Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Actor: Arinzé Kene, Ellie James, Ewens Abid, Hugh Futcher, Jay Simpson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Justin Edwards, Leah Harvey, Lola Petticrew, Nathan Amzi, Nathan Ives-Moiba, Taru Devani
Director: Daina Oniunas-Pusić
1. Tuesday, 2024
Death often gets a bad rep in movies. When The Grim Reaper comes for the main character, they usually try to run away from it or steer clear of the light. But in Tuesday, Death is a welcome warm embrace. According to the immortal being, who appears as a hip-hop-loving macaw here, most people even beg for the absolute relief of it. Tuesday is like a modern-day fable in how it teaches us how to appreciate mortality and finality, as odd as that may sound. Indeed, it should be exhausting to be exposed to this much morbidity, but Tuesday has a way of honoring the end of a person’s life in creative and shocking ways. It’s also, refreshingly, unsentimental about it, a feat bolstered by its smart script and impressive all-around performances.