Episode Details

The episode reviews 2024 movie villains, highlighting diverse portrayals ranging from purely evil characters like Nicolas Cage's Satanic serial killer in Longlegs, to more sympathetic figures such as Anxiety in Inside Out 2. It praises several actors for delivering standout villain performances, including Hugh Grant in Heretic and Josh Hartnett in Trap. The review also analyzes the impact of these villains on the films' narratives and explores how some villains, despite their actions, elicit unexpected audience sympathy. Finally, it declares Austin Butler's Feyd-Rautha in Dune: Part Two as the year's best movie villain.