Furthering the trend that began in the early 2000s, my 2024 Top 10 list bears little to no resemblance to those of my contemporaries. At first I thought this was an unconscious decision on my part to be a deliberate contrarian, but that’s not it. Every title on my 2024 list has positive critical and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
This year it finally hit me. My idea of quality simply differs from that of the vast majority of other critics, especially those who champion movies with overt social or moral messaging. My tastes line up more with general audiences.
