The 63 best films of 2024 – so far
From Oscar-winning dramas to purely pleasurable blockbusters, here are our critics’ picks from the first half of the year
From Oscar-winning dramas to purely pleasurable blockbusters, here are our critics’ picks from the first half of the year
From Oppenheimer, to Amadeus, to Marie Antoinette: which is the fairest biopic of them all? Our critic weighs in
From Brandon Lee’s death to the gruesome fate of The Omen’s zookeeper, why do we prefer supernatural theories to rational thought?
Zachary Levi breathes life into this playful, low-stakes caper about a man-child whose drawings become real
Hollywood has given up on comedy, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Here’s our critic’s personal pick of the funniest films ever made
The Gallagher brothers, Prince, Wagner, Kubrick, Mad Men… Are they really above criticism? Our writers think not
The new entry perfects the series’ winning recipe with 90 minutes of high-energy sketches involving crazy animals, disco music and belching
Instead of Russell Crowe, Ridley Scott’s sequel has ship battles, Denzel Washington and a rhinoceros fight. But is it the new Oppenheimer?
From black-and-white blood-curdlers to sinister social satire… Our critic picks 50 films guaranteed to scare you senseless
Studio Ponoc’s new family film about a girl who shares adventures with her imaginary friend is tender, charming and artistically impressive
Director Ti West and star Mia Goth’s latest collaboration looks fantastic but feels like a jumble sale’s worth of nods to past slashers
The late Robert Towne’s script for Chinatown, full of lived-in detail and masterful twists, is sheer movie heaven. But writing it was hell
An almost-faithful recreation of the original’s unreconstructed idiocy, this belated sequel is warm, funny and full of excellent car chases
Silence is still golden in Lupita Nyong’o and Joseph Quinn’s alien invasion prequel – but make sure you see it with an audience
His film is earnest yet hopeful, with crisply drawn characters – but perhaps its full grandeur won’t be fully realised until part two
Reuniting with her Poor Things director, it’s a treat to watch Stone and this great ensemble cast navigate different bizarre scenarios