Yes, the pandemic is still going on, and the first month of the year has been challenging but 2022 is also giving us a lot of things to look forward to. The new content that’s coming can help alleviate our anxiety and give us options for escape. Even better, there are more books, music, movies and shows, among others, available now and the quality is top-notch. The long-delayed projects are here now, together with brand new ones. There are big events, too, to watch out for (but is there anything bigger than the presidential elections?). It is truly safe to say that 2022 offers something for everyone.
Books and Comics
1. “The Nineties” by Chuck Klosterman
2. “Seventeen Prayers to the Many-Eyed Mother” by Eliza Victoria
3. “Trese Vol. 8” by Budjette Tan and KaJO Baldisimo
4. “Tarantadong Kalbo Vol. 3” by Kevin Eric Raymundo
5. “Finding Me” by Viola Davis
6. “Homicide and Halo-Halo” by Mia P. Manansala
7. “Those Kids from Fawn Creek” by Erin Entrada Kelly
8. “Tablay: The Graphic Novel” by Katrina Olan and Paul Medalla
Movies
1. “Legally Blonde 3”
2. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
3. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
4. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2”
5. “Thor: Love and Thunder”
6. “Downton Abbey: A New Era”
7. “The Batman”
8. “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”
9. “The Flash”
10. “Top Gun: Maverick”
11. “Death on the Nile”
12. “Pixar’s Lightyear”
13. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”
14. “Black Adam”
15. “Salem’s Lot”
16. “The Lost City”
17. “Scream”
18. “Mission: Impossible 7”
19. “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”
20. “Where the Crawdads Sing”
21. “Uncharted”
22. “West Side Story”
23. “Nightmare Alley”
24. “House of Gucci”
25. “Cyrano”
26. “Jurassic World: Dominion”
27. “F9”
28. “Sing 2”
29. “Ambulance”
30. “Turning Red”
31. “Avatar 2”
32. “Seoul Vibe”
33. “The Tinder Swindler”
34. “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
Music Releases & Concerts
1. BTS in Seoul
2. When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas
3. Alanis Morisette 2022
4. Weekends With Adele
5. Fil-Am rapper Saweetie’s debut album “Pretty Bitch Music”
6. “Crash”—Charli XCX
7. “All the Truth That I Can Tell” —Dashboard Confessional
8. “Echoes and Cocoons”— Brandon Boyd
9. “Entergalactic”—Kid Cudi
10. Debut album of SM Entertainment’s all-girl super group Girls on Top
Series and shows
1. “The Crown”
2. “The Cuphead Show”
3. “Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon”
4. “Thew Sandman”
5. “Voltes V: Legacy”
6. “Darna”
7. “Moon Knight”
8. “The Broken Marriage Vow”
9. “2 Good 2 Be True”
10. “Thirty-Nine”
11. “Twenty-Five, Twenty-One”
12. “All of Us Are Dead”
13. “Minamdong Case Note”
14. “Forecasting Love and Weather”
15. “Eve’s Scandal”
16. “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area”
17. “The Chaebol’s Youngest Son”
18. “20th Century Girl”
19. “Bridgerton 2”
20. “Peacemaker”
21. “Doctor Who”
22. “Frasier” reboot
23. “Real Housewives of Dubai”
24. “Attack on Titan”
25. “Chainsaw Man”
26. “Spy X Family”
27. “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness”
28. “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window”
29. “Disenchantment”
30. “Worst Roommate Ever”
31. “Human Resources”
32. “Stranger Things”
33. “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean”
34. “Uzumaki”
35. “Studio 54: American Crime Story”
36. “Derry Girls”
37. “Inventing Anna”
38. “Murderville”
39. “RuPaul’s Drag Race Philippines” and all the other “Drag Race” titles (because henny, there are many)
40. “Drag Den Philippines”
41. “Twenty Five, Twenty One”
42. “Crazy Love”
43. “Murderer’s Shopping List”
44. “Island”
45. “Tomorrow”
46. “The Sound of Magic”
47. “Hunting Dogs/Bloodhound”
48. “Big Mouth”
49. “Rookie Cops”
50. “Grid”
Games
1. Elden Ring
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
3. Gran Turismo 7
4. Hogwarts Legacy
5. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Openings
- Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
Collaboration
1. KAWS X North Face
2. H&M X Iris Apfel
Events
1. 2022 Presidential Elections
2. Military discharge of Korean stars including SHINee’s Taemin, EXO’s Suho, and Woo Do-hwan
3. The return of the UAAP and the NCAA
4. World Cup
5. Winter Olympics
The end of the pandemic? Please?
What are you looking forward to in 2022? Email us at super@inquirer.com.ph.