THE FILMMAKING I FELL FOR IN 2022

You know when the alchemy of writing, performance, and technique hits that sweet, special spot, making your skin shiver and eyes glisten?

Here's what did it for me this year—the emotional payoffs that blew me away.

In alphabetical order:





BROS (Writ. @billyeichner, writ./dir. @nicholasstoller)

This bawdy romcom busts guts and has a blast exposing the soft center in all of us.

When the world forces us to be jaded and guarded to survive, we need a reminder that—while hell is other people—heaven is too.

When I came out to my dad 20 years ago, he told me the idea of two men being intimate disgusted him.

Here's what happened next. #FathersDay 🧵 👇 By 18, our relationship was...strained. As a kid, I preferred Baby-Sitters Club books to basketball. I was (and still am) a sensitive person—a stray comment could swerve into screaming, sobbing, and the silent treatment.

It's #AAPIHeritageMonth! While #ItsAnHonorJustToBeAsian, I hope you can forgive me for straight-up bragging about all the Asian artists and activists that I've had the privilege of meeting. (I could never add everyone but I'll try to add this thread every day this month.) @mayatuttle is a voice actor and drummer extraordinaire. (Check out @thecolourist) I've known her since 2nd grade, and since then she's taught me that if you show up and make art every day, you can go farther than you ever dreamed. Plus, she had a PUPPY PARTY at her wedding.