Thanks for "Ghostlight," which is still my favorite film of the year. I didn't realize it before seeing it, but the family at the heart of the story IS a real family - Keith Kupferer, Tara Mallen, and Katherine Mallen Kupferer are all busy actors in Chicago, and they're just brilliant here. I also loved "Tuesday," with a wonderful, serious performance by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an unexpected fantasy element that balances the thoughtful meditations on death and grief, and, I'm not kidding, some of the best sound design of the year, starting with the first two minutes of the movie.
Marianna, in 2024 you became my go to person when it comes to movie recommendations and reviews. Very rarely I disagree with you, and when it happens, it's usually because of taste and perception, not because of the movie itself. Please, keep being great in 2025!
@@ImpressionBlend I just hope he keeps getting opportunities to flex his creative chops, in front of or behind the camera. IMO, Monkey Man was the best action movie since the Raid 2.
I love your videos, especially these list ones. I’ve watched multiple movies this year that I’d never heard of before watching one of your videos, and have enjoyed every single one. Each time you do one of these I always note atleast few of them and watch. I’ve seen 4 or 5 of the ones from this list but look forward to checking out the others. Thanks for the suggestions and for putting out great content!
Thanks for putting Ghostlight, Last Stop in Yuma County, MadS, and the Promised Land on my list. Already had Super/Man. Thoroughly enjoyed Monkey Man, The First Omen, Abigail. I'd say that Late Night with the Devil was overlooked. David Dastmalchian is amazing and needs to be in more leading roles. People may be missing out on Flow due to its limited release in a lot of markets. My second best animated movie of the year, but arguably the most creative and risk taking.
Glad to see Ghostlight getting some attention! I've been singing its praises to everyone, but that title isn't doing it any favors (most people I talk to seem to think it's a horror movie). It's in my Top 5 of the year, so glad to see others enjoying it as well.
respect for Yuma County and Promised Land but was hoping for The Sweet East! one of the best and most overlooked of the year definitely worth checking out! great vid
Loved La Chimera so much! Such a beautiful, unique cinematic voice Alice Rohrwacher has. Made me watch Lazzaro Felice right after this, which I also loved! Hoping to watch La Meraviglie soon. 😊 Never heard of Ghostlight before, but now want to watch it. Thanks for your video! 🥳
The Vourdalak and Red Rooms are probably the most obscure movies that I completely and totally clicked with this year! Strong recommend for both -- Vourdalak is basically a new Hammer Horror, and Red Rooms is just so damn disturbing and fascinating.
Great list. Thank you for giving me a few more movies to find and watch. Can't wait for your best of and worst of videos. Abigail was an extremely fun movie, just wish the end weren't the same as the end of Ready or Not. The young actress playing Abigail was great
@@ImpressionBlend Yeah and it just doesn't have the screentime to really go deep into its characters, as the series has for obvious reasons. Like waverlyking, I did like Caddo Lake. I disagree about DARK not being as emotional though; I thought it was very emotional, especially the last episode. Very poignant and bittersweet.
@@thoso1973 Same for me, I was so deeply invested in the characters and their arcs - it was a very emotional experience and I was a mess during "What a Wonderful World"
List of movies looks interesting. I belive I have watched only Abigail. The First Omen I had impression that it's passeble movie...now I may re-concider and watch it. Thank you for making video and highlighting those gems
i just found out the other day that the ghostlight mom, dad, and daughter are real life mom, dad, and daughter, and that makes it so much more charming to me for some reason. can't wait to rewatch it with that knowledge.
Thanks for a great list as always, Marianna. 'Abigail' like 'M3GAN' in 2023 offered a mixture of both horror and comedy. The movie hits even harder with the realization that it was the last credited work of Angus Cloud (Euphoria), who passed away in 2023.😢
You included Abigail and First Omen here, which leads me to guess that they will not be on your horror best of list because they got crowded out. (We'll see how your rules apply.) Question: Is this the best year for horror ever? Or is there another? 1932, 1960, 1978, & 1999 seem to be the major contenders. What say you oh Slav of the Screens? And Marianna if I hear you correctly, any film featuring potatoes gets an extra boost.
Great list! Never even heard of ‘The Promised Land’, will def check it out. And in a year of great horror, I feel like ‘The First Omen’ got lost in the shuffle. It’s my 2nd most favorite horror movie after Oddity. 🍿
Tis is my first time viewing this channel. Not sure ,but I know I have heard these unmistakenable vocals before. This is the first time I'm hearing these vocals with a face, and you have those cinematic vocals that just resonate with the listener. I had to get that off my chest. I've seen' Abigail, & 'First Omen". Loved them both, but 'I'm definitely intrigued with these other picks. Mainly "Monkey Man" which looks like a straight out testosterone fueled Rock & Sock em ride. I also wanna see Richard Brake in The Last Stop in Yuma County. he is a sinister looking character and a damn strong screen presence. He even gave Bill Mosley a run for his money in ' 3 From Hell'. Thanx for the recommendations.
I saw the original 1976 Omen for the first time and The First Omen over Halloween, definitely enjoyed them both, the tension is perfect in each their own way. Monkey Man is in my Top 10 of the year so far.
My fave underrated films (not in order) 1. The First Omen 2. Cloud 3. Lowlifes 4. Kill 5. The Shadow Strays 6. His Three Daughters 7. Thelma 8. Grave Torture (Siksa Kubur) 9. MadS 10. Daddy's Head
Hello! “Kill” the Indian movie? If so I also thought it was really good. It has so much nonstop action. So much better than monkey man which bored me. The shadow strays was also very good. The rest on your list I haven’t seen.
I like your reviews and am a subscriber. The First Omen however I walked out of theater with 10- 15 minutes to go and that was staying too long. Once home I watched the original and enjoyed it again
Not a bad list mine is place of bones Heather Graham is fantastic the witch revenge drive back butchers book 2 and the Stockholm bloodbath was underrated
I'll recommend the other Indian action movie Kill since you loved Monkey Man that much Also are you gonna do a 2024 horror video because this year has been COOKING
I’m surprised you don’t have dune part 2 on this list. A film that was handicapped by being sci fi and had a limited run due to Warner brothers thinking Godzilla vs kong 2 was a better film to have in iMax.
Has there been any good movies in 2024? They all been rubbish and turkies. I haven't been to the cinema since the last Jurrasic Park Dominion came out, two years ago and that was crap.
Well then you are missing out my friend, every year brilliant movie gets released..They either don't have huge marketing budget of those crap movies (Marvel,IP,DC)..
So u made a list of "Underrated" films of 2024, and did not even mentioned His Three Daughters yet you mentioned Abigail ?!.. No one wants to appreciate true "Acting" movies anymore it seems.. People nowadays just love "Edgy" cinematography and violence.. also why do you compare Abigail to Ready Or Not ? Because it has the same type of setting of the way it looks ? those are two complete different movies with different themes.. It is safe to say I was a bit dissapointed of this list 😢 Do you even know His Three Daughters?? Pls dont be surprised if it gets one or two Oscar nominations and u sit there and be like : Huuh..But you know what, maybe I should be glad you dont know His Three Daughters cuz the real ones get to gatekeep it 😜
Ready or Not: a horror comedy from Radio Silence about a girl terrorizing a group of people, in a mansion, who captured her and think they have the upper hand but actually don't, that ends with people exploding violently Abigail: a horror comedy from Radio Silence about a girl terrorizing a group of people, in a mansion, who captured her and think they have the upper hand but actually don't, that ends with people exploding violently
@@ImpressionBlend Good point. But you havent even mentioned His Three Daughters.. or even Woman Of The Hour or Scoop or Its Whats Inside. You're sleeping on Netflix. They do buy rights of great films from time to time.. the fact you never heard of His Three Daughters just shows how underrated, undervalued and underappreciated it truly is..But fine, just wait til the Oscars arrive. Stay asleep til' then👍🏻
@@PhongHuynh-j5j His Three Daughters wasn't really that good. I think it's a very well acted and directed but also it feels like it's too cheesy and it is not nearly as gut-wrenching as it should have been. Muuuch better movies about dying person are Amour by Michael Haneke and Cries and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman. Those two movies are masterpieces.
I always look forward to your lists at the end of the year! Glad you mentioned Yuma, A Different Man, Abigail, and Monkey Man! Thanks for always putting in your time with these videos 🫡 My Honorable Mentions: The Order, Rebel Ridge, Kinds Of Kindness, Steve! (doc), Good One, Magpie, Strange Darling
41 seconds into the video and Marianna has started the list. Now that's how it's done, UA-camrs. No time wasted.
Wasted at least 31 seconds there.
Thanks for "Ghostlight," which is still my favorite film of the year. I didn't realize it before seeing it, but the family at the heart of the story IS a real family - Keith Kupferer, Tara Mallen, and Katherine Mallen Kupferer are all busy actors in Chicago, and they're just brilliant here. I also loved "Tuesday," with a wonderful, serious performance by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an unexpected fantasy element that balances the thoughtful meditations on death and grief, and, I'm not kidding, some of the best sound design of the year, starting with the first two minutes of the movie.
The concept of Yuma County sounds really cool, I’ve never heard of it before. Thanks for the recommendation, Marianna!
You're welcome! Enjoy!
Thanks for a great watchlist
"Evil does not exist" best movie of the year in my opinion
A very interesting movie. I can't say I loved it, but the overall idea and ending definitely stuck with me
Marianna, in 2024 you became my go to person when it comes to movie recommendations and reviews. Very rarely I disagree with you, and when it happens, it's usually because of taste and perception, not because of the movie itself. Please, keep being great in 2025!
Thanks, Marianna. This is why I love your channel. So many interesting picks that flew under my radar.
Hell yeah Monkey Man ❤ would love to see Dev spend more time in the director's chair from now on
Honestly, Dev is underrated in every way
@@ImpressionBlend I just hope he keeps getting opportunities to flex his creative chops, in front of or behind the camera. IMO, Monkey Man was the best action movie since the Raid 2.
I love your videos, especially these list ones. I’ve watched multiple movies this year that I’d never heard of before watching one of your videos, and have enjoyed every single one. Each time you do one of these I always note atleast few of them and watch. I’ve seen 4 or 5 of the ones from this list but look forward to checking out the others. Thanks for the suggestions and for putting out great content!
So glad you mentioned the underrated gem that is THE PROMISED LAND. Mads Mikkelsen is my absolute favourite actor.
GHOSTLIGHT MENTIONED! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The world would be a better place if everyone just sat down and watched "Ghostlight"
Thanks for putting Ghostlight, Last Stop in Yuma County, MadS, and the Promised Land on my list. Already had Super/Man. Thoroughly enjoyed Monkey Man, The First Omen, Abigail.
I'd say that Late Night with the Devil was overlooked. David Dastmalchian is amazing and needs to be in more leading roles. People may be missing out on Flow due to its limited release in a lot of markets. My second best animated movie of the year, but arguably the most creative and risk taking.
soo many gems, thank you
Thanks for these! I hadn't heard of Ghostlight, Bastarden or La Chimera, and they all sound like things I'm going to love.
Wow! Mads in the thumbnail brought me here, but I think you have great taste in movies and I’m going to watch all of these! :)
I looooooooooove these videos! You have helped me watch so many underrated gems! Thank you !
You're very welcome!
Great List! Great Presenter! What more could I want? Thank you very much!
So many films to now add to the watchlist! Thanks for putting these films on people’s radar
Love these vids, can't wait to check some of em out!
Glad to see Ghostlight getting some attention! I've been singing its praises to everyone, but that title isn't doing it any favors (most people I talk to seem to think it's a horror movie). It's in my Top 5 of the year, so glad to see others enjoying it as well.
I am happy to say that I either already saw or already have all of them on my watchlist :) Good picks!
The Promised Land is currently my 3rd favorite of the year. Absolutely incredible film! Thank you for hopefully putting more eyes on it.
respect for Yuma County and Promised Land but was hoping for The Sweet East! one of the best and most overlooked of the year definitely worth checking out! great vid
Thanks for the list! 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Great video! I added at least five of these to my “to watch” list. Thank you 🙏🏼
Loved La Chimera so much! Such a beautiful, unique cinematic voice Alice Rohrwacher has. Made me watch Lazzaro Felice right after this, which I also loved! Hoping to watch La Meraviglie soon. 😊
Never heard of Ghostlight before, but now want to watch it. Thanks for your video! 🥳
I love Last Stop in Yuma County a lot. It’s one of my favorites of the year.
The Vourdalak and Red Rooms are probably the most obscure movies that I completely and totally clicked with this year! Strong recommend for both -- Vourdalak is basically a new Hammer Horror, and Red Rooms is just so damn disturbing and fascinating.
I really want to check out Last Stop in Yuma County and The Promised Land. I really enjoyed Abigail. So happy you brought it up.
Totally agree re The First Omen, it was so well done. Everything about it, especially matching the look and feel to the original.
Not gonna lie, would totally watch a sequel to this prequel, if they figured out how to make another
I wanted to see Monkey Man! I feel like it came and went, will definitely check it out.
It definitely feels like it came and went, I don't think it stayed in theaters for long at all
Great list. Thank you for giving me a few more movies to find and watch. Can't wait for your best of and worst of videos. Abigail was an extremely fun movie, just wish the end weren't the same as the end of Ready or Not. The young actress playing Abigail was great
Caddo Lake is very underrated as well.
Feels like a homage in feature film form to the German Netflix series 'DARK' - which was outstanding btw.
@ DARK to me felt a little cold and bleak, which I think was the point, whereas Caddo Lake is more emotional and uplifting.
@@thoso1973 This is why it's hard for me to really enjoy "Caddo Lake". I adore "Dark", and this feels... heavily inspired, to put it politely.
@@ImpressionBlend Yeah and it just doesn't have the screentime to really go deep into its characters, as the series has for obvious reasons.
Like waverlyking, I did like Caddo Lake. I disagree about DARK not being as emotional though; I thought it was very emotional, especially the last episode. Very poignant and bittersweet.
@@thoso1973 Same for me, I was so deeply invested in the characters and their arcs - it was a very emotional experience and I was a mess during "What a Wonderful World"
Exhibiting Forgiveness, The Outrun, & Exhuma are the most underrated films of the year for me
List of movies looks interesting. I belive I have watched only Abigail. The First Omen I had impression that it's passeble movie...now I may re-concider and watch it. Thank you for making video and highlighting those gems
Abigail, yes! I loved it till the third act. Pretty overlooked despite having such a known cast.
Third act is just all out horror mayhem, I had fun with that part as well ))
This is a great list of movies that many of which is on my year's top 10 period.
i just found out the other day that the ghostlight mom, dad, and daughter are real life mom, dad, and daughter, and that makes it so much more charming to me for some reason. can't wait to rewatch it with that knowledge.
Thanks for a great list as always, Marianna. 'Abigail' like 'M3GAN' in 2023 offered a mixture of both horror and comedy. The movie hits even harder with the realization that it was the last credited work of Angus Cloud (Euphoria), who passed away in 2023.😢
You included Abigail and First Omen here, which leads me to guess that they will not be on your horror best of list because they got crowded out. (We'll see how your rules apply.)
Question: Is this the best year for horror ever? Or is there another?
1932, 1960, 1978, & 1999 seem to be the major contenders.
What say you oh Slav of the Screens?
And Marianna if I hear you correctly, any film featuring potatoes gets an extra boost.
Love your list!
Are you from Eastern Europe?
Infested, Red Rooms, Sleep, and Grave Torture, are all underated in my books.
Great list! Never even heard of ‘The Promised Land’, will def check it out. And in a year of great horror, I feel like ‘The First Omen’ got lost in the shuffle. It’s my 2nd most favorite horror movie after Oddity. 🍿
Tis is my first time viewing this channel. Not sure ,but I know I have heard these unmistakenable vocals before. This is the first time I'm hearing these vocals with a face, and you have those cinematic vocals that just resonate with the listener. I had to get that off my chest. I've seen' Abigail, & 'First Omen". Loved them both, but 'I'm definitely intrigued with these other picks. Mainly "Monkey Man" which looks like a straight out testosterone fueled Rock & Sock em ride. I also wanna see Richard Brake in The Last Stop in Yuma County. he is a sinister looking character and a damn strong screen presence. He even gave Bill Mosley a run for his money in ' 3 From Hell'. Thanx for the recommendations.
Thanks for letting chapter titles save me 18 min
“Unravel the narrative thread so to speak” 😭don’t make me cry. Love La Chimera.
IYKYK ;)
Ghostlihght is our no.1 film of the year by a mile
I saw the original 1976 Omen for the first time and The First Omen over Halloween, definitely enjoyed them both, the tension is perfect in each their own way.
Monkey Man is in my Top 10 of the year so far.
My fave underrated films (not in order)
1. The First Omen
2. Cloud
3. Lowlifes
4. Kill
5. The Shadow Strays
6. His Three Daughters
7. Thelma
8. Grave Torture (Siksa Kubur)
9. MadS
10. Daddy's Head
Hello! “Kill” the Indian movie? If so I also thought it was really good. It has so much nonstop action. So much better than monkey man which bored me. The shadow strays was also very good. The rest on your list I haven’t seen.
I guess I should add the ones I have not seen from this list to the watchlist, since I agree with the ones I watched being underrated.
I like your reviews and am a subscriber. The First Omen however I walked out of theater with 10- 15 minutes to go and that was staying too long. Once home I watched the original and enjoyed it again
It's been a good year. Furiosa was my favorite.
Yeah, I found Furiosa to be very peekwant.
Loved Abigail!
SO much fun!
What a 'mindless' horror action movie should be. Fun, straightforward storytelling with stellar casting.
Criminally underrated
The devil's bath also underrated
The Inside Man tv show with Ted Danson was nice.
I loved Monkey Man so much I even mentioned it in my "Famous Shoes In Movies" video.
your non-horror list is half horror
I didn't say it's non-horror, I just I won't be including the movies from the other list ;)
Mads is awesome!
Not a bad list mine is place of bones Heather Graham is fantastic the witch revenge drive back butchers book 2 and the Stockholm bloodbath was underrated
Oh la la, I dig 👍🏻
Are you going to watch Sonic 3 this weekend to do a review? 🙏
No way
@@ImpressionBlend Ouch!
@@ImpressionBlend Chris Stuckmann liked it.
I'll recommend the other Indian action movie Kill since you loved Monkey Man that much
Also are you gonna do a 2024 horror video because this year has been COOKING
No Late Night With The Devil.
... no comment?!
Didn't u say you weren't gonna use horror movies in this list? 😮
I said I wasn't going to include movies from a recent horror-specific list, not that I wasn't going to include horror at all
What did you think about The Count of Monte Cristo?
A Different Man was better than The Substance. There I said it.
Greedy People and Challengers а прити андерэйтед филмс ин май хамбл опинион
Saw Abigail pop up here and there. Didn't know it had Dan stevens. Say no more, I'm off
Hated Abigail, too campy and I hated the characters.
Come on, it was fun
@ just wasn’t my cup of tea but I’m glad others enjoyed this movie.
I’m surprised you don’t have dune part 2 on this list. A film that was handicapped by being sci fi and had a limited run due to Warner brothers thinking Godzilla vs kong 2 was a better film to have in iMax.
No Anora? Well..
There is no way “Anora” can be considered underrated or under-watched
@ Ok, i had no idea untill i heard a review on the radio, guess it was just me. Good to know.
Has there been any good movies in 2024? They all been rubbish and turkies. I haven't been to the cinema since the last Jurrasic Park Dominion came out, two years ago and that was crap.
Well then you are missing out my friend, every year brilliant movie gets released..They either don't have huge marketing budget of those crap movies (Marvel,IP,DC)..
Super hot
For the algorithm
So u made a list of "Underrated" films of 2024, and did not even mentioned His Three Daughters yet you mentioned Abigail ?!.. No one wants to appreciate true "Acting" movies anymore it seems.. People nowadays just love "Edgy" cinematography and violence.. also why do you compare Abigail to Ready Or Not ? Because it has the same type of setting of the way it looks ? those are two complete different movies with different themes..
It is safe to say I was a bit dissapointed of this list 😢 Do you even know His Three Daughters?? Pls dont be surprised if it gets one or two Oscar nominations and u sit there and be like : Huuh..But you know what, maybe I should be glad you dont know His Three Daughters cuz the real ones get to gatekeep it 😜
tldr
Ready or Not: a horror comedy from Radio Silence about a girl terrorizing a group of people, in a mansion, who captured her and think they have the upper hand but actually don't, that ends with people exploding violently
Abigail: a horror comedy from Radio Silence about a girl terrorizing a group of people, in a mansion, who captured her and think they have the upper hand but actually don't, that ends with people exploding violently
@@ImpressionBlend Good point. But you havent even mentioned His Three Daughters.. or even Woman Of The Hour or Scoop or Its Whats Inside. You're sleeping on Netflix. They do buy rights of great films from time to time.. the fact you never heard of His Three Daughters just shows how underrated, undervalued and underappreciated it truly is..But fine, just wait til the Oscars arrive. Stay asleep til' then👍🏻
@@PhongHuynh-j5j His Three Daughters wasn't really that good. I think it's a very well acted and directed but also it feels like it's too cheesy and it is not nearly as gut-wrenching as it should have been.
Muuuch better movies about dying person are Amour by Michael Haneke and Cries and Whispers by Ingmar Bergman. Those two movies are masterpieces.
@@stevie0758 Yeah sure "FiLm BrO" when u use terms as Gut Wrenching, I know u one of those edgy pro claimed cinephiles who is probably A24 fan or smth
I always look forward to your lists at the end of the year! Glad you mentioned Yuma, A Different Man, Abigail, and Monkey Man! Thanks for always putting in your time with these videos 🫡
My Honorable Mentions: The Order, Rebel Ridge, Kinds Of Kindness, Steve! (doc), Good One, Magpie, Strange Darling