The Year in Movies: 1922

Ten years ago I sat out with a very ambitious goal: every day from my 29th birthday until my 30th I would write a blog detailing one of my 365 favorite movies of all time. I had a blast and I still look back on the project with fondness. Today I turn 39 and I figured it's time to get back to it. Daily was a bit ambitious so instead I am going to aim for around 200 blog posts detailing my favorite movie from each year 1922-2021. Why 200 posts you may ask? I figured with each year I would talk a bit about the year and then add a second post detailing my favorite movie of the year. Obviously I'll have a bit more to say about the recent decades so to mix it up I am going to jump around 10 years at a time (1922, 1932, 1942, etc). Without further ado... The Year in Movies!

1922

Number of Movies I've Seen: 3
I know, I know. I truly have been trying to knock out more silent movies over the past few years, but I have a long way to go.

Number of Movies from my original top 365: 0

Oscar Winner: n/a
The Oscars didn't exist yet.

Box Office Winner:
Robin Hood - This is free on youtube and definitely on my watch list!

My Top Ten:
1. (Next Post! I am going to reveal my favorite movie in an accompanying post for each year.)

2. Haxan - Subtitled "Witchcraft through the ages" this movie is just plain wild. It is told as a documentary recreating scenes explained by the title cards such as witch's gatherings and Satan himself invading a convent to influence the nuns. The movie was originally banned in the US and contains depictions of torture, nudity, and sexual perversion. Definitely worth the watch if you are curious what "art" film looked like nearly 100 years ago. The picture above is from this film.

3. Nanook of the North - Viewed by most film historians as the first feature-length documentary, this movie gives the viewer a peak into the daily life of a family of Inuit people in northern Quebec. Many of the scenes have been obviously staged, but it is free on youtube and worth it for the igloo building scene alone.