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Hollywood’s Off Year for Movies

A veteran producer (and voting Academy member) on how the film business lost sight of audiences, and how getting back to fundamentals can win them back.

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“2022 may be remembered as the year when Hollywood’s expectations and reality collided like a four-car pileup on the 101,” Friendly writes. Photo: Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures
David T. Friendly
February 6, 2023

“It’s been an off year.” At dinner parties, industry screenings, or at the gym, I’ve been hearing this with alarming frequency. My sister Lisa, who lives in Northern California, bluntly asked on a family chat, “What has happened to movies?!”