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Yesterday, 09:49 AM

Peng replied to a thread The TV Discussion Thread in General TV Discussion

Barry Jenkins' new work.

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Yesterday, 02:44 AM

Peng replied to a poll Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Josh Greenbaum) in 2021 Releases

I watched Anchorman for the first time a day before this, and was thinking that even though I often struggle with this brand of skit-like comedy,...

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04-15-2021, 03:34 PM

Peng replied to a thread Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s in General Film Discussion

Seeing some of your likes/dislikes over the year (maybe not exact), I would prioritize Run Lola Run, Princess Mononoke, Midnight Run, and The Right...

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04-14-2021, 05:36 PM

Peng replied to a thread The Book Discussion Thread in Literature

Thoughts on a few of the books I read during 2021's first quarter (and a bit over that): The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) - Read the...

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04-14-2021, 04:56 PM

Peng replied to a thread Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s in General Film Discussion

Pulp Fiction vs. Saving Private Ryan Toy Story vs. Schindler’s List Fight Club vs. Leon: The Professional Lost Highway vs. Princess Mononoke The...

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04-14-2021, 01:50 AM

Peng replied to a thread Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s in General Film Discussion

Oh right, I forgot about PM votes.

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04-14-2021, 01:48 AM

Peng replied to a thread Attack-Free Unpopular Opinion Thread in General Film Discussion

4.5/5 1. A Serious Man 2. Raising Arizona 3. No Country for Old Man 4. Barton Fink 5. Inside Llewyn Davis 6. True Grit 4/5

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04-14-2021, 01:05 AM

Peng replied to a thread Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s in General Film Discussion

After checking I'm confused. Wasn't Dazed and Confused leading, then when Yxklyx watched it to vote because of the tie's announcement, it actually...

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04-13-2021, 01:45 PM

Peng replied to a poll The Mauritanian (Kevin Macdonald) in 2021 Releases

The too straightforward "based on a true story" approach here needs a focus, and Cumberbatch's tangent is one viewpoint too many that feels like...

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04-12-2021, 12:04 AM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2021 in General Film Discussion

"I'm very honored to be nominated... oh no nope I'm the winner now" "Every award is meaningful, but this one especially, recognized by British...

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04-11-2021, 11:32 PM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2021 in General Film Discussion

Even if far from my favorite in the category, Youn emerging as a late frontrunner has been a pleasant surprise. Love her speeches too.

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04-11-2021, 11:30 PM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2021 in General Film Discussion

British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards Film: Nomadland Director: Chloé Zhao - Nomadland Leading Actor: Anthony Hopkins -...

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04-11-2021, 11:28 PM

Peng replied to a thread Film Awards Talk - 2021 in General Film Discussion

Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards Theatrical Feature Film: Chloé Zhao - Nomadland First-Time Feature Film: Darius Marder - Sound of Metal ...

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04-11-2021, 01:25 PM

Peng replied to a poll The White Tiger (Ramin Bahrani) in 2021 Releases

Very faithful adaptation with a few canny tweaks here and there as necessary, but I feel like writer/director Ramin Bahrani makes it too literary,...

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04-11-2021, 05:00 AM

Peng replied to a poll Zack Snyder's Justice League (Implied) in 2021 Releases

Also x 2, I was over this incessant theme by the third or fourth instance of it accompanying Wonder Woman:

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04-11-2021, 04:58 AM

Peng replied to a poll Zack Snyder's Justice League (Implied) in 2021 Releases

I enjoyed the theatrical version in a Saturday morning cartoon way, but my rating upgrade (6 to 6.5) reflects that this definitely an improvement....

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04-10-2021, 12:49 PM

Peng replied to a thread The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Marvel) in 2021 TV Seasons

Wut

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04-10-2021, 03:54 AM

Peng replied to a poll Let Him Go (Thomas Bezucha) in 2020 Releases

I prefer this less ambitious throwback over The Empty Man for 2020's two "unique among current studio landscape" Film Twitter late-buzz films, in...

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04-10-2021, 03:53 AM

Peng started a poll Let Him Go (Thomas Bezucha) in 2020 Releases

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04-10-2021, 03:43 AM

Peng replied to a poll The Empty Man (David Prior) in 2020 Releases

This is gaining quite a film cult status over the past months since its tanked premier in October last year. I can see why, as the director has...

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04-10-2021, 03:34 AM

Peng started a poll The Empty Man (David Prior) in 2020 Releases

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04-10-2021, 03:26 AM

Peng replied to a thread 28 Film Discussion Threads Later in General Film Discussion

Daylight (1996) - On one hand, even with the disaster genre going steady, they don't make them like this anymore, where even the built-in hokiness...

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04-09-2021, 04:31 PM

Peng replied to a thread The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Marvel) in 2021 TV Seasons

Well that ending was a doozy, and the final shot so haunting. Strong episode throughout too, cohered by a central debate that Sam, Zemo, ...

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04-07-2021, 10:58 PM

Peng replied to a thread Match Cut Madness 2: Best of the 90s in General Film Discussion

Pulp Fiction vs. Three Colors: Blue Out of Sight vs. Saving Private Ryan Toy Story vs. The Sixth Sense Schindler’s List vs. The Iron Giant Fight...

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04-07-2021, 12:24 PM

Peng replied to a poll Godzilla vs. Kong (Adam Wingard) in 2021 Releases

Surely one day they would re-figure out the alchemy that makes Kong: Skull Island’s human part the best one of MonsterVerse, a roster of fun,...

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04-06-2021, 04:28 PM

Peng replied to a poll World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime in 2020 Releases

This greatly missed Winona Mae's Emily Prime, but it might as well be for the best, since even if this is imo the least of the three shorts so far,...

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04-06-2021, 03:24 AM

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

1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) 2. My Sweet Orange Tree (José Mauro de Vasconcelos) 3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis...

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04-05-2021, 01:45 PM

Peng replied to a thread The Marvel/Sony Superhero Movies Thread in Upcoming Film Emporium

Way better than the first trailer.

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