EvanBenner
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You say this but I just watched The Ward, which I found momentless.even a weaker Carpenter effort will have its moments.
You say this but I just watched The Ward, which I found momentless.even a weaker Carpenter effort will have its moments.
Oh, so you haven’t yet seen Ghosts of Mars. The only thing I remember from that movie is the lady a few rows ahead of me absolutely SCREAMING “Don’t open the do’, Ice Cube!!!”
Alas, he opened the do’.
I admit I'm speaking purely from personal experience. I've enjoyed what I've sampled from Carpenter's filmography so far, but there's also plenty of his I haven't seen, including these two.You say this but I just watched The Ward, which I found momentless.
His late period movies are (generally) considered wet farts, but the vast majority of his filmography whips ass. Also, I think In the Mouth of Madness is one of his best, so he still had it in the 90s.I admit I'm speaking purely from personal experience. I've enjoyed what I've sampled from Carpenter's filmography so far, but there's also plenty of his I haven't seen, including these two.
Towards the end of his peak, he still always had the vibes down pat even if the execution wasn't always there.His late period movies are (generally) considered wet farts, but the vast majority of his filmography whips ass. Also, I think In the Mouth of Madness is one of his best, so he still had it in the 90s.
For those unfamiliar, Indiewire critic David Erhlich does a (fantastic) supercut for his favorite movies of the year, and for the last several, he's done a gofundme for various charities before he decides to make it. He's posted this year's if anybody is interested!
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I give it til the end of January, so I'm holdin out hope that All of Us Strangers and Zone of Interest will be available to watch so i can get em on mt 2023 list. As far as I know, Taste of Things wide release is mid February, so it'll be on 2024's for me (if it's that good).Banger.
I wanna see The Taste of Things! But technically it's a 2024 release if you didn't get to watch it at a festival, so I guess it'll go on my list for this year. Broker made it on my 2023 list for similar reasons (December 26th 2022 release date? Get out of here, that's a 2023 movie.)
unrelated, I just now realized that I tagged @gaporter while I was in Louisville over the holiday, thinking she was from there, when I was actually thinking of you!I give it til the end of January, so I'm holdin out hope that All of Us Strangers and Zone of Interest will be available to watch so i can get em on mt 2023 list. As far as I know, Taste of Things wide release is mid February, so it'll be on 2024's for me (if it's that good).
I did not watch the Golden Globes, but thoughts on the winners.
- Oppenheimer is speeding toward a BP win come oscars at this point.
- Love seeing both Stone and Gladstone winning. Reminds me of Yeoh and Blanchett last year. Two amazing performances. Would be happy with either taking the oscar.
- fuck yeah, Anatomy of a Fall in screenplay and intl film.
- fuck yeah, boy and the heron for animated.
I think it's Oppenheimer's trophy to lose, IMO the only films that could possibly upset it would be Poor Things (lots of momentum after last night plus going wide soon might help it?) or the Holdovers. Anatomy of a Fall could also sneak in there somewhere but don't think it could top Oppenheimer.Really hoping Poor Things or Killers provides an upset. I liked Openheimer a lot when I first watched it, but the longer I've sat with it, the further its dipped down my end of year list.
I realize I'm in the minority but:
Openheimer is an entertaining and meticulously made biopic with a muddled third act because it doesn't know what it wants to say or didn't know how to communicate it. It also features, in what is becoming a clear pattern for Nolan, poorly written women characters.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously made film that has a TON to say about America's past and how it relates to current times. It is an uncomfortable watch but one that nails what it is trying to communicate thematically.
Poor Things might be better than both of them. Because it's also meticulously made and thematically rich... while also being wildly entertaining and imaginative. But I feel like it's too abrasive in its content to actually win.
LIST UPDATE:This is my current list, but I still have a few gaps I intend to fill (May December, Ferrari, Poor Things, Anatomy of a Fall, Iron Claw, American Fiction):
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Whenever you're back in town give me a shout! Same for @gaporterunrelated, I just now realized that I tagged @gaporter while I was in Louisville over the holiday, thinking she was from there, when I was actually thinking of you!
edit: someone pointed out to me that I misgendered Gap here. I sincerely apologize.
All 3 will be in my top 10 of the year with Poor Things probably my #1. They all have pretty strong merits and some flaws. The Barbenheimer craze over the Summer + the Academy's love of Nolan plus the fact he's never won an oscar will give Op the edge for the top prize this time I think.Really hoping Poor Things or Killers provides an upset. I liked Openheimer a lot when I first watched it, but the longer I've sat with it, the further its dipped down my end of year list.
I realize I'm in the minority but:
Openheimer is an entertaining and meticulously made biopic with a muddled third act because it doesn't know what it wants to say or didn't know how to communicate it. It also features, in what is becoming a clear pattern for Nolan, poorly written women characters.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously made film that has a TON to say about America's past and how it relates to current times. It is an uncomfortable watch but one that nails what it is trying to communicate thematically.
Poor Things might be better than both of them. Because it's also meticulously made and thematically rich... while also being wildly entertaining and imaginative. But I feel like it's too abrasive in its content to actually win.
All 3 will be in my top 10 of the year with Poor Things probably my #1. They all have pretty strong merits and some flaws. The Barbenheimer craze over the Summer + the Academy's love of Nolan plus the fact he's never won an oscar will give Op the edge for the top prize this time I think.
I find Letterboxd weirdly theraputic, but I agree with you in general.I'm always curious about who wins the awards each year, but I can't bring myself to care too much in any way because I'm not even willing to rank movies, books, music for myself anymore. I don't know what happened, but a some years back I was working on a list at the end of the year and something just broke (it was also around the time I deleted all my social media and accounts like Goodreads and such, maybe I was in the midst of a visceral reaction to the quantified life). Like, Letterboxd looks cool, but also weirdly exhausting?
I do like seeing everyone else's lists mainly in the hopes of finding something good, though!
If it was all about ranking I might feel the same way, but it's a platform that lets you be infinitely creative about how you use it! I enjoy seeing different people's approaches to how they review/log/convey their watches.I'm always curious about who wins the awards each year, but I can't bring myself to care too much in any way because I'm not even willing to rank movies, books, music for myself anymore. I don't know what happened, but a some years back I was working on a list at the end of the year and something just broke (it was also around the time I deleted all my social media and accounts like Goodreads and such, maybe I was in the midst of a visceral reaction to the quantified life). Like, Letterboxd looks cool, but also weirdly exhausting?
I do like seeing everyone else's lists mainly in the hopes of finding something good, though!
Really hoping Poor Things or Killers provides an upset. I liked Openheimer a lot when I first watched it, but the longer I've sat with it, the further its dipped down my end of year list.
I realize I'm in the minority but:
Openheimer is an entertaining and meticulously made biopic with a muddled third act because it doesn't know what it wants to say or didn't know how to communicate it. It also features, in what is becoming a clear pattern for Nolan, poorly written women characters.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously made film that has a TON to say about America's past and how it relates to current times. It is an uncomfortable watch but one that nails what it is trying to communicate thematically.
Poor Things might be better than both of them. Because it's also meticulously made and thematically rich... while also being wildly entertaining and imaginative. But I feel like it's too abrasive in its content to actually win.
I agree on the Oppenheimer / Killers of the Flower Moon. Haven’t seen Poor Things yet. But Oppenheimer is pretty remarkable that it was such a big blockbuster. It’s so well made and has some great sequences, but as a whole I think it’s a bit flawed. Though it’s number 10 for me. Killers of the Flower Moon deserves so much more acclaim than it’s getting as we get closer to the Oscars. It’s a movie that really does a lot, says a lot, and manages to be incredibly engaged for 3.5 hours.Really hoping Poor Things or Killers provides an upset. I liked Openheimer a lot when I first watched it, but the longer I've sat with it, the further its dipped down my end of year list.
I realize I'm in the minority but:
Openheimer is an entertaining and meticulously made biopic with a muddled third act because it doesn't know what it wants to say or didn't know how to communicate it. It also features, in what is becoming a clear pattern for Nolan, poorly written women characters.
Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously made film that has a TON to say about America's past and how it relates to current times. It is an uncomfortable watch but one that nails what it is trying to communicate thematically.
Poor Things might be better than both of them. Because it's also meticulously made and thematically rich... while also being wildly entertaining and imaginative. But I feel like it's too abrasive in its content to actually win.