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December 2024


A Complete Unknown

(Theatres)
3.50

   
Directed by:
James Mangold

Starring:
Timothée Chalamet
Elle Fanning
Edward Norton


The Brutalist

(Theatres)
3.25

   
Directed by:
Brady Corbet

Starring:
Adrien Brody
Felicity Jones
Guy Pearce


The Substance

(Streaming)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Coralie Fargeat

Starring:
Demi Moore
Margaret Qualley
Dennis Quaid


A Different Man

(Streaming)
3.00

   
Directed by:
Aaron Schimberg

Starring:
Sebastian Stan
Renate Reinsve
Adam Pearson


I Saw The TV Glow

(Crave)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Jane Schoenbrun

Starring:
Justice Smith
Brigette Lundy-Paine
Ian Foreman


Challengers

(Prime Video)
2.50

   
Directed by:
Luca Guadagnino

Starring:
Zendaya
Josh O'Connor
Mike Faist


Twisters

(Prime Video)
2.50

   
Directed by:
Lee Isaac Chung

Starring:
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Glen Powell
Anthony Ramos


The Piano Lesson

(Netflix)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Malcolm Washington

Starring:
John David Washington
Danielle Deadwyler
Samuel L. Jackson


Oh Canada

(Theatres)
2.25

   
Directed by:
Paul Schrader

Starring:
Richard Gere
Uma Thurman
Jacob Elordi


The Girl With The Needle

(Theatres)
3.25

   
Directed by:
Magnus von Horn

Starring:
Vic Carmen Sonne
Trine Dyrholm
Ava Knox Martin


My Old Ass

(Prime Video)
3.00

   
Directed by:
Megan Park

Starring:
Maisy Stella
Aubrey Plaza
Percy Hynes White


November 2024


Spellbound

(Netflix)
2.00

   
Directed by:
Vicky Jenson

Starring:
Rachel Zegler
Miguel Bernardeau
John Lithgow


Gladiator II

(Theatres)
3.25

   
Directed by:
Ridley Scott

Starring:
Paul Mescal
Denzel Washington
Connie Nielsen


Wicked: Part 1

(Theatres)
3.25

   
Directed by:
John M. Chu

Starring:
Cynthia Erivo
Ariana Grande-Butera
Jonathan Bailey


Blitz

(Theatres)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Steve McQueen

Starring:
Elliott Heffernan
Saoirse Ronan
Harris Dickenson


Despicable Me 4

(Prime Video)
2.00

   
Directed by:
Chris Renaud

Starring:
Steve Carell
Kristen Wiig
Joey King


Emilia Pérez

(Theatres)
3.00

   
Directed by:
Jacques Audiard

Starring:
Zoe Saldana
Karla Sofía Gascón
Selena Gomez


October 2024


Anora

(Theatres)
3.25

   
Directed by:
Sean Baker

Starring:
Mikey Madison
Mark Eydelshteyn
Yura Borisov


Conclave

(Theatres)
3.50

   
Directed by:
Edward Berger

Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
Stanley Tucci
John Lithgow


Uprising

(Netflix)
3.00

   
Directed by:
Kim Sang-man

Starring:
Gang Dong-won
Park Jeong-min
Jin Seon-kyu


Inside Out 2

(Disney+)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Kelsey Mann

Starring:
Amy Poehler
Kensington Tillman
Maya Hawke


Saturday Night

(Theatres)
2.75

   
Directed by:
Jason Reitman

Starring:
Gabriel LaBelle
Rachel Sennott
Cory Michael Smith


The Menendez Brothers

(Netflix - Documentary)
2.50

   
Directed by:
Alejandro Hartmann

Starring:
Lyle Menendez
Erik Menendez
Pamela Bozanich


Rebel Ridge

(Netflix)
3.00

   
Directed by:
Jeremy Saulnier

Starring:
Aaron Pierre
Don Johnson
AnnaSophia Robb


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My 2024 Top 10
1 Dune: Part Two
2 Hit Man
3 Conclave
4 A Complete Unknown
5 Wicked: Part One
6 Gladiator II
7 Anora
8 The Brutalist
9 Girl With The Needle
10 Wild Robot


My top 20 movies, and my selection of Oscar-worthy performances listed at my Top 2024 Movies List.



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The seven films I saw at TIFF this year ...



My 2022 All-Time
Favourite Movies

1    Casablanca
 U.S. 1942    Curtiz
2    Spirited Away
 Japan 2002    Miyazaki
3    His Girl Friday
 U.S. 1940    Hawks
4    Some Like It Hot
 U.S. 1959    Wilder
5    Late Spring
 Japan 1949    Ozu
6    Sunset Boulevard
 U.S. 1950    Wilder
7    Singing In The Rain
 U.S. 1952    Donen
8    Petite Maman
 France 2021    Sciamma
9    Tootsie
 U.S. 1982    Pollack
10    Before Sunset
 U.S. 2004    Linklater
Above is the list of my 10
all-time favourite movies, and here is a link to my
200 Favourite Movies,
which includes movies released up to 2021.


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Every 10 years, Sight and Sound conducts a thorough poll of leading movie critics and directors to select the best movies ever. The 2022 poll was based on the top 10 lists of over 1600 critics and 480 directors chosen from around the world. A good place to get ideas for movies to watch ...
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