20 Best Movies Of 2022

Zach Cregger's Barbarian is perhaps the single most buzzed-about horror film of the year - a deliciously well-crafted, moody, and unexpected genre offering that's absolutely best watched while knowing as little as possible.

Cregger begins with a familiar enough set-up - a woman, Tess (Georgina Campbell), arriving at her Airbnb to find it double-booked with a stranger, Keith (Bill Skarsgård) - only to take several hard left turns throughout the film's remainder.

An astonishingly confident solo filmmaking debut for Cregger, this is an uneasy, at times darkly hilarious spin on a well-trod concept that manages to say something interesting about the world while being a totally unforgettable horror in its own right.

The eventuality of its subject matter won't be for everyone, but if you're prepared to hold on tight, the wild ride is like nothing else this past year.