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Matnum PI wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:32 pm 2021 Top Ten Films
1- Westside Story
2- Belfast
3- Mass
4- Pig
5- The Humans
6- The Lost Daughter
7- The Rescue
8- Riders of Justice
9- House of Gucci
10- I'm Your Man
Honorable Mention (in order): Power of the Dog, Titane, Licorice Pizza, Old Henry, The Card Counter, Bo Burnham: Inside, Swan Song, Coda)

I didn’t see a single film on the list. Did you see Nightmare Alley? I saw the original film.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:14 pm Nightmare Alley

I did not. Mediocre reviews so i didn't bother.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:44 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:14 pm Nightmare Alley

I did not. Mediocre reviews so i didn't bother.

Ok. I must have only seen the good reviews! The original was excellent.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:47 pm Ok. I must have only seen the good reviews! The original was excellent.

Not awful. Just not great. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nightmare_alley_2021

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:51 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Thu Jan 06, 2022 10:47 pm Ok. I must have only seen the good reviews! The original was excellent.

Not awful. Just not great. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nightmare_alley_2021

Sounds a bit like Mike Hammer's "I, the Jury". One of the best film noir movie/novel I've ever seen.



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2023 Top Ten Films

1- Killers of the Flower Moon
2- Anatomy of a Fall
3- May December
4- Zone of Interest
5- Poor Things
6- Maestro
7- The Artifice Girl
8- You Hurt My Feelings
9- Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
10- Past Lives

Honorable Mention: Passages, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Barbie, Showing Up, The Iron Claw

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:45 pm 2023 Top Ten Films

1- Killers of the Flower Moon
2- Anatomy of a Fall
3- May December
4- Zone of Interest
5- Poor Things
6- Maestro
7- The Artifice Girl
8- You Hurt My Feelings
9- Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
10- Past Lives

Honorable Mention: Passages, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Barbie, Showing Up, The Iron Claw

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2024 Oscar nominations released today

https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/os ... 235877798/

No Leo. No Margot or Greta Gerwig.

OuttaNowhereWregget wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:09 am Have you seen any of these, Matnum?...

All of them. It's my list.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:49 pm

OuttaNowhereWregget wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:09 am Have you seen any of these, Matnum?...

All of them. It's my list.

I think iron claw was totally overrated. Too long for how little depth in the story.0

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:11 pm I think iron claw was totally overrated. Too long for how little depth in the story.0

There were better films obviously or it would've been more than just an honorable mention but I did see depth to the screenplay and, for sure, I saw depth in the performances. It's a film about family dysfunction and, while it didn't shine a light on intricacies or details of dysfunction that has never been covered, I felt like the film maker covered the issue in a creative and powerful way. Plus, the story was simply engaging. That's worth something.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 9:19 pm

Farfromgeneva wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:11 pm I think iron claw was totally overrated. Too long for how little depth in the story.0

There were better films obviously or it would've been more than just an honorable mention but I did see depth to the screenplay and, for sure, I saw depth in the performances. It's a film about family dysfunction and, while it didn't shine a light on intricacies or details of dysfunction that has never been covered, I felt like the film maker covered the issue in a creative and powerful way. Plus, the story was simply engaging. That's worth something.

I'm not all in on wrestling but was a fan enough to know some background and backstories. I'm sure it's different for a totally new to wrestling audience. Effron did do a good job. But it either should've been shorter and tighter or longer and more in depth (or same runtime and broader in certain areas - specifically a lot of what drove that family was around Kerry Von Erich and his story kind of doesn't get told well here IMO. His drug use, time in the WWF as the Texas Tornado up to and through his being cut loose and suicide is a movie unto itself. Best thing it did was bring Effron and Holt Mcallaney or whatever his name is out into the spotlight more.

There's a tv show I binged over some holidays called Heels. It's fiction but does a better job, over two seasons, showing the change and struggle. It was a weird time too as Vince McMahon was rolling up all the leagues into a monopoly. That is sort of covered but not well enough as well.