Longlegs is the kind of adroit horror mashup that plays it as straight and lowkey with its horror and dread as any film. The result is a slow-burn descent into the hellish landscape of a killer’s mind and beyond. Few films in 2024 will leave you haunted the way Longlegs will.
Inside Out 2 (dir. Kelsey Mann)
This is not a kid’s movie. This is a movie with a kid in it but damn if they didn’t nail down the complexities of emotions and how anxiety grips you until it’s all you have. Anxiety has never been portrayed on screen better … in less than 100 minutes.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (dir. George Miller)
I was stunned by the sheer force of will of the entire film. Miller continues to be the best living Director working today. There isn’t a need to compare both this and Fury Road. Because essentially this is the setup for Fury Road’s payoff. The film never feels like a setup but rather the story of Furiosa and the Wastelands literally up until Fury Road begins proper. The action set pieces are amazing and unique to itself. Needless to say, there’s one scene that literally I said “how the fuck…” in the middle of the theater before I began to laugh with glee.
The recent wonderful French produced The Three Musketeer two-part adaptation breathed new life into the often-adapted tale of swashbuckling adventure. The primary reason was the adroit adaptation by screenwriters Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière. Delaporte and de La Patellière have transitioned to the director’s chair with another Dumas adaptation, The Count of Monte Cristo. The duo has made a smashing debut with the epic adventure tale of betrayal and justice giving us a modern adaptation that moves faster than most films half its runtime.
Conclave (dir. Edward Berger)
This movie rocks. Man, does it rock. Everyone eats in this film. Part melodrama. Part thriller. Altogether it’s a great throwback to the smoke-filled room thrillers of the 1970s.
Longlegs (dir. Osgood Perkins)
Longlegs is the kind of adroit horror mashup that plays it as straight and lowkey with its horror and dread as any film. The result is a slow-burn descent into the hellish landscape of a killer’s mind and beyond. Few films in 2024 will leave you haunted the way Longlegs will.
Inside Out 2 (dir. Kelsey Mann)
This is not a kid’s movie. This is a movie with a kid in it but damn if they didn’t nail down the complexities of emotions and how anxiety grips you until it’s all you have. Anxiety has never been portrayed on screen better … in less than 100 minutes.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (dir. George Miller)
I was stunned by the sheer force of will of the entire film. Miller continues to be the best living Director working today. There isn’t a need to compare both this and Fury Road. Because essentially this is the setup for Fury Road’s payoff. The film never feels like a setup but rather the story of Furiosa and the Wastelands literally up until Fury Road begins proper. The action set pieces are amazing and unique to itself. Needless to say, there’s one scene that literally I said “how the fuck…” in the middle of the theater before I began to laugh with glee.
The Count of Monte Cristo (dir. Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière)
The recent wonderful French produced The Three Musketeer two-part adaptation breathed new life into the often-adapted tale of swashbuckling adventure. The primary reason was the adroit adaptation by screenwriters Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière. Delaporte and de La Patellière have transitioned to the director’s chair with another Dumas adaptation, The Count of Monte Cristo. The duo has made a smashing debut with the epic adventure tale of betrayal and justice giving us a modern adaptation that moves faster than most films half its runtime.
Conclave (dir. Edward Berger)
This movie rocks. Man, does it rock. Everyone eats in this film. Part melodrama. Part thriller. Altogether it’s a great throwback to the smoke-filled room thrillers of the 1970s.
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