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Malcolm McDowell is one of my favorite actors. One of those performers who can literally do anything and somehow make it feel dangerous, funny, elegant, unhinged, or all four at the same time. He’s often described as a great British character actor, which is true, but the guy also has the looks, charisma, and presence of a leading man. He always has. He just happens to be a leading man who likes to dance on the edge, play lunatics, rebels, villains, monsters, and complicated

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