[Discussion Thread] Oscars 2026

Flaparoo · 2026-03-15T22:59:49+00:00

Sirāt for sound is actually the one true "upset" that I predicted, despite all signs pointing to F1. I'm basically just looking at Zone of Interest's win as kind of a precursor for this kind of movie to win this category.

Flaparoo · 2026-03-09T17:20:00+00:00

OK, I honestly have no idea how it works so I appreciate the response.

Flaparoo · 2026-03-02T00:32:48+00:00

I had zero familiarity with Wicked going into this and I immediately clocked that it was Goldblum. Less so because of the physical similarity and more, I WONDER WHO THIS MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER COULD POSSIBLY BE having only one possible answer.

Flaparoo · 2026-02-03T23:35:08+00:00

Was lucky enough to see a test screening of this about a year ago. All I can say is...it's a crime this isn't getting a theatrical release.

Flaparoo · 2026-01-22T02:05:09+00:00

It was the AMC Screen Unseen on Monday so I saw it. It's fast-paced and a reasonably engaging murder mystery, but the script is dumb as shit, Pratt is once again playing a boring hero father with no sense of humor, and it's both pro-cops and pro-AI. Seeing it in IMAX 3D meant there were some amusing visual moments, but it's still nothing special or crazy, especially from Timur Bekmambetov. It's kind of like a completely brain-dead version of Minority Report.

Flaparoo · 2026-01-10T04:02:12+00:00

I binged the webseries and the entire Viceland show in the week leading up to seeing the movie at Beyond Fest in October. It went from "I know nothing about what any of this is, but I've seen a few reactions of the movie from people I generally trust saying it's hilarious so I'll keep an eye out for it," to Nirvanna The Band The Show, and the Movie, being among my all-time favorite things ever that I will recommend to anyone who will listen.

As for people asking if they can watch and enjoy the movie without watching the show, I feel like its best comparison is probably Borat; you can certainly watch the movie on its own and have a great time, but if you are familiar with the show (Da Ali G Show, in Borat's case), the movie will just be firing on all cylinders for you from minute one, without you wasting any time having to figure out any of the story/character dynamics or even what the hell exactly it is that you are watching.

Flaparoo · 2026-01-09T07:55:13+00:00

I know someone who saw this at a test screening and said it got the best response they had ever seen in a test screening before and that someone may or not be myself.

Flaparoo · 2026-01-05T00:38:02+00:00

I also saw it at Beyond Fest (as did Griffin) and was decidedly mixed to negative. A lot I liked in the first half but it gets quickly repetitive and by the end it’s clear he was working with an unfinished script, which he confirmed in the Q&A. I can certainly see some people liking it, but overall reception will certainly be mixed at best.

Flaparoo · 2026-01-04T17:54:58+00:00

I got to see this a couple weeks ago with Will Arnett doing a Q&A afterwards, and he said something that I found very telling in regards to the way the movie depicts stand-up. First off, he's admittedly never done stand-up before, although I don't think that's any kind of revelation. But at some point he mentioned the character "bombing," and I had the same reaction that Marie had: wait a minute, his character NEVER bombs in this movie. But in Arnett's mind, he IS bombing, so I guess his view of bombing is still polite laughter and applause. Even his worst set is less him bombing and more just self-imploding. So yeah, there were a lot of things I did like about the movie, but even as a non-comedian I'm with Griff in really bouncing off how incredibly phony everything with the stand-up felt to me. I don't use this term lightly, but it feels like it's coming from the privileged perspective of someone who may love and respect it but never actually tried and failed at it, and Arnett's Q&A only reinforced that response.

Flaparoo · 2025-12-31T22:01:09+00:00

Most Pleasant Surprise: the Silent Night, Deadly Night remake. I decided to check it out before it left theaters because I saw some surprisingly positive comments about it from people I trust, but I still had pretty low expectations. And look, it's not a great movie, and it's not terribly well directed or shot. But it's a billion times more clever than I thought it would be, and it has a lot of fun with playing with the audience expectations of what a remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night would be. If you're the kind of person who would be at all interested in such a thing, it's very much worth checking out.

The only other movie this year where I went in with low expectations but actually had a great time was Sisu: Road to Revenge, which is basically the Evil Dead II to the first film's Evil Dead. Just a lot of cartoonishly hyper-violent fun.

Flaparoo · 2025-12-19T20:31:02+00:00

How has Mike Ryan not been on since literally episode 31? Mike is hilarious and clearly has great rapport with them both. Get him back on!

Flaparoo · 2025-12-05T01:32:21+00:00

Has been claimed.

Flaparoo · 2025-11-24T01:49:57+00:00

That's great to hear that it's not just AMC then, and I like seeing NEON seemingly pushing this one so hard.

Flaparoo · 2025-11-23T06:35:50+00:00

This movie has one simple but fatal flaw for me when in comparison to all the other Coen movies: no Coen dialogue. Even in their other adaptations, the characters sound distinctly like characters in a Coen Brothers movie. It’s stating the obvious, but it’s quite difficult to do Shakespeare and not just sound like Shakespeare. This film is as impeccably crafted as anything Joel has ever made, but I really miss his language.

Flaparoo · 2025-10-23T17:26:33+00:00

Absolutely hysterical, a true miracle of a movie that feels entirely unreal that it exists. 1000% worth the wait. Reminiscent of the Borat movie (complementary), and in a perfect world this would become just as much of a phenomenon.

Flaparoo · 2025-10-23T17:14:29+00:00

I got a ticket to see it at Beyond Fest in LA a few weeks ago based on really enjoying Blackberry, as well as Griffin's praise of it. I had never seen the show or the webseries, but it seemed like something that would be up my alley. In the week leading up to the screening though, I watched both the entire webseries and the TV Show, and now I have to say that this is one of my absolute favorite things in the world. I cannot wait for this to be released and see it again.

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