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  2. Comment on Catherine O’Hara - legendary actress dead at 71 in ~movies

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    OMG, so unexpected. She had such a great late career with Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and The Studio.

    OMG, so unexpected.

    She had such a great late career with Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and The Studio.

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  3. Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music

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    YouTube Music! Probably the most extensive library on any of these platforms that you’ll find and it includes a lot of remixes and different version you won’t be able to find on Spotify or Apple...

    YouTube Music!

    Probably the most extensive library on any of these platforms that you’ll find and it includes a lot of remixes and different version you won’t be able to find on Spotify or Apple Music. Search is great since it’s just YouTube’s search.

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  5. Comment on Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the 'plot three or four times in the dialogue' because viewers are on 'their phones while they're watching' in ~movies

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    There were tons of rumors but it’s nice that someone in Damon’s position decided to confirm it and speak out against it. Because obviously he is immune in the industry being a permanent A-lister....

    There were tons of rumors but it’s nice that someone in Damon’s position decided to confirm it and speak out against it. Because obviously he is immune in the industry being a permanent A-lister.

    I will say they probably don’t do this for all of their originals. Like I doubt they’re telling Noah Baumbach, David Fincher, Greta Gerwig, or Guillermo Del Toro to do this. So I would say it’s their non-awards fare, like last years The Electric State or the million romantic dramas they make a year.

    12 votes

  6. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    The Testament of Ann Lee I wasn’t the biggest fan of last years The Brutalist. And this is the same creative team but flipped (with Corbet’s wife Mona Fastvold taking over directing duties). Not...

    The Testament of Ann Lee

    I wasn’t the biggest fan of last years The Brutalist. And this is the same creative team but flipped (with Corbet’s wife Mona Fastvold taking over directing duties). Not unlike how Sing Sing and Train Dreams also did the same thing with the creatives teams flipped.

    This is a THOB film. This Had Oscar Buzz. Meaning people pegged it as a contender early on but ended up with 0 Oscar nominations. And while The Brutalist inspired a bidding war, this struggled to sell and sold to Searchlight for just enough to cover the production costs. And I can see why.

    This is boring. I read a little about the real life shakers, and watched some videos but didn’t find that story terribly interesting. And that carries throughout the film. And while Corbet took inspiration from Old Hollywood epics for the way he shot The Brutalist, Fastvold takes a modern day indie approach. The film is shot almost entirely in a very distracting handheld. It’s sometimes pretty but nowhere near the beauty we saw with Brutalist. The editing here is also extremely sloppy, poorly put together, and Fastvold decided to go with a superfluous voice over narration.

    Just not good at all.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on New books aren’t worth reading in ~books

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    I also knew it would generate a lot of discussion here and was interested in the thoughts that others would have on it

    I also knew it would generate a lot of discussion here and was interested in the thoughts that others would have on it

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  8. Comment on What's something you've moved on from? in ~talk

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    From when I was a child to when I was about 13 years old I was obsessed with video games. It was my main hobby, it’s what I wanted to do when I grew up (every little boy during that time period...

    From when I was a child to when I was about 13 years old I was obsessed with video games. It was my main hobby, it’s what I wanted to do when I grew up (every little boy during that time period wanted to lake video games). But the thing was that I didn’t have access to a lot of games. My parents kind of refused to buy me any substantial amount of games, and they were too pricey for me to buy on whatever infrequent allowance I was given.

    I discovered torrenting around that age and, while torrenting video games at the time was very difficult and I didn’t have the proper hardware, torrenting movies was quite easy. So that’s when I started getting really into movies, because it was something I could do for free. What I would watch on YouTube also transitioned away from video game stuff to movie stuff. And that’s where my film obsession came from.

    8 votes

  10. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    Nah that counts. I know on Wikipedia it says that stuff gets nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice and the Palme D'or at Cannes. But it's not really a nomination, it was just allowed entry to...

    Nah that counts. I know on Wikipedia it says that stuff gets nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice and the Palme D'or at Cannes. But it's not really a nomination, it was just allowed entry to compete for it. I don't particularly like Folie a Deux but I can understand why someone would. It's also a very pretty movie.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    I’ll agree with you for Crawdads. I think that’s a really nice Southern Gothic drama. Daisy Edgar Jones is really good in that and the song Taylor Swift made for it is so good.

    I’ll agree with you for Crawdads. I think that’s a really nice Southern Gothic drama. Daisy Edgar Jones is really good in that and the song Taylor Swift made for it is so good.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    I like The Green Knight a lot but it was very acclaimed by critics

    I like The Green Knight a lot but it was very acclaimed by critics

    8 votes

  14. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    Yes. It is basically the original film with some minor changes. I slightly prefer it to the original primarily because Petsch is a much stronger actress than Tyler. 2 picks up directly from the...

    Yes. It is basically the original film with some minor changes. I slightly prefer it to the original primarily because Petsch is a much stronger actress than Tyler. 2 picks up directly from the firsts ending

    3 votes

  15. Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far

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    When I mean underrated I mean underrated. Few self-imposed rules on this: no movies that had big award nominations and no movies that have above a 60% on RT. Amsterdam (2022) Directed by David O....

    When I mean underrated I mean underrated. Few self-imposed rules on this: no movies that had big award nominations and no movies that have above a 60% on RT.

    1. Amsterdam (2022)

    Directed by David O. Russell, this movie never had a chance. Post-metoo O. Russell is persona non grata. However, this film continue his trajectory that he had with the Jennifer Lawrence trilogy (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Joy). Which analyze American perseverance in the face of hopelessness.

    The main characters here played by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington are all a found family of outsiders who don’t fit anywhere else but with each other.

    The film was savaged by film critics, earning a 31% on RottenTomatoes. In spite of film critics having their knives out for O. Russell, it is one of the most prescient films of the decade about the rise of fascism in the U.S. And contains perhaps the best performance of Margot Robbie’s career.

    1. A Rainy Day in New York (2020)

    Originally scheduled for release in 2018 by Amazon, as part of their now rescinded deal with Woody Allen, the film was shelved for close to two years before becoming widely available during the pandemic.

    The last Hollywood film Allen ever made stars Timothee Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning, Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, and Diego Luna.

    Once again, in a post-Metoo landscape, the film received a 47% on RottenTomatoes. One imagines that if this released prior to 2017 it would receive similar positive notices to Allen’s first Amazon film Cafe Society.

    The film plays sweet and comforting, like much of Allen’s work. Chalamet makes an excellent Woody replacement (makes you wonder how many films they would have done together under different circumstances). And the chemistry between Chalamet and Gomez is wonderful, it is also probably the best performance Gomez will ever give.

    1. The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)

    On the topic of vengeful film critics, Peter Farrelly’s follow up to his Best Picture winner Green Book received a 43% on RottenTomatoes. Critics were not-so-subtlety punishing Farrelly for beating the critical darling Roma for the industry’s top prize.

    It’s a beautifully shot Vietnam war drama with an incredibly layered and empathetic performance from Zac Efron. It blends comedy and drama much like its predecessor Jojo Rabbit. It’s never boring and gets criticized for “insensitivity” for whatever reason.

    1. Cry Macho (2021)

    Likely to be Clint Eastwood’s final lead performance, Cry Macho received a 57% on RottenTomatoes.

    The film sees Eastwood do what he does best. Deconstruct masculinity through the lens of Americana, with the added element of the impending death that comes with old age.

    The type of crowd-pleaser Eastwood specialized in and which was broadly better received thirty years ago.

    1. The Strangers: Chapter Two (2025)

    A bizarre follow up to the near shot for shot remake that was The Stranger: Chapter One. The film throws you off completely from any expectations you might have had for a horror sequel.

    The lowest rated of these films at 15% on RT, it’s an energetic chase film that doesn’t let down and somehow tries to also be The Revenant. Gonzo choices are made here that somehow work as pure entertainment. And it’s anchored by a genuinely good performance by Madeline Petsch. It will be a cult classic with horror fans in a few years.

    36 votes

  16. Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies

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    It’s probably winning four of those: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Casting, and Cinematography. With Casting being the only one that’s not certain.

    It’s probably winning four of those: Original Screenplay, Original Score, Casting, and Cinematography. With Casting being the only one that’s not certain.

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  18. Comment on Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ dominates with sixteen nods, ‘One Battle After Another’ follows with thirteen in ~movies

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    I did okay. I went 10/10 in the Picture category though! The big snubs: Chase Infiniti missed in Lead Actress in favor of Kate Hudson. Odessa A’Zion missed in favor of Elle Fanning. And Paul...

    I did okay. I went 10/10 in the Picture category though!

    The big snubs: Chase Infiniti missed in Lead Actress in favor of Kate Hudson. Odessa A’Zion missed in favor of Elle Fanning. And Paul Mescal missed in favor of Delroy Lindo.

    I haven’t seen The Secret Agent but here are all the links to my reviews of all the Picture nominees as they were coming out:

    Sinners

    F1

    One Battle After Another

    Bugonia and Frankenstein

    Train Dreams and Sentimental Value

    Hamnet

    Marty Supreme

    9 votes

  20. Comment on Razzie Awards nominations: ‘Snow White,’ Ice Cube-starring ‘War of the Worlds’ lead with six nods each in ~movies

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    I'm not the biggest fan of the Razzies overall, but I do think Snow White was that bad. Even down to the production design and costuming, which looked cheap especially for a 200M+ production.

    I'm not the biggest fan of the Razzies overall, but I do think Snow White was that bad. Even down to the production design and costuming, which looked cheap especially for a 200M+ production.

    6 votes