Favorite First Watches of December (still very much in a rut, but let's hope 2025 will be better)

The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
Nosferatu (2024)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)

first month this year I don't have enough movies to even get to four picks that I rated an 8/10 or higher

and some that haven't premiered in the US yet
- My Sunshine
- Souleymane’s Story
- To Live, To Die, To Live Again
- Jim’s Story
- Savages
- The Glassworker

funny thing is I applied for the in-person one too. so it's not even a rejection just based on that. but next stop: Berlinale it is then

Favorite First Watches of November (I was in a rut this month)

Green Room (2015)
Things Will Be Different (2024)
Look Back (2024)
Mystic River (2003)

Favorite First Watched of October 2024 (20th ZFF & beyond edition)

Black Box Diaries (2024)
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
A Real Pain (2024)
No Other Land (2024)
Harvie Krumpet (2003)

Honorable Mentions: Conclave / On Falling / It's What's Inside / Good One / All Shall Be Well / My Old Ass

Favorite First Watched of September 2024 (Venice Edition)

Broken Rage (2024)
Happyend (2024)
The Quiet Son (2024)
Love (2024)
Cloud (2024)
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 (2024)
Familiar Touch (2024)
Families Like Ours (2024)
I’m Still Here (2024)
The Time It Takes (2024)

Favorite First Watched of August 2024

Alien: Romulus (2024)
Daughters (2024)
September 5 (2024)
Babygirl (2024)
The Order (2024)
The Witness (2024)
The Ties That Bind Us (2024)
Disclaimer (2024)
The Killer (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
La Piscine (1969)
The Fugitive (1993)

Favorite First Watched of July 2024 (aka Western month)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Chime (2024)
Go West (1925)
Stagecoach (1939)
Longlegs (2024)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Phantom Thread (2017)

Favorite First Watched of June 2024

I Used to Be Funny (2024)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
The Glassworker (2024)
Fancy Dance (2024)

Favorite First Watched of May 2024 (Cannes edition)

Challengers (2024)
The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Anora (2024)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
The Substance (2024)
My Sunshine (2024)