The Best Movies of 2024 (So Far)

We’re just weeks away from the fall awards race kicking off once again, when talk of Oscar contenders and film-festival premieres will capture all our attention. There’s still lots to come from the festival circuit, too — our tickets for November’s Gladiator and Wicked double feature (Wickiator?) are booked. But it’s worth pausing to take in the good stuff this year has already brought us. We’re talking the tennis ball’s POV shot in Challengers. The exquisite anti-catharsis of I Saw the TV Glow. Stunning debuts from first-time directors Sean Wang and playwright Annie Baker, both of whom remember a little too well what it’s like to be an awkward tween. And so many more great films you can read about below.