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With numerous dignitaries tv show And the movie In 2024, competing for audience attention with expensive advertising campaigns, innovative marketing efforts, inviting analysis of ubiquitous trailers, and countless hours of “content” to search and vary online, it’s easy for some media to slip through one’s fingers. Whether it’s a word-of-mouth recommendation from a friend that a show is a hidden gem or a year-end article that refers to a quietly released flick as “peak fiction,” 2024 had a lot to offer that never got its moment in the spotlight. This article is that oversight. In order to correct.
In that spirit, here’s the io9 staff’s list of deep-cut film and TV recommendations that flew under the radar this year—and are absolutely worth taking the time to find.
A shop for murderers
Korean dramas are extremely popular, and A shop for murderers No exception if one wonders what will happen John Wick-similar character had to raise his niece and suddenly disappear when a group of disgruntled assassins besieged his home, leaving his seemingly innocent little to fend for himself with his uncle’s gifted skills and cache of high-grade weapons, the show is that hyper. – Specific answers. If not impressed by its premiere episode A shop for murderers—which features nieces outrunning snipers on an overpass miles from their home—you don’t have a pulse.
Beetlejuice (animated series)
Resurrected to match this vintage cartoon Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Mania, Tubi is stepping up to host the previously hard-to-stream series. It’s very unapologetic, delightfully gross and endearing for a 30-year-old show. It still holds and is so easily double-able.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Well, we’re going to cheat here for just a second because Beverly Hills Cop This is not an io9 movie. But it is is A legacy sequel to a beloved franchise that brings back the star while passing the baton to a new generation. Which we see – a lot – in sci-fi and genre films. We’re putting it on this list because among all the movies you’re thinking of right now (Star Wars, scream, Ghostbustersetc.) Beverly Hills Cop 4Let’s just say it is – among the best. Everything you loved about the franchise, but updated in a smart, exciting way. It’s streaming on Netflix.
Camp host
Remember during the Pandemic, when people stayed so indoors that nature began to reclaim its land? A twisted interpretation of that idea prompts this Tubby release, which follows a couple on a camping trip—their first outing after a Covid scare gives way to cabin fever—who discovers that not everyone is excited about the end of social distancing. Also, it’s a big hint that it’s set in a campground, but… slasher rules apply!
Destroy all neighbors
We all know what it’s like to have an obnoxious neighbor. But most of us don’t become best friends with that neighbor’s severed head, or take on an odyssey that balances disastrous horror comedy with… a deep, abiding love of prog rock. Destroy all neighbors Starts with a familiar concept, expands it to an outrageous premise, and caps it off with sky-high energy. There could be more splattery fun in the world if more people sought it out.
Level 20: Junior Year
Dropout is one of the best streaming services to have on your subscription list, and its actual play series Level 20 A big part of why. The third installment of its Fantasy High sub-series is just as fun and wild as the previous seasons, and after a few years away from them, it’s good to see the bad kids again as they square off, literally and figuratively, against new enemies. To quote a character from late in the season: Blimey!
The first slam dunk
Anime is cool. Competitive sports like basketball are great. The first slam dunkDirected by manga creator Takehiko Inoue, one of the best sports anime movies for the silver screen. Not only does this film prove once again that CG anime can be an audience, it also caps one of the best basketball anime in a way you can’t see. need Having seen it all those years ago, hearing its story makes you want to pump your fist in the air and shout, “Hell yeah!”
Invincible hit girl
In many ways, professional wrestling is like a redneck anime soap opera. Embracing this concept, Adult Swim’s sleeper hit animated series Invincible Fight Girl Captures the guts of professional wrestling and presents an inspiring story of a girl named Andi who quits her monotonous desk job to become the greatest wrestler in the world. For all anime fans, this show evokes nostalgia like Cartoon Network classics A lot of fighting While delivering the stunning animation quality of your favorite anime fight scenes. Give it a watch to secure a second season, why not?
Is it inside?
It’s a shame that one of the best genre movies of the year is mostly buried on Netflix but that’s the world we live in. Is it inside? One of those intense, twisting thrillers that you’ll want to watch again the second the credits roll. Which is a perk of being on Netflix, we guess. The film has a super unique, amazing premise that it’s almost a sin to spoil so let’s just say it’s one of a kind freaky friday meets Clue. yes That works. It’s awesome.
Kaiju No. 8
Sometimes we all just need a TV show about a sweet himbo of a man who turns into a superpowered man-monster and beats the perpetual bejesus out of even bigger monsters. Good news then, because Kaiju No. 8The animated adaptation of the similarly over-the-top manga is worth every second of a double-watch. The action is as fun and wild as you’d expect, but it’s really the earnest charm of its protagonist, the aforementioned Himbo Kafka Hibino, that makes it such a joy to watch.
Chaos
Jeff Goldblum as Zeus, King of the Gods? Enough said. The funny and chaotically dark Netflix show is unmissable for mythology connoisseurs as well as modern adaptations of the lore. Unfortunately it wasn’t renewed for a second season, but the first season is at least a solid standalone story.
look back
Trying to capture this incredible adaptation was a daunting task Chainsaw Man Creator Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one-shot manga hits theaters this year, which might mean you missed out on what could be one of them. Best Animated Movies of 2024. A wonderfully bitter and human meditation on art, and how it brings people together, look back It even excels at transforming its adapted medium into big-screen animation, using the magic of creating comics for a concise, sharp and relentlessly emotional celebration of the form.
Madam Webb
Madam Webb It’s not a film one would consider an all-time classic, but it certainly is A camp in the making is one. A weird, messy, hilarious (perhaps more for how it comes together than entirely intentional) harkening back to a different era of superheroic moviemaking, it’s an absolutely stupid thing to try to give it a watch at least once. Who says his web won’t connect with you now, if you miss it at the theater?
Music by John Williams
For decades, seeing the name “John Williams“Anywhere near a movie instantly makes it better. And this documentary, streaming on Disney+, is like all of those put together. It not only gives you context about where Williams came from and his career, but breaks down many of his iconic scores.” like a movie the jaw, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, jurassic the parkAnd many more. Think of it like a greatest hits album, but as a movie.
strangeness
Irish writer-director Damien McCarthy’s horror indie won an audience award at South by Southwest, but it flew under the radar even as it hit Shudder in late September, tagging it as one of the scariest movies of the year. It’s not just empty hype. strangeness Centers on a blind psychic who runs a curio shop full of cursed objects – and who draws on all available resources to outwit her twin sister’s murderer. Jump scare? yes Slow-burn fear? yes Pictures you will not be able to un-see? Hell yes.
PBS Retro
Launched in 2024, the PBS Retro Channel has quickly become a hidden gem on various TVs and streaming devices. It’s the preferred feature Mister Rogers’ neighborhood And reading the rainbow. Even on these platforms, like the Bob Ross channel, it plays marathons of nostalgic educational content if you want to show your kids more thoughtful programming than drivel. Cocomelon. We stumbled upon this channel on free programming on Vizio but if you visit PBS.org or the free PBS app you can find ways to access the original show on your smartphone, tablet and television.
Shadow is lost
Director Timo Tzahanto has been making films at a steady clip since 2012 and his latest outing was this year. Shadow is lost. With an incredible physical turn from Aurora Ribeiro in the lead role and one crunchy action scene after another, it’s absolutely worth a watch on Netflix. By the end of it, you’ll want more, which is just as well, since Tajhanto clearly does to do more
Ultraman Rising
There aren’t many superhero movies explicitly about parenting, which Netflix has Ultraman Rising A unique way to stand out in the crowd. It plays all the parenting hits extremely well, but it reinvents its hero Ken Sato’s invention of a child monster using his powers to parent — and how incredible it looks. It might be a streaming movie, but I wish you could watch it on a bigger screen.
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