Of all the 2024 movies, it’s the one that most sounds like a 30 Rock gag.
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Better Man (2024)
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The Apprentice (2024)
I had drafted a thousand-word spiel about why The Apprentice is the exact opposite of the film I am excited to watch, but I don’t think you really need me to explain it.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Watching The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a bit like the conversation that Homer Simpson has with the dealer of the cursed Krusty the Clown doll.
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Y2K (2024)
I had high hopes for Y2K, sketch comedian Kyle Mooney’s foray into horror-comedy, but the result is a frustrating mishmash that has no idea how to have a good time.
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All We Imagine as Light (2024)
There’s a scene in All We Imagine as Light that is one of my favorites of the year.
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon is certainly not the quintessential film noir from a cinematographic perspective, but from a narrative and thematic point, it’s about as complete an entry point as you’re going to find.
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Nosferatu (2024)
I recently rewatched The Lighthouse, and I found it to be much hornier than I remembered.
This movie is unreviewable.
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A Real Pain (2024)
In some of his press interviews for A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg reveals that some constructive feedback he received on his first film, When You Finish Saving the World, was that his characters were too closed off to the audience.
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The Piano Lesson (2024)
Even if you didn’t know it in advance, you can guess that The Piano Lesson is a play adapted for the screen.