41/48

Based on the comic book Here by Richard McGuire

A generational story about families and the special place they live, where they share love, loss, laughter, and life. First published as a strip in the comic magazine Raw in 1989, the comic was expanded into a 300-page graphic novel in 2014. Richard’s father names several towns early in the film that he says are on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, when in reality they are towns along Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, which wasn’t even built yet. [from trailer] Richard: You know, if you wanted to, you could spend the rest of the night here. Margaret: I could spend the rest of my life here.

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Includes They Stooge to Conga (1943). 1 and 2Written by Artie ShawPerformed by Artie Shaw and His OrchestraCourtesy of RCA RecordsCourtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. I saw the negative reviews and I didn’t want to see this movie. But I went and watched it with my family and was pleasantly surprised. It wasn’t one of the best movies of 2024 like The Wild Robot.

The actors did a good job

But this movie kept me hooked from start to finish, even though I expected to be bored when I heard the concept for the movie. Probably my biggest complaint is that some stories felt rather hollow and incomplete compared to others. I wish there was more of a sense of sameness between the stories of the area’s residents in the different eras. And maybe it would have been nice if there had been more to connect them all than just the location. Maybe there was more I missed because this movie has a lot of detail.

I think the visual effects were top notch

The 1950s to early 2000s really got the majority of the story’s attention. The family of the last 10 years and those of the 20s and 30s felt particularly one-dimensional to me. I liked the early 20th century family with the flying interest, as well as the clips from before the house was built. The editing and transitions were very entertaining and made up for the lack of camera angles and variety. When the camera finally moved towards the end, there was something unexpected and magical about it.

The story isn’t perfect

Overall, I found it solid and worth watching because it’s a very different and interesting film. But I had a hard time faulting the execution from a directing and editing perspective. From Alien: Romulus to Road House, take a look back at some of our favorite posters of 2024.