The Movies of 2024
Just so LESS people get angry at my top 20, let me share what I watched (and what I rated it) for every month of 2024 before I get into the list! This way if you don’t see something you liked in the top 20 you can see if I even saw it. You can also double check my Letterboxd!
January
What I Watched:
The Book of Clarence (3.5/5)
Justice League: Crisis On Infinite Earths - Part 1 (3/5)
Mean Girls (3/5)
The Beekeeper (2.5/5)
There is a lot to love about The Book of Clarence. The cast and director alone. BUT, my expectations were that it’d be more Life of Brian than it ended up being and it got a bit heavy handed by the end. Either way it was still a good watch.
If you tell me I’m going to see some Batman stories, I’ll most likely watch your show/movie and so it came to pass that I watched all 3 Crisis on Infinite Earths movies. The first was just nice to see everyone.
Sorry but I’m still bumping “Revenge Party” and “Apex Predator” (Movie versions). I know Mean Girls (based on the musical I never saw) was happy they had the Reneé Rapp wave PLUS Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey to make up for some other short comings.
I mean it’s hard to hate on The Beekeeper, it never said it would be anything more than what I got and yet… it still felt like it could have hit those notes better.
February
What I Watched:
Lisa Frankenstein (3.5/5)
Bob Marley: One Love (3/5)
Drive-Away Dolls (3/5)
Argylle (2.5/5)
Madame Web (1.5/5)
I respect Lisa Frankenstein for not being the movie I assumed it was based on the trailer. Kathryn Newton played a more complicated character than I thought she would. I think most of the leads did.
If I didn’t see Bob Marley in AVX with a great sound system it would not have got the passing mark of 3/5. I think that’s all I should say about that.
Drive-Away Dolls was just too silly for me. I will most likely revisit it but I just didn’t fully vibe with it.
I am a huge Matthew Vaughn fan and I wanted to be able to stand tall and say the critics were wrong about Argylle, but yeah man… that was his Batman & Robin… and I don’t like Batman & Robin as mentioned on episode 306 of Spoiled Rotten.
I’m happy there are people who liked Madame Web. I did not and if you want details you can listen to episode 278 of Spoiled Rotten.
March
What I Watched:
Problemista (3.5/5)
Road House (3.5/5)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (3/5)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (3/5)
Ricky Stanicky (3/5)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2.5/5)
I genuinely believe Problemista is too smart/artistic for me. I’m nothing if not a mainstream bozo when it comes to consuming film. I was invested in the characters and found myself wanting more (in a good way) while also feeling like the pacing was off and things dragged. At the very least you get a solid performance from Tilda Swinton, an interesting (AGAIN - in a good way) performance from RZA), and the genius of Julio Torres throughout.
There is a monolgue at the end of The American Society of Magical Negroes that simply WORKED FOR ME. Otherwise I was upset watching this movie and the end reveal confirmed something I was feeling the whole time (THIS TIME - in a bad way).
I’m in the bag for a good Mckenna Grace performance and, without irony believe these Ghostbuster movies should just be her and her friends. I heard people mocked her storyline in Frozen Empire but that was the saving GRACE for me. Anyway, I’m clearly not a Ghostbusters fan.
Ricky Stanicky had its moments. I gotta respect it was an attempt at a proper high concept comedy.
Bruh, whose idea was it to release a Godzilla movie that had no interest in Godzilla RIGHT after Godzilla: Minus One?
April
What I Watched:
Monkey Man (4/5)
Abigail (3.5/5)
Civil War (3.5/5)
The First Omen (3.5/5)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two (3/5)
Hundreds of Beavers (2.5/5)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2/5)
There is only one response people should have to Monkey Man. That is to respect Dev Patel for getting it across the finish line the way he did. You don’t have to love the movie, like I did, but you gotta respect the hustle and vision. If only the trailers didn’t flatten the type of story this movie wanted to tell.
Abigail was my favourite trailer for a bit. I still wonder if they could have sold this movie without revealing what they did in the trailer. Even the movie plays like it wanted to keep that reveal a secret. Anyway it’s really fun. And apropos of nothing, it’s great to see Melissa Barrera on screen in a horror franchise that’s not afraid.
I liked the performances in Civil War and do think it achieved the tension and atmosphere it wanted to. I do think there are some gaps in logic as well and basic socio-political awarenss and I get into it on S15E03 of Uncolonized.
Why didn’t I realize the very clearly labeled “The First Omen” was a prequel to The Omen till I started watching? Anyway it is a solid movie.
There’s a lot of talk of filler episodes these days but you don’t expect that when it’s a movie franchise. Enter Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two. At least it doubles down on Batman stuff.
Again, I’m glad people love things. For example, things like Hundreds of Beavers. It is not for me and yes I do like Chaplin and Keaton… I just feel I could have watched their movies; black face and all.
Respect to Zack Snyder for getting that Netflix bag and convincing two separate studios to pay him to do his version of a movie again. Rebel Moon movies are not for me though.
May
What I Watched:
The Fall Guy (4/5)
Babes (3.5/5)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (3.5/5)
The Fall Guy is very fun. Another example of a type of movie it feels doesn’t get made anymore. Plus it had Ryan Gosling in my favourite mode: talking and not just moodily lurking around the movie. Maybe that’s why I had it in my top 20 once upon a time.
As a huge Broad City fan who had felt less and less enthusiastic about Illana in particular, it was nice to see Babes bring back some of her magic.
I was genuinely entertained by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and liked what it had to say (on purpose or not) about allyship.
June
What I Watched:
Inside Out 2 (4/5)
Kinds of Kindness (4/5)
A Quiet Place: Day One (3.5/5)
Thelma (3.5/5)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (3/5)
The Bikeriders (3/5)
Yeah man, Inside Out 2 is not as good as the original, but it’s not bad. I was completely locked in with the hockey storyline and the focus on friendship and trying to be cool for the new kids. The new emotions were definitely a welcome addition. Specifically, Anxiety.
I’m a Yorgos fan. I especially like Dogtooth so Kinds of Kindness didn’t feel as out of nowhere for me as it did for other critics I follow. Having said that I didn’t love 1/3 of the stories so that did take it out of the top 20 conversation off rip.
I keep watching these Quiet Place movies even though I don’t love them but I was here for the Lupita performance and was not disappointed. That was also a hell of an ending.
Thelma was good but I didn’t love it like everyone else. My loss, I guess.
We can all agree Reggie is the man! I’m also really into the camera work Adil and Bilall implemented. I just didn’t think it was a story that was fully explored.
The Bikeriders is exactly what the trailers are promoting. That only goes so far for me though.
July
What I Watched:
Twisters (4/5)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (3.5/5)
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three (3/5)
Longlegs (3/5)
Maxxxine (3/5)
Twisters was also, once upon a time, in the top 20. But, then, I just kept seeing more movies. I hadn’t seen the original until this year in preparation for this sequel. I think the original is great and this year’s version really worked for me. There is a ton of fun to be had with the Glen Powell crew.
I found out through Blank Check that Adil and Bilal were supposed to do Axel F and I mourn the loss of how dope that movie could have been. Having said that, Eddie was way more at ease getting back into an old character than other actors were in their respective attempts this year.
The final chapter in the Crisis movies was pretty good given it was the third movie in a set of movies that clearly needed to be a show.
My Longlegs hate comes down to the movie revealing too late what type of movie it really was. I get what is good about the movie and wish that that was respected with a different ending.
Maxxxine on the other hand only has the rating it has because it so clearly had a singular vision. I just wasn’t moved by it.
August
What I Watched:
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (4/5)
Trap (3.5/5)
Watchmen: Chapter I (3.5/5)
Alien: Romulus (3/5)
Cuckoo (3/5)
The Crow (2/5)
Twilight of the Warriors has an overly long name but it is worth a watch for fun world building and some dope martial arts. I truly felt overwhelmed by some of the villains but that is a sign I was locked in.
I am an un-apologetic fan of M. Night’s run post The Visit. I feel he’s embraced his style instead of chasing the response he got from his early work and I respect his kind of weird. Trap isn’t perfect but I was interested in Riley and her dad all the way through.
I covered Watchmen: Chapter I on episode 303 of Spoiled Rotten. So you can see why I say that it is what it is if you’ve read the comic already.
Alien: Romulus has many issues. My problem was what the movie landed on for the Black character. Having said that it had a great build up and exciting final act.
Cuckoo was way more “then this, then this, and then this” happens storytelling than “because of that, this happens” storytelling and that undid a lot of the cool ideas I thought it had.
The Crow really didn’t work for me and I got into it on episode 314 of Spoiled Rotten.
September
What I Watched:
A Different Man (4/5)
Speak No Evil (4/5)
Transformers One (4/5)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (3.5/5)
Wolfs (3.5/5)
My Old Ass (3/5)
Rebel Ridge (3/5)
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2.5/5)
Megalopolis (2.5/5)
There is a scene in A Different Man where a man describes his thought process during a play and how he knew it meant it was a good work of art. That perfectly captured how I feel about this very good work of art.
I need to remind people that I don’t have comic book movie fatigue, I have subscription service fatigue so I haven’t seen the original Speak No Evil since I couldn’t even rent it on Apple. That means, for better or worse, I’ve only seen the English language version and I loved it. When will James get an Oscar?
Transformers One looked bad to me based on the trailers. It ended up being great and vindication for people who have been asking for Transformer movies without the humans.
I liked learning more about Christopher Reeve’s family and his friendships but I still felt like I was seeing and hearing things I shouldn’t have been. As such Super/Man was good but I don’t love it like others.
Wolfs is a movie I’d like to just acknowledge I saw and had fun with while understanding that the star needs to be on a time out.
A lot of people I respect love My Old Ass. I felt like the movie didn’t live up to the intrigue it invoked.
Rebel Ridge suffered from big copoganda energy and needed more instances of Terry being effective like his McMAP/PACE scene.
I don’t get why half of the things that happened in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice happened but the Astrid + Jeremy storyline needed to be the focus.
Megalopolis was a whole lot of nothing. Scenes I liked turned out to be things that just happened in rehearsal. This makes sense given how little they factored into the overall story… such as it is.
October
What I Watched:
Conclave (4/5)
Look Back (4/5)
Saturday Night (4/5)
The Shadow Strays (3.5/5)
Smile 2 (3.5/5)
The 4:30 Movie (3.5/5)
Piece by Piece (3/5)
Joker: Folie À Deux (2.5/5)
Venom: The Last Dance (2.5/5)
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2/5)
Conclave was a great watch given the fact I wanted nothing to do with it initially. Every reveal had me at the edge of my seat.
There a lot of things I love referenced in Look Back (I’m assuming unintentionally). I particularly liked the elements that reminded me of Lisa Simpson finding someone who is smarter and possibly more talented than her as well as any and all things that could feel at home in a Nolan film. But, at the core it’s got two characters, who are easy to care about, trying to create something. The movie puts on display all that comes with that and it did it all in under an hour pretty much.
Saturday Night has actually grown on me the more I’ve sat with it. The compliment I gave to the trailer held true throughout the film. The actors made the smart choice of avoiding impressions of the people they were portraying. Even someone like me, who liked SNL from the 90s on, unless we’re talking Eddie Murphy, was able to see how they channeled the original cast and Lorne. They made the people they were portraying actual characters in a movie and not just impressions… in an SNL skit.
I wanted to like The Shadow Strays more but I felt like I was just trying to get to the end of it instead of enjoying it. To the point where an actor I really like showed up in the post credits and I just wanted the movie to end instead of celebrating his presence.
Smile 2 has been dinged for having no rules. I agree with that criticism and I agree that the Pink Ranger, Naomi Scott, was amazing.
The 4:30 Movie had me really happy Kevin Smith got back to the type of filmmaking that drew me to him back in the day. It also features Ken Jeong back in his Knocked Up bag. Being funny without leaning into East Asian (or too many Black) stereotypes.
With the news that Chad and Pharrell are in a legal battle, I found Piece by Piece only confused things more… like there’s a scene where they forgive each other and smile at each other but… clearly that doesn’t mean they’re good today… does it? Anyway I liked hearing about how Pharrell made his music and NORE was great.
Joker 2 was not secretly good. With respect to Quentin and Francis. Also… and I feel this is very important to state, it is EMBARASSING that they tried to say this was a musical in a year that had a bunch of movies actually effectively making use of musical tropes even if they were not committing to being called musicals. Find out why I thought that by listening to episode 307 of Spoiled Rotten.
I think I like Venom 3 more than Venom 2 but who knows. All I know is I talked about it on episode 315 of Spoiled Rotten.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man convinced me I am not a Hellboy comics fan, just a loyal Ron Perlman as Hellboy fan. Anyway, find out my full thoughts on 2024’s attempt to bring the character to the masses on episode 317 of Spoiled Rotten.
November
What I Watched:
A Real Pain (4/5)
Emilia Pérez (4/5)
Juror #2 (4/5)
Wicked (4/5)
Blitz (3.5/5)
Gladiator II (3/5)
Red One (2/5)
Here’s an open secret I have… I like Jesse Eisenberg in things… EVEN BvS. His film A Real Pain worked for me. Also gave me the right dose of Kieran’s brand of acting. Important to note since Jesse directed the film as well. I was high on Emilia Pérez right after I watched it then the internet cooled my take on it. I think seeing how Emilia chose to interact with her ex and kids was what really worked for me given the songs and singing definitely weren’t selling points until the loading up the guns scene made a beat.
I didn’t want to like this year’s Clint movie, but Juror #2 is solid. It should also be pointed out that I’m a huge 12 Angry Men fan so mixing in elements of that movie with a genuinely stressful case at the center of the story really worked for me.
I’ve seen the show in the West End and in Toronto’s theatre district and I’ll be the first to admit that Wicked is a show where I don’t really remember the details or songs; I just know I like it. I saw a review before seeing the movie that primed me to catch all the tragedy (in a good way) of the show meaning I had a great time watching the movie and I finally like Defying Gravity (for sad reasons).
I’m not sure how the guy who gave us Small Axe gave us Blitz. The racial tension was so subtle it’s like it almost wasn’t there. Which I’d say is a CHOICE given, one would assume, you’d only choose to use these characters to do a proper deep dive. Having said that, Elliott Heffernan is a STAR!
I don’t much care for Gladiator II’s insistence on reminding me of the superior original movie in more ways than just showing footage from the movie. But, Denzel was fun. Also they cut May Calamawy… so that’s bad.
Red One feels like a bunch of ideas that never fully come together. That’s my positive take on the movie.
December
What I Watched:
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (3.5/5)
Mufasa: The Lion King (3.5/5)
Nosferatu (3.5/5)
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (3.5/5)
Y2K (3.5/5)
A Complete Unknown (3/5)
Carry-On (3/5)
Kraven the Hunter (3/5)
I don’t know if manipulative is the right way to describe what Jamie Foxx is being for 60% of his special but it is a word that kept bubbling to the surface for me. Thank goodness for the other 40%.
I was loud and proud with my disgust at seeing Barry Jenkins attached to the “live action” Lion King follow up but Mufasa has been a movie I haven’t been able to stop thinking about or singing songs from since I saw it. The tragedy of Taka and Mufasa was something I wish wasn’t being interrupted by Timon and Pumba considering they’re the 2 of 3 characters who are white coded but what are you gonna do?
I wish I liked any iteration of Dracula/Nosferatu as much as anyone else I respect does but it really is not a story for me. I did appreciate the craft and acting that went into Eggers’ version though. I respect Eggers’ more than I seem to like his movies. His commitment to telling stories that excuse his 99.9% white casts and all.
I saw Sonic 3 with my kid. Our first movie theatre experience that resulted in seeing the whole movie (minus one bathroom break) so maybe it’s the high of that accomplishment speaking, but I DUG SONIC 3. Shadow and Grampa Robotnik were great additions.
I like Kyle Mooney and 1999/2000 but if you don’t like one of those two things, Y2K probably won’t work for you.
If I’m picking up on what the Bob Dylan movie is putting down: Bobby is pretty much unknowable. He’s kinda like A Complete Unknown. In fact the movie has him constantly pushing back against labels or even giving a definitive answer about his past. Not very fun to sit with. It’s almost like this movie needed to be about Pete, Sylvie, and maybe Joan and how they felt about the enigma known as Bob Dylan… but what do I know?
More copaganda from Carry-On got in the way of what could have been a fun movie.
I didn’t hate Kraven like other people I respect, but I also don’t think it’s a good movie. More a proof of concept for a Penguin/Agatha All Along esque show. Get details on episode 317 of Spoiled Rotten.
My Top 20
Rank: #20
Movie: The Substance (4/5)
Why: The more I sat with The Substance the more I realized it needed to be part of my top 20. While I didn’t love how the movie escelated in the final scenes that didn’t take away to the impact the movie had before that. I talked to anyone who would listen to me about how the world worked and how the arm chair scene affected me. That’s top 20 material for sure!
Rank: #19
Movie: The Piano Lesson (4/5)
Why: I loved Fences and really liked this. I’m a Washington family adapts August Wilson type of guy I guess. What’s more is that I found the way drama and horror and even a bit of musical mixed so well to tell a story about what to do with legacy.
Rank: #18
Movie: Kneecap (4/5)
Why: I really kept assuming that Kneecap’s DJ was being played by an actor and not the real guy. The blurring between what is real and fake (in a good way) aside, the movie is all about not staying quiet. Whether you’re using your voice artistically or not, you’ve got to use your voice to support the right thing. Also I liked the music.
Rank: #17
Movie: The Apprentice (4/5)
Why: I remember thinking, about the trailer, well that’s a terrible Trump impression. Lucky for me I saw the movie anyway and appreciated that Sebastian Stan avoided the pitfalls of people dismissing his version of Trump by not doing the voice and bringing him to life in every other way possible. You won’t learn anything new from watching this movie but it’s still worth watching to see how this all comes together.
Rank: #16
Movie: I Saw the TV Glow (4/5)
Why: If ever there was a “this movie is a vibe” movie it would be this movie! I was invested, deeply, in the characters so this joined the top 20. However, I agree with complaints about certain scenes feeling like they are there because the filmmaker wanted us to see them instead of being natural progressions of characters. At the very least we don’t have enough information to know if it is or isn’t for the characters. For the most part, though, the movie is an important watch that doesn’t feel like homework or like you’re being scolded. A very hard thing to pull off.
Rank: #15
Movie: Love Lies Bleeding (4/5)
Why: This movie’s ending is probably something I should have loved more but it’s something that took this out of the top 10 conversation. Other than that, I have no notes for this movie. The way it builds tension should be studied and the way the world feels properly lived in and just makes sense is another plus.
Rank: #14
Movie: The People’s Joker (4/5)
Why: This movie can get a little rough around the edges but it is infectious. The enthusiasm Vera Drew has for telling this story got me on board. It also helps that she’s using Batman lore in a way that felt fun and like she wasn’t just making fun of it to score points.
Rank: #13
Movie: Deadpool & Wolverine (4.5/5)
Why: I warned you I’m a mainstream bozo! So you can’t call me out for this pick. I know the easy thing to do is dismiss this as a cameo fest. My take is that the movie wanted to explore what it is to want to feel like you either still matter or could possibly matter. Having said that the characters that show up feel not only like proper characters with hopes and dreams but actually part of exploring the main theme. I think the movie writes itself into some logic and narrative corners but it does feel like it is greater than the sum of its parts. For more on my thoughts you can listen to episode 297 of Spoiled Rotten.
Rank: #12
Movie: The Brutalist (4.5/5)
Why: Before I start let me just say I obviously liked this movie a lot. Beyond the visuals and performances, there is a special A24 trance that takes over that I cannot be explained… only experienced. I’d now like to take this time to point out that the intermission is this movie’s downfall. Giving people 15 minutes to reflect and create expectations that this movie never plans on meeting or exceeding is a problem no matter how many critics and fans say they liked having a break. It really does break up the flow and that trance I was talking about. It’s hard to get back into it especially as people come back into the theatre with fresh snacks and noises. Also something tells me the more I hear from the director, the more I’ll dislike this movie and him. Luckily, we don’t have to worry about that at this juncture.
Rank: #11
Movie: The Wild Robot (4.5/5)
Why: I don’t know how to describe the special sauce of this film outside of really exploring the parent/child relationship in it’s all it’s beauty and ugliness. What it’s like for your mother to want to see you fly at all costs. What it’s like for you to want to feel independent despite how that makes your mother, who sacrificed her body for you time and time again, feel. Plus it looks cool and has a fun voice cast.
Rank: #10
Movie: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (4.5/5)
Why: Yeah the trailers didn’t do this movie justice but that’s fine. I’m a recent George Miller convert so I had faith this movie would be entertaining. It was and had some very fun set pieces which is what I came for, after all. I do like Anya in general and in this role. BUT, it was hard for me to see someone else play Furiosa. I say that to set up the fact that my favourite performance was Chris Hemsworth’s. I wish that wasn’t the case for a movie starring a woman, but, Chris really is that dude when it comes to creating engaging characters that could be boring in someone’s hands.
Rank: #9
Movie: Didi (4.5/5)
Why: This is another look at how the mother son relationship can be messy. The difference is the trailers made me feel like the mom had some lesson to learn. NOT TRUE, I was immediately sympathetic to the mother’s struggle and appreciated seeing the movie build to the important conversation Didi needed to have with his mother. Also a great rememinder that your protagonist doesn’t need to be infallable. Didi is 100% out of pocket many times in the movie and he needs to learn. It’s nice to see a character change during the course of a movie.
Rank: #8
Movie: Blink Twice (4.5/5)
Why: I love movies that teach you how to experience them. Which is to say this is not a straight forward movie and the way things sound and look are all important for how to unlock what makes this movie great. I wasn’t expecting a lot but I got great performances and some confident and exciting directing from Zoe Kravitz. I think there’s a future for her and Channing because she directed him to an awards worthy performance. Yes I know he won’t be nominated and that they broke up in real life. I still think they were creatively good for each other.
Rank: #7
Movie: Hit Man (4.5/5)
Why: I found the movie took a while to get going (not as long as another movie on this list) but once it got going I found myself constantly surprised (in a good way) by its choices and I was fully sold on following these characters on this fun ride. It is important to remember I’m a Glen Powell fan! So much so he was the lynchpin for my X-Men casting in the MCU on episode 309 of Spoiled Rotten.
Rank: #6
Movie: Dune: Part Two (4.5/5)
Why: Yes I really like Denis Villneuve, but I do believe that he is doing special with this franchise. Especially in contrast to Lynch’s movie that I maintain misses the point of the original text. Anytime the Messiah/White Saviour trope is interrogated, I’m all in. Plus I keep falling in love with Javier Bardem’s Stilgar despite not agreeing with him at all.
Rank: #5
Movie: Babygirl (5/5)
Why: I usually don’t love stories about cheating but this movie gave a lot more characters arcs than I expected so that overpowered my usual distaste for that sort of thing. In addition to a very engaging story it was a movie with Sophie Wilde which is always a great time. It also gave Antonio Banderas another opportunity to remind me I’ve never not liked seeing him in a movie. Nicole Kidman is great and funny as a horny CEO and I, for one, appreciate Harris Dickinson’s take on someone who can barely believe he’s getting away with playing with fire the way he is.
Rank: #4
Movie: Heretic (5/5)
Why: If there was an award for favourite trailer of the year, Abigail, Saturday Night and this movie would be in the running. Thank goodnesss the movie more than delivered on the promise of the trailer. Forcing the characters and, thus, the audience to properly examine what they believe and why is RIGHT UP MY ALLEY! You can listen to my spoiler thoughts about the film on S16E06 of Uncolonized.
Rank: #3
Movie: Anora (5/5)
Why: I’m not joking when I tell you I wasn’t really into this movie during the first hour but once the comedy part of this movie kicks into gear I appreciate everything Sean is trying to do. All the characters are fun and the dialogue comes at quite a clip. I’m really into talkies like that.
Rank: #2
Movie: Challengers (5/5)
Why: I thought I’d enjoy another Zendaya performance only to realize not only was she killing it but Luca was owning the tennis scenes too. I also appreciated that I forgot that I’ve totally dug Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in other things. They were just that good at becoming their characters in this. The movie has stuck with me ever since I saw it. I’ll never stop thinking about that crazy trio and how invested I was in their shifting alliances and rivalries. Such a great film.
Rank: #1
Movie: Sing Sing (5/5)
Why: Like Kneecap I found myself amazed at how some of these actors were able to bring themselves to life in film format. The message of Sing Sing for me was to make sure you don’t keep yourself boxed in. Whether that box is self imposed or not. Because of that, the movie was going to be hard to top as my favourite movie of 2024. Not leaning into the trauma porn of being in prison, but, genuinely investing in bringing to life this space for prisoners to feel alive again was something special.
-YG