Best of 2024: Gary Kramer's Top 10
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
Here, in alphabetical order, are my personal favorite films of 2024.
Best of 2024: Ranking the year in fictional pop stars
by Megan Bailey, Staff Writer
It’s been a big year for fake pop stars. From romance to horror, they’ve sung their hearts out on stage, fallen in love, and maybe even tried to help catch a serial killer.
Interview: Kier-La Janisse on latest disc release, ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: Vol. 2
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
It was a challenge not trying to talk her ear off but she was incredibly generous with her time and provided plenty of thoughtful responses that I am sure fans of her work will love.
Best of 2024: I TOLD YA – CHALLENGERS' costumes are deeply intentional
by Emily Maesar, Associate TV Editor
While Jonathan Anderson captures the time periods with perfect precision, he’s also masterful at allowing the characters to speak for themselves with their clothing over the course of the most important 13 years of their lives.
Roxy Guarino skates into Colonial Theatre for a night of STOCKING STUFFER silliness
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
This year, with my Christmas spirit being unexpectedly high, I have a feeling that after witnessing the magic of McGinnis and Guarino, I might be pushed into full blown Christmas creature mode.
New to Me 2024: Kevin Murphy's Top 7 film discoveries
by Kevin Murphy, Staff Writer
Here are some of those films that stuck out to me–dramatic powerhouses, refreshingly hopeful stories, or whimsical delights.
New to Me 2024: Spending my 25th birthday with 3 WOMEN and remembering Shelley Duvall
by Shayna Davis, Staff Writer
My 25th birthday was actually one of the best birthday’s I’ve had in a long time and it kicked off with a screening of Robert Altman’s 3 Women starring Janice Rule, Sissy Spacek, and personal role model of mine, Shelley Duvall.
New to Me 2024: Sam Christian's top 15 discoveries
by Sam Christian, Staff Writer
I did not get out to the movies as much as I would have liked to this year, so instead of providing a top list of new movies, I’m going to be sharing my favorite new watches for me this year.
New to Me 2024: A melodramatic year of heightened emotions on screen
by Carmen Paddock, Staff Writer
Featured From Here to Eternity, Suddenly Last Summer, Conversation Piece, Black Narcissus, Senso, Margaret, In Harm’s Way
Overlooked 2024: PROBLEMISTA is a perfect entry point to Julio Torres' work
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Julio Torres has already made his mark as a singular voice in film and television, and Problemista is an ambitious, exciting first feature.
Overlooked 2024: Weird (and Sad) Girls
by Emily Maesar, Associate Editor, TVJawn
There’s a specific kind of film that almost always works for me, when made with pure joy of the thing, and that’s the “weird and sad girls” genre.
New to Me 2024: Sapphic mermaid movie BLUE MY MIND is worthy of cult classic status
by Avery Coffey, Staff Writer
Think Aquamarine (2006) going toe to toe with Ginger Snaps (2000) while Thirteen (2003) referees. It’s a beautiful depiction of teenage girlhood while giving us some of the most grotesque visuals.
Overlooked 2024: FRÉWAKA is an Irish language horror gem worth seeking out
by Jill Vranken, Staff Writer
Fréwaka a spine-chilling Irish folk horror with two stunning central performances at its core.
Party Like It’s 1999: THE INSIDER shows the price of telling truth to power
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While, officially, whistleblowers have a protected status, The Insider shows how this is undermined by confidentiality agreements, lawsuits, and corporate misdeeds.
Party Like It's 1999: WONDERLAND is a forgotten gem featuring working class actors
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
In 1999’s modern, South London-set Wonderland, Winterbottom assembled some of the best of British acting talent of the time, a strong ensemble of mostly working class actors, which we unfortunately rarely see in the British cinema of today.
Party Like It's 1999: Brad Pitt's FIGHT CLUB abs, white supremacy, and trauma bonding masculinity
by Allie Lembo, Staff Writer
If you’ve never seen Fight Club, I’ll be spoiling the twist for you. For everybody else, it’s time to observe the legacy of Brad Pitt’s abs.
Party Like It’s 1999: BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER remains a cornerstone of queer cinema
by Avery Coffee, Staff Writer
Independent films take their creative liberties to address subjects that mainstream media shy away from. Babbitt knew that young people were going to love it.
Party Like It's 1999: Updating Shakespeare with TITUS and 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
by Carmen Paddock, Staff Writer
The 1990s was perhaps the greatest decade for populist, almost blockbuster Shakespeare on screen.
Party Like It's 1999: THE END OF THE AFFAIR shows a part of the heart that breaks and never comes back
by Fiona Underhill, Staff Writer
The second-best period drama release of 1999 was a film very rarely ever discussed today–Neil Jordan’s Graham Greene adaptation The End of the Affair.
Party Like It's 1999: Rough nights in New York–BRINGING OUT THE DEAD and EYES WIDE SHUT
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Looking back on two films that contributed heavily to one of my favorite subgenres: wild nights in New York City. Buckle up, let’s talk about Martin Scorsese’s Bringing Out the Dead and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut.