The top of the charts offers another wide range of experiences, though three films, including the best of the best, deal sympathetically with women in high-stress situations.
Did I thank you for this feature after part 1? If not, I thank you now.
As happens, I'm getting older and losing touch with pop culture, and my engagement with Film Discourse is pretty minimal compared to what it was in my youth. For years, all I've heard is, "All they make anymore is Marvel movies and then a couple of biopics for Oscar time." And I saw how much everyone flipped for Barbenheimer---"HEY EVERYBODY THERE ARE *TWO* MOVIES", as if it didn't used to be the norm for a handful of interesting movies to come out every week. I guess to some degree I bought the hype that there literally weren't any old-fashioned movies anymore. So it's good to hear that this is a bit of an exaggeration.
I love the Metacritic aspect (and mourn the old design) so i would love if you kept it even if i understand why you'd wanna drop it. BLUE JEAN - as much as I think it is the best film of the year at the moment - hit for me at a very specific point in time when the news was happening, but I think i also tend to generally be sort of forgiving of lapses in logic, plot predictability, etc.
God, I think we're not two redesigns away from the good Metacritic design.
Anyway, I'm glad you like BLUE JEAN as much as you do. One strength is that it certainly is steeped in the period in every regard-- the look, the tone, how the characters behave, etc. Really locks into a specific culture of fear.
Miss the actual reports as well instead of the damn photo lists.
And not to be all "you didn't understand it!!!" etc (couldn't think of a better phrase atm) but I think BLUE JEAN hit a lot harder as a gay man who knew a couple lesbian teachers in high school. That and the tightening legislation i kept thinking about. The moral dilemma felt novel to me as well but granted it may have been done elsewhere. Glad you agree it's assured though, Georgia Oakley and Rosy McEwan both are ones to watch.
So yeah it's been a bit of a rough yeah, huh?
Did I thank you for this feature after part 1? If not, I thank you now.
As happens, I'm getting older and losing touch with pop culture, and my engagement with Film Discourse is pretty minimal compared to what it was in my youth. For years, all I've heard is, "All they make anymore is Marvel movies and then a couple of biopics for Oscar time." And I saw how much everyone flipped for Barbenheimer---"HEY EVERYBODY THERE ARE *TWO* MOVIES", as if it didn't used to be the norm for a handful of interesting movies to come out every week. I guess to some degree I bought the hype that there literally weren't any old-fashioned movies anymore. So it's good to hear that this is a bit of an exaggeration.
Thanks, George! Lots of gems among these ten for sure.
I used to be with it, movie-wise, I think, but I have not even heard of a single one of this top ten.
I love the Metacritic aspect (and mourn the old design) so i would love if you kept it even if i understand why you'd wanna drop it. BLUE JEAN - as much as I think it is the best film of the year at the moment - hit for me at a very specific point in time when the news was happening, but I think i also tend to generally be sort of forgiving of lapses in logic, plot predictability, etc.
God, I think we're not two redesigns away from the good Metacritic design.
Anyway, I'm glad you like BLUE JEAN as much as you do. One strength is that it certainly is steeped in the period in every regard-- the look, the tone, how the characters behave, etc. Really locks into a specific culture of fear.
Miss the actual reports as well instead of the damn photo lists.
And not to be all "you didn't understand it!!!" etc (couldn't think of a better phrase atm) but I think BLUE JEAN hit a lot harder as a gay man who knew a couple lesbian teachers in high school. That and the tightening legislation i kept thinking about. The moral dilemma felt novel to me as well but granted it may have been done elsewhere. Glad you agree it's assured though, Georgia Oakley and Rosy McEwan both are ones to watch.