Concluding my countdown of last year’s best films…
Best Films of 2024
#1. I Saw the TV Glow
The first time I saw writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow, I wasn’t sure what I thought of it. I knew its story and images had affected me deeply, and that it was one of the most original visions I’d seen in years. But I couldn’t intellectualize my visceral response.
I later learned that Schoenbrun is trans, and they conceived the film as a metaphor for the “egg crack” moment trans people feel when they realize they’re living in the wrong body. And that opened the film up for me in a whole new way.
Meet Me In Montauk 