2024 Best Movies: A Study in the Old Masters & Ruthless Young Scamps

Yesterday, I wrote my critical picks for 2024’s best films.

Today, I give you the juicy parts!

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• Bobby Dylan on Timmy Chalamet

• Walter Salles and Catherine Breillat eat everyone’s lunch

• The new Orson Welles is 36-fucking-years-old

• Give Demi Moore her due

• Joanna Arnow Will See You Now

• Sean Baker climbs Oscar Mountain

• It’s a crime I didn’t inherit Gaelic as my mother tongue — ya gotta see “Kneecap”

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December is the time of year global movie critics are crowning their favorite directors and performers.

These ballots will tip the scale on the Oscar nominee choices.

I promised to tell you the stories behind these little gems, and that’s what today’s podcast is all about.

• International Films are Spanking Hollywood

• Old Age and Cunning is Giving a Clinic

• Who are the new YOUNG legends?

• Horror, Sex Work, The New Citizen Kane, and more!

These classic stills are from my Grandmother Agnes’s personal correspondence. She was the first Nickelodeon piano player at Fargo, ND’s silent movie theater. She wrote to all the stars, and they wrote her back with these beautiful autographed portraits. More at https://susiebright.ink/p/key-of-heaven.

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