Carol too damn high
in baseball/data analysis etc this is called "recency bias"
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
I've seen and enjoyed like half of that top ten. Based on that criteria alone, I'd say this list might be bogus.
― Beef Wets (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 17:27 (eight years ago) link
I still don't get Under the Skin, but w/e. I'm happy that other people are finding that Margaret has staying power.
OTOH, We Need To Talk About Kevin being anywhere near the Top 50 kinda kills any curiosity I may have had about checking out the things on the list that I hadn't seen.
― Bitch I'm in the 2112 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:30 (eight years ago) link
Wait, what? That movie wasn't even very good let alone great. I need to see the rest of this list now.
― Beef Wets (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
it was the worst 35 minutes of the decade, until i hit eject
but ppl loving things i think are terrible is generally more comprehensible than their claiming great things for, say, The Social Network.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
So this Magic Mike XXL hype is for real, huh?
― Beef Wets (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
yes, and most of the ppl in my feeds who love it are straight men.
crypto, have you seen Dogtooth? in my ten for sure
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:39 (eight years ago) link
Fucking lists.
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:39 (eight years ago) link
Didn't finish, meant to add that my admiration for A Touch of Sin might be becoming more unqualified.
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:41 (eight years ago) link
Also, while I still owe Inside Llewyn Davis a rewatch, since I still feel that there is something there that I just wasn't getting, I can't believe the support for it is so great that it completely negates any mention of True Grit, which I'd rank among my very favourite Coens.
― Bitch I'm in the 2112 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:41 (eight years ago) link
Morbs: yup! I dug it, though maybe a shade less than everyone else seemed to, as I'm struggling to remember a whole lot about it now. Another one that probably deserves a second spin.
― Bitch I'm in the 2112 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 19:43 (eight years ago) link
I don't get Under the Skin either but I'm not a straight man.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:10 (eight years ago) link
it's good! she's good! just not a landmark
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:13 (eight years ago) link
I think it's easy to look at these lists and say "well that's not a great film because of X flaw" but then once you've done that I'm not sure what's left...
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:16 (eight years ago) link
absolutely refute that under the skin is admired by its fans due to scarjo lust
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a track (imago), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
I didn't much care for Ex Machina, so I think a certain kind of sci fi fantasy leaves me cold.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
It isn't a landmark movie but I loved Computer Chess at the time. Probably need to watch Bujalski's follow up Results, it sounds decent from the reviews.
― calzino, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:30 (eight years ago) link
def check out results, its more than decent imo
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:34 (eight years ago) link
not mad at anything in that top 10 except that Inherent Vice >>>>>> Master
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:35 (eight years ago) link
i agree. probably prefer the rollercoaster of Arabian Nights to Tabu as well.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:38 (eight years ago) link
Results is good.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 20:58 (eight years ago) link
Swap Mr Turner for the far superior Another Year
― i;m thinking about thos Beans (Michael B), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:01 (eight years ago) link
When I was a teenager, the new Bergman film would run in Manhattan for A YEAR or more, as did other foreign movies. American films, indies and majors, that didn't crater instantly often ran for 3-5 months, maybe longer if they were hits.So that's when it wasn't "like this," when the culture didn't have ADD.xp― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
So that's when it wasn't "like this," when the culture didn't have ADD.
xp
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ok but I doubt that is what the people who wrote this mean.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:44 (eight years ago) link
Pretty cool list until it hits the top 10 then it becomes american indiesnooze.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:46 (eight years ago) link
Eden at 21 is def recency bias at work
Another vote here for Results, better than either of this year's Baumbachs
Stray Dogs, Hard to be a God, Norte, End of History and Story of My Death all feel like big omissions to me
― Chicamaw (Ward Fowler), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
Eden was the worst film I saw last year I think
― Number None, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:50 (eight years ago) link
The speeded-up cycle of multiplex turnover, as well as Amerindie houses, seems related to what i wrote.
There were just about 1,000 features that received a weeklong release in NYC last year, commercial screens or nonprofits, and that's just NUTS as many of them were loss-leaders for other 'platforms' or obvious trash headed for oblivion after 7 days.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 21:57 (eight years ago) link
"Pretty cool list until it hits the top 10 then it becomes american indiesnooze."
Mad Max: Indiesnooze Road
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:05 (eight years ago) link
Well its indie that sold out (Creation Records, etc)
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:09 (eight years ago) link
I did a quick search on "scarjo lust" in quotations and only found one other use of this term anywhere on the net. which astounded me.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:17 (eight years ago) link
do a quick search on "ScarJo hot"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:24 (eight years ago) link
Her is the far superior ScarJo sci-fi flick, imho, though it affords hetero males no opportunity to stare at her.
― Bitch I'm in the 2112 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:26 (eight years ago) link
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), 5. januar 2016 23:05 (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Lol, that is the dumbest response ever. Take a look at the list again, my friend. Perhaps google some titles.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
I've seen all but one of movies on the list. There is definitely some American indiesnooze on it, but not at a greater % than the rest of the lest. Bigger issue is most of the movies are by directors who have done far better stuff.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
Actually two (I haven't seen Goddard or Margaret).
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:34 (eight years ago) link
See Margaret!
And make sure you watch the Director's Cut.
― Bitch I'm in the 2112 (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:37 (eight years ago) link
Good to see Like Someone in Love, The Immigrant and Uncle Boonmee.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:39 (eight years ago) link
I've only seen the short (150-minute lol) version of Margaret and find it to be one of the best films of the recent past, so I can only imagine how I'll enjoy the DC
― sounding like a silly Iain Banks on a track (imago), Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:39 (eight years ago) link
the theatrical cut is superior imo
Her is twee garbage
― Number None, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 22:40 (eight years ago) link
i have no need to see the theatrical cut because the untheatrical one is one of my favorites ever probably; it's definitely imperfect and almost sloppy at points but i can't imagine how one could cut it to make it better. maybe it's a whichever-you-see-first deal.
― qualx, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 01:35 (eight years ago) link
i had only seen the extended cut til a few days ago -- theatrical is at least as good maybe better simply for the sake of being shorter
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 03:20 (eight years ago) link
HerLucy is the far superior ScarJo sci-fi flick, imho
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 03:29 (eight years ago) link
ok actually UtS > Lucy >>> Her
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 03:30 (eight years ago) link
"Pretty cool list until it hits the top 10 then it becomes american indiesnooze."Mad Max: Indiesnooze Road― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), 5. januar 2016 23:05 (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post PermalinkLol, that is the dumbest response ever. Take a look at the list again, my friend. Perhaps google some titles.― Frederik B, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 5 January 2016 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
In terms of cast most of those films have some very recognizable names, were given wide releases = NOT indie
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 09:33 (eight years ago) link
carol is the best film of the last five years? zzz.
― StillAdvance, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 11:42 (eight years ago) link
hmmm? it's 11th on the poll, unless you're talking about an individual ballot.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 12:36 (eight years ago) link
btw it's a bunch of mentions that get high placement on these, not a ton of #1s. I see only one #1 vote on LWL for Under the Skin and two #2s, all from female writers as it happens.
I find votes for Amour the most inexcusable.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 12:43 (eight years ago) link
Wrong again.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 12:52 (eight years ago) link
Just like that Uncut list that Cosmic Slop shared the other day, there really isn't much representation here for more recent work. There's barely anything here from 2016-2019.
― how's life, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 13:04 (eight years ago) link
Amour is the least grueling of his movies.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 January 2016 13:10 (eight years ago) link
oh yeah whoops. I forgot the terms of the thread.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 January 2016 00:39 (eight years ago) link
sure bcz these threads eventually lead to dumping every title ever
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 January 2016 01:15 (eight years ago) link
We should do a 2010-2015 poll sometime during the year.
i want to see what results of this would be, lets make this happen if someone will help w graphics i would gladly tabulate/rollout/whatever :)
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 28 May 2016 17:05 (eight years ago) link
Glad we waited.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
(Was just looking at the TSPDT list to see what titles would likely to be at the top of the 2010-2019 lists when they come in and ... it's going to be The Tree of Life in a landslide.)
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
I wonder if the the dork that voted "Louie, “Elevator (Part 1-6)” (Louis CK)" has regrets
― we æt so many shimripl (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 11 July 2018 15:47 (five years ago) link
lol
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 12 July 2018 22:56 (five years ago) link
I hope he revises. That's otherwise one of the best lists in the bunch.
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 13 July 2018 00:18 (five years ago) link
he did include Mysteries of Lisbon, which I think is one of the greatest films of the decade
― Dan S, Friday, 13 July 2018 00:24 (five years ago) link
Magic Mike XXL on the other hand...
― Dan S, Friday, 13 July 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
I’ve watched 1987: When The Day Comes like four times now, i think it belongs in the running
― El Tomboto, Friday, 13 July 2018 00:50 (five years ago) link
Magic Mike XXL on the other hand... was shit
― Britain's Sexiest Cow (jed_), Friday, 13 July 2018 00:54 (five years ago) link
THE shit
― I Never Promised You A Hose Harden (Eric H.), Friday, 13 July 2018 01:45 (five years ago) link
― Dan S, Friday, 13 July 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
i don't know what that is, but i mistrust by title alone as with that Evangelion anime shit
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 July 2018 02:20 (five years ago) link
Ignore the person posting and just check out the movie
― El Tomboto, Friday, 13 July 2018 04:01 (five years ago) link
Looks like it would make a good double feature with The Taxi Driver (2017).
― Roomba with an attitude (Sanpaku), Friday, 13 July 2018 04:03 (five years ago) link
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:20 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
end of evangelion is a movie for which you have be familiar a whole tv series before watching, so it’s like fire walk with me. it being anime is incidental. anime is a medium
since you’ll never watch either i can’t begin to understand why you even give a shit
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 13 July 2018 11:54 (five years ago) link
jumping the gun, and a rather wtf list by my sights
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2019/4/results
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:18 (five years ago) link
expanded
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2019/4/critics-poll-top-75-movies-of-the-decade
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:20 (five years ago) link
Only ballot that matters.
Uwe Boll (Director, “Alone in the Dark”)The Wolf of Wall StreetThe Big ShortDriveThe Raid 2 Assault on Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall StreetThe Big ShortDriveThe Raid 2 Assault on Wall Street
― jmm, Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:42 (five years ago) link
I don't know a single one of Monte Hellman's picks.
― jmm, Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:45 (five years ago) link
seven americans in the top 10? ok
― groovemaaan, Sunday, 5 May 2019 13:51 (five years ago) link
Mad Max aside, that top five is fucking violence
― imago, Sunday, 5 May 2019 14:08 (five years ago) link
Bullshit idea especially just ahead of Cannes.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 5 May 2019 16:44 (five years ago) link
I like the one vote for The Lone Ranger.
― jmm, Sunday, 5 May 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
I've seen some critics I respect defend The Lone Ranger, but I'm still too Depp-fatigued to give it a shot.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Sunday, 5 May 2019 16:56 (five years ago) link
Armond?
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link
I said critics I RESPECT
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
His ballot, btw:
Armond White (National Review)Man of SteelThe PresidentWild GrassVincereQueen & Country
Man of SteelThe PresidentWild GrassVincereQueen & Country
I've never heard of The President--unless, in a typical Armondian touch, he's listing the current President of the United States as the second greatest movie of the decade (behind Zach Snyder, natch).
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link
It's a lesser Mohsen Makhmalbaf film.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
Philip French gave 'The Lone Ranger' a sympathetic review https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/11/the-lone-ranger-review
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
FWIW I think it's pretty good, but does have problems, not least the whitewashing of Johnny Depp as Tonto.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:44 (five years ago) link
Indulge me while I ridicule the two Toronto voters I spotted: Liz Braun, who was literally a gossip columnist when I last paid attention, and Peter Howell, who went from being a terrible a rock critic to--again, from what little I read by him when he started out--a terrible film reviewer.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
Were people specifically instructed not to vote for documentaries? Quick scan of the Top 75 and I don't see any. That makes no sense to me.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
I'll stop whining; I see a number of films I love, led by #4 and #5.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 May 2019 17:59 (five years ago) link
I don't know the writing of the two Toronto critics you mentioned, and I'm in no hurry to check them out, but their ballots are not embarrassing. I don't know what The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is, though.
― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Sunday, 5 May 2019 18:01 (five years ago) link
re docs, in the top 30 I see The Act of Killing and No Home Movie.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 May 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
Well..."a number" = four. And another dozen I like.
(I still remember Howell's hand-wringing the first time he got a Sight & Sound best-ever invite. The problem wasn't that his list was bad, it was that I didn't believe anything on there--the accompanying comments seemed to indicate a preoccupation with making "correct" choices.)
Thanks--I scanned quickly, missed them. Would be nice to see at least one Wiseman on there; he had a great decade.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 May 2019 18:06 (five years ago) link