The return of my annual long December vacation helped push a healthy increase in movie watching for me, with my highest total since the lockdown in 2019. I managed to watch 88 movies last year, my third consecutive year under 100, despite being home all day and not needing to bother with pesky things like a commute. Or exercise. The extended WGA and SAG strikes limiting new output probably didn’t help either.
Here’s a look back at the first 50 movies I watched last year and what recollection, if any, I have of them. The films are listed in the order I saw them.
Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)
Mila Kunis stars as a woman who sees her life start to unravel when she is faced with a years-old trauma.
Do Revenge (2022)
Two high school girls decide to trade off and get revenge on each other’s bully.
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
A long-delayed sequel to the 2009 horror film.
Margaux (2022)
A smart house sets its targets on a group of friends who have rented it for the weekend.
American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules (2020)
The latest sequel to the comedy hit flips the script and has a trio of girls looking to lose their virginity before graduation.
Sick (2022)
Two friends quarantine at a lake house, but they quickly find out they are not alone.
The Menu (2022)
A chef prepares his final meal, taking out his frustrations on his diners on the way out.
Death on the Nile (2022)
Hercule Poirot takes on another case, based on the Agatha Christie novel.
Unhuman (2022)
A bus full of high school students try to survive after a crash leaves them vulnerable to an attacker.
Shotgun Wedding (2023)
A destination wedding goes off the rails when the wedding party is held hostage.
Sound of Violence (2021)
A former deaf woman feels pleasure listening to other’s pain.
Violent Night (2022)
Santa Claus steps in to help a family being help captive by a group of mercenaries.
Somebody I Used to Know (2023)
A reality show producer returns home for an ex-boyfriend’s wedding.
M3gan (2023)
A life-like doll, who has gained sentience, attacks her creator in order to stay alive.
She Said (2022)
Two journalists work to take down Harvey Weinstein.
The Show (2017)
A television host has a crisis of conscience when his latest show kills in the ratings by having contestants end their own lives.
Trouble With the Curve (2012)
An aging scout is joined on the road by his daughter when his bosses worry about his mental state.
You Should Have Left (2020)
A man starts losing his grip on reality while on vacation with his actress wife and young daughter.
Cocaine Bear (2023)
A bear goes on a rampage after stumbling across a missing stash of cocaine.
Beast (2022)
A rogue lion threatens a man and his two teenage daughters.
A Man Called Otto (2022)
Tom Hanks stars in the adaptation of the hit Fredrick Backman novel.
Significant Other (2022)
A couple going on a remote hike face sinister aliens.
30 Miles from Nowhere (2018)
When a group of friends reunite for a funeral, they find themselves hunted.
Ghosted (2023)
A man quickly falls for a woman he met at a farmer’s market and gets pulled into her world when he finds out she’s a secret agent.
Scream VI (2023)
A new Ghostface terrorizes our heroes, who are now in New York.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Miles and Gwen team up again to fight evil.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Billy Batson and crew battle a trio of evil gods.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Ant-Man, the Wasp, and crew tangle with Kang in the Quantumverse.
Terrifier 2 (2022)
The killer clown is back to wreak havoc on his victims.
How I Live Now (2013)
An American girl staying with family friends in England finds her life upended when war breaks out.
Hunt Club (2022)
A woman infiltrates a club of men who hunt women for sport.
The Flash (2023)
The Flash tries to go back in time to save his mom’s life and instead breaks the timestream.
Play Dead (2022)
When a young woman fakes her own death to steal incriminating evidence from the morgue, she discovers a sick secret.
Creed III (2023)
When an old friend betrays Adonis to get a shot at the title, he forces Creed to come out of retirement and prove himself once again.
White Chicks (2004)
A pair of FBI agents go under cover as two debutantes.
Bad at Dancing (2015)
An awkward woman inserts herself into her roommate’s relationship.
Laying Out (2019)
A woman looks at her relationship with her boyfriend.
Totally Killer (2023)
A high school girl goes back in time to find out the identity of a serial killer who preyed on her parents and their friends.
Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey (2023)
An adult Christopher Robin returns to the Hundred Acre Woods and finds that Pooh and friends have changed while he was gone.
Old (2021)
A family goes on vacation to a secluded beach, where time moves much quicker than normal.
Candyman (2021)
An artist looks into the rumors of the Candyman killings at Cabrini Green.
Fear the Night (2023)
A group of home invaders attack a bachelorette party, not expecting one of the women to be an Iraqi war vet.
At the End of Eight (2019)
A trio of friends, playing a dangerous game, break into a house and try to go undiscovered.
There’s Something Wrong with the Children (2023)
A hike in the woods causes something to happen to two children, which wreaks havoc on a family retreat.
The Forever Purge (2021)
A group of revolutionaries decided to keep the purge going past its designated end time.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)
Taylor Swift brings her immensely popular concert tour to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Haunted Mansion (2023)
A second attempt to craft a story based on the rides at Disneyland and Disney World.
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Demons possess a woman, who goes on the attack against her sister and her kids.
Fresh (2022)
A woman meets who she thinks is the perfect man, but quickly finds herself locked up by him, along with many other women.
Knock at the Cabin (2023)
A quartet of doomsayers arrive at a family’s cabin, saying the end of the world is at hand and only the family can stop it by sacrificing one of their own..