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I had an inkling around halfway through that this was going to make me cry, and then it was nearing a close and I thought I’d escaped it… until that wonderful wedding speech delivered by the mother about how she hopes the love they have right now will be dwarfed by their immense love in the future once it has had years to grow. It was such a lovely sentiment and then the tears came flowing.
Not every joke lands and it’s also a little short to truly believe how quickly their relationship develops but those are only minor nitpicks.
The overall film has a beautiful message of inclusivity and treasuring your (chosen/blood) family. There’s a lot of hate out in the world but I like to hope that there’s a future where we can enjoy the sort of multicultural world that these characters lived in. It’s so true that life is so much more fulfilling when your surround yourself with people you love and embrace everything that makes you who you are. This film sincerely delivers that idea to its audience.
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I haven’t even seen them all but I’ve found that the ‘John Wick’ franchise is hit and miss for me. Sadly, I don’t think this carries the same DNA as JW4 which made it emotionally engaging and tense. This more closely resembles generic Netflix action thrillers when it comes to plot.
There are ittedly some fun action scenes where it leans into the silly. I liked when the two ladies kept bashing each other over the head with cracked plates in search for the hidden gun, and when Eve had ice skates wrapped around her hands as weapons.
I also find Ana de Armas to be often hit and miss, and this one was a miss. I just found her to be very plain and lacking charisma. Keanu is, of course, completely deadpan but I got excited having John Wick himself back on my screen again. He carries himself like such a movie star.
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A film that I can appreciate for its craft but only ever fully enticed me with a few sparse moments. It’s the sort of film I’d definitely enjoy more in cinemas where I could give it my all attention wise. This looks spectacular throughout, it’s gritty and dirty, the acting is top notch, and the score is nerve-wracking. All good stuff technically.
I was more enthralled by things like ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ which I think are similarly impactful slow burners but they were aided by the cinematic experience. This didn’t hit the same watching it sat on my sofa.
It’s also a little long for my tastes and some of the oil digging technicalities went over my head a bit. I’m a bit of a fool but it also took me a while to follow that Paul Dano was two people too. The constant humiliation back and forth and attempts to one up the other between Daniel and Eli is worth sitting through some of the less exciting parts though.
and Daniel Day-Lewis is worthy of his all-time great status. His character’s manipulative ways and unpredictable outbursts combine to make him very watchable. The scene where he’s coerced into being baptised and itting his sins was a highlight.
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One of my favourite ever movies growing up. I just thought that the Silver Surfer was the coolest thing ever, and I still do. The visual aesthetic of that character is just awesome. I'm also a huge fan of power-swapping so all of the madness that happens in this sequel is like crack to me. I genuinely think the action scenes in this are 10x more entertaining than what most superhero films think up nowadays. Johnny Storm invisibly flying up to Doctor Doom, wrapping his stretchy legs round him, setting alight, and then giving him punch after punch with big Thing fists is perhaps the best moment in cinema history. Y'all need to have more fun!
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I’m a hugely sentimental person myself and I also live and breathe music so this really spoke to me. Just like Tim Key’s character, I’ve been known to tear up plenty at the magic of seeing my favourite artists.
This is big praise but I think this captured what a love of music means (and how it can be attached to all of your favourite memories) better than any film I’ve ever seen. If this was being seen by more people, it would be an instant comfort film classic.
The cast were all on top form. Tim Key provides laughs aplenty, Sian Clifford continues to be a scene stealer, and the chemistry between Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden is off the scale.
I wasn’t expecting it to end how it did because I just didn’t think that would be the last time we saw Mulligan’s character. The emotional pay-off with the friendship between Basden/Key was beautiful though, and a great way to end things.
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This starts and ends thrillingly, but the middle segment is like a less charming Amish remake of ‘Lilies of the Field’. I knew that grain silo would be lethal as soon as I saw it because it gave me instant flashbacks to ‘The Dressmaker’.
Harrison Ford brings his movie star charisma here but I don’t think anything about his performance was Oscar nomination worthy. He’s basically just being hot and irresistible which is more just his physical state of being than anything he brings to this role specifically. Kelly McGillis acted for us all when she ripped off the Amish outfit and ran as fast as she could to make out with him.
The screenplay was slightly more awards worthy in my opinion but even so, it unfortunately won against much better stuff. It definitely has some amusing comedic moments which I appreciated. The score as well stood out to me as it added a lot of tension to the opening and closing acts.
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Oh, wow. My favourite PTA film so far! I was a little worried about the runtime but this never drags thanks to a set of wild and intriguing characters. The whole cast is great but I had three favourites in particular. They are Mark Wahlberg who is perfectly cast, Julianne Moore who is ever so alluring, and Philip Seymour Hoffman who puts in another unique character who really pops on screen.
I really enjoyed PTA’s use of long takes and how every scene had so much going on in the background and foreground. The NYE party was the best example of this. The 70s aesthetic is wonderful too. I loved the little choreographed boogie sequence around the midway point.
I did slightly prefer the thrill of the rising star trajectory in the first half compared to the devastation of the fall from the top in the second half. I’ve seen a lot of people praise the Alfred Molina scene as one of the best but that was a little too chaotic for me. The second half does feature some great editing though, especially during the segment where we flash between both violent car sex scenes.
Side note, Burt Reynolds looks sooooo much like Pedo Pascal here, right?!
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This was charming but it didn’t do as much for me as it evidently does for others. It does have a good energy to it, largely thanks to the bouncy score, but I was expecting more knowing how celebrated it has been in the years since release. It’s cute but I didn’t find it special.
I’m often fond of Adam Sandler anyway but it is nice to see him branch out into a more serious role. I did believe that Barry was a totally real person trying to juggle a million things at once which is a welcome change from his extremely loud caricature. Emily Watson is so lovely in this too. She lights up the screen!
The complaint call between Sandler and Hoffman was the most amusing moment for me. I’ve been known to have a few escalated complaints myself so the whole interaction just made me chuckle. I also enjoyed the awkward interaction when the restaurant manager kicked Barry out after his bathroom stunt. I know PTA was keen to keep the runtime low but I could happily watch Barry get himself in a pickle over and over.
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Even before Peter Parker was name-dropped, I thought this had major Spider-man vibes. The back alley fights and teen romance (which was super sweet) reminded me so much of Spidey. I was rooting so much for Li and Mia, just as much as I do Peter and MJ.
Just like the smaller scale Spidey films, this film makes New York City feels like a character itself. I felt that it captured that wonderful multicultural essence of a modern major city. The sunset finale showing off all the NYC skyline was gorgeous too.
It was all just so charming! I loved the way he was practicing his big move on the subway gates. And what a cool move it was when he pulled it off when it mattered!!! Oh, and Joshua Jackson as the main pizza dad was soooo hot so bonus points for that.
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Maybe I’m just in a bad mood after watching shitty possession horror ’The Ritual’ (2025) yesterday, but this was also pretty shitty and plain as well. It makes me wonder why I even bother with the genre anymore because they’re all just different iterations of the same film and they never make me scared in any way. I do at least enjoy the underground storage room with all the haunted artefacts that the Warrens have collated so I enjoyed the scenes down there. I always feel like this franchise is rather generic for the most part but then has one or two cool shots which make it worth your while. In this one, I liked the segment where the TV screen was one step ahead of that girl’s reactions in the store room. There was also that other cool shot where the coloured lighting wheel was spinning and the shadows on the wall were getting bigger and creepier.
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I cannot believe studios are still funding films like this in 2025. There’s not a single original thought on display here. It’s just trope after trope after trope. Y’all can hate on live-action remakes and unnecessary sequels all you like but it’s shit like this that deserves that vitriol because it truly has zero reason to exist. There’s been about 250 versions of this exact same film produced in the 21st Century already. Shaky cam was so bad that I couldn’t even make out what the poor girl vomited up. For a film with non-stop exorcism scenes, you won’t believe how bored you’ll be sitting through them. Half a star earned for the decent physical performance from Abigail Cowen, and that violent hair pull that even Monique Samuels would be proud of.
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Maybe I’ve just watched these too quickly one after the one but I felt less invested in this one and less excited to be back in this world. I’m not exactly sure why that is but I let the first hour or so just mindlessly entertain me. I still find some of the comedic relief characters are hard to sit and watch as an adult.
It’s the perfectly executed bittersweet ending where this stands out as particularly great. Having Toothless and Hiccup go their separate ways but still get one last glimpse at each other’s happiness is enough to make the most resilient cinema-goer tear up.
I also like the way that Toothless and his love interest open each other up in new ways and reveal powers they didn’t know they had. Awesome visuals as ever, of course. The fluorescent waterfall dragon world is beautifully crafted.
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Well… Wes Anderson continues to be style over substance for me but this is actually his best in a short while in my opinion. As always, his creativity when it comes to set design and aesthetic are the main reason to see his films and this is no exception.
Plot wise, this was at least understandable for the most part. The main concept of following the trio try and secure funding for the scheme was entertaining. It’s the random editing, the deadpan humour, and the incomprehensible black and white scenes that ruin it for me.
I will it that this did amuse me a few times. I thought the basketball sequence with Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston was a hoot, and I also enjoyed Michael Cera’s outrageous accent and his endearing love for insects.
Go back to adapting Roald Dahl please. That’s where you’re best suited, Wes!
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I don't think this is as bad as everyone says! Maybe it's people who were fond of the 'Fear Street' trilogy being let down by something that feels so different, but I never loved those either so I don't feel protective over it. Like the first 'Fear Street' film, this delivers on silly bloody deaths which never gets old to me.
To me, this was quite clearly aiming for unserious and camp. I think it delivered! It reminded me loads of 'Scream Queens' with many similarities like bitchy girl squabbles and the multiple red-caped slasher villains. This is nowhere near as funny, of course, but you can't have it all.
Sure, none of the character are particularly memorable and there is zero suspense built into the killing scenes, but I had fun still. I usually hate Katherine Waterston in 99% of her roles but she was clearly having a great time here, over-acting to the max during the finale. Pacing wise, it flies by too thanks to the super short runtime.
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I don’t agree with the common sentiment that Disney live-action remakes are automatically evil but this was one of the least exciting for me. I think what I tend to like about them is that they always add a bit of spice whether that be a big movie star performance (like Emma Watson or Will Smith), providing a wow factor with photorealistic visuals (like ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘The Lion King’), or changing things up from the original movie (like ‘Mulan’ or the awesome casting of Halle Bailey in ‘The Little Mermaid’). I don’t think this does anything better than the original animated classic.
On the good side, I do think Maia Kealoha as Lilo was a real find. She was adorable and had such a sweet little baby voice. It was sooooo cute when she called the pizza takeaway to ask for her sister because it was the only number she could find. I also enjoyed hot and dumb himbo Billy Magnussen as disguised human Pleakley.
I guess there is also fun to be had in seeing what Stitch havoc would look like in the real-world and I enjoyed the portal gun chaos in the final act. However, I expected the Dean Fleischer Camp direction would hit me more in the feels, especially as a much older sibling to a little sister. The sister stuff was nice enough but I just didn’t connect with it like I thought I would.
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I can see why people haven’t warmed to the first part with all its flashbacks and reused clips but I didn’t feel that way. I thought it felt more like a victory lap celebrating some of the franchise’s most epic moments. It was like the film was giving itself a well-earned pat on the back for all the cinematic joy it’s given the audience over the last three decades, and I say it’s definitely deserving of that self-love.
Even though I liked the first segment, it’s obviously from the submarine sequence onwards that this is able to blow your socks off. For me, the most exhilarating scene was the red/yellow double plane madness. I genuinely felt like my stomach was doing knots in tandem with the action on the screen. I had to take a moment to I wasn’t in a 4DX screen and my chair was, in fact, still.
I’m not sure this finale knows what to do with all its secondary characters (Pom Klementieff is wasted here especially) but it gives wonderful send-offs to Cruise, Pegg, and Rhames. It also solidifies Hayley Atwell as an integral part of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ furniture which is impressive considering how late in the game she arrived.
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Well, I guess I’m in the minority who prefer this to the first film. I just think it’s more interesting to see the later stages of the infection and see stuff like how the UK has rebuilt again, their new protocols, and the new mutations the writers have come up with. Seeing the epidemic in this stage is just more in my realm of interests compared to the early days covered in the first film. This one reminded me a bit of ‘Contagion’ which I also love.
I also feel like it has more awesome wow moments. The zombie madness of the opening is quick to get us going as audience , then we have the crazy ‘Code Red’ sequence where all the innocents are massacred, then we have London completely blown up, and then we have the bonkers helicopter blade zombie-shredding scene which is a literal bloody mess. They’re all super cool moments.
Other good things include the repeated used of ’In the House - In a Heartbeat’ which is an incredible song. I’m not enamoured by this franchise by any means but that song gets me pumped as soon as it kicks in. I also think Robert Carlyle was good in this and delivered the emotional moments just as well as the possessed bloodthirsty-ness.
It does get a bit silly towards the end which lets it down. It doesn’t make sense why the daughter just screams ‘No! Don’t!’ at her zombie dad when she has a perfectly good shot lined up to kill him off before he bites her brother’s neck. It also seems odd that night vision is such a gimmick in the finale when the underground tunnels seem to be quite well-lit already.
I also had one more negative. It isn’t in every zombie action scene but there’s this weird filter/editing over some of the action moments which makes it seem like more of a vision or flashback which took some getting used to. I suppose it was their way of getting around the difficulties of another low budget.
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Definitely works best if you're not familiar with John Nash already so you can be wowed by the reveal midway. I think that segment is very effective and I can see why it won awards voters over in such a way that it was awarded a lot of stuff that year.
Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly are both stellar and help to make the marriage drama scenes shine above the rest. You feel awful for them both as you can see there's no winners in this scenario no matter how they decide to deal with John's condition.
I do think the direction is a little cheesy at times, like how things glow to show you what John is noticing or how Ron Howard wasn't able to resist the sickly sweet epilogue with that awful elderly hair/make-up job.
At times it felt like I was watching that new Apple TV show about a mathematic genius with Leo Woodall in it, and if you've seen that show then you'll know that statement is not a compliment.
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There are so many similarities here to Avildsen’s ’Rocky’ and I think I enjoy them both about the same. They’re both sports underdog stories with a lead who you’re rooting for to get the girl and win the match.
This works as well as it does because you immediately warm to the main characters and cheer them on. I normally don’t enjoy child leads but Ralph Macchio is so sweet and well-natured in this that he won me over.
Of course, Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi is an iconic character with so many great one liners that have entered popular culture. It’s so easy to fall in love with his Yoda-esque speech pattern and cheeky way of training. It’s very Luke/Yoda to me.
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Top marks for artistic merit but there's just no entertainment factor for me here. I can appreciate it objectively for its revolutionary legacy, its visionary creativity, and its display of artistic talent... but I was losing the will to live in the second half.
I think my favourite of the shorts were in the first half when I still had it in me to pay some attention. 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' section was very charming and I loved seeing Mickey's iconic magician's hat. I also thought the evolution/dinosaur one felt rather magical.
But yeah, ultimately this just feels like a huge chore to sit through. Even more so than the wartime Disney films because at least they had more words and actual stories to get invested in.
This was like staring at the old Windows music player art where you'd watch as the colors, shapes, and lines went around the screen as music played. Fun for ten minutes and then you find something better to do.
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Sorry to this film but I was taken aback by how low-quality the resolution is. I cannot believe this is a 00s release. It feels like something that was made for TV in the 80s. It did the best it could with a low budget but the choppy editing during the action was frustrating too. I think this excels at storytelling more than it gives zombie greatness.
Storytelling wise, I did think some of the scenes were done very well. There’s an impressive amount of tension that is built with the rats and shadows in the tunnel, and I also thought the infection of Brendan Gleeson’s character was hard-hitting. I just generally enjoyed Naomie Harris too. She was so badass!!! I was gagged at the way she killed her one friend without hesitation.
I vastly preferred the first half with the eerie empty streets over the chaos of the military second half. It was so cool to see British places that I recognise as usually being busy, have this unnerving silence spread across them instead. I can’t wait for the new instalment set in my actual local area which I think will massively add to my experience.
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I'm gobsmacked at the high score for this on Letterboxd! It just did nothing for me. It has none of the elements that I love about Disney animation. There's no marketable characters, no good songs, no emotional moments. It was just one big meh.
I'm giving it some points because it had a sci-fi adventure atmosphere that I imagine might've excited me if I'd seen this as a kid. It's always nice to hear Emma Thompson's voice too. Plus, I quite liked Morph as a side character and all the cool things that it could turn into.
This is more personal preference stuff but I despise fart humour and this has way too much of it, even for a kids film. I'm also just not a fan of the steampunk fantasy aesthetic. I know that I wouldn't have wanted any of these sets or costumes as toys if I were younger.
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I rated this lower on my first watch but I've always thought thought of it fondly in the three years since so I've been itching to rewatch it in order to re-evaluate it. I've upped its position in my Almodóvar ranking too.
It definitely clicked into place more for me on this watch. The middle segment just gives such good drama. It's become clear to me that Penélope Cruz is giving an all-timer performance here too. She is incredible. There's about fifteen different moments that would make ace Oscar clips.
I still do think that the first ten minutes and last ten minutes are awkwardly dominated by the excavation subplot. That sudden change in focus is the one thing about this that simply doesn't work for me.
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This is very sentimental but I think it escapes feeling falsely manufactured due to the fact it's based on a true story. I was surprisingly close to tears when they celebrated the main four with a standing ovation and then Joe finally opened the letter to see it was filled with family recipes.
Give me four Oscar-nominated actresses in one film and I will obviously be sat (especially if they're screen legends who got those noms decades ago). My MVPs were Susan Sarandon (who is giving Countess Luann a run for her money in of sexiest cougar in the world) and Brenda Vaccaro (who gave great bitch face).
I think being half-Italian myself just made this feel like even more of a warm hug than it already is. Seeing all those gorgeous pasta sauces and sweet treats, old-fashioned tablecloths, and glasses filled with red wine all just reminded me of everything I love about that culture.
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I'm not sure why this 00s period of Disney Animation gets such a bad time. Sure, the film looks pretty terrible animation wise (all the background details are non-existent) but the storytelling is still top tier. I found the orphan/lost mother storyline to be Pixar levels of touching.
This is one of Disney's wackier projects but it doesn't take long to fall in love with the invention-packed world of 'Meet the Robinsons'. Where else can you see a T-rex transported to the future in the middle of an action scene?!
It kept me guessing with the main twists which I didn't see coming. It all just wraps up so beautifully too as you learn about the backstories of the characters you've come to love, and how they all connect. The ending put a big fat smile on my face.
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This is like a camp 80s mash-up of ‘Tron’, ‘The Hunger Games’, and the ‘Gladiators’ telly competition show. I grew up loving ‘Gladiators’ so this got me feeling hyped like a kid each time a new stalker was revealed.
You just can’t beat the Lycra goodness of the 80s. I’m sure there’s many ways that the remake can improve on this original visually, but I hope we get to see Glen Powell in something just as tight.
Arnie is his usual self, delivering one liners with such awkward deadpan seriousness that they go full circle (being so bad that they turn good). Nobody can do it quite like him.
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Best Picture seems like such a huge stretch for this. Competently done but it was never particularly hard-hitting, impactful, or entertaining in my opinion. It feels like something that would air on ITV nowadays and be aimed at solely old folk like 'The Larkins'. Aside from the WWII backdrop, the most interesting conflict is about who can plant the best roses in the village. Not very thrilling...
I expect I'd feel differently if I watched this when it came out right in the middle of WWII but I don't think it feels in any way special nowadays watching it back. I suppose it is insightful to see how such awful events affected this little community in various different ways. I bet the bomb shelter scenes were scary to sit through knowing this was going on across the pond whilst this film was in cinemas.
I get to tick off another Best Actress winner so I'm happy about that. Greer Garson was just fine but she did serve great face, whether it be teary-eyes, furrowed brows, or pure glam. I loved the dirty look she gave the Nazi soldier as he started spouting patriotic nonsense.
My cast highlight though was Dame May Whitty. I love me a rude old lady so she already won me over with her scathing remarks and shady side eye. Then she really opens up as the film progresses and has a touching arc when it comes to the rose competition. She'd have made the better ing Actress choice in my eyes.
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I think I’m in the minority who prefer this to the first one! I just find that it ups the spectacle factor and that wow feeling as the dragons soar through the skies is my favourite thing about this franchise.
I’m a huge fan of ice powers in film so ice dragons makes this irresistible to me. The sheer number of species present in the dragon sanctuary gets me all excited like a little kid too. It’s so beautiful!
I also think the stories with both mother and father are very touching here. Now that the characters are more established, it’s easier to care for them. Stoick’s big sacrificial moment is particularly sad.
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Oh yay, it’s so good to have this franchise back! I think this might be the goriest it’s ever been?! Whoever came up with that hospital scan double whammy is wild. As soon as I realised what was happening, I just knew the older brother would have piercings in all the worst places.
The premonition scenes are always great fun and this one was no exception. There was just so much to it, and it kept on getting crazier and crazier. I felt like cheering when the piano landed on that evil kid.
I find that sometimes this franchise gets a little convoluted in its plot but I appreciated that the bloodline lore established in this one made total sense. I loved what they did with Tony Todd’s character too and how they explained why he’s so integral to the franchise. That felt like a lovely send off to the man himself.
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This was an improvement on the second film for me but that's likely because the whole Oscars thing is so up my alley. The cameos from Olympia Dukakis, Mariel Hemingway, and Elliott Gould amused me more than most of the jokes to be honest. I love stuff like that.
The humour is a mixed bag but I liked all of the Hollywood in-jokes and how quickly Priscilla Presley's character got dressed to leave when she dumped Drebin. That one transphobic joke is so out of place and soured things. I'm also sad there was no silly chalk outline at a crime scene in this one because that joke always made me laugh during the first two films.
... and that concludes my first ever watch of the 'Naked Gun' franchise! I'm excited to see how the new one compares. I think Pamela Anderson will make for a great female lead and I'm excited to see her in it because Priscilla Presley ended up being one of my favourite things about the original trilogy.
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The combination of Bowen Yang/Andrew Ahn teaming up again after ‘Fire Island’ and the farcical premise had me expecting a more humorous film. I was anticipating a meet-the-crazy-in-laws comedy and got a relationship drama instead. It all comes across very sincere but it’s a very different film than I thought it’d be.
The main thing I loved about this was how incredible all the acting was from the main four women. The two men are left to look like amateurs in their presence. I was especially impressed with Kelly Marie Tran who I’ve never seen act this raw before. Youn Yuh-jung’s acceptance speech was so moving too.
I do think it ties up way too nicely though. All the characters get over the crazy adultery baby far too quickly, and there seems to be no consequences to the marriage fraud very almost committed either. I’m all for nice endings but this one didn’t sit right to me.
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I love a classic musical number so this is seemingly more up my alley than it is for most. I was genuinely wowed at the final number of the first act with the tiered wedding-cake staging. The musical number with the animals was impressively put together too.
I just wish I could see this exact film in colour or travel back in time to watch a Ziegfeld Follies show myself. I can imagine the costumes in their proper colours would be to die for. Adrian clearly made the most of MGM's money because it's all up there on screen for us to enjoy almost 100 years later.
I mostly decided to watch this due to Luise Rainer's Oscar win for Best Actress. It's definitely a memorable one despite surprisingly little screen time. Her attitude blowing hot and cold when she first meets Flo made me laugh, as did her embarrassment at the milk debacle. She also has some decent teary-eyed close-ups in the second half where her relationship with Flo is tested by infidelity.
It does feel long and that's why I'm taking off 1.5 stars. Aside from a handful of boring scenes that drag (and some blackface which surely could've been cut), I had a great time with the sheer opulence on display. It's perhaps a bit dated to watch back but I'm so fond of this era of entertainment that it worked for me personally.
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I know the final product isn’t what Welles had hoped for but I still found the whole package to be choppy and convoluted. Even after reading the plot again on Wikipedia, I’m not sure I got all the different character motivations or betrayals. Maybe I’m dumb but I couldn’t always keep up.
I do however think there are some directorial flourishes from the legendary director that make this a worthwhile watch. The main memorable thing about this being the very impressive mirror finale. I also liked the silly courtroom parts too and how the lawyers made a farce of proceedings.
Acting wise, I’m not sure the Irish accent thing really worked for Welles unfortunately. I watched this for Rita Hayworth but my MVP was actually Glenn Anders who gave a ridiculously over-acted performance that went so far into hammy territory that it made me laugh.
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“You wouldn't think one woman could marry two insane men in one lifetime, now would you?”
This film is aptly titled after the main event. It’s a showcase of Rita Hayworth’s star power. She does playful banter and flirtatious teasing sooo well. I’ve never seen a glove be removed so seductively. It’s no surprise that all the straight men of the time were down bad for her.
I also loved the dynamic between Gilda and Johnny. They had a great chemistry and I found their ex-lovers/frenemies vibe intriguing. I was concerned they’d end up separated for a moment in the final act but we got the ending that I wanted.
It does feel a bit overlong though and it’s definitely less dazzling when Hayworth is off-screen and we’re just left with men doing sketchy things. The fake-out death reveal in the final five minutes was camp though and helped it to end on a strong note.
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I do find this a little overrated but it is good when it's good. I just think that there aren't any enjoyable human characters to relate to and I don't love the animation style on the characters either (though the backgrounds are gorgeous).
My favourite thing about the books when I'd read them during school was the various different dragon variations and all the crazy attributes they had, and I do think this film brings that to life very well. Some of the flying sequences are just so exhilarating too. They remind me a lot of the thrill of first seeing Harry Potter ride Buckbeak in the movies.
I also like just how dragon-packed the final act is. The giant mega dragon is very cool. I must shout out that one awesome shot where Toothless/Hiccup are falling back down to the ground as the flames engulf them from all angles.
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Perhaps a little too scattered and too high-concept for my personal taste but I can certainly appreciate it objectively. I think, in a sense, that the frenetic energy does work to showcase how much Fosse had going on both professionally and personally at this stage in his life.
Whilst I didn’t adore this like I'd hoped, I think it’s an impressive piece of self-reflective media and is executed in such a unique way that only Fosse could pull off. I thought the deathbed hospital hallucination musical numbers with the main three women in his life were incredible.
This is one hell of a role for Roy Scheider who has so much to do throughout. He runs hot and cold, he has explosive musical numbers, he has addiction troubles, and he’s in almost every frame.
To me though, Leland Palmer in the Gwen Verdon inspired role stood out most. She had an electric enthusiasm that totally hooked me in whenever she was on screen.
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Almost a five star film but I do think I enjoyed the first half considerably more when I think more about it. All the awkward humour and scandal of the affair was much more entertaining to me, and then I felt that the Elaine/Ben stuff was more rushed in comparison.
The final rush of the last ten minutes won me back over though. I loved the very last shot where the lovers go from childish excitement at their runaway plan, to a look of realisation that the future is unclear all over their faces. Hoffman and Ross are great in that one shot.
Acting wise, it’s Hoffman who was my main standout. He’s so good at fully realising roles that are a bit tricky to master. Bancroft is also wonderful and ever so alluring. The introduction to her character as she cheekily and slowly seduces Ben was just perfectly done. I wish she was in it even more.
I loved a lot of the directorial choices and camera work too. There’s plenty of clever framing/zooms of shots where the focus changes between foreground and background that I thought was very well done. The music feels like its own character too. I loved the way it slowed down as Ben’s car ran out of petrol. It’s all such good stuff. Not hard to see why this is a beloved classic.
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If this app existed when I was a kid, this would have first spot in my top four. I can’t deny it a five star rating! Nostalgia may well do some heavy lifting there but it’s also just so entertaining and makes me sad that we just don’t get simple easy fun flicks like this anymore in the comic book movie space.
I actually think my favourite thing about this is how they all do stupid stuff with their powers. It’s so lighthearted and silly but I’d happily watch hours of Mr. Fantastic stretching for toilet roll or The Thing juicing oranges with one hand. The cool stuff they do in the bigger set pieces like the bridge sequence and the Doom finale are also very entertaining too.
It’s also just iconic how you could be talking about either Jessica Alba or Chris Evans if you were to say that someone has never looked better in a film. I’m not sure whether it’s Alba’s cuntiness or Evans’ toplessness that made me more gay.
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Hmm… this started off intriguing but it made less and less sense as it went on. I didn’t really comprehend why the locals were so horrible to everyone, why he wanted to live there so bad after realising that, or what the film was even trying to say.
It all gets explained by basically being a fraternity hazing initiation by some crazy cult who believe that you have to suffer to be a good surfer. Ok, sure 🤷♂️
I felt that it dragged at the end and overstayed its welcome too. It did have its moments though. All the locals and their horrible actions definitely added to the sense of tension and paranoia throughout. I thought the coffee hut guy was especially infuriating.
To be honest, my favourite part about it was how it captured Australian wildlife and those gorgeous coastal golden hours. It made me nostalgic for the holiday of a lifetime that I had in Oz earlier this year.
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I wasn’t particularly hyped for this because none of these characters stood out to me before aside from Yelena, but thankfully this is her movie in all but name. She has all the best emotional parts, the coolest action, the most screen time, and Florence Pugh is clearly the superstar of the entire cast.
I’ll also shout out Bucky who I thought was very cool in this as well. The way he took down each vehicle on his motorcycle was an awesome action sequence. David Harbour’s Red Guardian is awful comedic relief though… very irritating.
Iconic for Hannah John-Kamen to have lucked her way into an Avengers lineup. She’s probably about 35th on the list of MCU villians that I’d like to see back in a big way, but good on her for securing the bag. I quite like her power set even though she’s given nothing to do characterisation wise in this. She’s definitely the afterthought of the team.
I thought the visual of the civilians turning to shadow was very effective, but I also feel the final act is robbed of a little more real-world action because it all takes place in this surreal Void universe. MCU wise, we’re kind of back?! I was definitely entertained, but I think my personal taste in superhero movies is a bit more fantastical and less grounded than this.
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I think this peaks in the first half before it gets a little too silly and far-fetched. I loved the awkward dynamic of the pre-wedding stuff, with Kendrick and Lively throwing digs at each other which are all referential to crazy sh*t that happened in the first film.
I was taken aback by the fact that Henry Golding's character basically had a personality transplant between the two films, but it worked for me because he was so much more entertaining in this one. I was gagged when he used the term cavernous to describe his ex's snatch.
I've never thought much of her in any other role but I am obsessed with everything Blake Lively is doing and wearing in this. The character(s) she's sculpted here is/are genuinely so iconic. The film would be about 10x less interesting without her performance in it.
I wasn't too keen on the Charity twist though which didn't make much sense if you gave it a second thought. The gay twist though? Hilarious! The look on Lively's face as she proudly opens the door for the homos to make out made me howl.
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I didn’t really know exactly what to expect from this but it turned out to be the exact sort of relationship drama film that I love. Throw in a bit of homoerotica and you’re guaranteed at least four stars from me really. Then add in some cameos from the likes of June Brown, Bessie Love, and Peggy Ashcroft… and I am sold!!!
I just found all three lead characters to be so interesting as they all sort of skirted around the awkward parts of their agreements because the end result pleased them all in some way. I found it quite sad how the older two clearly desired more but just put up with savouring the time they had for themselves for the sake of the momentary joy it brought them.
I honestly think this performance from Glenda Jackson was much stronger than her first Oscar win. I felt awful for her in the first half having to deal with a man who leaves her without notice, taking care of kids who smoke pot and run into roads, and there being monkeys/dogs/toucans in her care too! All of her frustrated expressions were so funny but so real. She was a joy to watch here.
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The main thing I ed about this from my first watch was its clever editing. It still holds up and comes across incredibly well-made. I love that choice to make it seem like one long shot because I think it keeps up this energy throughout as if you're watching a play happen before your eyes and something could surprise at any moment.
The acting is great across the board. I think Keaton (a former superhero superstar) and Norton (famously an arsehole) are able to add a lot of their own personalities and experiences to their respective roles, which makes them pop and feel real. I like Emma Stone's monologues but I'm not sure her character ever feels truly real.
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I was dreading this but it was a huge improvement on the first film. This one has a lot of heart, actually has fun with itself, and has better character-focused moments too. However, it does tease you with about nine endings before it finally comes to a close.
I really liked the dynamic between the two brothers and also whenever they’d hang out as a trio with Marybeth. The contrasting personalities of Affleck’s straightforwardness, Bernthal’s playfulness, and Addai-Robinson’s desire to play by the books made for plenty of amusing interactions.
This seemed a lot cheesier than the first one too but it’s the sort of thing I appreciate so I was happy about that. The team of kids hacking into that woman’s entire home system and creating all sorts of distractions so that they could look through her photo gallery was proper entertaining spy stuff.
I’m not sure how Bernthal’s introduction scene where he talks on the phone about buying a dog for about five minutes added anything to the plot… but thankfully he was dressed in only his boxers and it was the most my eyes were glued to the screen for the entire runtime.
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I was expecting this to be totally mid streaming fodder but it's basically a laugh a minute until the final act when the story has to wrap up and the jokes fall to the wayside. It feels like the sort of movie that'd make a great October movie night choice with friends.
It has a stacked cast and they all get something fun to do. I couldn't believe the things that Brian Cox agreed to say and do. Lisa Kudrow's elongated "CUUUUUUUUUUU....NNNNNT" made me laugh, as did all of Edie Falco's disapproving glares. Parker Posey is clearly having a lot of fun too and is used the just right amount before she started to get too annoying.
The main duo seemed really cute as well. I'm always here for gay leads and I will never complain at having Brandon Flynn on my screen. It actually reminded me a lot of 'Your Christmas or Mine?' but Halloween themed and gay instead, and I also unexpectedly loved that movie compared with most seasonal streaming flicks.
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90% of the scary moments are just jump scares. Sure, they make you flinch for a split second, but it’s just lazy. The remainder is just various other horror tropes. A lot of it happens in the dark too (which makes sense I guess because it’s set entirely at night) but I found myself squinting a lot.
The bits I did like were the first masked killer sequence and the bloody bodies blowing up in the style of ‘The Boys’. They were both fun death scenes but the nature of the film means that it can’t build on those because the next night is completely different.
It’s fine but also so forgettable already. I sort of just tuned out in the final act thinking about getting home to my bed instead. I predict it will have a good shelf life as a horror sleepover movie for tweens. It has that vibe (derogatory).
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Not the most exciting film there ever was but it doesn't overstay its welcome and it does have some effective moments. I particularly liked the relationship Eloise had with her loving father, and the humour that came from her mother's reactions. It had enough juicy twists and turns to maintain my attention. I obviously came to see an Oscar-nominated Susan Hayward performance and she was reliable as ever. I enjoyed the whole journey of the character from bitter housewife on the brink of divorce, to the flashbacks with her girlish giddy flirting, to the final act where we transport back to the present but we see a much more human side of Eloise.
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There were moments in this where I sat back in awe at how spectacular it was. Major shout outs to the cinematography and score which I thought added greatly to how well-made this comes across.
My favourite scenes were the post-credit one and also the shot at the party where the walls burn down and the camera takes you through various eras and cultures. The bloody set-up for the white supremacists was such a rewarding scene to watch unfold too.
For me, the cast highlights were Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jayme Lawson. I just thought they all had incredible screen presence and had my eyes glued to the screen whenever they appeared. It’s the most I’ve ever been impressed with Michael B. Jordan too.
Not everything worked for me personally though. I found the dialogue hard to hear and understand in the first act, and it was also a little slow to start. I’d like to rewatch with subtitles. I also just find that vampire stuff is a bit cheesy and so the tone sometimes clashed with how dark and rich the storytelling was otherwise.
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The outright silliness of the second half totally won me over. The whole chase after the school girls, down the never-ending Eiffel Tower steps and through border control, was just so hilariously stupid. The whole ensemble have their shining moments but it is Alec Guinness who stands out amongst the crowd. He provides all the funniest facial expressions and is the one I was always drawn to in group scenes. A very easy watch, great fun!
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- Babygirl
- Hard Truths
- A Real Pain
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- The Last Showgirl
- Restless
- Opus
- We Live in Time
- The Parenting
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1. Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
2. Denzel Washington, “Fences”
3. Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
4. Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
5. Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
- The Father
1. Anthony Hopkins, “The Father”
2. Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
3. Gary Oldman, “Mank”
4. Riz Ahmed, “Sound of Metal”
5. Steven Yeun, “Minari”
- The King's Speech
1. Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
2. Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network”
3. James Franco, “127 Hours”
4.
5.
- Forrest Gump
1. Tom Hanks, "Forrest Gump"
2. Nigel Hawthorne, "The Madness of King George"
3.
4.
5.
- The Brutalist
1. Colman Domingo, "Sing Sing"
2. Ralph Fiennes, "Conclave"
3. Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist"
4. Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice"
5. Timothée Chalamet, "A Complete Unknown"
- Elmer Gantry
1. Burt Lancaster, "Elmer Gantry"
2. Jack Lemmon, "The Apartment"
3.
4.
5.
- On Golden Pond
1. Henry Fonda, "On Golden Pond"
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Capote
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Capote”
2. Heath Ledger, “Brokeback Mountain”
3. Joaquin Phoenix, “Walk the Line”
4. Terrence Howard, “Hustle & Flow”
5.
- Dallas Buyers Club
1. Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
2. Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
3. Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
4. Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
5. Christian Bale, “American Hustle”
- Kramer vs. Kramer
1. Dustin Hoffman, "Kramer vs. Kramer"
2. Roy Scheider, "All That Jazz"
3. Jack Lemmon, "The China Syndrome"
4.
5.
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]]>- La La Land
1. Damien Chazelle, "La La Land"
2. Denis Villeneuve, "Arrival"
3. Kenneth Lonergan, "Manchester by the Sea"
4. Barry Jenkins, "Moonlight"
5. Mel Gibson, "Hacksaw Ridge"
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
1. Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan, "Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Ruben Östlund, "Triangle of Sadness"
3. Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin"
4. Todd Field, "Tár"
5. Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans"
- Cabaret
1. Bob Fosse, "Cabaret"
2. Francis Ford Coppola, "The Godfather"
3.
4.
5.
- The Artist
1. Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
2. Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
3. Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
4. Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
5.
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
1. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "Birdman"
2. Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"
3. Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
4. Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"
5. Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"
- Oliver!
1. Carol Reed, "Oliver!"
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Schindler's List
1. Steven Spielberg, "Schindler's List"
2. James Ivory, "The Remains of the Day"
3. Jane Campion, "The Piano"
4.
5.
- Annie Hall
1. George Lucas, "Star Wars"
2. Woody Allen, "Annie Hall"
3.
4.
5.
- Parasite
1. Sam Mendes, "1917"
2. Bong Joon-ho, "Parasite"
3. Quentin Tarantino, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"
4. Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman"
5. Todd Phillips, "Joker"
- Titanic
1. James Cameron, "Titanic"
2. Curtis Hanson, "L.A. Confidential"
3. Gus Van Sant, "Good Will Hunting"
4. Peter Cattaneo, "The Full Monty"
5.
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1. Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Triangle of Sadness
3. Avatar: The Way of Water
4. Top Gun: Maverick
5. The Banshees of Inisherin
6. Women Talking
7. Tár
8. The Fabelmans
9. Elvis
10. All Quiet on the Western Front - Chicago
1. Chicago
2. The Hours
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
4. Gangs of New York
5. - The Shape of Water
1. Call Me By Your Name
2. The Shape of Water
3. Get Out
4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
5. Lady Bird
6. Phantom Thread
7. The Post
8. Dunkirk
9. Darkest Hour
- Parasite
1. Parasite
2. Jojo Rabbit
3. Marriage Story
4. Little Women
5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
6. 1917
7. Joker
8. The Irishman
9. Ford v Ferrari - Oliver!
1. Oliver!
2. Funny Girl
3.
4.
5.
- Anora
1. Wicked
2. Anora
3. Emilia Pérez
4. Conclave
5. Dune: Part Two
6. The Brutalist
7. I'm Still Here
8. The Substance
9. A Complete Unknown
10. Nickel Boys - CODA
1. CODA
2. The Power of the Dog
3. Licorice Pizza
4. Belfast
5. West Side Story
6. Nightmare Alley
7. Dune
8. King Richard
9. Don’t Look Up
10. Drive My Car - Titanic
1. Titanic
2. L.A. Confidential
3. Good Will Hunting
4. The Full Monty
5. As Good As It Gets
- Kramer vs. Kramer
1. Kramer vs. Kramer
2. All That Jazz
3.
4.
5.
- Midnight Cowboy
1. Midnight Cowboy
2.
3.
4.
5.
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1. Call Me By Your Name
2. The Disaster Artist
3. Logan
4. Molly's Game
5. Mudbound
- Judgment at Nuremberg
1. Judgment at Nuremberg
2. West Side Story
3.
4.
5.
- Jojo Rabbit
1. Jojo Rabbit
2. Little Women
3. Joker
4. The Irishman
5. The Two Popes
- The Social Network
1. The Social Network
2. 127 Hours
3. Toy Story 3
4. Winter's Bone
5.
- Gone with the Wind
1. Gone with the Wind
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Brokeback Mountain
1. Brokeback Mountain
2. Capote
3.
4.
5.
- American Fiction
1. American Fiction
2. Barbie
3. Poor Things
4. The Zone of Interest
5. Oppenheimer
- The Father
1. The Father
2. Nomadland
3. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
4.
5.
- Conclave
1. Conclave
2. Emilia Pérez
3. Sing Sing
4. Nickel Boys
5. A Complete Unknown
- Women Talking
1. Women Talking
2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
3. Living
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
5. Top Gun: Maverick
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1. Everything Everywhere All At Once
2. Triangle of Sadness
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Tár
5. The Fabelmans
- Get Out
1. Get Out
2. The Shape of Water
3. Lady Bird
4. The Big Sick
5. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- Her
1. Her
2. Nebraska
3. Blue Jasmine
4. American Hustle
5. Dallas Buyers Club
- Parasite
1. Parasite
2. Knives Out
3. Marriage Story
4. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
5. 1917
- Anatomy of a Fall
1. Past Lives
2. May December
3. Anatomy of a Fall
4. The Holdovers
5. Maestro
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. The Incredibles
3. The Aviator
4. Vera Drake
5.
- Network
1. Network
2. Rocky
3.
4.
5.
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
1. Birdman
2. Nightcrawler
3. Boyhood
4. The Grand Budapest Hotel
5. Foxcatcher
- Promising Young Woman
1. Promising Young Woman
2. Minari
3. The Trial of Chicago 7
4. Sound of Metal
5. Judas and the Black Messiah
- Good Will Hunting
1. Boogie Nights
2. Good Will Hunting
3. As Good As It Gets
4. The Full Monty
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1. Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”
2. Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
3. Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
5.
- Inglourious Basterds
1. Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”
2. Stanley Tucci, “The Lovely Bones”
3. Christopher Plummer, “The Last Station”
4. Matt Damon, “Invictus”
5.
- CODA
1. Troy Kotsur, “CODA”
2. Kodi Smit-Mhee, “The Power of the Dog”
3. Ciarán Hinds, “Belfast”
4. Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog”
5. J. K. Simmons, “Being the Ricardos”
- The Fighter
1. Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
2. Mark Ruffalo, “The Kids Are All Right”
3. Jeremy Renner, “The Town”
4. Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech”
5. John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone”
- Whiplash
1. J. K. Simmons, “Whiplash”
2. Ethan Hawke, “Boyhood”
3. Edward Norton, “Birdman”
4. Mark Ruffalo, “Foxcatcher”
5.
- Good Will Hunting
1. Robin Williams, "Good Will Hunting"
2. Greg Kinnear, "As Good As It Gets"
3. Burt Reynolds, "Boogie Nights"
4.
5.
- Ed Wood
1. Martin Landau, “Ed Wood”
2. Gary Sinise, "Forrest Gump"
3. Chazz Palminteri, "Bullets Over Broadway"
4.
5.
- Oppenheimer
1. Robert Downey Jr., "Oppenheimer"
2. Mark Ruffalo, "Poor Things"
3. Robert De Niro, "Killers of the Flower Moon"
4. Ryan Gosling, "Barbie"
5. Sterling K. Brown, "American Fiction"
- Dallas Buyers Club
1. Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
2. Michael Fassbender, “12 Years a Slave”
3. Bradley Cooper, “American Hustle”
4. Jonah Hill, “The Wolf of Wall Street”
5.
- The Dark Knight
1. Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
2. Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
3. Josh Brolin, “Milk”
4. Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”
5. Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
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1. Catherine Zeta-Jones, "Chicago"
2. Julianne Moore, "The Hours"
3. Meryl Streep, "Adaptation"
4. Queen Latifah, "Chicago"
5.
- 12 Years a Slave
1. Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave
2. Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
3. Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
4. Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
5. June Squibb, "Nebraska"
- Fences
1. Viola Davis, “Fences”
2. Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”
3. Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
4. Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
5. Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
- The Danish Girl
1. Alicia Vikander, “The Danish Girl”
2. Kate Winslet, “Steve Jobs”
3. Rooney Mara, “Carol”
4. Rachel McAdams, “Spotlight"
5.
- Les Misérables
1. Anne Hathaway, "Les Misérables"
2. Helen Hunt, "The Sessions"
3. Sally Field, "Lincoln"
4. Amy Adams, "The Master"
5. Jacki Weaver, "Silver Linings Playbook"
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
1. Penélope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
2. Viola Davis, "Doubt"
3. Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
4. Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
5. Amy Adams, "Doubt"
- Emilia Pérez
1. Ariana Grande, "Wicked"
2. Zoe Saldaña, "Emilia Pérez"
3. Isabella Rossellini, "Conclave"
4. Monica Barbaro, "A Complete Unknown"
5. Felicity Jones, "The Brutalist"
- California Suite
1. Maggie Smith, "California Suite"
2. Dyan Cannon, "Heaven Can Wait"
3.
4.
5.
- Kramer vs. Kramer
1. Meryl Streep, "Kramer vs. Kramer"
2. Jane Alexander, "Kramer vs. Kramer"
3. Mariel Hemingway, "Manhattan"
4.
5.
- Precious
1. Mo’Nique, "Precious"
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Crazy Heart"
3. Penélope Cruz, "Nine"
4.
5.
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- Big Hero 6
- Mulan
- Wreck-It Ralph
- The Little Mermaid
- The Lion King
- Moana
- Hercules
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Bambi
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1. Inside Out
2.
3.
4.
5.
- WALL·E
1. WALL·E
2. Kung Fu Panda
3.
- The Incredibles
1. The Incredibles
2. Shrek 2
3. Shark Tale
- Big Hero 6
1. Big Hero 6
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2
3.
4.
5.
- Coco
1. Coco
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
1. The Incredibles 2
2. Ralph Breaks the Internet
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4.
5.
- Finding Nemo
1. Finding Nemo
2. Brother Bear
3.
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
1. Marcell the Shell with Shoes On
2. Turning Red
3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
4. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
5. The Sea Beast
- Frozen
1. Frozen
2. Despicable Me 2
3.
4.
5.
- Encanto
1. Flee
2. Encanto
3. Raya and the Last Dragon
4. Luca
5.
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1. Meryl Streep, “Sophie’s Choice”
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Gone with the Wind
1. Vivien Leigh, “Gone with the Wind”
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Black Swan
1. Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
2. Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right”
3. Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole”
4. Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine”
5. Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone”
- Erin Brockovich
1. Julia Roberts, “Erin Brockovich”
2. Ellen Burstyn, "Requiem for a Dream"
3. Laura Linney, "You Can Count on Me"
4. Joan Allen, "The Contender"
5. Juliette Binoche, “Chocolat”
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1. Maggie Smith, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Cabaret
1. Liza Minnelli, “Cabaret”
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Still Alice
1. Julianne Moore, “Still Alice”
2. Rosamund Pike, “Gone Girl”
3. Marion Cotillard, “Two Days, One Night”
4. Reese Witherspoon, “Wild”
5. Felicity Jones, “The Theory of Everything”
- Monster
1. Charlize Theron, “Monster”
2. Diane Keaton, "Something's Gotta Give"
3. Naomi Watts, "21 Grams"
4. Keisha Castle-Hughes, “Whale Rider”
5. Samantha Morton, “In America”
- Funny Girl
1. Barbra Streisand, “Funny Girl”
2.
3.
4.
5. - On Golden Pond
1. Katharine Hepburn, "On Golden Pond"
2.
3.
4.
5.
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- Bad Education
- Talk to Her
- All About My Mother
- Broken Embraces
- Parallel Mothers
- The Room Next Door
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Pepi, Luci, Bom
- Pain and Glory
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- Avengers: Infinity War
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Black Panther
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Captain America: Civil War
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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- 127 Hours
- 12 Angry Men
- Twelve Monkeys
- 21 Grams
- 21 Jump Street
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- A Bug's Life
- A Little Bit of Heaven
- A age to India
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- The King of Comedy
- Silence
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Aviator
- Shutter Island
- Hugo
- Cape Fear
- The Departed
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
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- All of Us Strangers
- Hundreds of Beavers
- Origin
- Thelma
- Strange Darling
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Challengers
- Anora
- How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
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1. Parasite (South Korea)
2. Pain and Glory (Spain)
3.
4.
5.
- Bicycle Thieves
1. Bicycle Thieves (Italy)
- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Italy)
2. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ()
3.
4.
5.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan)
2.
3.
4.
5.
- All About My Mother
1. All About My Mother (Spain)
2.
3.
4.
5.
- The Secret in Their Eyes
1. The Secret in their Eyes (Argentina)
2.
3.
4.
5.
- The Zone of Interest
1. The Teachers’ Lounge ()
2. The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom)
3. Society of the Snow (Spain)
4. Perfect Days (Japan)
5.
- I'm Still Here
1. Emilia Pérez ()
2. The Seed of the Sacred Fig ()
3. The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
4. I'm Still Here (Brazil)
5. Flow (Latvia)
- Amour
1. Amour (Austria)
2.
3.
4.
5.
- Another Round
1. Another Round (Denmark)
2.
3.
4.
5.
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- Chicago
- La La Land
- Wicked
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Oliver!
- Beauty and the Beast
- Mamma Mia!
- West Side Story
- The Lion King
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- West Side Story
- Ready Player One
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Schindler's List
- Jaws
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- The Terminal
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- The Color Purple
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- Saltburn
- Babylon
- Elemental
- Suzume
- Godzilla Minus One
- Missing
- Past Lives
- Barbie
- Joyland
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- Gone Girl
- Se7en
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Fight Club
- The Social Network
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Mank
- Panic Room
- Alien³
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]]>- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Sweet and Lowdown
- Match Point
- Bananas
- The Purple Rose of Cairo
- Bullets Over Broadway
- Annie Hall
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Blue Jasmine
- Manhattan
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]]>- Thelma & Louise
- The Martian
- Gladiator II
- House of Gucci
- Alien
- The Last Duel
- Prometheus
- Gladiator
- Napoleon
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
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- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars
- The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
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]]>- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Ed Wood
- Batman Returns
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Big Eyes
- Batman
- Beetlejuice
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Alice in Wonderland
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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]]>- Inside Out
- Incredibles 2
- WALL·E
- The Incredibles
- Turning Red
- Elemental
- Coco
- Onward
- Monsters, Inc.
- Monsters University
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]]>- The Prestige
- Inception
- Memento
- Interstellar
- The Dark Knight
- Oppenheimer
- Dunkirk
- Batman Begins
- Insomnia
- The Dark Knight Rises
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- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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