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ProverbBaelish:
Only 4 films deserved best picture nominations there compared to the movies that came out this year
Dune Part Two
I'm still here
The Substance
The Brutalist

The movies that were totally snubbed
Nosferatu
A Different Man
Ghostlight
All we imagine as light
Flow
Furiosa

abduleez1:
Where did you see All We Imagine As Light and I'm Still Here to watch??

I've been looking for those movies to watch and The Secret of A Sacred Fig.

For me I don't buy the FLOW hype. THE WILD ROBOT is a decidedly better movie for me— in many aspects. I just feel this is the Academy trying to look original especially with it being from an Indie studio. Especially judging from their very shitty nominations and wins this year. It's a win that win probably placate millions and draw peeps to their side.... claiming cinema WON.

MJBOLT:

Wrath of man, still a solid movie.

abduleez1:
As soon as I saw one article whether it's from THR or Variety I can't remember tipping him to win the Best Director award even ahead of Edward Berger and stating their reasons I knew it was over and this year's Oscars would probably go on as one of the most hated.

Apparently, Sean Baker has many Hollywood friends and true to form, Hollywood voters mostly vote who they like FIRST.

Despite really enjoying the film, I no see wetin the guy do to warrant a Best Picture nod or even director at that. 🤷🏽‍♂️
We were too focused on EMILIA PEREZ we didn't know ANORA took momentum.

Well, just like I predicted, I already said it that Demi Moore was NOT winning any award for The Substance work. I don first tell Una say Academy no send horror. Due to the universal acclaim, just like I predicted it got nominations but no MAJOR awards.

CBM was a brutal fight for concessions and the massive fandom with the genre to even win any major awards from that group, but you see this horror genre— na here dem go die put.

abduleez1:
Nickel Boys......7/10

Being one of the few watches I quickly snagged before the Academy Award proper.... I'd say this is not as earlier hyped by award season as one of the Best Films of the year.

It's a good movie but its incredibly niche and I somewhat feel a major reason this was included as Best Picture and in awards chat is mainly because of the racism topic and the political undertones.

It's a brutal tale into the systemic racism happening in an American reformatory school in Southern USA Jim Crow era.
I didn't really like it's excessive use of POV cinematography. Sure, it's a narrative choice prolly to drive the suspense but it's overuse left a sour taste in my mouth.

It's what I'd say the perfect awards bait.

Was it good? Yes. Is it Best Picture quality? I'd say no. Would easily have replaced it with NOSFERATU.

PrinceofAgoAre:
Ia this really from Spartacus??



Cc abduleez1

PrinceofAgoAre:
Ia this really from Spartacus??



Cc abduleez1

DOyaskii:
Omooo i heard people complaining about the POV style cinematography and I just refused to take the bait....was it that distracting?

PrinceofAgoAre:
Ia this really from Spartacus??



Cc abdul1

DOyaskii:
Sean Baker na industry plant o. Emilia Pèrez was truly set for a clean sweep bro before Karla Sofía Gascón hit self destruct, Anora was the next obvious choice and NEON went on an insane campaign for it!, and those decisions were last minute, and the wins doesn't look organic, absolutely no way Mikey Madison performance was better than Demi Moore's, it doesn't even make sense but it is what it is.

We have established here, that certain genre will never be considered for Oscars on a serious level, except the movie was overwhelmingly good. Heath Ledger winning as "The Joker" was even surprising tbf, and i can't shake this uncanny feeling that they awarded him cuz emotional guilt with him passing away.

Bro, actually happy NEON are getting this win tho, i like what the studio are doing lately with Indie and arthouse flicks, it's like what A24 was doing when they first started out, and what made us love them, their distribution is top notch, unlike A24 lately.

Baddestguyp:
Lust, Caution (2007)



The erôtic scenes in this movie were very explicit...


Synopsis:
Lust, Caution is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by the puppet government led by Wang Jingwei. The film depicts a group of Chinese university students from the University of Hong Kong who plot to eliminate a high-ranking special agent and recruiter working for the puppet government by luring him into a honey trap. The film is generally accepted to be based on the historical event of Chinese spy Zheng Pingru

Baddestguyp:
Lust, Caution (2007)



The erôtic scenes in this movie were very explicit...


Synopsis:
Lust, Caution is set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when the city was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by the puppet government led by Wang Jingwei. The film depicts a group of Chinese university students from the University of Hong Kong who plot to eliminate a high-ranking special agent and recruiter working for the puppet government by luring him into a honey trap. The film is generally accepted to be based on the historical event of Chinese spy Zheng Pingru

abduleez1:
How many explicit this one explicit?? 🙄🙄 Or you're just talking about Chinese standards.

armadeo:
The substance.

Not a fan of any sort of horror but I watched this in morbid fascination and disgust.

Still I couldn't stop watching. Like seeing a snake swallow live prey it's horrifying yet you can't but look.

Abdul would have got some eye candy on this one .

All in all I see why the movie made raves it's very good.

9/10 still disgusted

geoworldedu:
Man, are you not supposed to be dead by now?


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