Best Movies I Watched at Home in 2024
Some of our favorite movies we watched at home in 2024 were released in 2024. Some are more than 70 years old. Release date doesn’t matter. Good is good.
The Curse of Robert the Doll (2022)
If you have a soft spot for spooky reenactment shows, and a sense of humor about cursed dolls, have I got the made for TV “documentary” for you. -Joe McAdam
The Book of Clarence (2024)
Thoroughly enjoyable and refreshingly unique, this film tells the story of Jesus through the lens of Black culture. It features one of the smoothest grooves of all time in an unforgettable dance scene. The movie is not only entertaining but also highly rewatchable, offering a fresh perspective that stuck with me long after it was over. -Haywood Turnipseed Jr.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (2024)
The rare true crime documentary that doesn’t revolve around murder or assault and remains unsolved. Along with ChiefsAholic, this is the exact type of flick I want to watch from a streaming service. Please big streaming, tell me more stories I’m barely familiar with that aren’t done. -Brandon Wetherbee
Freddy Vs. Jason (2003)
Sometimes it’s 1 a.m., you and your husband are stoned, and you both decide it’s time to watch Freddy Vs. Jason. While he had seen it years ago, this was an embarrassing blindspot in my horror watches, so I was excited to experience whatever early aughts madness Ronny Yu had in store. And boy oh boy it may be the most 2003 film I’ve ever seen. Sure, there’s no real logic here but you get to watch two horror icons battle on screen while 00s-era stars run around trying to stay alive and figure out a solution like a drunken Mystery Gang. Sure, the weed may have helped me better enjoy the experience, but regardless, it was a ridiculous delight. -Mary Beth McAndrews
Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
Streaming just about everywhere, Hundreds of Beavers is essentially a live-action Looney Toons movie about a trapper trying to hunt, you guessed it, hundreds of beavers. Oh, and the beavers are played by humans in mascot costumes. Simply a delightful piece of clown theatre. Pure insanity. Pure genius. -Afriti Bankwalla
Johnny Guitar (1954)
So much about this movie is over the top, from Joan Crawford’s outfits and vamping to Sterling Hayden’s stoner-pacifist-gunslinger vibe to the surreality of the Sedona, Ariz., location shoot, but it’s mesmerizing. -Jason Dick
Juror No. 2 (2024) and Love Lies Bleeding (2024)
For me this was a tie between Juror No. 2 and Love Lies Bleeding. It made for a great double feature. Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart are both going to win Oscars some day, but I have a feeling of dread that Hoult will get his first. -Tony Beasley
Was I interested in this YouTube doc because my first White Sox game was a 1990 Chicago White Sox game at Comiskey Park that got rained out? Absolutely. Does it matter? Probably not. This is fan content at its finest. It will make you want to visit the old stadium. It will make you want to root for the Good Guys in Black. It will make you want to crush a few brews with Pudge. It is a beautiful love letter to America’s pastime and a past that wasn’t so long ago. Filmmaker Matt Flesch did more for the worst team in baseball than anyone employed by the worst team in baseball. -Brandon Wetherbee
Road House (2024)
I love the original Road House so much, but I am a sucker for Florida sleaze. -Jason Dick
Toys Are Not For Children (1972)
Toys Are Not for Children is without a doubt the most fucked up movie I’ve ever seen. Not giving too much away, the movie is about an emotionally stunted and sexually repressed woman with daddy issues who moves to New York to become a sex worker. Artful non-linear editing and an incredible performance from the lead, Marcia Forbes, make for an exploitation film that truly pushes the envelope not because of an onslaught of violence and sex but rather through its use of exaggeration, implied action, and dark psychological investigation. A surprisingly empathetic take on abandonment and human development. Do not watch if you do not want to feel like a sleazy sicko dirty pervert. -Afriti Bankwalla
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