# 534: The Best Movies of 2026, So Far! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 26 Jul 2026, 1 h 30 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/123337378/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-26%2Fd743fd9a-bfab-a1e0-5f38-7674097cdbf2.mp3

It's been an incredible first part of the year at the movies! Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) joins Christina to talk about their 10 best movies of the year so far (not an easy task!) Plus, they talk about the Venice Film Festival 2026 lineup that just dropped, the steep decline of women directors in competition, and less studio and streamer films on the Lido.

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