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My 11 favorite movie performances of 2024 (so far)

Only one per film, please! (Sorry to the Challengers trio. I had to pick one of you!)
Three people -- one woman and two men -- sit on a bed in Challengers. Kissing may happen soon.
Now THIS is cinema! (Credit: MGM-Amazon)

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Emily St. James

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