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Today, 12:42 AM

Peng replied to a poll Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (Radu Jude) in 2021 Releases

Three films for the price of one, each engaging in their own way, but kind of clanging when put together even with (or especially because of?)...

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Today, 12:41 AM

Peng replied to a poll Being the Ricardos (Aaron Sorkin) in 2021 Releases

I can't believe a writer of Sorkin's stature/acclaim comes up with and then put in that structure of fake present-day interviews, reiterating what...

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01-17-2022, 02:25 PM

Peng replied to a poll The Hand of God (Paolo Sorrentino) in 2021 Releases

The film is intentionally structured as two halves (to reflect on the director's pivotal past event), but this works much better when it's an...

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01-15-2022, 02:11 PM

Peng replied to a thread The Expanse (Season 6, Final Season) in 2021 TV Seasons

The small prologue to every episode this season ends up being a tantalizing glimpse of this world's future, should the show be picked up again in...

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01-15-2022, 03:37 AM

Peng replied to a thread Top Ten Films Rewatched in 2022 in General Film Discussion

1. Scream (1996) 2. They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

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01-12-2022, 04:02 PM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2022 in General Film Discussion

Lol, these are wild. Stewart snub is pretty shocking. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Nomination Best Ensemble Belfast CODA Don't Look...

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01-10-2022, 11:06 PM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2022 in General Film Discussion

Golden Globes Film Best Motion Picture - Drama: The Power of the Dog Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: West Side Story Best...

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01-09-2022, 03:29 AM

Peng replied to a poll The Lost Daughter (Maggie Gyllenhaal) in 2021 Releases

Jessie Buckley is good, but the flashback sequences of her as young Leda could have been much, much briefer. They feel "illustrating" too much when...

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01-09-2022, 02:40 AM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2022 in General Film Discussion

Campion and Smith-McPhee runner-ups shy of completing them, but Drive My Car did indeed sweep the Best Film trifecta: NSFC Best Picture...

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01-07-2022, 02:55 AM

Peng replied to a poll C'mon C'mon (Mike Mills) in 2021 Releases

Warm and wistful, with a central uncle-nephew relationship that sees the two actors have lived-in, lovely chemistry together, even if the kid's...

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01-07-2022, 02:01 AM

Peng replied to a thread "The Scottish Play" (Joel Coen, A24) in Upcoming Film Emporium

Full trailer

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01-03-2022, 04:58 AM

Peng replied to a poll Don't Look Up (Adam McKay) in 2021 Releases

I find this McKay's best of his three prestige films, because it feels like a proper (angry) film rather an angry pop-up textbook (although I did...

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01-01-2022, 08:28 AM

Peng replied to a poll The French Dispatch (Wes Anderson) in 2021 Releases

Slot this with The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou in being Wes Anderson films I'd like to revisit down the line, with this one's reason of it being...

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01-01-2022, 02:57 AM

Peng replied to a thread Top Ten Films First Seen in 2021 in General Film Discussion

Top 20 First Watches for 2021: 1. Akira (1988) 2. Still Walking (2008) 3. Taste of Cherry (1997) 4. Imitation of Life (1959) 5. Come and See...

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01-01-2022, 01:10 AM

Peng replied to a thread Top Books First Read in 2021 in Literature

Final: 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien) 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)...

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01-01-2022, 01:01 AM

Peng replied to a thread The Book Discussion Thread in Literature

Hatchet (Gary Paulsen) - Sparse to the point of almost feeling like a draft at times (the "Secret" barely figures much into Brian's headspace or the...

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01-01-2022, 12:52 AM

Peng replied to a thread Top 10 of 2021 in General Film Discussion

Year-end snapshot. 1. The Power of the Dog 2. West Side Story 3. The Matrix Resurrections 4. Luca 5. Pig 6. The Last Duel 7. Drive My Car...

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12-31-2021, 04:43 AM

Peng replied to a poll Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021 Releases

I have some serious issue with big-picture motivations and plotting logic here, especially from Doctor Strange's side, and although Jon Watts is...

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12-30-2021, 12:25 AM

Peng replied to a poll Matrix Resurrections in 2021 Releases

Considering this is a decades-after continuation of a completed trilogy, it's a minor miracle how thrilling and rejuvenated the film comes off to me,...

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12-29-2021, 01:41 AM

Peng replied to a poll Drive My Car (Ryusuke Hamaguchi) in 2021 Releases

A short story adaptation that feels so enveloping and novelistic. This structure of grief-healing through role-playing (also the major theme of my...

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12-27-2021, 02:19 PM

Peng replied to a poll West Side Story (Steven Spielberg) in 2021 Releases

Only real, not really significant flaw for me is that a bit more naturalism at this version's margins works against the story's larger-than-life...

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