*Not strictly true this time
Here we are again hovering around the two-thirds mark of the current year, and as the Olympics wrap up in Paris we rather fittingly have three French films helping to fill out the next quickfire cinematic batch. Beyond that, however, it’s kind of difficult to throw a thematic blanket around this eclectic set of movies, so I won’t try. We’ve got highly-anticipated sequels, mighty-strange original premises, and unconventional thrillers, with the odd poor execution thrown into the mix.
Oh yeah, we also have one extra movie this time, making this technically a batch of eleven. The extra flick is there to make up for two things: two of these films form one complete story and were released at the same time here in Australia despite a staggered release overseas; and that J.Lo visual album extravaganza really should not have counted as a whole entry back in April. So we’re squaring things up a bit.
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Challengers
“Best tennis scenes ever, but that’s not what you’ll remember.”
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
“What you’d get if Fury Road cared more about lore.”
Atlas
“Who knew J.Lo was passionate about making a Titanfall movie?”
Hit Man
“Starts and finishes far too abruptly, albeit entertaining in between.”
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan
“Not sure if this counts for 2024, but it’s exhilarating.”
The Three Musketeers: Milady
“This one definitely counts, and my word, Eva Green delivers.”
Anatomy of a Fall
“Joins Marriage Story / Inisherin in the engrossing ‘Let’s discuss‘ category.”
Inside Out 2
“Ambitious, elegant, affecting; Pixar’s best sequel since Toy Story 2.”
Deadpool & Wolverine
“Hard to imagine a setup this ridiculous landing much better.”
Trap
“75 minutes of gripping tension, 25 minutes of baffling disintegration.”
Borderlands
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