The 2024 jmunney Academy Awards

February 28, 2025

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You know, a lot of Jokers have won Oscars (CREDIT: Altered Innocence/Screenshot)

The Oscar winners are determined by the thousands of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But what if … they were chosen by just one person? If I were singlehandedly in charge of running the Oscars, here’s how they would go down.

Nominees are listed alphabetically, winners in bold.

Best Picture
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Furiosa
I Saw the TV Glow
The People’s Joker

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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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Sasquatch People: Sunset with the Joker

April 24, 2024

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Mr. J & Mr. S (CREDIT: Altered Innocence/Screenshot; Bleecker Street)

Sasquatch Sunset

Starring: Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Nathan Zellner

Directors: Nathan and David Zellner

Running Time: 89 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: April 12, 2024 (Theaters)

The People’s Joker

Starring: Vera Drew, Lynn Downey, Kate Distler, Nathan Faustyn, David Liebe Hart, Phil Braun, Maria Bamford

Director: Vera Drew

Running Time: 92 Minutes

Rating: Unrated

Release Date: April 5, 2024 (Theaters)

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Entertainment To-Do List: Week of 4/5/24

April 5, 2024

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Going Postal (CREDIT: ITV/Screenshot)

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

Movies
–The First Omen (Theaters)
–Housekeeping for Beginners (Theaters)
–Kim’s Video (Theaters)
–Monkey Man (Theaters)
–The People’s Joker (Theaters)

TV
–Mr. Bates vs. the Post Office Miniseries Premiere (April 7 on PBS) – This aired in the U.K. earlier this year and I’ve heard good buzz.

Music
-The Black Keys, Ohio Players
-Khruangbin, A La Sala
-Vampire Weekend, Only God Was Above Us

Sports
-The Masters (April 11-14 on ESPN and CBS)