So just looking back on some of the bigger Sequels and Remakes from this year:
Top Gun Maverick - highly rated, critically acclaimed, smash hit (a movie that disproves the saying 'they don't make'm like they used to)
Avatar 2: way of water - highly rated, smash hit. Pushing the boundaries of special effects
Puss in Boots: the last wish - a movie so much better than it has any right to be, interesting and dynamic animation, great writing.
Glass Onion: knives out 2 - another well received, funny, well written sequel that improves on the original (for me)
The Batman - believe to be the best since the Nolan films, a stylish and gritty reboot.
Just a quick point about MCU films this year, all sequels, all by pretty original directors each with a unique style. Personally I thought Thor suffered from a director having too much of his own voice in the film. Which actually goes against the usual criticism that they're too formulaic.
Sure there were some bad remakes like the Fire Starter movie and some other stuff I've already forgotten, but 2022 was actually a pretty good year for sequels and remakes.