Beyond the blockbusters: The 10 best films of 2022

There were lots of movies to like in 2022, but the goodies were mostly to be found not in the Hollywood mainstream but on the outskirts. Maybe low-budget films, documentaries, and foreign language fare didn’t always take up the slack, but the best of them at least tried to be more venturesome than the usual ossified studio product.

One of the most promising developments has been the emergence or blossoming of a number of gifted female directors, some making their feature film debuts. Sarah Polley, in directed what is easily her most assured work. Nikyatu Jusu’s “Nanny,” about a Senegalese nanny in New York’s Upper East Side, is the year’s most evocative horror film. First-time Scottish director Charlotte Wells