Frédéric Bourgeois-LeBlanc

It’s hard to avoid if you, like us, read about movies like a priest reads his bible verses: 2024 is not considered to be a ‘great’ movie year. The obvious reason is that the international blockbuster is failing rapidly. Most of the time, movies are barely able to break even, apart from the few exceptions like Deadpool & Wolverine and Wicked that were able to revive our hopes. Other than that, studios are quick to pull the trigger on half-baked stories and sequels, thus lacking in originality. That being said, it’s easier for us to find good material because we remain curious. We surf on all the streaming platforms, we go to theatres, we rent and we buy movies every year. So yes, even if 2024 was not the greatest cinematic year in recent memory, there are diamonds in the rough…you just need to look harder. My personal favourite is actually a French film (available with subtitles) that is a new take a literary classic: The Count of Monte-Cristo is a ‘must’ for all you great romantics with a thirst for the epic period piece.

Here’s what I can recommend this year, at least from what I was able to see!

His favourite movies:
1) The Count of Monte-Cristo (directed by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte)
2) Nosferatu (directed by Robert Eggers)
3) Conclave (directed by Edward Berger)
4) Civil War (directed by Alex Garland)
5) Dune: Part Two (directed by Denis Villeneuve)

Honourable mentions:
The Wild Robot – Alien: Romulus – Challengers – Rebel Ridge – Saturday Night – Furiosa: A Mad Max Story – Deadpool & Wolverine – Monkey Man – Will & Harper – The Apprentice – It Ends with Us – Wolfs – The Substance – Gladiator II – Hit Man – Land of Bad – The Fall Guy – Emilia Perez

His favourite TV series: 
– The Penguin (HBO Max / Crave)
– Ripley (Netflix)
– The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)
– Shrinking, Season 2 (Apple TV +)
– Industry, Season 3 (HBO Max / Crave)

Sean Gallagher

As always, I haven’t seen everything this year (some due to time, some due to major award contenders just aren’t out in my city yet). So here’s

His favourite movies:
1) Dune: Part Two
2) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
3) Inside Out 2
4) Conclave
5) Nosferatu

Honourable mentions:
Juror #2, Twisters, Civil War

His favourite TV series: 
– Shogun
– Fallout
– The Gentlemen
– The Penguin

Alexander Abbey

His Favorite Movies

• The Wild Robot
• Twisters
• Inside Out 2
• Monkey Man
• The Fall Guy

His Favorite TV

• Shogun
• The Day of the Jackal
• Star Trek Lower Decks Season 4