bure420 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:29 am No one's mentioned Brisseau's Noce Blanche? That's fucking essential sadboy shit right there

Watched it. What is it you liked about it??

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I've seen 4 very good to excellent Farhadis (Fireworks, Separation, Past and Elly) and one mediocre one (Everyone...). I haven't seen Salesman.
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Lencho_of_the_Apes wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:02 pm Sorry to hear that, I was hoping it might amount to something.

The actors did well. The plot, not so much. It's a weak effort from the normally excellent Farhadi.
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Todos lo saben/Everybody Knows (Farhadi, 2018).

Disappointing. Overlong, overdone and much too soapy, though not a complete waste of time.

6/10
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Everybody Knows (Farhadi, 2018)

Haven't seen any scfz opinions on it yet.
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This is only the second film I've seen by Garrone, but so far no-one shows Italian slum dwellers and low life in as authentic a fashion as he does, barring maybe Pasolini. Feels so real (and sad, repulsive, awful and horribly brutal).

Dogman (Garrone, 2018) 7/10

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Dogman (Matteo Garrone, 2018), thanks to DT mentioning it in their monthly seen-list.
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If I see it, it'll be because my wheelchair's been parked in front of a screen in an aged-care centre, and that's what's playing on it.

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Capernaum (Labaki, 2018) 8/10

Big tears shed by the end of this one, I'm not ashamed to say. These non-professional child actors were amazing.
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Shoplifters (Kore-eda, 2018) 7.5/10
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Ok, got you.

In that case, here are my best 2018s:

1. Burning
2. Roma
3. Cold War
4. Shoplifters
5. The Favourite
6. Buster Scruggs
7. First Reformed

And here's my best film for the total crapfest that is the oscars:

1. Roma
2. The Favourite

redundant post

Hey Flip, for Best Film oscar, are we not confined to picking from just the 8 officially nominated 2019 best film list? In other words, am I free to put Burning and Cold War in my oscars best film list?

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I saw The Favourite and Cold War yesterday at a cinema.

I enjoyed both of them. I think quite a few good films have come out of 2018. Nothing spectacular, but some very well done stuff at least. I've heard good things about Shoplifters. I'll see it soon.
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Latest newish watches

Cold War (Pawlikowski, 2018) 8/10 in a cinema
The Favourite (Lanthimos, 2018) 7 in a cinema
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I'll be adding a few more 2018 films to my list soon. I'm gonna see at least 4 more in the next week or so. I'll probably publish my final 2018 ranked list at the end of March.
Especially looking forward to seeing The Favourite, Cold War, Shoplifters.
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Latest newish watches:


Widows (McQueen, 2018) 6.9
Ted - Show Me Love (Holm, 2018) 6.9
L'amant d'un jour (Garrel, 2017) 5.8

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I've been home for two weeks after a month in Europe and it's only now that I'm getting back to my old routine. I hardly saw anything new in all this time, except for Lee's BURNING (2018) the other week on the big screen (as part of a current local film festival). My, I was so impressed by it, and i...

Director George A. Romero with his cast on the set of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD:



I love the disconnect between the film itself and this bunch of cheerful people.

My entry into 2019: Currently watching Elizabeth R (BBC, 1971), with the mighty Glenda Jackson playing lead. Fearless, fearsome and strong, such a commanding voice and presence. https://i.pinimg.com/750x/59/2a/a4/592aa4a295796efd90816f118fb79cf2.jpg and, for contrast, Russian Doll , which premiered ...

Mary Queen of Scots (Rourke, 2018).

Loved it. The intrigue, the savagery, the rivalry, dark castles and windswept hills. And Saoirse Ronan is my queen. 7/10

I saw the trailer for Green Book and I already know I'm definitely not watching it. They're still making films like this?? And they're still nominating them for all kinds of awards??

I like it!