Venice 2024: Best of the Fest - Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' By a Mile

Each year, I am honored to have a chance to return to the beautiful city of Venice in Northern Italy to attend the Venice Film Festival and catch the latest films premiering there. This year's festival ended up being a mostly low-key, fairly uneventful event. Much like Cannes earlier in the summer, most critics went home wondering why it was such an unimpressive year. it's time to present my picks of my favorite films from Venice 2024. I've chosen only 6 of the best of the fest films that deserve to be highlighted - it's just not a "Top 10" year for fests. This was my eighth year returning to Venice, and I'm always glad to be back, even if there aren't a ton of great films. In total, I watched around 34 films at Venice this year, unfortunately only a handful of them were worthy. Brady Corbet's epic The Brutalist is the best film by a mile - nothing else is even remotely close to being in its league. It's a towering, monumental, majestic masterpiece and I'm glad we had the chance to experience it together at the festival during its initial unveiling. I always do my best to watch as many films as I can, hoping to find any hidden gems and breakout hits amidst the global selection. // Continue Reading ›

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