimes, Forever
    Soccer Mommy
29. Autofiction
    Suede
30. I Love You Jennifer B
    Jockstrap
31. Chloë and the Next 20th Century
    Father John Misty
32. Versions of Modern Performance
    Horsegirl
33. Crash
    Charli XCX
34. Farm to Table
    Bartees Strange
35. Everything Was Beautiful
    Spiritualized
36. Pompeii
    Cate Le Bon
37. Renaissance
    Beyoncé
38. The Tipping Point
    Tears for Fears
39. Cave World
    Viagra Boys
40. Hellfire
    black midi
41. Growing Up
    The Linda Lindas
42. Warm Chris
    Aldous Harding
43. Formentera
    Metric
44. Anywhere But Here
    Sorry
45. Endless Rooms
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
46. My Boy
    Marlon Williams
47. Reset
    Panda Bear and Sonic Boom
48. Florist
    Florist
49. Beatopia
    Beabadoobee
50. Midnights
    Taylor Swift
51. Preacher's Daughter
    Ethel Cain
52. Fossora
    Björk
53. Time Skiffs
    Animal Collective
54. The Car
    Arctic Monkeys
55. Blue Skies
    Dehd
56. Boat Songs
    MJ Lenderman
57. You Belong There
    Daniel Rossen
58. Inner World Peace
    Frankie Cosmos
59. YTI⅃AƎЯ
    Bill Callahan
60. Squeeze
    SASAMI
61. The Loneliest Time
    Carly Rae Jepsen
62. Harry's House
    Harry Styles
63. Heartmind
    Cass McCombs
64. Bleed Out
    The Mountain Goats
65. Mahal
    Toro y Moi
66. This Is A Photograph
    Kevin Morby
67. Natural Brown Prom Queen
    Sudan Archives
68. Raw Data Feel
    Everything Everything
69. Ugly Season
    Perfume Genius
70. Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
    Porridge Radio
71. The Great Awakening
    Shearwater
72. A Bit of Previous
    Belle and Sebastian
73. Tresor
    Gwenno
74. Alluvium
    C Duncan
75. Two Ribbons
    Let’s Eat Grandma
76. ILYSM
    Wild Pink
77. (watch my moves)
    Kurt Vile
78. The Dream
    alt-J
79. Weather Alive
    Beth Orton
80. Freakout/Release
    Hot Chip
81. Palomino
    First Aid Kit
82. Cheat Codes
    Danger Mouse and Black Thought
83. Headful of Sugar
    Sunflower Bean
84. Life Is Yours
    Foals
85. Moss
    Maya Hawke
86. Avatars Of Love
    Sondre Lerche
87. Classic Objects
    Jenny Hval
88. I Walked With You A Ways
    Plains
89. Inside Problems
    Andrew Bird
90. The Bible
    Lambchop
91. Sound Of The Morning
    Katy J Pearson
92. Nothing's Ever Fine
    Oceanator
93. Here Is Everything
    The Big Moon
94. EBM
    Editors
95. When the Wind Forgets Your Name
    Built to Spill
96. Hold the Girl
    Rina Sawayama
97. Everything Was Forever
    Sea Power
98. Household Name
    Momma
99. Rolling Golden Holy
    Bonny Light Horseman
100. World Wide Pop
     Superorganism

The Atlantic: The 35 Best Podcasts of 2022

[see also 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018]

1. All There Is with Anderson Cooper
2. The Outlaw Ocean
3. Death of an Artist: The Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre Story
4. BEING Trans
4. BEING Golden
5. Bone Valley
6. Wild Boys
7. In Trust
8. Sorry About The Kid
9. The King of Kowloon
10. The Loudest Girl in the World
11. Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's
12. This Is Dating
13. The Sum of Us
14. Missed Fortune
15. Mother Country Radicals
16. Articles of Interest: American Ivy
17. The Last Cup
18. Dear Poetry
19. Cover Story: Seed Money
20. We Were Three
21. Normal Gossip
22. Buffy
23. Uncared For
24. Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade
25. Women's Work
26. Borderline Salty
27. Not Lost
28. Welcome to Paradise
29. Case 63
30. School Colors
31. Réunion: Shark Attacks in Paradise
32. Til This Day with Radio Rahim
33. Can I tell you a secret?
34. My Mother Made Me
35. My Unlived Life

Sam Adams: Top 10 Movies of 2022, as posted to his Substack where it's accompanied by a few thoughts about why a Top 10 list may have more, or fewer, than ten entries and why "alphabetizing Top 10 lists is the coward’s way out"

[see also 2023 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. After Yang
   Kogonada
2. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
3. Armageddon Time
   James Gray
4. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
5. The Eternal Daughter
   Joanna Hogg
6. Return to Seoul
   Davy Chou
7. The Banshees of Inisherin
   Martin McDonagh
8. No Bears
   Jafar Panahi
9. Fire of Love
   Sara Dosa
10. All That Breathes
    Shaunak Sen
11. Emily the Criminal
    John Patton Ford
12. Resurrection
    Andrew Semans
13. Descendant
    Margaret Brown
14. Triangle of Sadness
    Ruben Östlund
15. Speak No Evil
    Christian Tafdrup
16. We're All Going to the World's Fair
    Jane Schoenbrun

Wired: The Best TV Shows of 2022

• House of the Dragon
• Andor
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
• Severance
• Barry
• The Bear
• I Love That for You
• The Afterparty
• The White Lotus
• 101 Places to Party Before You Die
• We're Here
• Abbott Elementary
• Peacemaker
• Hacks

The Film Stage: Top 50 Films of 2022

[see also 2023 • 2021 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. Crimes of the Future
   David Cronenberg
4. EO
   Jerzy Skolimowski
5. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
   Laura Poitras
6. Top Gun: Maverick
   Joseph Kosinski
7. Benediction
   Terence Davies
8. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
9. Decision to Leave
   Park Chan-wook
10. Nope
    Jordan Peele
11. Saint Omer
    Alice Diop
12. The Banshees of Inisherin
    Martin McDonagh
13. Women Talking
    Sarah Polley
14. Armageddon Time
    James Gray
15. After Yang
    Kogonada
16. The Eternal Daughter
    Joanna Hogg
17. One Fine Morning
    Mia Hansen-Løve
18. RRR
    S.S. Rajamouli
19. Pacifiction
    Albert Serra
20. Elvis
    Baz Luhrmann
21. The Novelist's Film
    Hong Sang-soo
22. Jackass Forever
    Jeff Tremaine
23. Ambulance
    Michael Bay
24. We're All Going to the World's Fair
    Jane Schoenbrun
25. Avatar: The Way of Water
    James Cameron
26. Il Buco
    Michelangelo Frammartino
27. Everything Everywhere All at Once
    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
28. Fire of Love
    Sara Dosa
29. Triangle of Sadness
    Ruben Östlund
30. The Plains
    David Easteal
31. Return to Seoul
    Davy Chou
32. Kimi
    Steven Soderbergh
33. Bones and All
    Luca Guadagnino
34. Blonde
    Andrew Dominik
35. Ahed's Knee
    Nadav Lapid
36. Mad God
    Phil Tippett
37. All That Breathes
    Shaunak Sen
38. Funny Pages
    Owen Kline
39. The Girl and the Spider
    Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher
40. Friends and Strangers
    James Vaughan
41. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
    Dean Fleischer Camp
42. Turning Red
    Domee Shi
43. No Bears
    Jafar Panahi
44. Both Sides of the Blade
    Claire Denis
45. Three Thousand Years of Longing
    George Miller
46. Fabian: Going to the Dogs
    Dominik Graf
47. Magic Spot
    Charles Roxburgh
48. Living
    Oliver Hermanus
49. De humani corporis fabrica
    Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
50. A Night of Knowing Nothing
    Payal Kapadia