getting a ballot together, i'm pretty sure i saw and liked more than 10 movies this year.
gonna watch high flying bird and hopefully portrait of a lady before friday
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 21:38 (four years ago) link
have finally seen Uncut Gems and Dark Waters, still want to watch at least a few more films
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 00:28 (four years ago) link
Dragged Across Concrete
also on HBO platforms as of midnight, apparently
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 04:06 (four years ago) link
It's not up to Hell or High Water, but that's a close comparable imo. It was better than I expected.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 13:48 (four years ago) link
yea it stuck w/ me, though actually forgot to put it on my ballot lol :\
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 13:56 (four years ago) link
Maradona doc has the best opening, what, 10 minutes? of any film last year. Delorean Dynamite!
― or something, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 14:17 (four years ago) link
I'm just tired of the US parochial bullshit where if it didn't premiere in the US, then it didn't count.
― Cherish, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
Anyway, I'm going to try to squeeze in a couple more films and then I'll vote.
― Cherish, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
I liked Bone Tomahawk and admired the placid relentlessness of Brawl In Cell Block 99 and Vaughan's performance, both of them as home viewings, but I absolutely couldn't face three hours of Mel Gibson doing Zahler without being in an audience
anyway I was on the same 20-second hold loop for 40 minutes all up yesterday, so here are devvine's picks:
Our Time (Reygadas)
Rent for $4.99 on Bezos and iTunes, buy for $7.99 from the same overlords.
High Life (Denis)
On Prime in 4K for subscribers, free on Kanopy, rent for $3.99 in HD or 4K, rent for $4.99 in standard, buy for $5.99 in 4K, buy for $11.99 in HD, buy for $12.99 in standard.
Peterloo (Leigh)
Available on Bezos Prime with subscription, and on Region 2 DVD from the UK.
La Flor (Llinas)
Available on DVD in Switzerland, and Blu-Ray in France.
Vitalina Varela (Costa)
Available on DVD in the UK, and can currently be rented for home viewing via the distributor, with 50% of the price going to an independent cinema and its staff (I commend Northwest Film Forum, if anyone does this and doesn't have a local option.
The Irishman (Scorsese)
I Should Have Called It I Heard You Paint Houses is on Netflix worldwide.
To the Ends of the Earth (Kurosawa)
Available on DVD in Japan.
Jessica Forever (Poggi, Vinel)
Streaming free on Shudder with 30-day trial code SHUTIN.
No Data Plan (Revereza)
Was scheduled to screen at the Brattle in Cambridge, Massachusetts last Monday, but was postponed by pandemic.
Diamantino (Abrantes, Schmidt)
On Criterion Channel with subs, also on disc and digital.
Martin Eden (Marcello)
Scheduled for US release starting April 17 in NYC. Good luck imo.
It Has to be Lived Once and Dreamed Twice (Kohlberger)
Formerly available on MUBI. Contact the distributor to book a DCP.
Swatted (Chandoutis)
Viewable for accredited festival programmers with a membership.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 18:20 (four years ago) link
(Our Time is also on Kanopy)
― Dan S, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link
Ta! Here it is.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 23:53 (four years ago) link
just watched Monos, really liked it, the story was very unpredictable
there are so many good 2019 films
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:50 (four years ago) link
of 2019 movies, two with incredibly beautiful cinematography were filmed by Claire Mathon, Atlantics and in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 April 2020 00:51 (four years ago) link
planning to watch Border and By the Grace of God before I vote
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 April 2020 01:35 (four years ago) link
I was one of two Border voters last year, would be pleased to see it make a better showing this time
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:00 (four years ago) link
Diamantino was really nice
― Dan S, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:21 (four years ago) link
I've voted for some movies, innit
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:22 (four years ago) link
will spoil a bit and mention Paul Thomas Anderson's Thom Yorke music video Anima (streaming on Netflix), not previously brought up here.
― silby, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:23 (four years ago) link
Family was a great overlooked comedy that was just as funny at home recently. Can't recommend it enough. Taylor Schilling from Orange is the New Black (which I haven't seen), is the lead, and she's phenomenal. it's from 2018, by Laura Steinel. I can't remember if I've already made this post itt but idc
― flappy bird, Thursday, 2 April 2020 04:24 (four years ago) link
but seriously when is new deadline
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2020 10:59 (four years ago) link
oh amazing, thanks for doing that sic!
― devvvine, Thursday, 2 April 2020 11:04 (four years ago) link
why is new deadline
― donald failson (sic), Thursday, 2 April 2020 18:39 (four years ago) link
bcz I am crazy busy working & staying alive
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2020 19:12 (four years ago) link
11 ballots received so far, vs a total last year of 28. No problem moving the date through the weekend if there's any call for it*, but I reckon the OP covered this, and it's unlikely those of us currently unable to concentrate on subtitled drama in shared living rooms are likely to find it easier to do so as weeks or months go by.
― donald failson (sic), Thursday, 2 April 2020 22:07 (four years ago) link
well, I'm not working again til Monday.
of course I can't afford all those streams
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2020 22:16 (four years ago) link
however I signed up for a 2-wk free trial at Criterion, and Black Mother is running there.
and I will have time to watch my 'permanently' loaned library DVD of Wild Pear Tree.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 2 April 2020 22:18 (four years ago) link
Border is such a strange film
― Dan S, Friday, 3 April 2020 00:50 (four years ago) link
watching By the Grace of God next. have access to The Beach Bum, The Nightingale, Waves, Hustlers but haven’t seen them yet
― Dan S, Friday, 3 April 2020 01:09 (four years ago) link
could use a couple more days
― Dan S, Friday, 3 April 2020 01:13 (four years ago) link
i have a ballot ready to send but wouldn't mind a couple of extra days
― devvvine, Friday, 3 April 2020 14:25 (four years ago) link
same
― Miami weisse (WmC), Friday, 3 April 2020 14:40 (four years ago) link
yes pls
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Friday, 3 April 2020 14:42 (four years ago) link
have access to The Beach Bum, The Nightingale, Waves, Hustlers but haven’t seen them yet
I'd like an extra day or two myself.
― Cherish, Friday, 3 April 2020 14:52 (four years ago) link
everything i've seen/heard about waves makes me certain it would be on my worst of the year
― devvvine, Friday, 3 April 2020 14:55 (four years ago) link
So mote it be - ballots due on Tuesday.
― donald failson (sic), Friday, 3 April 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
― Cherish, Friday, 3 April 2020 16:02 (four years ago) link
xp - thanks for the extra time
― Miami weisse (WmC), Friday, 3 April 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
Are we expecting confirmation emails Y/N?
― or something, Friday, 3 April 2020 20:49 (four years ago) link
re: Waves, neither worst nor at all best -- it won't make it onto my top 20.
Compiling this now.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 3 April 2020 21:13 (four years ago) link
Ballot sent.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 3 April 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link
I'll send confirmation as I tally.
― donald failson (sic), Friday, 3 April 2020 21:59 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the extension, sic
― Dan S, Friday, 3 April 2020 22:02 (four years ago) link
the Brazilian film Invisible Life that won the un certain regard award last year was released today on prime video
― Dan S, Friday, 3 April 2020 22:14 (four years ago) link
there were a lot of changes of tone in Waves
― Dan S, Saturday, 4 April 2020 00:27 (four years ago) link
I liked that
― Dan S, Saturday, 4 April 2020 00:34 (four years ago) link
just saw Greener Grass (available to rent on youtube). i know a couple of you have it as one of the year's worst but i personally loved it and was very amused the entire time. watch if you like unrestrained surrealism of a particularly gaudy hue. or (as tt said) todd solondz. or bunuel at his wackiest. or chris morris' 'jam'. or idk that tim robinson show (but this is imo much better)
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Saturday, 4 April 2020 23:38 (four years ago) link
on Hulu for subscribers.
― donald failson (sic), Sunday, 5 April 2020 00:15 (four years ago) link
I loved Greener Grass! So strange, but it hit me just right. Very funny and sad.
― Cherish, Sunday, 5 April 2020 00:33 (four years ago) link
The Cave is a 2019 film, no? What with the Oscar nomination and everything.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 5 April 2020 09:25 (four years ago) link
are you trying to start fights with yourself now? vote for everything you want to now, the internet might not exist or we could all be dead of capitalism next year
― donald failson (sic), Sunday, 5 April 2020 11:12 (four years ago) link