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Most Anticipated Films of 2024: CHAPTER II aka "Boy, Am I Glad this List Doesn't Include Any Marvel Films." 50. The Brutalist  Director: Brady Corbet ( Vox Lux , The Childhood of a Leader )  Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Isaach De Bankolé, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Alessandro Nivola, Emma Laird, Jonathan Hyde, and Peter Polycarpou. brutalism  / ˈbro͞odəliz(ə)m / noun : a style of architecture or art characterized by a deliberate plainness, crudity, or violence of imagery.  The term was first applied to functionalist buildings of the 1950s and 1960s that made much use of steel and concrete in starkly massive blocks. Brady Corbet has to have one of the most fascinating turnarounds of an actor-turned-director, at least in the last decade.  This is probably because of the fact that he started acting in films so young, landing his first big-screen role as the older brother (Mason) in Catherine Hardwicke's, Thirteen , and since then go...

  Most Anticipated Films of 2024 So ...this year's edition of my "most anticipated" list is a little...irregular.  This was not by design; it just happened that way.  To put it plainly, there's a lot of speculation and mystery surrounding some of these projects as far as whether or not they've actually been filmed.  And some of them have wrapped production, but it's difficult to say whether they'll complete post in time for a release or festival debut this year.  I wanted to do what I normally do and put together a list of 50 films, but because a few of the projects I'm most excited for have unconfirmed production statuses, I decided I'd add just a couple more titles (so it's not my usual 50.)  There are a couple other odd changes to the list as well, but you'll see what I mean as you go through it.  2023 was an excellent year for film, so I'm hoping that 2024 is up to the challenge of meeting or surpassing it.  With last year's str...