Oscar voter here and I’ve seen them all (I had to in order to vote - new rule this year - we have to actually watch all the films!! Imagine that!) my favorite hands down was Hamnet and that was a film I was dreading because I have two boys and kids dying in films is, well, hard. But it was so masterfully directed and beautifully performed, my husband and I cried the whole time but also were in awe of the skill and storytelling. The rest in order are One Battle, Sinners, Sentimental Value, Secret Agent (I think you might like both of these). Didn’t care for Marty Supreme.
I totally agree with your movie takes, Brian! Except I did really love Frankenstein. I thought OBAA was over-praised. Sinners is incredible and I agree #1. Really enjoyed Marty Supreme too.
Have not seen all of them, but I did see Hamnet several times. It moved me in a way that I haven’t felt in a long time. So that one is my favorite contender but again, I haven’t seen them all.
I saw three of them: Hamnet, OBAA, and Marty Supreme. My favorite was Hamnet. The actors were just completely and incredibly magnificent and perfect!!! I'm not usually drawn to costume dramas and such, but this one—wow—it pierced my heart and soul!!! There was so much humanity in every glance, every gesture, every scene! I really liked OBAA for many reasons (the actors, the importance of the message, and the look at the complexity of the US, even if it was caricatured), and I liked Marty Supreme a little less because it makes me nervous when I see people making all the wrong decisions! ;-) Even though Timothée Chalamet is excellent in it!!!
I saw both Hamnet and Marty Supreme and didn't love either one. Half way through Marty Supreme, I thought, this is just Uncut Gems, but set in the 1950s. There was one obstacle after another thrown in to keep the action moving but it felt like gratuitous violence to me that the movie just steamrolls past without any view to the consequences. I wasn't 100% sure that the same person was behind both uncut gems and marty supreme until looking it up afterwards.
it seems that the filmmaker is enamored of these enclosed worlds but especially so the violence in them. Also seems like the filmmaker does not have new ideas if the story line was so similar in both movies. I don;t get the fascination with violence or the reliance on it for the madcap vibe without attention to its consequences. I am afraid Sinners may also be quite violent but would like to see it anyway.
Oscar voter here and I’ve seen them all (I had to in order to vote - new rule this year - we have to actually watch all the films!! Imagine that!) my favorite hands down was Hamnet and that was a film I was dreading because I have two boys and kids dying in films is, well, hard. But it was so masterfully directed and beautifully performed, my husband and I cried the whole time but also were in awe of the skill and storytelling. The rest in order are One Battle, Sinners, Sentimental Value, Secret Agent (I think you might like both of these). Didn’t care for Marty Supreme.
I totally agree with your movie takes, Brian! Except I did really love Frankenstein. I thought OBAA was over-praised. Sinners is incredible and I agree #1. Really enjoyed Marty Supreme too.
As for your poll, it seems to be that midweek might be better, but I have found substacks are a slow build, hopefully you will get more response soon.
Have not seen all of them, but I did see Hamnet several times. It moved me in a way that I haven’t felt in a long time. So that one is my favorite contender but again, I haven’t seen them all.
I saw three of them: Hamnet, OBAA, and Marty Supreme. My favorite was Hamnet. The actors were just completely and incredibly magnificent and perfect!!! I'm not usually drawn to costume dramas and such, but this one—wow—it pierced my heart and soul!!! There was so much humanity in every glance, every gesture, every scene! I really liked OBAA for many reasons (the actors, the importance of the message, and the look at the complexity of the US, even if it was caricatured), and I liked Marty Supreme a little less because it makes me nervous when I see people making all the wrong decisions! ;-) Even though Timothée Chalamet is excellent in it!!!
I saw both Hamnet and Marty Supreme and didn't love either one. Half way through Marty Supreme, I thought, this is just Uncut Gems, but set in the 1950s. There was one obstacle after another thrown in to keep the action moving but it felt like gratuitous violence to me that the movie just steamrolls past without any view to the consequences. I wasn't 100% sure that the same person was behind both uncut gems and marty supreme until looking it up afterwards.
it seems that the filmmaker is enamored of these enclosed worlds but especially so the violence in them. Also seems like the filmmaker does not have new ideas if the story line was so similar in both movies. I don;t get the fascination with violence or the reliance on it for the madcap vibe without attention to its consequences. I am afraid Sinners may also be quite violent but would like to see it anyway.