Andrew Buckner’s 35 Favorite Albums/ EPs of 2024

by Andrew Buckner

*Please note: The albums and EPs included in this list are done so based on an original release date of 2024.

35. Missionary

by Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

34. Still Praying

by Westside Gunn

33. Black & Whites

by Big Hit, Hit-Boy, The Alchemist

32. Dark Times

by Vince Staples

31. Remember Me Like This

by Jonezen

30. One Assassination Under God — 

      Chapter One

by Marilyn Manson

29. Blue Lips

by Schoolboy Q

28. Only God Was Above Us

by Vampire Weekend

27. Ratt Poison (EP)

by Bizarre

26. Trigger Treat (EP) 

by Bizarre, Dope D.O.D.

25. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Original Soundtrack)

by Dario Marianelli

24. YHWH is Love

by Jahari Massamba Unit, Karriem Riggins, Madlib 

23. Saviors

by Green Day

22. Class of Strange Music (Cosm)

by Tech N9ne Collabos

21. GNX

by Kendrick Lamar

20. Hgg4

by Bizarre, Foul Mouth

19. Everybody Can’t Go

by Benny the Butcher

18. War Story

by Yelawolf

17. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose

by The Alchemist, Oh No, Gangrene

16. This Is, Not That

by Apollo Brown, CRIMEAPPLE

15. HGG3: Art Peace

by Bizarre, Foul Mouth

14. Richmond Hill

by Masta Ace, Marco Polo

13. Michael & the Mighty Midnight Revival, Songs For Sinners and Saints

by Killer Mike

12. God’s Network: Reb7rth

by Rakim

11. Ultra 85

by Logic

10. Please Don’t Cry

by Rapsody

9. A Ballet Through Mud

by RZA, Colorado Symphony, Christopher Dragon 

8. The Force

by LL Cool J

7. Set the Tone (Guns & Roses)

by Ghostface Killah

6. Chromakopia

by Tyler, the Creator 

5. Man Down

by Ice Cube

4. Tapestry

by KXNG Crooked, Joell Ortiz

3. Muddy Waters Too

by Redman

2. The Auditorium, Vol. 1

by Common, Pete Rock

1. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace)

by Eminem

Andrew Buckner’s 20 Favorite Short Films of 2024

by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that the inclusion of the short films on this list are done so based on the criteria of an official 2024 release date.

20. “Laundry Man”

Director: Laura A. Garcia

19. “Do You See What I See?”

Director: Vance Malcom Osteen

18. “Late Sleeper”

Director: Peter Morris Hardy

17. “Operation”

Director: Bailey McDonald

16. “She”

Director: Jesse Lowell Anholt 

15. “Eve Valentine” 

Director: Dean Midas

14. “Bonding”

Director: Luke Rex

13. “Strange Creatures”

Director: Nicholas Payne Santos

12. “Dream Skin Mask”

Director: Lindsay Nell Stidham

11. “Static Cling”

Director: Steve Lifshey

10. “Emotionless”

Director: Kayden Richmond

9. “The Ghost”

Director: Allyson Morgan

8. “Poppy’s Saturn”

Director: Nicole Tegelaar

7. “You’re Dirty Now”

 Director: Christine Celozzi

6. “Daughters of Evil”

Directors: Adam Taylor, Natasha Malone

5. “The Procedure”

Director: Chico Noras

4. “The House My Mother Left” 

Director: Kaylin Rizer Allshouse

3. “I’m Here Too”

Director: Gino Maria Pennacchio

2. “Sundays with Dad”

Director: Thomas Angeletti

1. “Distant Memories” 

Director: Chris Esper

Andrew Buckner’s 105 Favorite Feature Films of 2024

by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that all the feature films included herein are done so on the basis of an official 2024 release date in the U.S.

105. Nosferatu

Director: Robert Eggers

104. Wildcat

Director: Ethan Hawke

103. A Complete Unknown

Director: James Mangold

102. Firebrand

Director: Karim Ainousz

101. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Directors: Ian Bonhote, Peter Ettedgui

100. Woman of the Hour

Director: Anna Kendrick

99. The Critic

Director: Anand Tucker

98. A Quiet Place: Day One

Director: Michael Sarnoski 

97. Disappear Completely 

Director: Luis Havier Henaine

96. Power

Director: Yance Ford

95. Didi

Director: Sean Wang

94. Kneecap

Director: Rich Peppiatt

93. Slay

Director: Jem Garrard

92. Here

Director: Robert Zemeckis

91. Juror #2

Director: Clint Eastwood

90. Lee

Director: Ellen Kuras

89. Perfect Days

Director: Wim Wenders

88. Little Bites

Director: Spider One

87. New Life 

Director: John Rosman

86. Terrifier 3

Director: Damien Leone

85. Anxiety

Director: Eric Stanze

84. Smile 2

Director: Parker Finn

83. Freud’s Last Session 

Director: Matt Brown

82. The Order

Director: Justin Kurzel

81. Beezel

Director: Aaron Fradkin

80. A Most Atrocious Thing

Directors: Christian Hurley, Ben Oliphint

79. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Director: Adam Wingard

78. Kill

Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

77. MadS

Director: David Moreau

76. V/H/S Beyond

Directors: Jay Cheel, Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Justin Martinez, Virat Pael, Kate Siegal

75. Abigail

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett

74. Rebel Ridge

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

73. The Once and Future Smash/ End Zone 2

Directors: Sophia Cacciola, Michael J. Epstein

72. Cuckoo

Director: Tilman Singer

71. Oddity

Director: Damian Mc Carthy

70. Hell Hole

Directors: John Adams, Toby Poser

69. Grave Torture

Director: Joko Anwar

68. Eight Eyes

Director: Austin Jennings

67. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 

Director: Tim Burton

66. Maxxxine

Director: Ti West

65. The Front Room

Directors: Max Eggers, Sam Eggers

64. Infested

Director: Sebastian Vanicek

63. My Old A**

Director: Megan Park

62. The 4:30 Movie

Director: Kevin Smith

61. Joker: Folie à Deux

Director: Todd Philips

60. Thelma

Director: Josh Margolin

59. Wicked Little Letters

Director: Thea Sharrock

58. Tiger Stripes

Director: Amanda Nell Eu

57. Inside Out 2

Director: Kelsey Mann

56. Daddio

Director: Christy Hall

55. Sting

Director: Kiah-Roache Turner

54. You’ll Never Find Me

Directors: Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen 

53. Hundreds of Beavers

Director: Mike Cheslik

52. Challengers

Director: Luca Guadagino

51. Drive-Away Dolls

Director: Ethan Coen

50. Alien: Romulus 

Director: Fede Alvarez

49. Lisa Frankenstein

Director: Zelda Williams

48. Spaceman

Director: Johan Renck

47. Ordinary Angels

Director: Jon Gunn

46. The Greatest Night in Pop

Director: Bao Nguyen

45. The Book of Clarence

Director: Jeymes Samuel

44. The Bikeriders

Director: Jeff Nichols

43. Mars Express 

Director: Jeremie Perin

42. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Director: Gil Kennan

41. Am I Racist?

Director: Justin Folk

40. Will & Harper

Director: Josh Greenbaum

39. The Devil’s Bath

Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz

38. Handling the Undead

Director: Thea Hvistendahl

37. Exhuma

Director: Jang Jae-hyun

36. Kim’s Video

Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin

35. The Coffee Table

Director: Caye Casas 

34. In a Violent Nature

Director: Chris Nash

33. One Life

Director: James Hawes

32. Black Barbie: A Documentary 

Director: Lagueria Davis

31. I Saw the TV Glow

Director: Jane Schoenbrun

30. Longlegs

Director: Oz Perkins

29. God & Country

Director: Dan Partland

28. The Abiding Nail

Director: William Victor Schotten 

27. The First Omen

Director: Arkasha Stevenson

26. The Peasants

Directors: D.K. Welchman, Hugh Welchman

25. Monkey Man

Director: Dev Patel

24. Heretic

Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

23. Anora

Director: Sean Baker

22. Saturday Night

Director: Jason Reitman

21. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Director: George Miller

20. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Director: Wes Ball

19. Inside a Spider

Director: Arseniy Gonchukov

18. Protanopia

Director: Matthew Mahler

17. Sasquatch Sunset

Directors: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner

16. Late Night with the Devil

Directors: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Carnes

15. Jim Henson: Idea Man

Director: Ron Howard

14. Strange Darling

Director: J.T. Mollner

13. Doc of Chucky

Director: Thommy Hutson

12. Music by John Williams 

Director: Laurent Bouzereau

11. Civil War

Director: Alex Garland

10. Love Lies Bleeding

Director: Rose Glass

9. Conclave

Director: Edward Berger

8. Dario Argento Panico

Director: Simone Scafidi

7. Cabrini 

Director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

6. Origin

Director: Ava DuVernay

5. Ennio

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

4. Kinds of Kindness

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

3. Sing Sing

Director: Greg Kwedar

2. Memoir of a Snail

Director: Adam Elliott

1. The Substance 

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Runners-up:

Amelia’s Children

Director: Gabriel Abrantes

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Director: Todd Komarnicki

Gladiator II

Director: Ridley Scott

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Director: Kenji Kamiyama

Megalopolis

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Stopmotion

Director: Robert Morgan

Trivial

Director: James L. Edwards

Y2K

Director: Kyle Mooney

Andrew Buckner’s 30 Favorite Books of 2024

by Andrew Buckner 

*Please note that the inclusion of the books on this list are done so on the basis of an original 2024 publication date.

30. Eruption: A Novel 

by Michael Chrichton, James Patterson

29. Heads Will Roll

by Josh Winning 

28. Dear Hanna: A Novel 

by Zoje Stage

27. Memorials 

by Richard Chizmar

26. The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks

by various authors            

25. The Hitchcock Hotel 

by Stephanie Wrobel

24. The Bad Weather Friend 

by Dean Koontz

23. The Forest of Lost Souls 

by Dean Koontz

22. Extinction: A Novel 

by Douglas Preston 

21. The Angel of Indian Lake

by Stephen Graham Jones

20. Incidents Around the House: A Novel 

by Josh Malerman

19. Middle of the Night: A Novel 

by Riley Sager

18. Camino Ghosts: A Novel 

by John Grisham

17. Cringerotica 

by Soli

16. Butcher: A Novel 

by Joyce Carol Oates

15. Melancholy Arcadia 

by John Compton

14. We’re Alone: Essays 

by Edwidge Danticat         

13. Shock Induction 

by Chuck Palahniuk

12. Only Animals 

by Chelsea Sutton

11. Be a Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too

by Ijeoma Oluo

10. Horror Movie: A Novel 

by Paul Tremblay

9. Bootlace Cinema: Collecting Horror,  Science-fiction, and Exploitation Movies on Super 8

by Mark Williams

8. Words Left Unspoken 

by J.A. McGovern

7. Shadows and Light: Haiku and Senryu 

by Laughton J. Collins, Jr.

6. Hip Hop is History 

by Questlove, Ben Greenman

5.  Black Ceasers and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxplotation Cinema 

by Oldie Henderson

4.  You Like it Darker: Stories

by Stephen King 

3.  Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions 

by Jim McCloskey, John Grisham

2.  Sonny Boy: A Memoir

by Al Pacino

1. Sociopath: A Memoir

    by Patric Gagne, Ph.D.

    Runner-up: 

    The Accomplice: A Novel 

    by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson