Anthony Mann. Melvin Van Peebles. January. I know at least two categories while I wait for the list to drop.
And here it is!
This year’s criteria:
24 films and 2 bonus. What is listed below are the minimums. Use the 'categories' to get to 24, but hit those minimums. Use tag 'mannvanuary3'

1 Anthony Mann Film
1 Melvin or Mario Film
1 Black Western
5 decades (western)
8 films from Black directors
1 Italian Western
4 westerns from the following: Corbucci, Sturges, Hawks, Delmer Daves or Boetticher.
7 decades (noir)
4 noir films from: Ray, Ulmer, Lang, De Toth, Florey, Melville, Foley.

BONUS - 1 Spike Lee that you haven't seen and The Final Comedown

We'll start Jan 1 and end Jan 31