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Below is my list of the 20 Best Movies of 2024 in my order of preference, with the first being the Best Film of the Year 2024 was a solid year for movies—not great, but solid. You will notice that there are many films on my list that aren't on many other critics' lists, as there are many films that are NOT on my list that are included on my colleagues' lists. That's not on purpose; it's just how it worked out. A huge number of extraordinarily overrated movies were released th

For over a year, "Auditorium Philms"   has been one of the most exciting features in the Auditorium Theater's programming and concert schedule. At each Philms event, a classic movie is projected on a big screen, and the film's music is performed by a live orchestra from the Chicago Philharmonic . Julie and I have attended several Philm events, including the most recent one last Saturday featuring Francis Ford Coppola 's 1992 version of Bram Stoker's Dracula . I had mixed feel

Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, you know, the guy who directed "The Godfather,"   "The Conversation,"   "Apocalypse Now,"  etc., released a movie called "Megalopolis"  this past weekend, and it has divided critics and audiences alike. Most people absolutely hate it, some people (like myself) absolutely love it, but everyone can agree that it is weird—very weird. Coppola is not the only filmmaker to get weird, so in honor of Coppola's weird movie and how much fun it i