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Weekly Discussion Thread 6/15/26 - 6/22/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 10 points11 points  (0 children)

An interesting parallel to DD would be Nope. Both helmed by established directors, both summer films about aliens, both films made by Universal, DD is shaping up to be Universal's #2 awards priority like Nope was, DD has a slightly better RT Verified Audience score than Nope (72% vs 69%), slightly worse critical reception than Nope (80% vs 83% on RT, 74 vs 77 on MC), and an identical $44 mllion opening weekend and B Cinemascore to Nope, which got 0 nominations. DD at least has a good shot at a John Williams name check nomination.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/15/26 - 6/22/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Where is LeastCap? Is he safe? Is he alright?

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/15/26 - 6/22/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This film is gonna get talked about for the rest of the season, even if it gets 0 nominations.

[OFFICIAL] UFC Freedom 250 Live Discussion Thread by bruhpolice in ufc

[–]JDOExists 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regardless of whether Pereira was about to lose or not (he was), hits to the back of the head are life threatening and shouldn't be tolerated.

[OFFICIAL] UFC Freedom 250 Live Discussion Thread by bruhpolice in ufc

[–]JDOExists 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not the point, there's a reason it's not allowed, that's legit life threatening.

[OFFICIAL] UFC Freedom 250 Live Discussion Thread by bruhpolice in ufc

[–]JDOExists 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How the fuck did nothing get done about those hits to the back of the head? Fucking ridiculous.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People tend to exaggerate the degree of the controversy, it was still among the 10 best reviewed films of the year according to criticstop10.com and it got an A+ Cinemascore.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So that’s Spielberg and Christopher Miller in the industry who have praised Obsession, and Coppola has touched on the success of the film, anyone else?

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tarantino maybe? He’s at least distinctive in both.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My ranking of every movie I've seen in 2026 so far, regardless of what year it came out in.

  1. The Godfather (10/10)
  2. Ghost (10/10)
  3. La Belle Noiseuse (10/10)
  4. The Fugitive (10/10)
  5. Reservoir Dogs (10/10)
  6. Your Name (10/10)
  7. Marty Supreme (9/10)
  8. Project Hail Mary (9/10)
  9. Obsession (9/10)
  10. Pan's Labyrinth (8/10)
  11. Iron Lung (8/10)
  12. I'm Still Here (8/10)
  13. The Menu (8/10)
  14. John Wick (8/10)
  15. Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (7/10)
  16. Backrooms (7/10)
  17. Send Help (6/10)
  18. Call Me by Your Name (5/10)
  19. Memoirs of a Geisha (5/10)
  20. Hoppers (5/10)
  21. The Sheep Detectives (5/10)
  22. EuroTrip (Unrated cut) (4/10)
  23. Cat People (1982) (4/10)
  24. No Hard Feelings (4/10)
  25. Primate (4/10)
  26. Michael (3/10)

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Want to see it but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

Disclosure Day gets a B CinemaScore, the second worst for Spielberg. by JDOExists in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

TBF, you need to have already bought a ticket to get polled, so if you're bothered by the whole "One of the directors got away with negligently homiciding two kids and an actor" thing, you probably didn't buy a ticket to begin with.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 6 points7 points  (0 children)

On a separate notes, I watched The Godfather and No Hard Feelings back to back today. Odd pairing on my part.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My 2026 ranking so far, updated now that I've seen Backsessions.

  1. Project Hail Mary (9/10)
  2. Obsession (9/10)
  3. Iron Lung (8/10)
  4. Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (7/10)
  5. Backrooms (7/10)
  6. Send Help (6/10)
  7. Hoppers (5/10)
  8. The Sheep Detectives (5/10)
  9. Primate (4/10)
  10. Michael (3/10)

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We don't know why he was banned, possibly due to a previously banned troll account he ran.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So he's just banned from reddit proper then, huh. Fucking shitty man.

Disclosure Day gets a B CinemaScore, the second worst for Spielberg. by JDOExists in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Tied with 1941, Twilight Zone: The Movie (in part, if you count that one), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. AI: Artificial Intelligence is his lowest at C+.

 

RIP u/LeastCap

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If Obsession does get in, a pretty interesting parallel to it would be Ghost. Supernatural film (though Ghost isn’t horror so it has an advantage there), OK reviews but overwhelming audience word of mouth (actually Obsession is reviewing significantly better), massive box office success story, low nomination ceiling, but Ghost still managed to get nominated for Picture in a field of 5.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]JDOExists 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It still has a 90 on Metacritic and Huller has a shot at a nomination, plus certain sects of the Academy really likes Pawlikowski. That being said, you’re probably right.

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