Mid-Year in Review: Best movies & TV shows of 2024 so far

Elsbeth / Doctor Who / Renegade Nell / Avatar: The Last Airbender / RuPaul's Drag Race / Hacks / Will Trent / Ripley

WELCOME to the What's On Tonight & Pop Culture thread for your best movies and TV show of 2024 so far!

The year is halfway done and TV has had a steady stream of offerings all year and movie theaters are still populated. So at the six-month point:

What are the best movies you've seen in 2024?

What are the best TV shows you've seen in 2024?

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga / Civil War / Mr. & Mrs. Smith / Fallout / Dune, Part Two / House of the Dragon / Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

If you want some inspiration or reminder on what has already been on pop culture's minds:

Movies: Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The AV Club, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Variety, Vulture

TV: Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The AV Club, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Variety, Vulture

Monkey Man / True Detective: Night Country / Baby Reindeer / The Acolyte / Echo / Shōgun

The Garfield Movie / Inside Out 2 / Despicable Me 4 / Kung Fu Panda 4 / My Adventures with Superman / X-Men '97 / In the Know