Oscar Nominees:
Best Picture
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
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Oscar Nominees:
Best Picture
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Drive My Car”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
4. 1940s - Edward Dmytryk's Crossfire (1947), chronicling a detective's attempt to understand how a Jewish man was murdered. We know the culprit right away, and the script is working to build empathy...
2. 1920s - Eleven P.M. (Maurice, 1928). I haven't seen many African American silent films, and this one isn't perfect (it's more conceptual about doubles than it needs to be with actors playing...
1. Watch a movie from the year you were born.
I had an aborted attempt at Ann Hui's The Boat People back in late November, but this watch proved breathtaking. The first 20 minutes or so are setting...
There's some good analysis throughout this thread. For myself, I found the first hour and 10 minutes or so the most captivating, as the slow circle of characters and interactions kept revealing new...
Spent more of the year watching K-dramas than films, so this is the lowest number of films in forever. But:
1. Quo Vadis, Aida
2. An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
3. Minari
4. First Cow
5....
Watched Vivian Qu's Angels Wear White on the Criterion Channel. Highly recommended for those who enjoy films like Jia's, where the villain (of sexual assault) is visible early and then you wait to...
Still one of the most emotional songs I've ever heard. This live version captures it so well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dv3XHUISY&ab_channel=%EC%98%A8%EC%8A%A4% ...
I've used the Criterion Channel to dig into some 1970s films that I always glossed over in the past. Night Moves and The Taking of Pelham 123 were just delightfully gritty, willing to underscore...
Championship
Spirited Away vs. Memento
Losers Bracket
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs. Wall-E
Spirited Away
Memento
No Country for Old Men vs. Spirited Away
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs. Before Sunset
Memento vs. Children of Men
Wall-E vs. Yi Yi
I'm pretty comfortable suggesting that--for...
Waaaaaaaay back in 2008, I wrote the following for the non-administrative top 50. I stand by pretty much all of it, though some of the NGO talk would probably warrant greater coverage in how the...
No Country for Old Men vs. Kill Bill Vol. 1
25th Hour vs. Spirited Away
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs. Shaun of the Dead
Mulholland Drive vs. Before Sunset - y'all be evil... these two...
No Country for Old Men vs. Requiem for a Dream
Dogtooth vs. Kill Bill Vol. 1
25th Hour vs. Almost Famous
Spirited Away vs. Punch-Drunk Love
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs. Finding Nemo...
Last minute sneaking in...
No Country for Old Men vs. Moon
Brick vs. Requiem for a Dream
Pan’s Labyrinth vs. Dogtooth
Kill Bill Vol. 1 vs. Irreversible
The Royal Tenenbaums vs. 25th Hour...
Sean Lock. This is so simple and yet I was in absolute tears.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UGuPvrsG3E&t=192s&ab_channel=E4
Was surprised by the impact that Quo Vadis, Aida? left on me. I'm familiar enough with the Bosnian War between Serbs and Muslims that some events with the United Nations weren't really a surprise,...
Do the Right Thing vs. Goodfellas
The Shining vs. Pulp Fiction
Aliens vs. Fargo
Amadeus vs. Boogie Nights
Would not have thought I'd lean into the 80s options over the 90s, but there it is...
E, I'm going to be traveling through Denver and Boulder towards the end of next month. Vaccinated up and looking for interesting museums and restaurants that you'd recommend.
I have Zoe Ma Ma and...
Pulp Fiction vs. Boogie Nights
Goodfellas vs. Fargo
There's a level of ludicrousness that this type of film needs to embrace. Unfortunately, the review that I see myself most in agreement is how the film gets bogged down once the leads have to learn...
Pulp Fiction vs. Princess Mononoke
Terminator 2: Judgment Day vs. Boogie Nights
Goodfellas vs. Unforgiven
Fargo vs. Ed Wood
Some of these are painful. Surprised about Matrix beating Hoop Dreams.
Pulp Fiction vs. Schindler’s List
Fight Club vs. Princess Mononoke
Terminator 2: Judgment Day vs. Heat
Boogie Nights vs....
Pulp Fiction vs. Saving Private Ryan
Toy Story vs. Schindler’s List
Fight Club vs. Leon: The Professional
Lost Highway vs. Princess Mononoke
The Silence of the Lambs vs. Terminator 2: Judgment...