The Best Films Of 2024 So Far: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Civil War,’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ & More
Jul 4, 2024
There may have technically been fewer wide releases over the past six months of 2024 than the first six months of 2023, but despite lesser volume, there has been a bounty of good movies on the big screen. Some of them took a while to get to theaters following their festival premieres (“Robot Dreams,” “Problemista”), while others can only be classified as studio “surprises” (“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Challengers”), and, thankfully, more than one lived up to the pre-release hype (“Civil War,” “Dune, Part II”).
Continue reading The Best Films Of 2024 So Far: ‘Challengers,’ ‘Civil War,’ ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ & More at The Playlist.
Publisher: Source link
An “Urgency of Now” Message That Fades With the Blink of an Eye
Far more films wrestle with existentialism and impermanence than we give them credit for. They’re simply disguised as spectacle in the form of big-budget sci-fi thrillers à la Avatar, action blockbusters like Mad Max: Fury Road. On some occasions, they…
Mar 7, 2026
Wuthering Heights Review: A Lurid, Overwrought Romance
Acting Cinematography/Visual Effects Plot/Screenplay Setting/Theme Watchability Rewatchability Summary: In striving to be provocative, this Wuthering Heights loses the haunting intimacy that made Brontë’s novel endure. The wind still howls across the moors, but the heartbreak it carries feels strangely distant.…
Mar 7, 2026
‘Yellowstone’ Spin-Off ‘Marshals’ Premieres With a Tragic Fate for One Fan-Favorite Character
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Marshals Episode 1. It's been over a year since Taylor Sheridan concluded his Paramount Network drama Yellowstone, but that doesn't mean that we're quite done with the Dutton family just yet. Off…
Mar 5, 2026
A Sad, Compelling Look At One Father’s Quest For Answers [Sundance]
It’s something anyone dealing with loss, be it unexpected or otherwise, may very well seek. Some want nothing more than the release that is closure, especially when questions outweigh answers as to the circumstances surrounding the event. Some simply want…
Mar 5, 2026