Continuing my look at notable 2024 films, today I’m covering the Action movies.

The only film of this batch I seriously considered for my top ten isn’t really an action movie, but I included it here because, as a pulpy crime thriller, it’s different enough from the dramas I mentioned yesterday.

That movie is Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding, a lesbian noir that pairs up the great Kristen Stewart with bodybuilder turned actress Katy O’Brien in a breakout performance. The two lovers get caught up in an organized crime ring run by Stewart’s character’s father (Ed Harris) and — naturally — things spiral out of control.

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