cannastop Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Film_Critics_Circle_Award_for_Best_First_Film So after browsing that page for Best First Film of any given year and wondering what 2022's could be, I thought it would be worth having a discussion of debut features from any given director. There's the famous Citizen Kane of course. And The 400 Blows. And Breathless by Godard, may he rest in peace. I can see that they've given this award from the New York Critics Circle to directors such as Spike Jonze, Todd Field, Bennett Miller, Sarah Polley, Steve McQueen, Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele and Bo Burnham. All good company to be in if you're a director. I must confess I haven't heard of ALL the winners in every year though. So what about you? What are some good (edit) debuts that I haven't thought of? Edited September 21, 2022 by cannastop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddroast Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 M. Night, Neil Blomkamp and Jordan Peele come to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Gittes Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, cannastop said: What are some food debuts that I haven't thought of? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Reddroast said: M. Night, Neil Blomkamp and Jordan Peele come to mind Most people don't know what M. Night's Debut was. I mean I haven't seen it. He directed two movies before Sixth Sense, when he became big. District 9 looks really cool, I should check it out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said: A good food film debut! Nice. 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Bound, night of the hunter, the duelists, the iron giant, blood simple, red sorghum. Edited September 21, 2022 by CoolioD1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Technically Toy Story is also a feature film debut by John Lasseter... 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 monsters inc, finding nemo, luca, toy story 3, turning red are all pretty good debuts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM! Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAJK Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Bradley Cooper/Star Is Born. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Just found out about a debut from Cannes called Aftersun. I'll be sure to check it out because the reviews are glowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Clerks, would have loved to have seen that in initial release. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannastop Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 https://www.indiewire.com/2022/12/best-movies-2022-critics-survey-polls-performances-1234790612/ Best First Feature indiewire's poll 1. “Aftersun”2. “Saint Omer”3. “Turning Red”4. “Nanny”5. “Murina”6. “Hit the Road”7. “Emily the Criminal”8. “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair”9. “The Inspection”10. “Three Minutes: A Lengthening” Obviously, I'm pleased that Turning Red is so high here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Cooper Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 My favorite is Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Incredible first two features also with The Graduate. More recently I would go for Ex Machina, Whiplash, Lady Bird and Nightcrawler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
