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“If there’s subgenre of prestige filmmaking I’d happily never have to see again, it’s the feel-good movie about racism. It’s your movies like The Help, Driving Miss Daisy, the types that orientate the narrative about America’s racial strife around good hearted white liberals that solve the issue for the thankful black characters. Or, even more common and insidious, is the narrative of the redemptive white racist learning the error of their ways through the patience and friendship of a saintly black figure. Behold Green Book, the latest entry in the middle-class white liberal’s favorite movie of the year. I mean, here’s a film where the white main character argues that he’s blacker than the actual black character, and we’re supposed to see this as a growing moment for ” read more
Great, another shit-ass year. (74 movies items)"2.2 Peter Farrelly, 2018 Probably the least I've ever actually looked at the screen during a film. There was nothing to miss. The epitome of whatever. "
Movies - Watched in 2019 (31 movies items)"directed by Peter Farrelly USA 2018 Biography, Comedy, Drama "
Movies Watched in 2019 (225 movies items)"January 29th Directed by: Peter Farrelly Is this where we are in 2019? A Peter Farrelly movie is Oscar nominated? Good lord. Just because this is an Academy Award nominated film doesn't mean it doesn't play out like a Farrelly brothers movie, it has all the same beats for the most part. This screenplay honestly reads like someone with really low intelligence adapting a book. Which is what it is, isn't it? It's not really bad, it's perfectly enjoyable when you get around Viggo Mortensen's absur"
Films watched in 2019
Best Actor Oscar Nominees-The 2010's
Final 2019 Oscar Predictions (21 movies items)"1.Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara- The FavouriteIt hasn't won anything yet, but Davis and McNamara's script still feels like the most likely nominee here. 2.Alfonso Cuarón- RomaLock. 3.Adam McKay- ViceDespite the mixed/positive response for the film, it's been a hit everywhere it's needed to be, including the screenplay categories. Not a lock by any means (#1 and #2 are the only contenders that can take that distinction), but the precursor love, as well as fellow contender Green Book's issues"
Leffalista 2019
2018 Movies Ranked
Movies Watched in 2019 (15 movies items)"January 10th- This movie is fantastic, great acting. But I have to dock points for the writer controversy and everything surrounding it."
My Wife's Favorite Films of 2018
Preliminary 2018 Academy Awards Predictions (21 movies items)"1.Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara- The FavouriteSparing a pun here, Davis and McNamara's witty and freewheeling script is in the top spot, for the moment. 2.Alfonso Cuarón- RomaLocked in for a nomination, could contend for the prize (it'll need it to win BP). 3.Adam McKay- ViceNot quite a lock just yet, but the last time McKay wrote a script he won an Oscar. With Vice catching heat at just the right time, I expect to see McKay back in the race. 4.Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie and Pete"
