The writers at Ebert voted on the best of 2024, and then wrote up the winners. You can see the full list and our little essays here.
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I watched The Beast last night. Incredible performances by Lea Seydoux and George McKay. Especially Lea. It was incredible when she made herself have the same expression as all of her husband’s dolls. A person walking into the uncanny valley.
I’ve watched Annihilation so many times that I was almost hoping the incredible floral arrangements over the mantles in the early drawing room scenes would start absorbing the two of them. An idiosyncratic reaction, I suspect. A beautifully shot film.
Really enjoyed the film. I hope we don’t get to a world where AIs only give good jobs to people with blunted affects.
It’s so good! I need to revisit – gave me some time to absorb it. that underwater sequence was just out of this world. I was so stressed out and at the same time thinking “this is so beautiful – how did they even do this?”
// AIs only give good jobs to people with blunted affects. //
I mean, I think that’s the overall goal. Blunted affects are preferable to the tech bro overlords. they can’t stand human feeling and unpredictability. and warmth. and empathy.
//that underwater sequence was just out of this world//
Yes. It was mesmerizing. The water was so clear and blue, and of course a flood would not leave a basement with such pristine water. But the drowned rats gave it enough of a yuck factor.
I plan to see Queer as soon as it’s here, so I have Daniel Craig on the mind. I queued up No Time To Die to watch the two of them. They had some realistic chemistry, in the James Bond world.
Jumping around here, sorry. I was glad that Hundreds of Beavers got an honorable mention in the list.
Oh God, 100s of Beavers is top 5 for me. alongside something like Green Border it makes my list a pretty funny one.