Jake Gittes

"underperformance"

obligatory Heaven's Gate is a good movie post.

Topsy-Turvy is one of my most treasured movies.

I've been spinning all three Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band albums for almost a month now. Thanks Justine Triet.

It is the story of someone who's pretty unambiguously suggested to be a repressed gay man, which drives his behavior throughout.

Seen this twice now. Terrific movie, absolutely worth running out to see whenever it comes to your neck of the woods.

In a few of those cases it was more that the director was doing their own thing which happened to be very much in the Academy's wheelhouse one time. I would separate Minghella, Campion, and even Benigni and Hazanavicius (even if they've done nothing worthwhile since, Life Is Beautiful and The Artist were their own projects bought by Miramax later) from bland hacks like Marshall, Forster and this dude.

1. Barry Lyndon 2. Heat 3. Mulholland Dr. 4. Chinatown 5. Vertigo 6. Memento 7. Glengarry Glen Ross 8. Reservoir Dogs 9. Irreversible 10. Lawrence of Arabia 11. Blue Collar 12. The Ascent 13. The Fly 14. There Will Be Blood 15. Heavenly Creatures 16. Once Upon a Time in America 17. Five Easy Pieces 18. A Streetcar Named Desire 19. Day of Wrath 20. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) 21. The Godfather 22. The Godfather Part II 23. The Prestige 24. Miller’s Crossing 25. The Man Who Wasn’t There 26. The Searchers 27. The Magnificent Ambersons 28. Citizen Kane 29. Good Time 30. The Irishman

Still the most satisfying ending I've ever seen. God he was something else in that film.

Scorsese loves genre films. What he despises is "content", which Nolan's films aren't.

Go see Stop Making Sense if it's playing anywhere near you this weekend. You will not regret it.

Correction: Jury Prize is third prize. Apichatpong works in a singular mode that was really new to people 20 years ago, hence the divided initial reception. But this has really risen in stature since, unfortunately it is still only available in subpar DVD quality that you have to get past to really sink into its vibe but Apichatpong did say he's working on a 4K restoration.

1. Dazed and Confused 2. Naked 3. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 4. Much Ado About Nothing 5. The Age of Innocence 6. King of the Hill 7. Short Cuts 8. Schindler's List 9. Groundhog Day 10. The Remains of the Day 11. Matinee 12. The Fugitive 13. Hard Target 14. Carlito's Way 15. Calendar 16. What's Eating Gilbert Grape 17. Red Rock West 18. The Nightmare Before Christmas 19. Malice 20. Clean, Shaven 21. The Young Girls Turn 25 22. Iron Monkey 23. Jurassic Park 24. Body Snatchers 25. The Piano 26. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 27. Cliffhanger 28. In the Line of Fire 29. Three Colors: Blue 30. The Heroic Trio

Disturbing lack of Hard Target in every single list posted here. What is going on people

Goodfellows.

Goodfellas. Casino is that style but pushed a lot further.

Also just watched Malice. Lmao.

This was on my radar for a long time, finally watched it a few days back and found it really wonderful. One of the most creative biopics. Gonna make my top 5 here, maybe top 3. Whole thing's on YouTube if you're looking for more movies to watch before the deadline.

Oh.

This seems both more outwardly emotional and more logistically impressive/showy than The Irishman so I think it stands a better chance at winning something. Gladstone is the most obvious contender, production design (Jack Fisk is an industry legend who's never won) and adapted screenplay are also possibilities.

FYC

I know, athough I didn't think the term necessarily applied when the woman is a developed character whose death is felt afterward, as opposed to serving merely as a motivational plot device. But then I've only ever thought about this in terms of movies. X-Men Apocalypse felt like a textbook example when I saw it.

The Bourne Supremacy killed off the well-established love interest earlier than both, and did it with more gravity and ramifications for the hero's character and story.