The Best Films of 2024 (so far) are discussed here, covering ten films that have stood far out at this point. Many more to come, so let's look at some exceptional cinema so far...
The Best Films of 2024 (So Far)
Barbie vs. Oppenheimer – A Victory for Cinema
The way that audiences have completely accepted a double-feature of diametrically-opposed films like Barbie and Oppenheimer without cynicism or trying to make it an all-out battle is remarkable. Double-features have become a trend, and Barbenheimer has become a new way for people to be excited about going out to the cinema. Our cynicism says that... Continue Reading →
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – ★★★★
Mission: Impossible is in a strange position as a franchise. Having been a staple of Tom Cruise’s identity as a film star since the mid 90s with 6 previous films in the can of consistent quality and distinctive directions, a height was reached with the last movie Fallout in 2018. Making more money than any... Continue Reading →
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – ★★★★
In a year of box office surprises and disasters, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny going down as a disappointment money-wise is, well, disappointing. There are multiple reasons for this movie not touching $400 million worldwide on an eye-watering $350+ million budget, but at the end of the day it comes down to people... Continue Reading →
The Best Films of 2023 (so far)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. - ★★★★★ It is absolutely criminal that director Kelly Fremon Craig hasn’t made another movie in 7 years. Her debut as director, The Edge of Seventeen, has only gotten better with age, speaking with such terrific insight into the coming issues and obstacles that face young women before... Continue Reading →
The Flash – ★★
The Flash is everything and nothing. $200 million blockbusters have an insane amount of moving pieces, but it is not simply the amount of pieces that interests audiences. One can have all the impressive effects, endless cameos appealing to baseless nostalgia, and a big obvious setup for a franchise, but it’s nothing if there isn’t... Continue Reading →
Empire of Light – ★★
About halfway through Sam Mendes’ latest film Empire of Light, I began to seriously question the nature of perspective in cinematic storytelling. Who’s point of view are we seeing these events from? How or when can that point-of-view change? How closely can we follow one character and does that allow for subplots or cuts away... Continue Reading →
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – ★★★★
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever treads dangerous ground by adapting reality into fiction. Chadwick Boseman’s passing in 2020 was an unforseen tragedy that affected virtually all corners of the film industry, a loss that was tremendous and unfathomable. How could a man so bright and beautiful in all of his 14 film appearances just not be... Continue Reading →
Halloween Ends – ★★
And here we are again. One year on from Halloween Kills and now apparently the iconic franchise, which has seen four timelines, two reboots, a whole separate anthology film, and 40 years of absurd ideas endlessly thrown at Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, is coming to an end. This is it. This is the end. ... Continue Reading →
Don’t Worry Darling – ★★
In February 1950, the Italian neorealist drama Stromboli was released in the United States. It is recognised today as an important Italian film and a classical example of the neorealist genre, but at the time it was widely criticised due to a dominating scandal. Lead actress Ingrid Bergman had begun an extramarital affair with the... Continue Reading →
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