The 10 Best Movies You May Have Missed of 2022
thewrap.comReturn to Seoul“A gorgeous portrait of a messy life, “Return to Seoul” is simultaneously dazzling and delicate, intimate and immense.
First-time actor Park Ji-Min turns in a truly stunning, tour-de-force performance as Freddie, a young French woman who leaves her loving adoptive family to dig up roots in South Korea.
Director Davy Chou follows her for years, as she searches for connections and finally finds herself. (The film had an awards-qualifying run in December 2022, but keep an eye out for a wider release in 2023.)“Last Flight Home“Ondi Timoner’s ever-compelling film portraits usually have an irresistible hook, like badly-behaved rock stars (“DIG!”) or hard-living artists (“Mapplethorpe”).
Her latest is by far her most stripped-down and personal, and it’s also her most haunting: she and her family decided to share the painfully wrenching, unexpectedly inspiring story of her beloved father’s final days.
Read more on thewrap.com