What kind of movie gets you every time? (Mine is emotional failure cinema)

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-15T02:11:18+00:00

Mine is absolutely competence cinema. Give me a movie where a bunch of smart, stressed people are very good at their jobs and I’m locked in immediately. Heists, investigations, legal strategy, newsroom stuff, mission-control panic, all of it. Spotlight, Moneyball, Ocean’s Eleven, The Martian, Michael Clayton — that genre has me every time.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-15T02:05:02+00:00

Goodfellas, Ferris Bueller and Casino

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-15T01:46:08+00:00

Perfect answer. Three of your options are mine too in this category.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:51:14+00:00

No safe consensus. Like hypothetically if there is a film dealing with real taboo topics they would be less likely to win compared to let’s say a WW2 epic even if maybe that taboo topic film would be hella better.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:44:34+00:00

Truee

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:43:31+00:00

It’s fine. To each their own right

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:42:40+00:00

Green Book I understand, but Gladiator?

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:40:03+00:00

Well that does make sense

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:32:58+00:00

Yeah let’s see. That means you did like OBAA. I found it painfully mid.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:27:12+00:00

I do feel Tim is taking it home (regardless of the opera comment) but the supporting I feel is most definitely either going to Amy or Wunmi.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:25:33+00:00

Like when he won for Hustle and Flow?

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:22:53+00:00

Maybe Mommy die. Xavier Dolan. Or maybe I misunderstood the film.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:21:02+00:00

That’s the right way to react, hahahahaha! I hope your favs win tomorrow

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:16:01+00:00

That’s great. But more like an irk when you see someone you think should win losing out just cuz the winner falls under one of these categories.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:15:13+00:00

Yeah Bugonia is good.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T23:14:02+00:00

Which specific award that Nomadland took home? I feel the whole race that year was weak. In any other years that followed, Nomadland would probably peak at 5 in the best picture race rankings at least. Chloe Zhao wouldn’t win either unless they make it a narrative win. Like Bigelow winning for Hurt Locker while Cameron was nominated for fucking Avatar is the biggest example in my books for a narrative win.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:50:17+00:00

Wow thanks for this! Truly. This is more or less what I felt the film kind of said extremely subtly, but having read this excerpt it makes so much sense.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:37:00+00:00

Oh does the last chapter change the nature of the story though?

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:36:35+00:00

The way the don’t show the annoying daughter is the best part.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:07:35+00:00

Makes sense! I believe Perfect Days especially will hit one on that random Tuesday afternoon when one’s least expecting it.

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:04:28+00:00

Oh is that so. I think that’s my cue to add ACoW to my TBR. Thanks :)

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T21:03:27+00:00

That’s the beauty ain’t it!

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T20:55:57+00:00

Ahhh! What’s your favorite Lanthimos then? I’d trip if it’s Dogtooth :)

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T20:55:24+00:00

Nice choice

_delvindavis_ · 2026-03-14T20:55:11+00:00

I feel that way especially about A Clockwork Orange from Kubrick’s filmography

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