It’s been an odd year for movies, partly due to the lasting effects of labor strikes. There are very few masterpieces, and just as few disasters. Instead, 2024 featured a lot of solid 3-3.5 out of 5 star films, a healthy selection of entertaining fare that enabled the theater industry to finish the year far ahead of what many analysts had feared (box office-wise). Well, without further ado, here’s my ranked Top 20 best films of 2024 (and don’t forget to check out Carrie’s Top 10 Films of 2024 as well): Continue reading “Film Feature: Chad’s Top 20 Films of 2024”
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Film Review: “The Brutalist”
The Brutalist is a towering achievement in epic visual storytelling
Ten thousand words could be written about the surreal, dizzying shot of an upside-down Statue of Liberty in The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s epic tale of a Hungarian immigrant’s experience in America. The Statue of Liberty sequence lasts no more than twenty seconds, yet a skewed opinion of a burgeoning nation’s dreams, hopes, and promises lie within its symbolism. The Brutalist is filled with amazing imagery like the Statue of Liberty shot, and monumental performances to match them. With The Brutalist, from its musical score to its costuming, Corbet has assembled a modern masterpiece, a staggering filmmaking achievement that weaves together the majesty and tragedy of the American Dream into a captivating and intimate story. Continue reading “Film Review: “The Brutalist””