I watched a lot of documentaries this year and many of them were biographies of actors. I think these types of films were suggested to me by the streaming services and I took the bait. It is interesting to learn about the lives of these famous and sometimes legendary people. I also rewatched a lot of films this year. Many of these (like Conan, Pet Sematary, Blade Runner, etc) are old favorites that I watched with my son or that I just wanted to watch again after a long time to see how they stood the test of time. I’ve put some favorites in bold.

• The Truman Show (1998)
• Nosferatu (2024)
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
• It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (2024)
• Quincy (2018)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Scavengers Reign (2023) – this is a great animated series that really felt like something original while also evoking memories of reading Heavy Metal magazine as a kid
• Tickled (2016)
• Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
• The Shining (1980)
• Remembering Gene Wilder (2023)
• Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
• Happy Death Day (2017)
• They Live (1988)
• Longlegs (2024)
• MaXXXine (2024)
• Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (2024)
• Fly (2024)
• Starship Troopers (1997)
• Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
• Inside Out 2 (2024)
• I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
• Challengers (2024)
• The Watchers (2024)
• Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
• Alien: Romulus (2024)
• Civil War (2024)
• Immaculate (2024)
• I Am: Celine Dion (2024)
• Outland (1981)
• 梟の城 Castle of Owls (1963)
• Gattaca (1997)
• The First Omen (2024)
• Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
• The Birds (1963)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• The Boys in the Boat (2023)
• Uncut Gems (2019)
• Pet Sematary (1989)
• American Fiction (2023)
• MoviePass, MovieCrash (2024)
• The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• The Truth vs. Alex Jones (2024)
• An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (2024)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• The Whale (2022)
• The Iron Claw (2023)
• Ethel (2012)
• Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me (2023)
• WHAM! (2023)
• Mute (2018)
• Baby Reindeer (2024)
• Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
• The Help (2011)
• The Royal Hotel (2023)
• The Dead Zone (1983)
• Patriots Day (2016)
• Arrival (2016)
• Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
• The Booksellers (2019)
• Dream Scenario (2023)
• The Zone of Interest (2023)
• It’s Quieter in the Twilight (2022)
• Late Night with the Devil (2023)
• Priscilla (2023)
• Poor Things (2023)
• Dune: Part Two (2024) – The changes from the novel completely changed the tone of the overall story and kind of ruined the whole film for me.
• It Comes at Night (2017)
• Studio 54 (2018)
• May December (2023)
• Dumb Money (2023)
• Se7en (1995)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
• BEEF (2023)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• Godzilla Minus One (2023)
• The Holdovers (2023)