Martin Scorsese has named the horror fantasy film 'I Saw the TV Glow' as one of his favourite films of 2024, and it is now available to stream on Netflix. The film, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, stars Justice Smith and Jack Haven as two teenagers who bond over a late-night TV show called 'The Pink Opaque', only to find the lines between reality and fiction blurring.
Despite receiving an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes and widespread critical acclaim, the film was overlooked during awards season. One critic noted that the Oscars and Golden Globes “criminally overlooked” it. However, Scorsese praised it as “emotionally and psychologically powerful and very moving” in an interview with AP.
Rolling Stone magazine has called it 'Gen Z's new favourite cult movie', and fans have echoed that sentiment. One viewer described it as “a future cult classic” that “can change your life if you let it”. Another compared it to 'Donnie Darko', saying it left them thinking and needing to watch it again.
Some have debated whether it qualifies as pure horror, but one fan insisted it is “the BEST horror movie of 2024”, with a plot twist they deemed better than that of 'The Sixth Sense'. The film is now available on Netflix as part of the platform's latest library update.
