Also this year, former US President Barack Obama (61) released a list of his favorite films from the past year. The 44th president of the United States has a tradition of letting his more than 133 million Twitter followers know which film productions he enjoyed the most over the past 12 months, with this year’s list running down to 17 titles in no order apparent. “I’ve seen some great films this year – here are some of my favourites”, writes Obama in his post.
Blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” alongside numerous prestigious films
The former president’s roster includes only one mainstream blockbuster, Tom Cruise’s sequel Top Gun: Maverick. However, the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” did not enter Obama’s list of favorite films. The first part “Black Panther” had landed in Obama’s best list of 2018.
These films from Barack Obama’s list have already been released in Germany
The film list contains a number of titles that have already been released in Germany. These include the multiverse mindfuck Everything Everywhere All at Once, the historical action drama The Woman King, the tragic comedy Aftersun, the French youth film Petite Maman, the French drama The Event “, the Spanish comedy “The Perfect Boss”, the Japanese anthology includes the film “Wheel of Fortune”, the Franco-Iranian feature film “A Hero – The Lost Honor of Mr. Soltani” and the science fiction film “After Yang”, which is broadcast on Sky and on whose streaming service Wow is it available.
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The documentary “The Descendants of the Slave Ship Clotilda” is already available on the Netflix streaming service. Director Margaret Brown’s work was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground Productions (58). Obama also notes this with the words “I’m biased” next to the film’s name.
Headlines from Barack Obama’s best of the year list that have not yet been published in Germany
Other titles recommended and praised by Obama are still awaiting their German theatrical release. These include Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical work (76) ‘The Fabelmans’ (German theatrical release 9 March 2023), ‘The Woman in the Fog’ by art house director Park Chan-wook (German theatrical release 2 February 2023) , the biography “Till – Kampf um die Truth” (German start date here is January 26, 2023) and the critically acclaimed musical drama “Tár” with Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (53) in the lead role ( German cinema starts March 2, 2023).
The Iranian road movie ‘Hit the Road’ and the American thriller ‘Emily the Criminal’ with Aubrey Plaza (38) in the lead role are currently without a release date in Germany.
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