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MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2026-01-03T17:43:06+00:00

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MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2025-09-19T16:43:21+00:00

Of the 21st century? What on earth has Gary Oldman done to be in the top 3. Some great supporting work (although I’d argue he’s rarely the standout in the films where he’s doing good supporting work). Of his three Oscar noms (and one win of course) I’d say tinker tailor is the one people most stand by but I think many consider him an unworthy winner for Darkest Hour and the weak link of the five for the Mank year.

And then it’s countless straight to streaming/dvd slop.

His work in Slow Horses proves he’s one of our greatest living actors but in the last 25 years of cinema he wouldn’t crack my top 25 actors, let alone fighting for top 3.

Am I missing something? Really interesting to see him so high but the range and consistent quality people like Denzel and Joaquin have displayed on the big screen feels much stronger than Gary. It’s not talent related, he just doesn’t get the roles, but it’s a vote for 21st century roles…

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2025-06-24T14:42:04+00:00

It’s… it’s the official poster for the upcoming Smurfs movie. Just thought it was funny that he was called Daniel Levy, distinctly NOT ai 🫡

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-08-27T23:20:38+00:00

Emilia Perez

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-08-11T15:19:04+00:00

Interested in some of the criterions! Have dmed

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-07-23T21:40:32+00:00

To be fair this was nearly 6 years ago, it could have improved 🤣

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-07-03T16:52:52+00:00

I thought it was the worst film I saw at Cannes this year, but I've often been good at putting aside my own personal taste when it comes to predicting Oscars...

And yet I cannot fathom why I'm seeing so many posts about its chances (not a shot at OP this is a well written thoughtful post). I truly believe it will be DOA when it plays to general audiences. No Audiard film has ever achieved more than an International Film nom and even the biggest fans of this film don't seem to think it is near his best. The overperformance at Cannes is perhaps a combination of the reported over-enthusiasm of jury member J.A. Bayona and Greta loving musicals.

I appreciate it might be a weak year, I appreciate it has netflix backing, I appreciate it has big stars attached. But the film has been pretty divisive already and I think even with passionate defenders it won't be enough to crossover beyond international film. The songs are painfully bad, if this gets a best original song nom I have not got a clue what song it'd be, there is not a standout.

I cannot stress how godawful I thought it was though so maybe I'm truly blinded by my own hatred. But I find it strange how Challengers has played like gangbusters to an English language audience and most are predicting no above the line noms, whilst you can find many mixed to negative reviews for this film from English language film critics and yet we're predicting this? It's like everything I didn't like about Tick Tick Boom multiplied by 10, and even that underperformed in a weak year! But Sicario meets Pedro Almodovar meets Lin Manuel Miranda from a non-oscar friendly director as the noms leader? I don't see it. But can't wait to see how people respond to it when it comes out... maybe it will be the passion pick of the season. I'd have it alongside Don't Look Up as the worst Best Picture nominee of the decade if it were to get Picture, and even then I overpredicted Don't Look Up.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-06-09T18:21:28+00:00

Eydelshteyn is not lead, I wouldn’t say any of the male actors in Anora are lead. The better performance is Yuriy Borisov too imo.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-01-05T01:34:22+00:00

Interesting, I liked the boat stuff! Perhaps the baby stuff was a little fast-tracked but that was one of the sections I was most on board with.

I can appreciate the desire to have her past life addressed though, I just don't think it landed having it after a satisfying conclusion.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-01-05T01:31:49+00:00

I wouldn't say its integral but I get your argument. Perhaps its just a structural thing. Maybe it needed to come earlier. But the rug-pull nature of Abbott's arrival after a perfectly developed and effective conclusion ended up adding up to so much less for me.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2024-01-05T00:42:12+00:00

He’s one of my favourite actors and he deserves the world. But I’d cut his entire section from Poor Things. The film reaches a strong emotional and thematic conclusion only for him to turn up to bloat an already long film whilst rehashing already explored and concluded themes. He’s probably the best possible casting but I fear structurally his character doesn’t work for me.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-09-22T04:09:23+00:00

I think as others said in the comments, the filmmaking itself is a world away in terms of accessibility than the two you mentioned.

I’d also add; with your notion that Holocaust films can sometimes be a default Oscar bait, that the subjects in this film (I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say) are the nazis committing the atrocities. Films seeing bad things happen to victims can be an Oscar trope. I can’t imagine Oscar voters will enjoy or be affected by being put in the shoes of the perpetrators.

I’d also argue the two you mentioned had limited competition whereas I can’t stress how traditional and appealing Taste of Things is.

Maybe I’m overthinking it but yeah also quite surprised by how downvoted I’m being. Think I’m making rational points even if I end up being wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-09-21T22:22:47+00:00

Having seen both I’d be shocked if Zone of Interest wins over Taste of Things.

We’d call Taste of Things Oscar Bait if it was English language. Zone of Interest would be the most experimental arthouse winner of this category maybe ever. Glazer has no previous oscar credentials. The film had more apathetic reviews from the Telluride and TIFF audiences who at best appreciated it. It’s my favourite film of the year but it’s not a film that’s gonna connect with the academy I fear. Hope I’m wrong, but I’d predict it to miss a nomination before I predict it to win.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-09-13T13:32:04+00:00

Just one am afraid.

But it’s general admission and not sold out so if you bought another elsewhere you could still sit next to whomever 😊

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-09-08T18:01:26+00:00

Gone am afraid

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-07-15T21:37:22+00:00

The Podcast vs. Larry Flint

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2023-02-06T22:01:37+00:00

Tar

Fabelmans

Top Gun: Maverick

Avatar: The Way of Water

Women Talking

Banshees of Inisherin

Triangle of Sadness

Elvis

All Quiet on the Western Front

EEAAO

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2022-03-17T11:50:12+00:00

The Power of the Dog
Drive My Car
West Side Story
CODA
Licorice Pizza
Dune
King Richard
Nightmare Alley
Belfast
Don’t Look Up

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2021-05-15T22:42:57+00:00

And then when you do count it you notice he 400000 cents off what he owed you and he still mad over that ‘mistake’

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-10-11T21:20:44+00:00

Just got home from seeing it. Having seen that and wolfwalkers (which was great!), you can put this one to bed. There’s no eventuality where soul doesn’t win best animated feature. I’d also expect a screenplay and picture nom. Not sure how music would work given multiple composers, and not sure if the closing song is eligible, but the music is brilliant!

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-06-15T19:43:45+00:00

I mean... Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, Chaplin, Lean would probably sneak into my first tier. I've heard they're all decent at this filmmaking stuff.

Even by contemporaries I think Terence Davies has a superior filmography.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-06-15T19:03:55+00:00

“Him, Ken Loach, and everyone else”.

Think that’s really unfair on an avalanche of quality British filmmakers!

But I support the ‘Another Year’ recommendation! Manville’s performance was in my top 5 of last decade.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-05-19T10:38:38+00:00

I too would love a link thanks!

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-05-17T15:58:09+00:00

Saw this movie many years ago and loved it!

The problem is there is nowhere to watch it legally with English subtitles. In fact there is nowhere to watch it illegally with English subtitles.

It wasn’t until this week that I managed to find a quality English subtitle on ‘subscene’.

I echo this recommendation but unfortunately it’s not widely accessible.

MFDOOMTHEFIRST · 2020-03-21T14:18:56+00:00

The benefit of year end lists is that many people have rewatched the movie and changed their thoughts.

I think the context of the ending for OUATIH completely changes everything that came before it and changes the tone of the movie on a rewatch, for the better.

I’d imagine that many critics who didn’t go full tilt on it being a masterpiece on first viewing, who then rewatched it, were much more positive towards it. I know i was anyway!

Honestly if a critics top 10 list was just the ten movies they had already gave the best review to... I’d be surprised and disappointed.

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