Re: Top Ten Films of the Year midway point
 

haven't seen all that many but currently its:

1. The People's Joker - Vera Drew
2. Castration Movie Part 1 - Louise Weard
3. I Saw the TV Glow - Jane Schoenbrun
4. Challengers - Luca Guadagnino
5. Smile 2 - Parker Finn
6. Wicked - Jon M. Chu
7. Kinds of Kindness - Yorgos Lanthimos
8. Love Lies Bleeding - Rose Glass
9. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 - Kevin Costner
10. Dune: Part 2 - Denis Villeneuve

Seen 74 so far.




1. Trap - M. Night Shyamalan

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2. Hundreds of Beavers - Mike Cheslik

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3. Thelma - Josh Margolin

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4. Irena's Vow - Louise Archambault

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5. Exhibiting Forgiveness - Titus Kaphar

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6. Anora - Sean Baker

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7. Abigail - Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

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8. Rebel Ridge - Jeremy Saulnier

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9. Civil War - Alex Garland

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10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - George Miller

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Beyond the half-way point now, though in truth, I won't have a good feel for 2024, until summer of 2025 (I've only seen 32 features to date), so here's what I've liked so far. (I go with first theatrical releases, rather than film fests, etc, for my dates)



1. Exhuma (4.5 stars)
2. Juror #2 (4-stars for the next group)
3. The Thicket
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. Oddity
6. Ghostlight
7. Lisa Frankenstein (3.5 for the remainders)
8. Thelma
9. Wicked Little Letters
10. The Bikeriders

I'm curious but it's a hard thing to find...

Re: Top Ten Films of the Year midway point
 

I haven't seen many so I don't list the full ten.


1. Longlegs
2. Exhuma
3. Maxxxine
4. Love Lies Bleeding

Everything else is just mediocre or worse.

Updated

10. Boy Kills World
9. A Quiet Place Day One
8. Fall Guy, The
7. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6. Late Night with the Devil
5. Ghostlight
4. Abigail
3. Wild Robot, The
2. Deadpool and the Wolverine
1. Love Lies Bleeding

Abigail moved up several places after a second viewing. I still haven't seem Wicked or Gladiator 2, so I'll probably update this again in a week or so.

I haven't seen Longlegs yet. I'm not a fan of watching horror movies in theaters. I need to be home under a pile of blankets.


May I strongly recommend Abigail?

It fell under that mediocre brand.