29 New Discoveries of 2024
From Criterion Channel to TCM, the movies we watched (and loved) for the first time this year
I talked about this in my New Year’s post, but I had a very fraught relationship to movies in 2024. I didn’t have the time or the energy to watch a ton. Weirdly enough, my classic film output ramped up during the Christmas holidays. Either way, this was a great year for new discoveries — defined here as anything that isn’t a new release — thanks to the Criterion Collection, new physical releases and a general desire to seek out something “from the past.” Below are the 31 movies we watched for the first time (and loved) in 2024. Be sure to tell us yours in the comments!
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