Which movies are up for the 2022 best picture Oscar? Here are the reviews, how to see them

Almost immediately after the 10 nominees for best picture at the Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, social media started asking: How many have you seen?

As it turns out we’ve seen all of them, and reviewed them. Not a dog in the bunch — you may wish “Spider-Man: No Way Home” had been nominated, and maybe it should have been.

But all 10 of this year’s nominees are at least good, for different reasons. Some are great. That’s always a promising sign.

You’ll have a chance to see them all one way or the other; if you want to catch them on the big screen, Harkins Theatres is hosting its annual Best Picture Film Fest, in which you can buy a $30 pass that gets you one ticket to each, or you can buy individual tickets for $5. The schedule will rotate from March 11-24.

Here are our reviews for all 10, and how to watch them.

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'Belfast' (4.5 stars)

Kenneth Branagh revisits his childhood in this fictionalized account of growing up in the city of the title during the Troubles. In black and white, with lots of sentimentality.

How to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime or iTunes.

'CODA' (4 stars)

The acronym in the title stands for Children of Deaf Adults. Emilia Jones is one in Sian Heder’s tearjerker of a film; she must decide whether to take a music scholarship or stay at home to help the family fishing business. Mesa’s Troy Kotsur got a historic best supporting actor nomination, only the second deaf actor so honored.

How to watch: Apple TV+.

'Don’t Look Up' (3.5 stars)

Full disclosure: I liked this better than a lot of critics. Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence discover a comet hurtling toward earth. President Meryl Streep is oblivious and uncaring, more concerned with her popularity. Impending doom becomes a media and political disaster. Too on the nose? Maybe. The cast is great, though, as is Timothee Chalamet in a small role.

How to watch: Netflix.

'Drive My Car' (5 stars)

What a delightful surprise! Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s beautiful film lands in the best-picture race, and Hamaguchi also scored a best-director nod. It’s three hours of love and loss and “Uncle Vanya,” and so much more, and so much better, than that sounds.

How to watch: HBO Max.

'Dune' (3.5 stars)

Gloriously shot, well told and patient — once it gets going it stops, literally. Conceived as a bet on two parts, director Denis Villeneuve collected; there will be a second. Timothee Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and just maybe a messiah. Based on Frank Herbert’s novel, of course.

How to watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Prime or iTunes.

'King Richard' (4 stars)

Will Smith gives an outstanding performance — and is one of the favorites for best actor — in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s story film about Richard Williams, the father and first coach of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Aunjanue Ellis also got a best supporting actress nomination for her portrayal of the girls’ mother. (Reviewed by Weldon B. Johnson.)

How to watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Prime or iTunes.

'Licorice Pizza' (5 stars)

Paul Thomas Anderson’s love letter to the San Fernando Valley, sort of — he doesn’t gloss over the sleazy bits. Musician Alana Haim gives one of the year’s best performances as a young woman trying to figure out the advances of a teenage boy (Cooper Hoffman). Forget Lady Gaga — this is the snub to care about. The romance is more chaste than you’ve probably heard, and the film is just beautifully made. Anderson drops you right into the world he’s creating, and you’re immediately at home. (Also snubbed by Oscar: Bradley Cooper as Jon Peters, hilarious.)

How to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime or iTunes.

'Nightmare Alley' (3.5 stars)

There is nothing subtle about Guillermo del Toro’s remake of the 1947 film noir, about a drifter (Bradley Cooper) who hooks up with a seedy carnival and learns the predict-the-future racket. Cate Blanchett is the strong-willed psychologist who’s onto him, and has a little action of her own going on. Not as good as the original, but it’s so vibrant with pulp images you can practically hear the film’s heart beating.

How to watch: HBO Max and Hulu.

'The Power of the Dog' (4.5 stars)

Best movie of the year? Maybe, but definitely the most powerful. They’ll need to rent a truck for all the Oscar nominations Jane Campion’s film received — 12 in all, including for Campion, the only woman nominated twice for best director, and Benedict Cumberbatch as a surly cowboy with a secret. It’s Cumberbatch’s best performance, and that’s saying something.

How to watch: Netflix.

'West Side Story' (4 stars)

Steven Spielberg directs the heck out of this update of the 1961 classic, which won 10 Oscars. And he got a best-director nomination for his troubles. Tony Kushner makes the story more relevant to a modern audience (Spielberg doesn’t subtitle the Spanish dialogue, which is nice). It’s gotten grief for a poor box-office performance, but come on, since when has popularity been a sign of artistic quality? (Answer: never.)

How to watch: Stream on Disney+.

Reach Goodykoontz at bill.goodykoontz@arizonarepublic.com. Facebook: facebook.com/GoodyOnFilm. Twitter: @goodyk. Subscribe to the weekly movies newsletter.

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