This week, we embrace a necessarily evil and discuss our least favorite films of the past year and what may be the worst of 2024 horror.
We covered over fifty movies that were released in 2024. Naturally, some were better than others. Unfortunately, when you cover as much stuff as we did, some things end up being bad—as in, REALLY bad. Over the next two weeks, we will discuss the films from 2024 that stood out the most. First things first, we are messing with the worst.
It’s not often that movies make us mad. Bored or frustrated, sure. But actual anger? That rarely happens, especially when you deal with indie cinema as much as we do. We understand that budgets will not be as high, there are fewer resources, and creativity is not limited to the script.
Indie films get a pass from us when it comes to special effects, limited locations, and even the acting when the budget requires far less seasoned professionals. But sometimes a movie will leave us with a very bad impression. (Blake is still fuming over Soft & Quiet.)
This year, we covered two of the most infuriating films we have ever seen.
One of them seemed like it was an intentional slap to the face of anyone who has ever claimed to like horror movies. It made a point of making things very personal. The other was a documentary that stubbornly refused to back up any of its claims, had nothing interesting to say, and even lied to the audience.
Thankfully, there were films that managed to just simply be bad. We discuss a thematic trilogy that was a great idea in theory, a supposed body horror movie that is more confusing than captivating, and a script that sounds like it was written by an edgy fifteen-year-old. We also discuss at least one film guaranteed to polarize our audience… because plenty of people defend it with a fiery passion.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 369: ‘Find Your Friends’ (2026)
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We spend a good amount of time talking about Find Your Friends. About 98% of it is spent on the film’s writing. It does not take long to realize this is not a good thing. There have been plenty of movies that have led to a discussion about the writing. There has been nothing like this one.
The movie clearly deals with sensitive subjects. But it does it in a way that downplays the circumstances, the victim, and its heady themes. It is so bad that we have to constantly reiterate how we are not shitty men. (Who knows? Maybe we are. But that’s a different matter.)
How bad was the writing for Find Your Friends? So much so that we were constantly filing in story beats to make it make sense to us. And even then, we were still frustrated by what we had seen. This movie had all the ingredients to tell a powerful story about how women are treated. It instead was content to erratically work towards its admittedly wild finale.
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Adventures in Movies! is hosted by Nathaniel and Blake. You can find Nathaniel on Instagram at nathaninpoortaste. Blake can be found on Twitter @foureyedhorror and on Instagram at foureyedhorror. You can reach us personally or on Twitter @AdventuresinMo1.
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