Welcome to the 7th section of my Movie list: 2020-2024! We have previously covered films from 1987-2014 in parts I , II, III, IV, V, and VI!
2024! This is going to be the year. I feel it! 2023 was the first year with a hint of life in a while with 18 movies seen. I think 2024 has the potential to beat my highest ever tally of 35 movies. We shall see how it all shakes out!
As always, look for the (Review) links to see my original reviews. I will provide “skinnys” of all the films I saw in cinemas in each individual year.
555: Wonka – Timothee Chalamet steps into the hat of Willy Wonka in the fun musical adventure of Willy’s early days. (Review)
556: The Iron Claw – Zac Efron brings the tragedy of the Von Erich wrestling family to life in this decent movie. (Review)
557: Poor Things – Emma Stone makes a strong case for Best Actress in this phenomenal movie from Yorgos Lanthimos (Review)
558: Argylle – Matthew Vaughn directs this film about a spy novelist who’s stories become a little too real for her to handle. A decent movie with some great actors, good fun. (Review)
559: American Fiction - Jeffrey Wright leads this terrific cast in a drama/comedy about identity, family, and the stupidity of the world. (Review)
560: The Beekeeper – A classic nonsense action movie about a man fighting the system to get revenge. (Review)
561: Lisa Frankenstein – A fun throwback to the horror/comedies of my youth. (Review)
562: Dune (1984) – David Lynch attempts to bring the story of Paul Muad’dib to life in 1984. Excellent design, music, casting, and editing. Terrible script. (Review)
563: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training – Crunchyroll releases this special film to commemorate the new season of Demon Slayer! (Review)
564: Drive-Away Dolls – Ethan Cohen directs this crime comedy about two lesbians driving to Florida while being pursued by hitmen. (review)
565: Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve finishes his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune in exemplary fashion. If this isn’t the movie of the year I’ll eat my hat! (Review)
566: Love Lies Bleeding – Rose Glass gives us this tale of a bodybuilder who drifts into a small town and gets embroiled in local drama. Good movie! (Review)
567: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – The Spenglers return, this time in New York City, to stop an ancient God from conquering the world with a new ice age! (Review)
568: Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire – Godzilla and Kong return, this time in Hollow Earth, to stop and ancient Monkey from conquering the world with a new ice age! (Review)
569: Monkey Man – Dev Patel directs and stars in this Indian revenge flick. (Review)
570: Civil War – Alex Garland’s tale of photojournalists trying to get the story in a future American Civil War. Fantastic work (Review)
571: Abigail – A kidnap plot gone wrong! A perfect cast brings this tale of a Ballerina Vampire to life. (Review)
572: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Guy Ritchie gives us the fun, silly, action packed story of the original British special forces mission – Operation Postmaster. (Review)
97/342: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (25th Anniversary) – Episode I returns to cinemas for Star Wars Day! 25 Years…holy shit. (review)
573: The Fall Guy – The 1980’s Lee Majors TV show is reimagined for the big screen starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. A fantastic summer movie (review)
574: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Hundreds of years after the original trilogy, the apes face their first serious internal threat: Proximus Caesar, the wannabe King. (Review)
575: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – George Miller returns to the Wasteland! Anya Taylor-Joy is Furiosa, seeking vengeance on Chris Hemsworth’s Dementus. (Review)
576: I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun’s examination of what happens when two teenagers bond over a mutual love for a “Buffy” style show in the mid-late 90’s, and how things go to shit when the show is cancelled. (Review)
577: The Bikeriders – Jeff Nichols delivers a great examination of a 1960’s Motorcycle club descending into crime. (Review)
578: Thelma – June Squibb leads a ruthless quest for REVENGE in this fantastic film. Never wrong an elderly person! (Review)
579: Deadpool & Wolverine – Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman return as the title characters in thier first MCU movie. Cameos and gore galore in this multiverse adventure comedy (Review)
580: Twisters – Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell lead a fantastic cast in this standalone sequel to the 1990’s original. The perfect summer movie. (review)
581: Alien: Romulus – Fede Alvarez directs the latest film in the Alien series as we have an adventure set 20 years after the original film. (Review)
582: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Tim Burton returns to “The ghost with the most” for a messy & rambling trip through the afterlife. (Review)
583: The Substance – Coralie Fargeat delivers one of the best films of 2024 in this comeback film for Demi Moore, a body horror cult classic. (Review)
584: Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: A Fable – Stunningly nonsensical, overindulgent film-making at it’s “finest”. Must be seen to be believed. (Review)
585: Joker: Folie à Deux – Joachim Phoenix and Lady Gaga star in this musical courtroom drama follow up to 2019’s Joker. (Review)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – The first film released under the DC studios banner is a banger, the documentary on the life and times of my childhood Superman. (Review)
587: Saturday Night – This is the story of how Saturday Night Live began. An Excellent snapshot of that time and place that captures the chaos perfectly. (Review)
589: Conclave – Ralph Fiennes leads a FANTASTIC cast in this drama about the election of a new pope. (review)
289: Venom: The Last Dance – The Venom trilogy whimpers to an end, despite the best efforts of Hardy and Rhys Ifans. (Review)
290: Heretic – A24 delivers another outstanding movie that examines religion as two LDS missionaries knock on the wrong door. (Review)
291: Gladiator II – Ridley Scott returns to Imperial Rome with this lesser follow up to his Y2K classic. (Review)
292: Wicked Part I – A stellar cast and crew bring the hit musical to the Big Screen in the movie event of 2024. (Review)
293: Moana 2 – Disney returns to the ocean for this entertaining follow up to 2016’s original (Review)
294: Coming Soon…
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