If I had a nickel for every movie I've loved this year based around a demented entity killing off people in hilarious fashion, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Final Destination Bloodlines is everything I want from a legacy sequel (crazy that the last one came out in 2011). It absolutely nails everything that I loved about the formula, but puts such an inventive new spin on the iconic IP.

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I found myself in a rather juxtaposing predicament with Longlegs. On one hand, it absolutely held the title as my most anticipated film of 2024, with one of the best promotional campaigns of any film I've ever seen. But on the other hand, I am the most easily scared person I know.

The marketing caught me off guard right from the very beginning. Creepy videos, cryptic codes, and most importantly: no title. I was OBSESSED. This was some Cloverfield-level teasing.…

"If you aim at nothing, you hit nothing."

Well that was one of the best MCU movies in recent memory.

Simu Liu as Shang-Chi really proved himself as a new Marvel protagonist, being likeable and easy to root for. Tony Leung's Wenwu was also one of Marvel's more interesting villains, being foreboding and tragic in equal measure.

The visuals were stunning, feeling so much more fresh and vibrant when compared to other MCU outings such as the recent Black Widow…