"You won't be alone" is the one on your list which surprised me the most. At first I was annoyed by the obvious Terrence Malick-style voice over, but then I realized it was important for the story because every time she changes body, we can still hear her thoughts. Impressive cinematography, despite the limited budget. Also, the village and the costumes felt very real and lived in.

@Madikkensin

Жыл бұрын

Loved this movie, it was beautiful

@Hexentric8

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed it too, I just wish Noomi Rapace herself was in the film a little bit more.

Always be honest about your horror opinions, it’s why we love your channel!

I love this top 10 list. Was pleasantly surprised how many were better than expected! Loved the stories and getting to know the characters with this batch. Still looking forward to next year's offerings though,and would definitely love a non-horror list if you're offering. Great job! Thanks

Favorite horror movies of 2022 -X -Pearl -Men -Crimes Of The Future -Nope -Bodies Bodies Bodies -Barbarian -The Hatching -The Black Phone -Scream 5

It’s so interesting seeing how different every ones top ten is of the year it’s been an unreal year for horror and yesss I’d love to see your non horror top ten. Thanks for making such great content for us all year ❤❤

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the support Lara

@gustercc

Жыл бұрын

I personally think this was a great year for movies. I’ve seen dinner really groundbreaking films this year.

@Pa1magram

Жыл бұрын

Good list. I never saw ‘mad dog’. I’m surprised you didn’t have ‘pearl’ on your top ten. ‘Men’ was terrible! Do you see ‘speak no evil’????? Amazing horror film! I promise you that you will LOVE it!

@monkeyballs512

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, lots of great horror this year. X is pretty consistently at or near the top of every list, tho. It’s just wonderful. Also, thanks for not healing praise on Terrifier 2 and putting it on your list. It’s a great story about a successful crowd funding and an independent filmmaker realizing his dream, but the film itself was just totally mediocre

Glad X and Barbarian made it on here. Haven’t seen Smile yet, but I’ve been meaning to. Merry Christmas Emma.

Thanks so much for sharing your favourites this Christmas Eve, Emma! Merry Christmas, and cheers to you for providing us the best KZread horror content this year :)

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Same to you!! ❤️❤️

I look forward to your reviews, you’re one of the only horror reviews channels that I can’t wait for the next video to release. Keep up your awesome work and true to yourself personality. XO

Non-horror list would be very welcome. Merry Christmas Emma. You are very appreciated. Just got the Smile Blu-ray & it seemed even spookier than in the cinema.

I LOVE that you included ‘You won’t be alone’. It was in my top list too but I never hear anyone talk about it. It’s such a great movie.

@mars-jr5uu

Жыл бұрын

Hii

I love hearing you speak with such passion and enthusiasm. It makes me like all of these movies even more! X, Barbarian, and You Won’t Be Alone are my standouts. And Mad God. Honorable mentions that actually scared me (besides Barbarian) are Incantation and Speak No Evil. Thanks for another spooky year!

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you mark!!!!

I love how your list is so many different movies and not all the top Hollywood movies!! I need to watch barbarian I’ve heard nothing but good things❤️ also merry Christmas Emma thanks for another amazing year

Smile was such a good surprise, I agree: It's not "commercial" horror, it's a good story and the final arc is so good

@MisterCaution

Жыл бұрын

Smile was fun AH. It proved that sometimes originality isn’t as important as how the filmmakers tell a horror story.

@clgoodson7

3 ай бұрын

Smile was a nice surprise. The trailer made me cringe and it turned out sooo good.

Unscripted…Wow, great job. Thanks so much Emma for another year of great insight into the genre we love and your horror recommendations. I hope you and Dean have a Wonderful Holiday and I’m looking forward to another year of great horror with you giving us some insight into what’s coming next. Merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you for all your hard work and input this year Emma! You are the only go-to reference for me. My three favorite horror movies of the year were Allegoria, Soft & Quiet and Terrifier 2.

@pattiray8542

Жыл бұрын

Oh my, Soft and Quiet!!!!! Now that was horrifying 😳

This was a great year for cinema, horror and otherwise. Lots of debuts, new talent and fresh takes. Loved Fresh, Resurrection, Bones and All and Barbarian as well! Happy holidays, Emma!

Loved this vid! Always love the year wrap-ups (horror and not). I loved so many of these, but I'm so glad you mentioned You Won't Be Alone. That one gripped me, it was so unique. Happy New Year!

"You won't be alone" imo is one of the best films I've seen in a very long time, in so many ways. there was at least one part that had me in tears, its a very special movie, i love it so much!!!! im so glad it made your list (and almost in the top 3 :D ) also "Fresh" was soooo good!!! loved it so much!!

You always recommend the best movies Emma. I can’t wait to check these out this weekend :)

happy holidays Emma! thanx so much for your contributions to my year.

I would love to see your top ten non-horror movies of the year! You are one of my favorite KZreadrs because you are so straight forward and honest about your opinions. I would love to hear more. Merry Christmas! 🎁

My number one for 2022 is unequivocally The Black Phone. It brought coming of age horror to a new level and just gave us an amazingly engrossing story. Plus, Madeline McGraw is phenomenal! She stole literally every scene she was in. X is a close second. I've seen it seven times and can't get enough of it.

@jonathanyoe4189

Жыл бұрын

I loved black phone!!

@toniasampley695

Жыл бұрын

I loved the black phone!! It had everything…terror, sadness, moments that made me laugh; just overall it was a really good film.

@ryanholden9977

8 ай бұрын

X is a masterpiece!

When you commented that Gaspar Noe was one of your favourite directors I knew this channel mirrored my cinematic sensibilities. One of the highlights of 2022 was discovering Spooky Astronauts. I went to see Barbarian, Smile, and The Menu solely based on your recs for those movies. Absolutely loved the first two. Still need to catch up with a couple films, but my top 3 would definitely be the same as yours, probably 1) nope 2) Barbarian 3) X. All 3 of those films were so fun and brought something new to the horror genre. Bones & All was absolutely beautiful as well. And yes, please see “Waves”. It is a beautiful, fantastic flick. Cheers. Thank you for shining a light on horror & dark cinema. See you in 2023.

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, glad we align !

@fleshtaffy

Жыл бұрын

the rape scene in irrreversible is incredible, gives me goosebumps

Thanks for including Bones and All. It really impressed me, but a lot of folks don't seem to have been picking up on it. Such a commentary on otherness.

Thanks for the List and Video 😀 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays.

What I love about your videos is that you are always open about what you like regardless of what critics or fans love or hate. I feel like a lot of people’s opinions are based on what is popular to say. Feeling like you’re genuine and don’t follow the crowd is so fantastic and refreshing, thank you!

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much that means alot to me

Merry Christmas Emma 🎄❤️🎅 always wonderful to see your videos, I have lost count how many of your recommendations I ended up loving, thank you so much.

I look forward to these lists every year because it inspires what I will watch after the holidays! My faves this year were Fresh and Nope, and I liked Barbarian and X. I’ll be adding several of these to my list of post-holiday viewing. Thanks!

Would love love to hear your other non- horror top 10! As every year. I don’t have a full top 10 of Horror this year but my 5 or Horror/ Suspense such 5. Beast 4. Don’t Worry Darling 3. Scream 2. Smile 1. Barbarian

I watched 9, 7, 6, 4, 3, and 1 this year. Loved them all! Great channel, thanks for all the hard work!

great list emma,wishing you all the best for 2023,keep those great reviews coming❣

Cool list. “Nope” was so fantastic. I’ve seen it twice and will probably watch it again. Yes, you need to see “Waves”. It’s great. Have a Happy New Year!

Love this list, it is so thoughtful and representative You Wont Be Alone is my favorite of the year, we would love and need to see your top non horror of the year!!

Because of Fresh: Daisy Edgar Jones deserves an oscar for that scene when she is waking up after he drugged her. When his mask falls and she slowly realizes the situation. I could feel her increasing fear, the increasing levels of adrenaline in her blood, and her disappointment in him. With every second she gets closer to hyperventilating during these 3 minutes. Seriously - this is terrific acting.

Thanks Emma. Picked up some new recommendations from you as usual, you're a deadset aussie champ.

Rebecca Hall is a really underrated actor! The Awakening is one of my favourite gothic horrors. I would love to see a non-horror top 10 list!

@AndrewWatsonChangingWay

Жыл бұрын

She is amazing.

@HayGurlHay

Жыл бұрын

Oooh have you seen The Night House with Rebecca Hall? I think you'd like it if you haven't seen yet!

@Olivia-lj7qn

Жыл бұрын

@@HayGurlHay yes, I have! I really enjoyed it.

@miseryeternal7979

Жыл бұрын

@@HayGurlHayNight House was probably my fav of 2021

@davidbutler1622

Жыл бұрын

The Gift is a great film

Just wanted to leave a comment to say I was so excited when I saw you posted this video! I agree on many of your opinons in general so it was an amazing video! (and I'd very much like to watch your non horror top 10), I'm relatively new to horror but I think my favorite is Nope, it's SO beautifully made. I only watched it once tho, so I'm curious now hahahah. Anyway, keep doing what you do cause it's so amazing, you always have interesting films to talk about (last film I watched was Soft and Quiet, cause you talked about it, and wow). Happy Holidays!

Great list Emma. I'm so glad you liked you won't be alone as much as me. I agree that not enough people are talking about it. Would very much like your non horror list. For me it's 1. The innocents 2. You won't be alone 3. X 4. Nope 5. Moloch 6. Watcher 7. The menu 8. Fresh 9. Incantation 10. The black phone

Great list Emma! There are a few on your list that I will have to check out. We had an excellent year in horror. Have a happy holidays and a great new year to everyone.

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Same to you!

Think Watcher was my fave, fresh was fun and Smile moved me the most; felt like watching a Japanese horror. Thankfully still have a few to discover over Christmas - yes do a non-horror / wackadoo top ten please. Merry Christmas!

Hell yeah Emma. Stick to being genuine. That's why you're my #1 channel.. Have a great Xmas everyone

That was actually EXCITING. Cheers! Merry Christmas from me and Dawn 😊

I'm going to check out all of these movies. Thanks for making the list for us!

Great list, Emma! Barbarian was my no. 1.

I remember hearing about the production of Barbarian and that it starred Bill Skarsgard and Justin Long, but it wasn't on my radar for the longest time. Then I saw your review before it premiered and immediately prioritized a viewing. Caught it in a Dolby theater on opening night and was blown away. It's rare that a horror film actually scares me and I fondly remember how fun it was to squirm in my seat as Georgina Campbell steps into that dark hallway. Thank you for directing me towards that experience! And X is the ultimate slasher! I truly can't decide between X and Pearl. They're two sides of the perfect horror coin to me.

@fleshtaffy

Жыл бұрын

X and Pearl were trash. They haven't even written the ending to the story, clearly a cash grab with a strong female lead. They'll turn the story into whatever is trendy. 2022 things.

I watched You won’t be alone because of your recommendation, and you were right on! Excellent film! Done so well!

Merry Christmas Emma! My favs this year are 5. Fresh 4. X 3. Pearl 2. Barbarian 1. Nope

Excellent video! I've seen a few of these, but will check out all the others. They sound/look great! Thank you.

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome picks! There's a few films on here that I fully concede are just not for me, despite acknowledging the amazing craft and beautiful storytelling involved. Films I appreciate more than I personally vibe with 😆 And a bunch I really love too! I'm hoping to cram in a bunch more before the end of the year before I do my list.

Thanks for your list!

What a great list, I'm so proud of myself for guessing your number one pick! These are my Top 10 horrors of this year: 10 - Smile 9 - Barbarian 8 - X 7 - Nope 6 - Pearl 5 - The Innocents (kinda toeing the line between being a 2021 or 2022 release, but it was only released in my country this year so I'm counting it) 4 - Hellraiser (absolutely surprised how much I loved this one) 3 - Watcher 2 - Speak no evil 1- Bones and All (absolutely blew me away and I haven't stopped thinking about it) I have yet to watch Resurection and You won't be alone so maybe those will change my top 10 in the future

Nice list! Ty so much! Haven't watched all of them because some are not available where I am. But I'll keep them on my list! I LOVED Men. Exactly my kind of movie, stunning scenes, excellent lead actress, weird, surrealistic. It was a bit slow but so much details to look for. The end blew my mind. As some said in their comments, Rebecca Hall is a fantastic actress. I know that everything she's in is good. So I'll search for the movie you recommended ( forgot the tittle) .

@MrJagermeister

Жыл бұрын

That final scene from Men will haunt me.

Loved Men!! 🙌 So glad it made your top 10!

I would love to see your top 10 non-horror! My current top horror of 2022: 1) Scream - incredibly biased but it meant so much to me and I’ve watched it 6 times this year. 2) The Menu 3) Bones and All 4) Bodies Bodies Bodies. 5) Nope 6) Fresh 7) X 8) Barbarian 9) The Black Phone 10) Pearl

@griffinnio

Жыл бұрын

Glad to see Bones and All on this list. Great film

@screambloodyhorror

Жыл бұрын

Cool to see love for Bones and All!

@chaospeace8539

Жыл бұрын

Gonna check these out. Watched The Black Phone and I loved it!

@wolfpack5183

Жыл бұрын

I agree with 99% of ur list. When I first watched barbarian, OMG I HATED IT! It’s maybe my least fav horror movie

Had a great time seeing Barbarian over Halloween weekend. Probs my fave this year

Happy Holidays Emma!

Merry Christmas Emma 🎄 xx

You Won't Be Alone is so fantastic; it's my #5 in the current top 10 I'm working on

@MadailinBurnhope

Жыл бұрын

turned into 20 (horrors and horror-adjacent thrillers): 1. Nope 2. You Are Not My Mother 3. The Batman 4. Banshees of Inisherin 5. You Won't Be Alone 6. The Wonder 7. Prey 8. Soft and Quiet 9. The Apology 10. Something in the Dirt 11. Speak No Evil 12. Resurrection 13. Blood Relatives 14. Saloum 15. We're All Going To The World's Fair 16. What Josiah Saw 17. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio 18. Barbarian 19. Men 20. Wendell & Wild

@MadailinBurnhope

Жыл бұрын

honourable mentions (also loved!): Lamb -- an incredibly poignant Icelandic folktale about a grieving farming couple who give birth to a literal lamb, to me a poignant metaphor about how we throw ourselves into our mundane everyday in order to cope with grief, find meaning in it, and life after it; an appropriate mix of the absurd and the emotional Incantation -- a Taiwanese found-footage film foregrounding authentic belief around motherhood and generational curses; even as I write this description I'm hearing ghosts asking me why it didn't make the top 20 Hellraiser 22 -- Jamie Clayton, a trans woman, makes the best and most authentic Pinhead here, and the movie is visually dazzling; however (and I hate to be that girl, but) parts of it were little over-long, dull and a bit muddled The Northman -- sorry Robert, I love you but just... not quite this time bro; Robert Eggers, one of my very favourite film directors, skillfully rights many of the wrongs of previous Viking content, but just doesn't go quite hard enough for me The Last Thing Mary Saw -- technically a 2021 movie with a wide release this year, folk horror, can't remember much detail but the atmosphere was memorable, and Rory Culkin's in it; can't go wrong, bish bash bosh

You're so absolutely lovely! Thanks for sharing your love of horror movies. Cheers.

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

2022 was an amazing year for HORROR FILMS. Two made my TOP 10 FILMS OF THE YEAR- X and PEARL. But loved BARBARIAN, HATCHING, MEN and even BODIES BODIES BODIES. Keep them coming!!!

great list; I added a few to mine. Merry Xmas. Stay spooky!

I was so blown away by You Won't Be Alone. I bawleddddddd. so beautiful

I am living for this list!

Loved this so much! Felt exactly the same about Barbarian❤️🙌🏽 I immediately knew the song at the credits and was like YESSS how perfect hahha

I have been waiting for this since entire year

How did Pearl not make it?

Horror has been SO GOOD this year!!! Almost everything I've seen I've loved.

Great list! Have some I need to check out there. Thought Men was absolutely fantastic and easily one of my favourite horrors of recent years.

Going to check few of these for sure

Thanks for sharing your list with us, Emma. Unfortunately, there are still a few films I haven't seen yet, like "Resurrection", "Smile" and "Barbarian". I can say that my favorite horror film of the year was "The Black Phone". I also agree that "Nope" and "X" were also horrific greats. This was a great year for murder mysteries and thrillers though, so I would be curious to see a top ten non-horror films list if you can get to it. By the way, Keke Palmer was in the first season of "Scream Queens", so she kind of did a Scream-like project.

titane and saint maud fought for my first place last year. this year’s mad overwhelming. haven’t ranked my best bets yet. but i know for sure X is my top 1!

@spookyastronauts

Жыл бұрын

Titane was released last year for me so it was it my list in 2021! Loved it

Of the films I've seen on this list, It's crazy how close I would place my numbers to yours. I would swap out FRESH though (and put PEARL in there somewhere). I thought it had a great idea and was into it for a while, but it actually way too middle of the road for me. I was disappointed such a crazy story was done so blandly. I really need to see BONES AND ALL and YOU WON'T BE ALONE - They both look terrific and I've been meaning to watch them for ages. Great list, It's nice to see someone who really digs deeper into horror films, and knows the difference between fun popcorn horror and the hard stuff (and still loves both).

Great review 🌲🎄🤶🎅

Would LOVE to see your non-horror top 10! I haven't seen all the movies I want to watch so I can't do a top 10, but I did love Men, Resurrection and Nope (talking about the ones you said were not loved by most)

Awesome list! Haven’t seen The Menu, my top 12: 1. NOPE 2. Barbarian 3. X 4. Fresh 5. Pearl 6. Smile 7. Black Phone 8. Watcher 9. Scream 10. Resurrection 11. Halloween Ends 12. Speak No Evil

fully agree on X as your no 1. I enjoyed this one so much. Bones and all was not slow for me at all. I was so into story and characters it was a blink of an eye for me.. Still before Barbarian and I can't wait to watch it! Anyway great summary as always. Thanks Emma

Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

Always want your top 10 non horror movies too!

Absolutely love this list even though it doesn't quite align with mine. It was such a good year for horror!! Especially mainstream horror like I don't think I've ever been to the cinema so much in my life. I had a hard enough time picking 10 so I can't imagine how you felt watching as much as you do. My current top 10 is: Bones and All, Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, X, Prey, Barbarian, Pearl, Sissy, Smile and We Are All Going to the World's Fair

Solid list. I would have had Pearl in there, but I really appreciate you explaining why it wasn't in your list 👍

If you haven't seen it yet, you can almost have your dream of Kiki Palmer in a Scream film by watching Scream Queens (sadly it only has two seasons)

@horrorbyscarymary

Жыл бұрын

And Keke was also in season 3 of the scream tv show.

Top 5 list: 1. You Won’t Be Alone. 2. Bones and All 3. Barbarian 4. Pearl 5. Crimes of the Future

Love your list! A couple of my favorite 2022 horror movies that did not make your Top 10: Watcher Deadstream A Wounded Fawn You Are Not My Mother The Sadness Hellbender

Yes! I really enjoyed Men, too. Glad to see it on this great list.

I’m working on ranking all 40 releases I saw over on my tiktok and it’s no easy feat at all due to the how great the releases were this year; but I’m having so much fun going back through the year to see how much greatness we got! Watcher is easily my favorite. What a claustrophobic, sleek, hitchcockian thrill ride! Mika Monroe is stepping into some great horror/thriller roles and I hope to see her continue to do so! Same with Rebecca Hall, although, Resurrection did not do much for me. I was so thrilled going into it, especially after the night house, but the slow build in Resurrection didn’t payoff for me, BUT, Rebecca Hall still delivers though :D

Yeees please do top ten non horror rating as well! I discovered a really great film from your top 10 last year (the one that was #1). I finally got around to watch "You Won't be alone" based on your recommendation, and wow didn't expect to love it as much as I did. Thank you for all your suggestions this year, absolutely love your channel :)

Great Video 😊

Mine... 10. Hellbender 9. The Innocents 8. Bones and All 7. Men 6. Pearl 5. X 4. The Menu (ehh...Letterbox says it's horror, so who am I to argue) 3. Barbarian 2. Nope 1. You Won't Be Alone (my favorite film overall this year and I'm so glad I was able to see it in the cinema)

I finally watched Bones and All today. It is wonderful with a whole layer of poetic depth I wasn't expecting. It says a lot about human nature and manages to be very touching without ever losing sight of the horror element at its core. I'd heard good things...it was the movie I was expecting but also a lot more.

Emma is like a National Treasure. I watch things just because of how she reviews them. I find she takes the edge off the horror and makes it all sound interesting and artistic instead. I also find her so open and relatable. So many reviewers on ytube Just kinda turn you off like ugh,they seem to just speak with their head, Emma is just like “endearing “ lolz. I always find something worthwhile in her videos even if I don’t watch the movies. Thanks for all you share Emma.

Men deserves a spot in the top 10, you're right!! Great list, and gave me a few recommendations that I hadn't seen yet.

Great pics Emma yes it has been a good year with some Horrors and I had a couple of these movies in my top 10 as well but we both agree on a number 2 picks Barbarian was a good one.

I haven’t seen Black Phone yet, but my top ten are 1. Pearl 2. Nope 3. Hatching 4. Men 5. Fresh 6. Smile 7. Bodies, Bodies, Bodies 8. X 9. Barbarian 10. Scream

For me: 1. Terrifier 2 2. Pearl 3. Barbarian 4. Bones and All 5. The Black Phone 6. Nope 7. Bodies Bodies Bodies 8. X 9. Smile 10. The Menu

Great list! Would definitely love a non horror list 🤘

First of all, definitely do the non-horror list. Second, a lot of people are in the X vs Pearl camp, and I gotta say...I'm definitely in the Pearl camp. What's hilarious is your feelings on Pearl are exactly how I feel about X. I liked X, but to me, it just felt like a really good slasher. Throughout the film, I just knew where it was going, for the most part, and just enjoyed the ride. Pearl, however, I had absolutely no idea where it was going. It also felt far more original and unique. I don't think I've ever seen another movie like it. Both were great though. My other favorite horror movies were Smile, Barbarian, and The Black Phone.

Great list!

I’m still not on the smile hype train lol but other than that I agree with most of your choices 😬 My top: 1. X 2. Bodies bodies bodies 3. Pearl 4. Barbarian 5. Men 6. Nope 7. The Menu 8. Scream 9. Incantation 10. The House (mostly the first story)

big agree with your take on barbarian. GREAT show. i love going into a movie with low expectations and being smacked with excellence.

Would love your list of nonhorror!