In addition to enjoying reading,
outdoor pursuits, and travel in his spare time, entrepreneur Spencer Schar has been a movie buff since
childhood. This article will provide an overview of some of the most hotly
anticipated movie releases of 2024.
The Zone of Interest
Loosely based on the novel by Martin Amis, The Zone
of Interest follows the holocaust from the perspective of a camp commandant
and his doting family, who live next door to the concentration camp. Having
been show in a limited number of US cinemas on December 15, 2023, the movie has
been hailed as a masterpiece. Directed by Jonathan Glazier, the auteur behind Under
the Skin and Sexy Beast, The Zone of Interest deliberately
shocks, unsettles, and challenges viewers, confronting them with the “banality
of evil” in an entirely novel way. The movie was well received by critics, with
The Daily Telegraph acknowledging that “horrors gnaw at the edge of
every shot,” while Steven Spielberg rated the movie as the best Holocaust film
made since his own, Schindler’s List.
Dune: Part Two
Having been delayed by the writers’ and actors’
strikes, Dune: Part Two is the follow-up to Denis Villeneuve’s
gargantuan sci-fi epic. The long-awaited sequel follows the epic journey of
Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, and also stars Austin Butler,
Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Christopher
Walken. The story follows Atreides and the Fremen as they battle to reclaim
their land before it is too late. Tipped to gross at least $65 million in the
US alone, this action-packed epic war movie received encouraging early
reactions prior to release.
The End We Start From
An eco-survivalist thriller set in post-apocalyptic
Britain, The End We Start From is based on the award-winning novel by
Megan Hunter. The movie’s protagonist is played by Jodie Comer, who portrays a
new mother forced to flee with her baby from the horror of a flooded London. As
England is engulfed by flood waters civilization starts to collapse, with faltering
supply chains triggering a semi-feral competition for resources. Directed by
BAFTA Award winner Mahalia Belo, the movie is a gripping survival drama that
depicts a world gradually falling apart, then disintegrating all at once. Tight
in both budget and focus, The End We Start From is far from disaster
cinema reveling in the grand spectacle of destruction, instead looking at the
human condition and inviting viewers to consider what they would do in such
peril with no moral guidance.
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