'Close Your Eyes' is the best film of 2024 — but these 10 others are also contenders Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that stands alone. Justin Chang
9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024 From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year. Aisha Harris
Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' studio of harassment and smear campaign In a legal complaint, the actor says co-star Justin Baldoni and his team launched a smear campaign as a way to silence Lively's narrative about his and a producer's alleged repeated sexual harassment. Emma Bowman
What makes a good Hollywood sequel? 'The Godfather Part II' turns 50 NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR producer Marc Rivers about the 50th anniversary of The Godfather Part II and what makes a good movie sequel. Marc Rivers
Is 'Die Hard' truly a Christmas movie? (Let's debate!) When the holiday season arrives, with the tree decorated, and the stockings hung, I will gather my loved ones close for an annual Christmas tradition — watching my favorite Christmas movie "Die Hard." Dyer Oxley
To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree. Terry Gross
'The Brutalist' and 'Nickel Boys' are 2 ambitious and captivating dramas Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word "epic." Justin Chang
WWII's only Women's Army Corps unit of color featured in 'The Six Triple Eight' Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color. Michel Martin
