can i just say: benedetta
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Saturday, December 4, 2021 7:10 PM (twelve minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Say it.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
Is Virginie Efira in that? She is always good. Yes, I see that she is.
― Goofy the Grifter (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:32 (two years ago) link
some critics have suggested it's a step down from elle but i think it's about as great. it's arthouse exploitation in the mode of verhoeven's previous two, and i also love that all of these movies focus on women who never fully give themselves away
it is also, imo, the lesbian nun movie i was promised
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:35 (two years ago) link
it's also soooo gross and fucking hilarious
Although really I have only seen two things on MUBI she starred in.
― Goofy the Grifter (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:37 (two years ago) link
benedetta my most anticipated and brad’s post got me stoked anew. elle is one of my favs of the last decade for sure
― flopson, Sunday, 5 December 2021 00:52 (two years ago) link
It's good. Charlotte Rampling ftr
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2021 02:39 (two years ago) link
R. Brody's #1 is a choice...
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2021-in-review/the-best-movies-of-2021
1. “The French Dispatch”2. “Licorice Pizza”3. “Zola”4. “I Was a Simple Man”5. “In the Same Breath”6. “C’mon C’mon”7. “Passing”8. “Pebbles” (“Koozhangal”)9. “Petite Maman”10. “Procession”
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Sunday, 5 December 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
And J. Ro...
https://jonathanrosenbaum.net/2021/10/sight-and-sound-ten-best-list-2021/
1. First Cow (Kelly Reichardt)2. Her Socialist Smile (John Gianvito)3. Tiong Bahru Social Club (Tan Bee Thiam)4. Martin und Hans (Mark Rappaport)5. John Farrow Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows (Claude Gonzalez & Frans Vanderburg)6. While We Were Here (Sunčica Fradelić) 7. Letters from the Ends of the World (a dozen of the first graduates of Béla Tarr’s FilmFactory)8. Uncut Gems (Josh & Benny Saftie)9. Cry Macho (Clint Eastwood)
An incomplete list of nine titles for an incomplete, pandemic year that cries out for updates and afterthoughts. That may help to explain why many items here are at least partially films/videos about films/videos (and at least one item, Letters…, is about the pandemic). Having to compile a so-called ‘2021’ list in October compels me to add Uncut Gems, seen too late in 2020 to make it onto last year’s list.
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Sunday, 5 December 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
Petite Maman was underwhelming even given its running time, but I may need to give it another shot.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 5 December 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link
thought Uncut Gems was repulsive, but it stays in my memory
― Dan S, Monday, 6 December 2021 02:00 (two years ago) link
like Tony Blair
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 December 2021 02:16 (two years ago) link
zola doesnt belong anywhere near these lists imo
― johnny crunch, Monday, 6 December 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link
hence its appearance on mine
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 December 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
Just aortic dissect me...
2021 WAFCA AWARD WINNER:Best Actor: Andrew Garfield (tick, tick...BOOM!)https://t.co/vYa5JRtzuu #WAFCA #WAFCA2021 pic.twitter.com/8P1lBEixCI— WAFCA (@WAFCA) December 6, 2021
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 13:09 (two years ago) link
Started watching it an hour ago while working out, bailed screaming after 15 minutes.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 December 2021 13:15 (two years ago) link
I'm sure I'll see a worst one as I deep dive into Oscar crap, but as of now the musical number pantomime of his fight with his girlfriend is the year's bar that'll have to be surpassed.
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 13:18 (two years ago) link
(Grudgingly admit that Garfield acts the shit out of the part, but in a way that makes one need to avert one's eyes.)
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 13:19 (two years ago) link
Grudgingly admit that Garfield acts the shit out of the part,
That's the trouble.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 December 2021 13:45 (two years ago) link
Here's the full DC crix winners:
Best Film:Belfast
Best Director:Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Best Actor:Andrew Garfield (tick, tick...BOOM!)
Best Actress:Kristen Stewart (Spencer)
Best Supporting Actor:Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog)
Best Supporting Actress:Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)
Best Acting Ensemble:Mass
Best Youth Performance:Woody Norman (C'mon C'mon)
Best Voice Performance:Awkwafina (Raya and the Last Dragon)
Best Original Screenplay:Kenneth Branagh (Belfast)
Best Adapted Screenplay:Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog)
Best Animated Feature:The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Best Documentary:Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Best International/Foreign Language Film:Drive My Car
Best Production Design:Patrice Vermette, Production Designer; Richard Roberts and Zsuzsanna Sipos, Set Decorators (Dune)
Best Cinematography:Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS (Dune)
Best Editing:Myron Kerstein, ACE; Andrew Weisblum, ACE (tick, tick...BOOM!)
Best Original Score:Hans Zimmer (Dune)
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 14:30 (two years ago) link
An opinion.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 December 2021 14:33 (two years ago) link
NYT crix go for Drive My Car and Summer of Soul...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/06/movies/best-movies.html
Manohla Dargis01. Drive My Car02. The Power of the Dog03. The Velvet Underground04. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)05. Passing06. Azor07. The Card Counter08. The Disciple09. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy10. Spencer
A.O. Scott01. Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)02. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn03. The Power of the Dog04. Petite Maman05. Bring Your Own Brigade06. Bergman Island07. Drive My Car08. Memoria09. West Side Story10. The Velvet Underground
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 15:16 (two years ago) link
Bad Luck Banging is made to be included on year-end lists, and may well be an accurate portrait of the times we live in, but I very much disliked it.
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Monday, 6 December 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
This guy ... https://variety.com/lists/2021-best-movies/owen-gleibermans-top-10-2/
Owen G's top 10
01. Spencer02. House of Gucci03. The Beatles: Get Back04. Drive My Car05. Cruella06. Zola07. King Richard08. Zack Snyder's Justice League09. CODA10. Parallel Mothers
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
Just got my ILX film poll email BTW
Compiling it is gonna be interesting, my film watching the last couple years is barely limited to the year in which I’m watching
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 12:43 (two years ago) link
It said "2020" -- did I read it wrong?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 13:06 (two years ago) link
I think we actually are just catching up to last year, no?
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 13:07 (two years ago) link
Which, great, I finally watched Days and it's my #1 of 2020!
huzzah!
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 13:08 (two years ago) link
Oh, is it for 2020? Cool!
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 14:21 (two years ago) link
Sight and Sound top 50:
https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/polls/50-best-films-2021
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
NY Film Critics Online live:
ACTOR: In this corner of the multiverse, Benedict Cumberbatch's POWER OF THE DOG performance was the dominant favorite. pic.twitter.com/j9YWWXH7Zv— NYFilmCriticsOnline (@NYFCOOfficial) December 12, 2021
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:13 (two years ago) link
ACTRESS: It's only appropriate that Tessa Thompson joined her PASSING co-star, Ruth Negga, in the winner's circle. pic.twitter.com/YFP47DCLgq— NYFilmCriticsOnline (@NYFCOOfficial) December 12, 2021
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
They do have a fondness for The Power of the Dog.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
Good to see Tessa Thompson get a citation tho!
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
They do have a fondness for _The Power of the Dog_.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 December 2021 17:47 (two years ago) link
Boston is bringing a few offbeat choices tho…
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Sunday, 12 December 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
And the winner is...for Best Actress: Alana Haim (Licorice Pizza) pic.twitter.com/n8gC3wZae5— Boston Society of Film Critics (@TheBSFC) December 12, 2021
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Sunday, 12 December 2021 20:39 (two years ago) link
And the winner is...for Best Actor: Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) pic.twitter.com/B4ZvTKOTlg— Boston Society of Film Critics (@TheBSFC) December 12, 2021
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Sunday, 12 December 2021 21:03 (two years ago) link
They have decidedly moved into the National Society’s turf
Watched Annette with a college movie friend. We both thought it was kind of weird and unpleasant. That is how I also remember feeling about Holy Motors though, and that film has really stayed with me.
― Dan S, Monday, 13 December 2021 01:15 (two years ago) link
I would like to see all of these 2021 movies, but films like Memoria and Drive My Car I’m not expecting to see anytime soon
― Dan S, Monday, 13 December 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
I guess the Golden Globes are back, which who cares.
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Monday, 13 December 2021 15:19 (two years ago) link
pre-20th century: cyrano20th century: the power of the dog, West Side Story, belfast, licorice pizza, king richard, Tick, Tick…Boom!contemporary: coda, don't look upfantasy: dune
― adam t. (abanana), Monday, 13 December 2021 15:23 (two years ago) link
Critics' groups that announce nominations first are irritatingly student council but Chicago didn't do too bad overall...
BEST PICTURE
Drive My CarThe Green KnightLicorice PizzaThe Power of the DogWest Side Story
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice PizzaJane Campion, The Power of the DogRyûsuke Hamaguchi, Drive My CarDavid Lowery, The Green KnightSteven Spielberg, West Side Story
BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, PigBenedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the DogAndrew Garfield, tick, tick...BOOM!Hidetoshi Nishijima, Drive My CarSimon Rex, Red Rocket
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy FayeOlivia Colman, The Lost DaughterAlana Haim, Licorice PizzaAgathe Rousselle, TitaneKristen Stewart, Spencer
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Licorice PizzaColman Domingo, ZolaMike Faist, West Side StoryKodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the DogJeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Catriona Balfe, BelfastJessie Buckley, The Lost DaughterAriana DeBose, West Side StoryRiley Keough, ZolaRuth Negga, Passing
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Drive My Car by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami & Takamasa OeThe Green Knight by David LoweryThe Lost Daughter by Maggie GyllenhaalThe Power of the Dog by Jane CampionWest Side Story by Tony Kushner
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Card Counter by Paul SchraderThe French Dispatch by Wes AndersonLicorice Pizza by Paul Thomas AndersonPig by Michael SarnoskiRed Rocket by Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FleeProcessionThe Sparks BrothersSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)The Velvet Underground
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Drive My CarA HeroPetite MamanTitaneThe Worst Person in the World
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Monday, 13 December 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
I submitted my nominations to my critics group an hour ago.
The only scuttlebutt: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar will do better than expected, and I hope Jamie Dornan gets the nod for it instead of Belfast.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
They really didn’t like King Richard, did they?
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:32 (two years ago) link
Legit who did tho?
― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:34 (two years ago) link
I stopped watching three more minutes more than Tick Tick.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 December 2021 22:37 (two years ago) link
SpencerBelfastDuneKing RichardWest Side StoryHouse of Guccitick tick…Boom!
haven’t seen most of them and am not looking forward to them. watched part of King Richard, about 45 minutes, which was all I needed to see of that movie (two and a half hours long!), and sat through the film about Jonathan Larson with Andrew Garfield playing him in a disconcertingly aggressive way
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 December 2021 02:56 (two years ago) link