2024 in Review

  1. The Blue Angels, A, great jet footage and stories of pilots and crew
  2. Wicked, Part 1, A, well realized design and very good performances
  3. The Order, A, great action and acting in classic police story
  4. A Complete Unknown, A-, well done small movie about a key time
  5. Deadpool and Wolverine, A-, fun, violent, crude, mindless action movie
  6. Touch, A-, well made, slow movie of a past romance
  7. Inside Out 2, A-, too similar to the first, but a great concept
  8. Moana 2, A-, nice chance to revisit these characters
  9. Conclave, B+, sumptuous look, fine acting, thin story
  10. The Wild Robot, B+, beautiful animation and a familiar story
  11. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, B+, fun, mindless, WW2 caper movie
  12. Dune: Part Two, B, epic movie, but doesn't really pay off
  13. Didi, B, coming of age story about an obnoxious kid
  14. The Fall Guy, B, fun movie, but doesn't distinguish itself
  15. Housekeeping for Beginners, B-, stressful, noisy movie, unique perspective
  16. Goodrich, B-, nice character study, not groundbreaking
  17. Twisters, B-, decent enough story and action, kinda slow
  18. Gladiator II, B-, not great and not my thing
  19. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, B-, easy to watch, but not trying that hard
  20. The American Society of Magical Negroes, C+, neat idea can't be stretched to feature length
  21. Challengers, C, unlikeable characters, gimmicky direction
  22. Megalopolis, D, long, weird, pointless, self-indulgent