Best Movies of 2024

January 28, 2025

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Movies! 2024! Hurray! (CREDIT [Clockwise from Top Left): NEON; 20th Century Studios/Screenshot; Altered Innocence/Screenshot; Focus Features)

Happy 2025, movie lovers! But let’s not forget 2024 just yet. I know I haven’t. As per usual, I saw more than 100 new filmed adventures during the last trip around the Sun, and I enjoyed quite a few of them. I decided to include my top 14 flicks for my Best Of coverage this year, because that just happened to be the number that I was passionate enough about to announce to the world. So please read on, as I count down my Top 14 Movies of 2024 and reveal the story of how I fell in love with them.

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Houston*, We Have a ‘Problemista’ (*Pronounced “HOW-stuhn”)

April 9, 2024

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A Problemistamatic Man (CREDIT: A24)

Starring: Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Isabella Rossellini, Catalina Saavedra, James Scully, Laith Nakli, Spike Einbinder, Greta Lee, Larry Owens, Kelly McCormack, Greta Titelman, Megan Stalter

Director: Julio Torres

Running Time: 98 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: March 1, 2024 (Theaters)

There’s a problem out there, and it’s not Problemista.

So I just wanted to pop in and say that the American visa and immigration system is kind of crazytown bananapants. (Who among us hasn’t had the odd green card in his or her pants, right?) But at least it inspired Julio Torres to make a pretty good film. It’s about seeing a plan through and finding a kindred spirit through all the cacophony and rancor. Now, let’s go be assertive!

Grade: The Promise of Cryogenics is Alive in Brooklyn

Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 3/1/24

March 1, 2024

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Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.

Movies
–Dune: Part Two (Theaters)
–Problemista (Theaters)

TV
–The Masked Singer Season 11 Premiere (March 6 on FOX) – Rita Ora takes over for Nicole as a judge this season.

Music
-Bruce Dickinson, The Mandrake Project – Iron Maiden singer.
-STRFKR, Parallel Realms

Sports
–The Tennis Slam (March 3 on Netflix) – Exhibition match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. (But are they 100%, though?)