Movies I've seen from 2024
A list of movies released in 2024/still in their initial run during 2024 that I have seen.
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- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsMike FaistJosh O'ConnorZendayaTashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.8/10: Despite some issues with the characters and the generic nature of the story, the acting, music, cinematography, and editing (especially during the match scenes) is top notch and generates suspense and interest despite a lacking of personal connection to the drama.
- DirectorCord JeffersonStarsJeffrey WrightTracee Ellis RossJohn OrtizA novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.8/10: It's a well-written and acted satire with some hilarious and deep moments. The characters are interesting, the story is engaging, and there's a strong theme of identity throughout.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsKirsten DunstWagner MouraCailee SpaenyA journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.7/10: It's fantastic on a technical and acting level, and it feels very slice of life, like this is how things would operate in an actual civil war in the modern-day US. More could be done with the characters, though.
- DirectorEthan CoenStarsMargaret QualleyGeraldine ViswanathanBeanie FeldsteinJamie regrets her breakup with her girlfriend, while Marian needs to relax. In search of a fresh start, they embark on an unexpected road trip to Tallahassee. Things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals.7/10- It falls into convenience factors from time to time, and the Beanie Feldstein character, while well acted and written, has an underdeveloped role in the movie, the writing, acting, and characters are all great, and it has a strong sense of dark humor that's well executed.
- DirectorZelda WilliamsStarsKathryn NewtonLiza SoberanoJenna DavisA coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness - and a few missing body parts.6/10: It definitely feels like a Tim Burton movie, but in the sense that someone really wanted to mimic said feeling or knew it was the best way to do it, and did it well. The premise, writing, and characters are all fun, and the production design is enjoyable. At the end of the day, it's just a pretty typical movie that you know the story of from the trailer.
- DirectorDavid ZellnerNathan ZellnerStarsJesse EisenbergRiley KeoughChristophe Zajac-DenekA year in the life of a unique family. It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable.6/10: It's an incredibly amusing movie that feels slice-of-life like for a sasquatch family, though it's repetitive to the point where the same jokes and story beats keep happening.
- DirectorCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsDavid DastmalchianLaura GordonIan BlissA live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.6/10: It has a fantastic first two-thirds with great writing, acting, and character building, but falls apart in the last third as everything is over-explained and the entire movie gets boringly rehashed.
- DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametZendayaRebecca FergusonPaul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.6/10: It's elevated by its technical aspects and the acting, but the characters and the story feel underdeveloped and rushed despite the nearly three hour runtime.
- DirectorBlitz BazawuleStarsFantasia BarrinoTaraji P. HensonDanielle BrooksA woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.6/10: It's a well-made film with great acting, set design, and choreography. The songs are weakly written and don't keep the film moving forward for the most part, though, and the writing and characters tend to be lackluster.
- DirectorSamantha JayneArturo Perez Jr.StarsAngourie RiceReneé RappAuli'i CravalhoCady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.6/10: It's an entertaining and fun new take on the original movie, and while the dance choreography is impeccable and some of the songs are well written and performed, they do feel like they're in the way. The movie also goes overboard with trying to outdo or reference the iconic and memed scenes from the first movie.
- DirectorRose GlassStarsAnna BaryshnikovKristen StewartDave FrancoGym manager Lou falls for Jackie, a bodybuilder who is passing through town en route to a competition in Las Vegas.6/10: It's rushed on a storytelling and character development level, but its acting is top notch.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsMadelaine PetschRyan BownMatus LajcakAfter their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.5/10: Basically the same film as the original, except the character dynamic was better done (though cliche) and the cinematography mostly gave off a "being watched" feel, similar to the original "Friday the 13th."
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsAriana DeBoseChris MessinaJohn Gallagher Jr.Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the U.S. and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.5/10: It has an amazing premise with fantastic visuals and , but is harmed by its poor writing, lack of characters, and nonexistent story.
- DirectorArkasha StevensonStarsNell Tiger FreeRalph InesonSonia BragaA young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.5/10: It has some new and interesting ideas and doesn't feel like a rehash of the first Omen (save for a couple of parts), and it's well acted, but the characters are fairly one-note or non-existent until they're suddenly needed, and the horror elements for most of the movie feel inorganic. The opening scene is the only one that stands out, whether it be from direction, cinematography, tone, etc.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsMelissa BarreraDan StevensAlisha WeirAfter a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl.5/10: It has a fun premise and there are good attempts to make all of the aspects of the film work, but it's just bogged down by it being uninteresting on a story and character level.
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsRyan GoslingEmily BluntAaron Taylor-JohnsonA down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend's blockbuster film.5/10: It's a competently made action movie, but it lacks any excitement and doesn't utilize its premise much in any sequences until the end.
- DirectorBao NguyenStarsLionel RichieHarriet SternbergWendy ReesOn January 28th 1985, dozens of the era's most popular musicians gathered in Los Angeles to record a charity single for African famine relief. Setting egos aside, they collaborated on a song that would make history.5/10: It adds nothing to what people already know; it's just, "Here's the general difficulties with recording a song, but this time it's 30 musicians."
- DirectorMichael MohanStarsSydney SweeneyÁlvaro MorteSimona TabascoCecilia, a woman of devout faith, is warmly welcomed to the picture-perfect Italian countryside where she is offered a new role at an illustrious convent. But it becomes clear to Cecilia that her new home harbors dark and horrifying secrets.4/10: It's a generic horror movie that doesn't do anything interesting. There is no atmosphere, the characters are all flat, and it isn't scary. Sydney Sweeney and the other actors are all fantastic, though.
- DirectorJane SchoenbrunStarsJustice SmithBrigette Lundy-PaineIan ForemanTwo teenagers bond over their love of a supernatural TV show, but it is mysteriously cancelled.4/10: It looks, feels, and is written like it would be a parody of what an A24 film would be. The aforementioned aspects aren't good, and it's hard to tell if the bad performances are from the actors or from the directing (probably the latter), with the exception of Brigette Lundy-Paine.
- DirectorBryce McGuireStarsWyatt RussellKerry CondonAmélie HoeferleA family moves into a new home, unaware that a dark secret from the house's past will unleash a malevolent force in the backyard pool.4/10: For such a limited idea coming from a short film, it handles itself well enough. It doesn't feel desperate for story material, and it justifies its length. That said, the characters are flat and one-dimensional, with useless building blocks and elements that never go anywhere (the daughter's boyfriend, the son's baseball ambitions, etc.). Besides the acting, nothing memorable stands out. On top of all of that, it's simply not scary or atmospheric.
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsHenry CavillBryce Dallas HowardSam RockwellA reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she's writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.3/10: It's such a generic spy thriller that it feels like it's a fake movie that would exist inside of a different movie or television show. The characters are flat and uninteresting, though played their best by the mostly talented cast. Bryce Dallas Howard is the only one who stands out as particularly bad in the movie. The writing is cliche, the humor unfunny and poorly delivered, and the only notable thing about it is the cat.
- DirectorAdam WingardStarsRebecca HallBrian Tyree HenryDan StevensTwo ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.3/10: The movie is nowhere near as fun or entertaining as the other Monster-verse movies, the stock characters that already only exist to move the plot along to get to usually awesome monster fights are incredibly boring and pace-slowing this time around (with Kong's character arc being the least interesting one of all), and in a universe with giant kaijus, this film finds a way to be nonsensical: how is Kong, a giant ape with no other real strengths, apparently a threat or an equal to a nuclear lizard or these other kaijus with fun powers?
- DirectorWes BallStarsOwen TeagueFreya AllanKevin DurandMany years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.3/10: While fairly decent aesthetically and well acted, "Kingdom" falls short due to its uninteresting characters and story, minimal world building, and poor writing and story structure.
- DirectorMike MitchellStephanie StineStarsJack BlackAwkwafinaViola DavisAfter Po is tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace, he needs to find and train a new Dragon Warrior, while a wicked sorceress plans to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.2/10: It's a very predictable and generic story told in the worst way: the characters are poorly written and just exist for the sake of plot convenience, the humor is unfunny, there's no talent behind the voice acting, and the animation looks bland and flat.
- DirectorJeff WadlowStarsDeWanda WiseTaegen BurnsPyper BraunA woman returns to her childhood home to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is very real and unhappy that she abandoned him.2/10: It's a try-hard and unscary horror premise that's attempting at something deeper, but falls completely flat. The characters are uninteresting, boring slates with no depth, nothing holds any weight, the dialogue and story is dumb and illogical to the world established, and there's nothing scary: "Ooh, a cute teddy bear. I'm shaking."
- DirectorGil KenanStarsPaul RuddCarrie CoonFinn WolfhardWhen the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.1/10: It probably has the most going for it character-wise, yet they're the worst written, acted, and developed characters in the whole franchise. The writing is poor, it has no personality, the character arcs, and the characters for that matter, are, at best, bungled and, at worst, non-existent, and the actors are either phoning it in or are very bad.
- DirectorS.J. ClarksonStarsDakota JohnsonSydney SweeneyIsabela MercedCassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic who begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance. Forced to challenge revelations about her past, she needs to safeguard three young women from a deadly adversary who wants them destroyed.1/10: Bad acting, poorly written dialogue, and uninteresting characters make this a chore to sit through, but what makes the movie especially egregious is that the main character's actions have a net-negative impact. On top of all of that, ludicrous coincidences for the sake of plot convenience reign galore.
- DirectorJerry SeinfeldStarsIsaac BaeJerry SeinfeldChris RickettIn 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg's and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever.0/10: Seinfeld wanted this to be the opposite of Barbie, and he succeeded. Terrible jokes and writing, terrible acting (especially from Seinfeld), bad technical work, and just forced and unfunny gags. There isn't an iota of creativity to the story telling or humor, and no intelligence is shown at any stage of making the movie. The most creative and close to amusing part of the movie was Bill Burr as JFK, and the only thought behind that was, "They're both from Massachusetts."