Film

Our film critic, Justin Chang, spent a lot of 2024 in movie theaters, at film festivals and in front of his TV. He says that it was, all and all, a stronger year for movies from around the world than it was for Hollywood. Here's his list of the best movies of 2024.

Justin Chang, recommends two new movies that have been hailed by critics groups as among the years' best. In "The Brutalist," Adrien Brody stars as a Hungarian Jewish architect who ends up in Pennsylvania after World War II. "Nickel Boys" is an adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel set in a juvenile detention facility in the Jim Crow South. Both films are now in theaters.

Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.

Justin Chang is a film critic for The New Yorker. He reviewed "The Seed Of The Sacred Fig" which was filmed secretly in Iran.

In Till, Deadwyler portrayed the mother of 14-year-old Emmett Till, whose murder became a flashpoint for the Civil Rights Movement. Now she's starring in Netflix's adaptation of August Wilson's play.

Justin Chang reviews the film 'Queer' starring Daniel Craig.

The German filmmaker reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Originally broadcast Oct. 25, 2023.

The animated film Piece By Piece traces Pharrell's early life in Virginia Beach and follows his trajectory to a Grammy-winning songwriter, performer and producer. Originally broadcast Oct. 8, 2024.

Actor John David and director Malcolm talk about growing up with their famous father, Denzel Washington, and collaborating with their dad and sister on the Netflix adaptation of August Wilson's play.

This pre-Thanksgiving week sees the release of two much-anticipated studio movies. Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington star in "Gladiator II," the sequel to the Oscar-winning Roman epic "Gladiator," while Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in "Wicked," an adaptation of the Broadway musical fantasy featuring characters from "The Wizard Of Oz." Our film critic Justin Chang has seen both "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" and has this review.