Ive said it before, but Ill say it again: The international-feature-film Oscar is thebestOscar.
Year after year, this is the category that offers the most interesting movies, the hidden-gem discoveries.
Something seemed amiss this year when France failed to submit the fantasticAnatomy of a Fallfor the category.
Photo: Courtesy of A24.
(France choseThe Taste of Thingsinstead, which failed to garner a nomination.)
I have made a point of watching all of the 2024 nomineesand I heartily recommend you do the same.
This year is an extraordinarily good field.
Most of the nominees are in limited release now; one is available to stream.
Heres a quick guide, with predictions included.
No movie was more audacious or provocative this yearor more meticulously constructed.
The Zone of Interestis playing in select theaters.
The ending sequence, aboard a ramshackle boat crossing the Mediterranean, is a heart-stopper.
Io Capitanoopens in limited theaters on February 23.
Society of the Snowisstreaming on Netflix.
Perfect Daysis playing in limited theaters now.
This is a film without political pieties, and its all the more humane and interesting for it.
The Teachers Loungeis playing in select theaters now.
