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Post by mortimer605 on Dec 3, 2021 22:00:44 GMT
December 3. Wish NA premiered today in the theaters as was originally planned. Movie is ready anyway.
Must admit - I'm not very optimistic about its box-office performance. And a good amount of money would mean a lot.
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Post by sethan on Dec 4, 2021 15:12:54 GMT
It's hard for me to make predictions with Del Toro because I don't think The Shape of Water is award material and he won it all ... I think his prestige in the industry and the good reviews of Variety, THR and David Fear in Rolling Stone could give him the nomination to BP or director? The critics I trust the most haven't written about it yet. I'm excited by what Cate said in the sense that the movie is CINEMA, you know, ambitious and well crafted stuff .... I miss that in the streaming saturation ... Some compared Rooney to Winona from the 90s in a Burton-like style, which for me is special. That young Winona comparison is lovely 👌 Which critics do you trust the most? I studied literature so criticism is a serious issue for me, which makes my relationship with film twitter difficult. Having immediate access to certain events is really fun, but at the same time it makes the critic's purpose so empty. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe that film taste is subjective, but criticism is objective, it has to be. I mean a film has signs, meanings, aesthetic choices to be interpreted. You may or may not see them, but they are there and a good critic must find them. So I like critics who write well and about the second layer of movies so to speak. My favorites have been changing as I have grown as a viewer. Currently I like to read Richard Brody of New Yorker, Jessica Klang, Justin Chang, AO Scott. I like a guy called Christian Ramirez @civilcinema who writes in Spanish. I don't always agree with them but his perspectives sometimes make me see new things |
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Post by mortimer605 on Dec 6, 2021 1:10:15 GMT
That young Winona comparison is lovely 👌 Which critics do you trust the most? I studied literature so criticism is a serious issue for me, which makes my relationship with film twitter difficult. Having immediate access to certain events is really fun, but at the same time it makes the critic's purpose so empty. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe that film taste is subjective, but criticism is objective, it has to be. I mean a film has signs, meanings, aesthetic choices to be interpreted. You may or may not see them, but they are there and a good critic must find them. So I like critics who write well and about the second layer of movies so to speak. My favorites have been changing as I have grown as a viewer. Currently I like to read Richard Brody of New Yorker, Jessica Klang, Justin Chang, AO Scott. I like a guy called Christian Ramirez @civilcinema who writes in Spanish. I don't always agree with them but his perspectives sometimes make me see new things I don't like Film Twitter either, usually skip them during entire awards season lol. Find them superficial (every 3rd movie is now a masterpiece), arrogant and (some of them) too much politicaly militaristic for my taste. When it comes to critics Manohla and A. O. of course should be at the top but some of their lists tend to annoy me (because, frankly, they don't have much sense. Maybe they are trolling from time to time?). Not very fond of establishment ones overall, for many different reasons(Stephanie Zacharek is a prime example). I don't agree always with Ehrlich and his choices but I'll give him this - in 90% cases he knows from the first viewing to set apart instant classic from the overpraised mediocrity or just a good movie. I trust him the most on that matter. His general weakness for Nolan's movies is a minor sin for me. Jessica Kiang is a good choice, like her. Some people from RogerEbert.com too. Eric Kohn is OK but - not rarely - too much PC for me. His reviews on Indiewire are basically a dissections where, if he finds only a 0000,3 promiles of political incorectness, he'll put that fact on the top of it. Peter Travers and Oven Gleiberman are always fun. Richard Brody is good but sometimes his choices remind me on Max von Sydow's character from Hannah and Her Sisters 😄 (if you have seen the movie you know what I mean). Tim Brayton and Mike D'Angelo, I think they are underrated. I was used to read Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian but he became insufferable with his easily given five star reviews to many dreck. And he spoils many movies which is not a good thing. Now if he gives a five stars to some movie that's usually a bad sign for me. Much more to mention but these are the first in my head. Nice to read that you studied literature. I almost studied it myself. ✌️ |
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Post by sethan on Dec 6, 2021 15:52:53 GMT
I studied literature so criticism is a serious issue for me, which makes my relationship with film twitter difficult. Having immediate access to certain events is really fun, but at the same time it makes the critic's purpose so empty. Contrary to popular opinion, I believe that film taste is subjective, but criticism is objective, it has to be. I mean a film has signs, meanings, aesthetic choices to be interpreted. You may or may not see them, but they are there and a good critic must find them. So I like critics who write well and about the second layer of movies so to speak. My favorites have been changing as I have grown as a viewer. Currently I like to read Richard Brody of New Yorker, Jessica Klang, Justin Chang, AO Scott. I like a guy called Christian Ramirez @civilcinema who writes in Spanish. I don't always agree with them but his perspectives sometimes make me see new things I don't like Film Twitter either, usually skip them during entire awards season lol. Find them superficial (every 3rd movie is now a masterpiece), arrogant and (some of them) too much politicaly militaristic for my taste. When it comes to critics Manohla and A. O. of course should be at the top but some of their lists tend to annoy me (because, frankly, they don't have much sense. Maybe they are trolling from time to time?). Not very fond of establishment ones overall, for many different reasons(Stephanie Zacharek is a prime example). I don't agree always with Ehrlich and his choices but I'll give him this - in 90% cases he knows from the first viewing to set apart instant classic from the overpraised mediocrity or just a good movie. I trust him the most on that matter. His general weakness for Nolan's movies is a minor sin for me. Jessica Kiang is a good choice, like her. Some people from RogerEbert.com too. Eric Kohn is OK but - not rarely - too much PC for me. His reviews on Indiewire are basically a dissections where, if he finds only a 0000,3 promiles of political incorectness, he'll put that fact on the top of it. Peter Travers and Oven Gleiberman are always fun. Richard Brody is good but sometimes his choices remind me on Max von Sydow's character from Hannah and Her Sisters 😄 (if you have seen the movie you know what I mean). Tim Brayton and Mike D'Angelo, I think they are underrated. I was used to read Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian but he became insufferable with his easily given five star reviews to many dreck. And he spoils many movies which is not a good thing. Now if he gives a five stars to some movie that's usually a bad sign for me. Much more to mention but these are the first in my head. Nice to read that you studied literature. I almost studied it myself. ✌️ Very true what you say, especially about film twitter, Brody, Bradshaw and the lists. NYT and Indiewire are hilarious sometimes. I really liked Travers when he wrote in Rolling Stone, it was like talking to a friend about movies, smart but never arrogant or self-centered, he also likes Rooney which is always a plus. I feel that I would like many more critics if they didn’t have a personality on twitter ... I am going to look for some names that you mention and I don’t know Anyway, I feel that as I get older, I love movies more and everything around them less. And I approach them individually and make my own opinion |
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Post by sethan on Dec 6, 2021 16:02:12 GMT
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Post by mortimer605 on Dec 6, 2021 22:35:29 GMT
NA is ranked as 5th on Peter Debruge's Top 10 movies of 2021" list (can't post link from my phone). He is one of the rare enthusiasts about it. On the other hand, did you read Benjamin Lee's take in The Guardian? He always has problem with Rooney (if you are familiar with his reviews for Una and The Secret Scripture this won't be much of a surprise. Hell, he even called Carol overrated). |
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Post by renoh on Dec 7, 2021 3:40:50 GMT
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Post by sethan on Dec 8, 2021 1:41:29 GMT
I like Richard too. He’s special. Have you watched The Visit? He’s great in that. Also in The Humans. |
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Post by sethan on Dec 8, 2021 3:06:28 GMT
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Post by mortimer605 on Dec 8, 2021 5:07:21 GMT
 FYC SAG. They deserved it even if the film isn’t that great. Cast didn’t get better than this   Really love that photo of Rooney in front of a mirror 💌 |
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Post by renoh on Dec 9, 2021 4:41:50 GMT
I like Richard too. He’s special. Have you watched The Visit? He’s great in that. Also in The Humans. Someone should tell Tim Cook to use his voice for Siri. I would use his voice to read ebooks, he has the perfect voice for story telling  . I was planning to watch The Humans last weekend, but I had/wanted/needed to watch Money Heist first. I’m going to watch it this weekend.  I haven’t watched the visitors yet, maybe during the holidays. |
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Post by renoh on Dec 9, 2021 4:43:27 GMT
FYC SAG. They deserved it even if the film isn’t that great. Cast didn’t get better than this Really love that photo of Rooney in front of a mirror 💌 Seems like a Carol tribute |
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Post by sethan on Dec 11, 2021 9:08:35 GMT
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Post by sethan on Dec 13, 2021 23:25:33 GMT
Critics Choice
BEST PICTURE and DIRECTOR. Critics Choice. Not Bradley tho. Some say Bradley is like too bland for a lead role and got overshadowed by the girls
“Belfast”
“CODA”
“Don’t Look Up”
“Dune”
“King Richard”
“Licorice Pizza”
“Nightmare Alley”
“The Power of the Dog”
“tick, tick…Boom!”
“West Side Story”
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Post by mortimer605 on Dec 14, 2021 3:19:34 GMT
Critics Choice BEST PICTURE and DIRECTOR. Critics Choice. Not Bradley tho. Some say Bradley is like too bland for a lead role and got overshadowed by the girls “Belfast” “CODA” “Don’t Look Up” “Dune” “King Richard” “Licorice Pizza” “Nightmare Alley” “The Power of the Dog” “tick, tick…Boom!” “West Side Story” Really surprised that The Tragedy of Macbeth isn't on the list. As for Bradley some say he was really good in the role and delivered maybe the best performance of his career. Even Ehrlich says that he "shines in the role" in his review. |
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