The 10 Best Movies of 2024
Another year of existential crisis for Hollywood, and an excellent year for cinema itself
David Sims
David Sims is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers culture. He is also a co-host of the Blank Check podcast. Before joining The Atlantic in 2014, David worked at The A.V. Club as a critic and was a staff reporter on education and local politics at the New York City newspaper The Chief-Leader. At The Atlantic, he primarily covers film, as well as comedy, television, video games, and other pop culture.
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Illustration by Joanne Joo How M. Night Shyamalan Came Back From the Dead
The filmmaker weathered some of the wildest hype and harshest backlash that Hollywood has to offer. Then he found a different path.
Justin French for The Atlantic Want to See a Snake Eat Its Tail?
Deadpool & Wolverine is for hard-core fans of superhero films, not casuals—and certainly not the nonbelievers.
Disney Please See Twisters in Theaters
The film might seem like an unnecessary sequel, but it squeezes a lot of juice out of the weather-driven disaster flick.
Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures Yes, Longlegs Is That Scary
The freaky new film, centered on a movie monster for the ages, is impressively eerie stuff.
Neon Blood and Cheap Thrills in ’80s Los Angeles
MaXXXine, the latest film in Ti West’s X trilogy, pays tribute to yesteryear’s slasher flicks. Is that enough?
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: A24. The Biggest Gamble of Kevin Costner’s Career
Horizon: An American Saga is the type of ambitious Western they don’t make anymore—and it might be worth your time.
Warner Bros. Pictures What the Success of Inside Out 2 Means for Hollywood
The movie industry is still recovering from 2023’s dual strike, but there are clear signs of life.
Disney Kinds of Kindness May Test Your Patience
With his new film, Yorgos Lanthimos returns to his freaky-deaky roots—with mixed results.
Yorgos Lanthimos / Searchlight Pictures A Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Makes a Great Cinematic Leap
Annie Baker’s debut film, Janet Planet, is an affecting tale of existential wandering.
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