#ITS HEEEREEEEEEE. its been sitting in my drafts for maybe a week or longer. and ive had to add and take out movies

[minglana]

minglana's 2024 films WRAPPED

im just kidding this is nowhere near close to a wrapped. its just a list of my favorite movies i watched this year. they are in no specific order though, because you cannot make me choose The Best ive watched this year, i refuse to, in fact.

be warned of spoilers ahead for some of these, btw!

The Lion in Winter (1968)- i really liked this movie, i went in not really knowing too much about it, but i think it will become a christmas classic. nothing says 'holidays' as much as family hatred and vengeance starring katharine hepburn <3

The Talk of the Town (1942)- OK SO. throuples am i right???? like most of these movies, i watched it because of cary grant, but i ended up enjoying it because of the overall plot of the three of them living together and what they get up to, basically. i did not care much for the social commentary aspect of it though.

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)- loved it!!!! its also about to become a halloween classic, because nothing is as scary as whatever went on in that house, as a commentary on the foundation of the US of A, disguised as comedy.

Notorious (1946)- absolute banger of a film. im mad at myself for not watching it earlier. ingrid bergman is amaaaaaaaaziiiiinnnggg. in this film (and others, of course). but holy shit. she carries this film entirely. and the phone scene is something that can be so personal. what who said that👀. cary grant and ingrid bergman on screen together is also something that can be so personal. WHO SAID THAT!!!!!!!

The Philadelphia Story (1941)- absolute cary & katherine classic! this is a movie i watched mainly for the cast, but the plot did not dissapoint either.

Ladies Should Listen (1934)- very cute movie honestly! a lot happens in the hour that the film goes on but i liked that the plot got straight to the point. this movie really surprised me, i didn't expect much of it when i decided to watch it.

Holiday (1938)- another katherine & cary classic. not much else to say about this movie except that again, i loved both of them here as well lol.

Design for Living (1933)- what if you were a broke artist in paris and you and your best friend were in love w the same girl. and the girl decided to do a gentleman's agreement. and what if the three of yall lived happily ever after as a throuple. someone sedate me this film is very cute ok😭

His Girl Friday (1940)- the craziest (so to speak) film i watched this year, probably along with arsenic and old lace if im honest. i also kind of fell in love with rosalind russell here, i loved her character so much. also this year (2024) it entered public domain so, thats fun!

some fun facts about my film watching habits this year:

the newest-released film i watched (from 2023) was also the first one i watched this year, which was saltburn (watched on jan. 4th)

in total, i watched 29 films. of those films, 16 were starring cary grant.

the worst film i watched this year was, without a doubt, the pride and the passion (1957). i do not recommend anyone vaguely familiar with the iberian peninsula or spanish culture(s) watch it expecting it to be good. the only redeeming factors are sophia loren, and cary grant dressed as a spanish peasant.

i rewatched two movies this year: my favorite wife (1940), and bottoms (2023) (third time watching it, actually). a side fun fact is that i dont like rewatching/rereading/etc stuff. so you KNOW i liked these movies.

saltburn (2023), shiva baby (2020), and bottoms (2023) were the only movies i watched made in this millenium/century/last 20 years.

i only watched one (1) movie in a language that wasnt english (i was on a cary grant high this year, whoops), and it was in spanish, todo sobre mi madre (1999).