this is my favorite movie of the year it’s familiar yet fresh, and like Lady Bird, Gerwig’s filmmaking is just so human, that i spent the two hour runtime on the edge of tears or crying - whether out of happiness or sadness masterpiece Looking forward to seeing this soon. Just out of curiousity, wh...

I also saw this yesterday. I give it a solid A- The film was marketed more toward a mainstream audience with the inclusion of the song in the trailers, but this is very much an independent film. The Safdie Brothers use a hand-held camera for most of the film, a lot of close up shots which invokes a ...

Merry Christmas! What is your favorite Christmas movie?

What are Humphrey Bogart's best films?

I've only seen Casablanca.

It's honestly not that depressing of a film, overall. It's actually quite hopeful in a way. The narrative decisions that the director makes is what was so unexpected for me. It is an emotional journey, but I wouldn't classify it as depressing.

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This was incredible, and for me personally, a necessary corrective to Goodfellas. I have been kind of lukewarm on Scorsese in general but I think The Irishman caps off what I would consider his strongest decade - so far.

You have been lukewarm on one of the greatest directors of all-time?

Haven't seen the film yet, going tomorrow. However, from the people I know who have seen it, they have really enjoyed it. Seems like it's almost a guarantee that there is going to be a disconnect between how the critics perceive this film and Star Wars fans/general audiences. It's not that easy to ...

Haven't seen the film yet, going tomorrow. However, from the people I know who have seen it, they have really enjoyed it.

Seems like it's almost a guarantee that there is going to be a disconnect between how the critics perceive this film and Star Wars fans/general audiences.

58% critics, 86% audience. Looks like it could be the opposite of TLJ--if it has enough "fan service" moments it will probably do well with the general audience, similar to Rogue One.

When does the embargo lift?