2024 in Films

Format adapted from Charles François, who I still hope will one day rediscover his cinephilia and start hanging out with myself and the Skandies crew again. It’s been ten years since he last used it and I hereby declare it in the public domain.

Combine the first two columns for a list of films released (or "released") in 2024, and the last two columns for films seen in 2024. Ordering is preferential when ratings are identical.

Seen Previously
Movies I saw in 2023 {or before} that were released in the U.S. in 2024. Films not yet released but currently scheduled for this year are indicated by a (→).
Seen in 2024
Movies I saw shortly before, during or after their 2024 U.S. run. Asterisks (*) indicate films seen prior to their actual release. TV-only "runs" (arbitrarily deemed eligible) get a (†).
To Be Released
Movies I saw in 2024 which are still awaiting a U.S. release. Those known to have lined up distribution are indicated by a (→). Production {year} is listed if film is more than two years old.

A For All Time

A- Event

B+/A- Near Great

B+ Must See

B/B+ Warmly Recommended

B Recommended

Pictures of Ghosts (Mendonça Filho) 64

B-/B Recommended with Mild Reservations

Evil Does Not Exist (Hamaguchi) 63
Last Summer (Breillat) 63

B- Recommended with Strong Reservations

C+/B- On the Fence, Leaning Forward

C+ Take It or Leave It

Gut Instinct (Dillaman) 54
Dune: Part Two (Villeneuve) 53
Io capitano (Garrone) 50
Kidnapped (Bellocchio) 50
Coup de chance (Allen) 49
The Shadowless Tower (Zhang) 48
Henry James' Drive-Away Dykes (Coen) 48

C/C+ On the Fence, Leaning Backward

C Pass

In Our Day (Hong) 39
Club Zero (Hausner) 38
Here (Devos) 37

C- Ugh

D+ Double-Ugh

D Bomb

F Burn the Negative

Walk-outs Channel Surfing

Disco Boy (Abbruzzese)
Nervous Translation (Seno)
Three Step Dancing {2003} (Mereu)
Under the Fig Trees (Sehiri)

Incomplete Mishap/Bad Timing