In other news (apolitical thread)...

[betarhoalphadelta]

I was critical of his name-calling.

I, too, thought his name calling was uncouth.

But he wasn't being political. You brought that in.

[FearlessF]

I was critical of his name-calling.

so, you called him a snowflake?

[OrangeAfroMan]

I, too, thought his name calling was uncouth.

But he wasn't being political. You brought that in.

So because I'm not a politician, it's cool?  Brilliant.

[betarhoalphadelta]

so, you called him a snowflake?

The snowflake post wasn't deleted. The one that was, was political.

So because I'm not a politician, it's cool?  Brilliant.

Nobody said it's cool. You're a big boy. Defend yourself. 

Bring politics into it, though, and:

Any post mods deem political will be summarily deleted.

And that's what you did.

[FearlessF]

[ELA]

Saw the movie “Nickel Boys.” A little extra artsy style and really sad but overall a pretty good flick.

I always watch as many of the Oscar nominees as I can.  frequently they actually know what they are talking about, and there are a couple of movies that I otherwise have little interest in watching that I really enjoy.  but their whole thing in doubling the nominees was about at least acknowledging some more mainstream movies. That lasted like 2 years, and now we just have 10 art house flicks.  And I like a good indie movie, but let's also acknowledge that there are some good big budget movies.  This might be the most let down ive been. 

I enjoyed A Real Pain.  But thats a lot of Jesse Eisenberg.  He wrote, driected and starred in it.  it's hard to escape into that much neuroses.  But whichever Culken was in it was brilliant.  Conclave was well set up, but couldnt stick the landing.  Emilia Perez shouldnt have been a musical.  The music is terrible in my opinion, and every time seemed a scene turned into a song, it lost me.  And I am all in on a good musical.  I Saw Wicked with my family in the theater, and I really enjoyed it, but I have a hard time viewing it as anything other than an adaptation of a musical I already liked

[Cincydawg]

My ex loved award shows, she'd insist on seeing movies nominated etc.  I think that further turned me off the whole concept.  Of course, I rather dislike "rankings" of stuff in general.  I have not seen a movie in a theater in over a decade, and then my wife wanted to see "100 Step Journey", which I liked.  The "alternate reality" thing is, I suspect, about to take over in a major way, some will recede into it nearly full time.

[bayareabadger]

I always watch as many of the Oscar nominees as I can.  frequently they actually know what they are talking about, and there are a couple of movies that I otherwise have little interest in watching that I really enjoy.  but their whole thing in doubling the nominees was about at least acknowledging some more mainstream movies. That lasted like 2 years, and now we just have 10 art house flicks.  And I like a good indie movie, but let's also acknowledge that there are some good big budget movies.  This might be the most let down ive been.

I enjoyed A Real Pain.  But thats a lot of Jesse Eisenberg.  He wrote, driected and starred in it.  it's hard to escape into that much neuroses.  But whichever Culken was in it was brilliant.  Conclave was well set up, but couldnt stick the landing.  Emilia Perez shouldnt have been a musical.  The music is terrible in my opinion, and every time seemed a scene turned into a song, it lost me.  And I am all in on a good musical.  I Saw Wicked with my family in the theater, and I really enjoyed it, but I have a hard time viewing it as anything other than an adaptation of a musical I already liked

I was thinking about that and to a degree, I wonder how much of that is reliant on certain higher end films hitting.

Like I looked at the top box office movies. You’re talking Twisters, Beatlejuice Beatlejuice, Gladiator II, Bob Marley: One Love, Civil War, Furiosa, Challengers and Nosferatu as the top 40 movies that could maybe be considered. And the last one was moderately arthouse, anyway.

Not a lot of there there. Three sequels that range from fine to not great at the top. A biopic no one saw. An alternate history that is simultaneously political and anti-political. Another decent sequel. Challengers and then an artsy movie.

(The Conclave thing is weird because it’s apparently Based on a book that was written in the mid 2010s. So they were boxed in a little to that whatever twist ending).

[ELA]

I was thinking about that and to a degree, I wonder how much of that is reliant on certain higher end films hitting.

Like I looked at the top box office movies. You’re talking Twisters, Beatlejuice Beatlejuice, Gladiator II, Bob Marley: One Love, Civil War, Furiosa, Challengers and Nosferatu as the top 40 movies that could maybe be considered. And the last one was moderately arthouse, anyway.

Not a lot of there there. Three sequels that range from fine to not great at the top. A biopic no one saw. An alternate history that is simultaneously political and anti-political. Another decent sequel. Challengers and then an artsy movie.

(The Conclave thing is weird because it’s apparently Based on a book that was written in the mid 2010s. So they were boxed in a little to that whatever twist ending).

Yeah, in general the bigger box office movies being existing IP sequels aka comic book moves, is certainly an issue.

[jgvol]

Yeah, in general the bigger box office movies being existing IP sequels aka comic book moves, is certainly an issue.

I had enough of the superhero BS by the mid-2000's.

People need to grow up.

[jgvol]

r.e. --- Oscar nominated movies (Best Picture)

I love movies, though obviously not a professional critic ---

I used try to watch most of the yearly nominated films, and my take is ---- a few are outstanding, a few are predictable noms of some virtue signaling cause (that are not very good, and not my taste), and a few that are shockingly bad, to the point of being unwatchable.

But, I'm just a caveman, so.....

[betarhoalphadelta]

I had enough of the superhero BS by the mid-2000's.

People need to grow up.

I saw an article (or something) about movies a long while ago. The rise of action movies is largely due to the fact that they play REALLY well internationally, because action movies translate cross-culturally very easily. There's no nuance. 

Compared to comedies, which translate VERY poorly. Especially anything involving any sense of wordplay, which might not come through at all. 

China+India is a combined market of over 2.5B people, far larger than the US and Europe combined. 

So shitty action (and superhero) movies keep getting made because they make the studios LOTS of money, and a huge portion of that pie comes from the international audience. 

[jgvol]

I saw an article (or something) about movies a long while ago. The rise of action movies is largely due to the fact that they play REALLY well internationally, because action movies translate cross-culturally very easily. There's no nuance.

Compared to comedies, which translate VERY poorly. Especially anything involving any sense of wordplay, which might not come through at all.

China+India is a combined market of over 2.5B people, far larger than the US and Europe combined.

So shitty action (and superhero) movies keep getting made because they make the studios LOTS of money, and a huge portion of that pie comes from the international audience.

I get that, and it makes perfect sense.

But, I also don't remember the movie studios struggling when they made quality films, either.  Can they do both?  Give the thinking man a bone to chew on.  Sheesh.

Are we just full go money grab now?  I suppose I shouldn't be shocked.

[FearlessF]

just full go money grab seems to be working well for college football