Movies 2024; total 83, 18 are 8*+ (!)

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All 83 movies viewed in 2024, alphabetically:
->None received my commentary; those would have links.
*(star) ratings are my own … 7*=Seven stars (maximum 10 stars)

  • 5* Addams Family (1991), C.Lloyd, Memories not masterpiece
  • 8* All the Money in the World (2017), M.Wahlburg, Getty!
  • 6* American Fiction (2023), Jeffrey Wright -Black Author
  • 7* At Eternity’s Gate (2018), Dafoe as Van Gogh, haunting
  • 7* Begin Again (2013), K.Knightley, M.Ruffalo, Making music
  • 7* Ben Folds Kennedy Ctr (S2 E4), Jacob Collier conducts/plays
  • 6* Beverly Hills Madame (1886), Faye Dunaway okay
  • 7* The Blue Angels (2024), doc, 2023-24 class training
  • 8* The Boys in the Boat (2023), Kevin Ulrich, UW rowing drama
  • 6* Bottle Shock (2008), A.Rickman, Chris Pines, CA wines
  • 7* Breach (2007), Chris Cooper, Laura Linney -Spies
  • 6* Breath (2017), adequate Australian with good surfing scenes
  • 6* Beverly Hills Madame (1986), Faye Dunaway, slow melodrama
  • 3* Break Every Chain (2021), Dean Cain
  • 7* Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001), N.Cage, P.Cruz
  • 5* Civil War (2024) Kirsten Dunst; pitiful story development
  • 7* Cream: Disraeli Gears (2006) Jack Bruce, E. Clapton, Ginger B.
  • 6* The Cry of The Owl (2009), J.Stiles, psychos
  • 5* Cure: The Life of Another (2014), Young Croatian drama
  • 7* A Dangerous Method (2011) K. Knightly strong, Jung/Freud
  • 7* Dark River (2017), Ruth Wilson, British Farm family
  • 6* The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Rachel Weisz, good but slow drama
  • 7* Eiffel (2021), Romain Duris, Emma Mackey -Good Drama
  • 7* Elf (2003), Will Ferrell, James Caan, Favreau, Zoey Deschannel
  • 7* The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021), Chastain (N. Kidman as Lucy much better that year, in 9* Being the Ricardos, viewed 2022)
  • 7* The Forged (2024), Religious theme -Message, tender
  • 8* The Fugitive (1993), H. Ford, Tommy Lee Jones
  • 7* The Gardener (2016), doc, Les Quatre Vents, Frank Cabot
  • 5* The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), M. Cowan, Jenna Fischer
  • 7* Geronimo: Am. Legend (1993), Damon, Duvall, Wes Studi
  • 6* Happy People Tiaga (2010) Remote life documentary
  • 6* The Holocroft Covenant (1985), Michael Caine -Fair drama
  • 7* Home Alone (1990), Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
  • 5* Home Alone 2 (1992), Macaulay Culkin, J.Pesci, D.Stern
  • 6* The Idea of You (2024), Anne Hathaway, -Mom, Boy Band
  • 7* Inside Man (2006), Denzel, J.Foster, Clive Owen
  • 9* Inside Out 2 (2024), Anxiety, Ennui, Embarrassment, Envy join Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Despair
  • 6* It Ends With Us (2024), B.Lively and message good, else okay
  • 7* Joni Mitchell -Lady Blue (2024) -Good broad brush, personal
  • 8* Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980) -Kurosawa xMifume
  • 6* The Lady from Shanghai, Rita Hayworth, Not memorable
  • 7* Little Fish (2005), C.Blanchett, Sam Neill, Drugs and poor folk
  • 8* Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), D. Keaton, Gritty cinema
  • 6* Love Lies Bleeding (2008), C.Slater as corrupt DEA bad guy
  • 7* The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), R. Shaw, Irish in Montreal
  • 8* Man of the Year (2006), Robin Williams gets elected president
  • 6* Manet -the birth of impressionism (2009) -documentary
  • 6* Marlowe (2022), L. Neeson, Diane Kruger -Cops and Mobsters
  • 7* A Million Miles Away (2023), Astronaut Michael Peña
  • 7* Notting Hill (1999), H.Grant, J.Roberts; support cast excellent
  • 8* Oklahoma Crude (1973), Faye Dunaway,** G.C. Scott, Drill oil
  • 9* Ordinary Angels (2024), H.Swank, A.Ritchson; gripping, tender
  • 4* Out of Sight (1998), G.Clooney, J.Lopez, chase comedy
  • 7* Peppermint (2018), Jennifer Garner strong vigilante
  • 7* Pi (1998), Aronofsky directs, pyschological suspense
  • 7* Pinball: The Man Who… (2023) Roger Sharpe, ’79 NYC; clever!
  • 4* Project Dorothy (2024), very dated 1960s-like Sci-Fi
  • 8* A Quiet Passion (2016), C.Nixon as Emily Dickinson, deep
  • 6* A Rainy Day in NY (2019) Woody A., Chalamet, Law, Fanning
  • 8* The Road Dance (2021), Maryilene Blondell, Scottish drama
  • 8* The Sand Pebbles (1966), S. McQueen, long strong cinema
  • 7* Serena (2014), J.Lawrence, B.Cooper -Western
  • 8* Short Circuit 2 (1988), comedy classic
  • 4* Sicario (2015), Drug wars, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin
  • 6* Small Town Saturday Night (2010), Chris Pine, Country music
  • 8* Spy Game (2001), Redford, Pitt, solid excitement, drama
  • 7* Steve McQueen Desert Racer (2015) Decent documentary
  • 9* The Sting (1973), Redford, Newman, complex
  • 5* The Strawberry Mansion (2021) -K.Audley, Adverts in dreams
  • 7* Sunset Song (2015), Agyness Deyn re: T.Swift, WWI grit, good
  • 7* The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Damon, Paltrow, Jude Law
  • 7* The Tamarind Seed (1974), J.Andrews, P.Sharif, spies
  • 6* The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), McQueen, Dunaway
  • 8* Trespass (2011), Nicole Kidman, great like Dead Calm
  • 7* Under the Greenwood Tree (2006), K. Hawes, tiny Eng. town
  • 7* Unsung Hero (2024), Aussie family to U.S.A. music industry
  • 7* Upgraded (2024), Camila Mendes, M.Tomei
  • 7* Vantage Point (2008), D. Quaid; solid drama until chase
  • 8* Veselka -The Rainbow NYC (2024), Stirring tho slow doc
  • 8* White Christmas (1054), Crosby, Kaye, Clooney, Vera Ellen
  • 7* Widow Cliquot (2023) Haley Bennett, Sturridge; champagne
  • 5* Wimbledon (2004), K. Dunst Romcom
  • 6* Z -The Beginning of Everything (2017) Zelda and F. Scott

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