Movie Highlights of the Year: 2024
Year in Review 2024

Movie Highlights of the Year: 2024

Alexander Ignatiev

Movies of the Year #

The best of 2024 includes some films from 2023 due to differences in release dates across regions.

Here’s the list, presented not by significance, but in the order of viewing — from the earliest to the latest.

At least from the anticipated but yet-to-be-released this year — Nosferatu, The Brutalist, Presence, and The Surfer.

  1. The Iron Claw, 2023
  2. Poor Things, 2023
  3. Spaceman, 2024
  4. Los colonos, 2023
  5. La bête, 2023
  6. Civil War, 2023
  7. Late Night with the Devil, 2023
  8. Hundreds of Beavers, 2022
  9. Vermines, 2023
  10. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, 2024
  11. Aggro Dr1ft, 2023
  12. In a Violent Nature, 2023
  13. MaXXXine, 2024
  14. Riddle of Fire, 2023
  15. Longlegs, 2023
  16. Alien: Romulus, 2024
  17. Rebel Ridge, 2024
  18. The Substance, 2024
  19. Speak No Evil, 2024
  20. A Different Man, 2024
  21. Les chambres rouges, 2023
  22. The Sweet East, 2023
  23. Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023
  24. The Apprentice, 2024
  25. Conclave, 2024
  26. Anora, 2024

Hardest Image of the Year #

Michael Mann’s photo for his profile on Letterboxd and profile cover on X/Twitter.

Michael Mann’s photo for his profile on Letterboxd and profile cover on X/Twitter.

Back in Time #

Great films from previous years that I finally got around to watching this year.

  • Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) – Wim Wenders
  • Sliver (1993) – Phillip Noyce
  • Wall Street (1987) – Oliver Stone
  • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) – Martin Scorsese
  • Talk Radio (1988) – Oliver Stone
  • Red Dragon (2002) – Brett Ratner
  • Der Name der Rose (1986) – Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Bulworth (1998) – Warren Beatty
  • Jean de Florette (1986) – Claude Berri
  • Das Boot (1981) – Wolfgang Petersen
  • PTU (2003) – Johnny To
  • Mute Witness (1994) – Anthony Waller
  • Suture (1993) – Scott McGehee, David Siegel
  • Affliction (1997) – Paul Schrader
  • Malpertuis (1971) – Harry Kümel
  • La vita è bella (1997) – Roberto Benigni
  • Top Secret! (1984) – Jim Abrahams, David and Jerry Zucker
  • Prospero’s Books (1991) – Peter Greenaway

Best Posters #

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TV #

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm, 2000 — 2024
  • Yellowstone, 2018 — 2024
  • Baby Reindeer, 2024

Overrated by the Public #

  • Shogun, 2024

Technically perfect, but it’s so indifferent to what’s happening.

  • The Sympathizer, 2024

Also technically excellent, but equally indifferent to what’s happening.

  • Strange Darling, 2024
  • The Penguin, 2024

Rewatched #

  1. Altered States, 1980
  2. Zodiac, 2007
  3. Se7en, 1995
  4. Videodrome, 1982
  5. Platoon, 1986
  6. Full Metal Jacket, 1987
  7. After Hours, 1985
  8. Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood, 2019
  9. The Nice Guys, 2016
  10. Happy Gilmore, 1996

Soundtrack of the Year #

The Substance (Original Motion Picture Score) – Raffertie

Los Colonos (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Harry Allouche

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