#8 ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (June 30) This adventure must overcome the absence of franchise helmer Steven Spielberg, instead featuring James Mangold as director. With Harrison Ford, of course, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and John Rhys Davies.

“Polite Society” -- This Indian comedy finds a girl dreaming big of becoming a stuntwoman while her older sister wants to get married to a man with ulterior motives. Very enjoyable tale is good family fun. B+ “Renfield” -- Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage hams it up as Count Dracula in this action- comedy about his assistant Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult. Renfield puts up with the count’s hijinks and the ridiculous day-to-day life as a vampire. B-

With writer and director M. Night Shyamalan, whose new mystery-thriller is “Knock at the Cabin,” one never knows what they’ll get. Either greatness like “The Sixth Sense” and” Unbreakable” as well as the Mel Gibson led “Signs,” which paired Gibson with Joaquin Phoenix and Abigail Breslin. On the disappointment end, he helmed the mediocre dramatic mystery-thriller “The Village” and the disappointing fantasy-mystery “Lady in the Water,” as well as the misfire that was “The Visit” in 2015 wherein fake grandparents was the big twist. He made up for it with the “Unbreakable” trilogy that finished with “Glass” in 2019.

So many films, so little time. It’s not easy to come up with a list of the year’s top movies when some late arrivals remain to be seen. Like “She Said” and the “The Whale,” starring Brendan Fraser, for instance. I hear good things about them. So, at press time, these of my picks for the best films of 2022 so far. The list may change some when all the contenders are seen and all the popcorn is eaten.

“Jaws” (1975) -- The first official summer blockbuster was this, the adventure- thriller tale of a great white shark haunting the beach shores of Amity. Directed by Steven Spielberg with Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. Grade: A+

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981) -- Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, a college pro- fessor and archaeologist who gets the task of finding the Ark of the Covenant. Also with Karen Allen, John Rhys- Davies and Paul Freeman. Grade: A+

“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (2009) -- Wes Anderson directed this fun animated adventure- comedy based on the Roald Dahl book that finds Oscar- winner George Clooney pro- viding the voice of Mr. Fox, who takes care of his kin. That includes his wife, Mrs. Fox (Meryl Streep) and the rest of his family. Grade: A-

“Home For the Holidays” (1995) -- A pre “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr., Oscar- winner Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durn- ing, Dylan McDermott and Steve Guttenberg gather for Turkey Day festivities in this dysfunctional family comic- drama directed by Oscar- winner Jodie Foster. Grade: B