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I could've watched an eight-hour cut of NG.

I adored it. Maybe could have done with more meetings.

if I have the chance I'd ask students to watch it and F is for Fake for essay assignment.

one of many i missed :(

had NG 17th; a hair less compelling than At Berkeley for me

I listed it pretty high, but three was fine. I liked At Berkeley better.

i think i've seen 82 about new films from '14, and Snowpiercer is among the ten worst.

― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Monday, February 23, 2015 5:53 PM (17 minutes ago)

count yourself lucky. i've seen just north of 70, and it's among the better half. just barely though.

Alright, realised that there is no 21 because 20 is a two way tie, so I'll hold off on those until tomorrow. Here's the final one for the evening.

22. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (130 pts. 6 votes)

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too high

aka the voters

nah, that seems about right. was my #22 on the strength of the camerawork, music & performances.

it's prob not gonna place but i wanna say again how much everyone should see The Overnighters; easily a top film of the year.
Vic and Flo was quite good though it's not a movie you want to watch at midnight with your mother.

Midnight With Your Mother sounds like the title of the next Denis Cote (or perhaps Xavier Dolan) film.

long as it's not louis malle

The Europeans are wide awake now..

enjoying this weird-paced, artsy rollout

Yeah! Wide awake! I've actually had way too much coffee already. I apologize in advance for my behaviour when either Stray Dogs or Boyhood shows up.

Actually, it was probably smart to post Birdman while we snobbish Europeans were asleep. By far the worst film I didn't see this year.

Hello Euros. We'll start in a moment.

(Tie) 20. The Immigrant (134 pts. 5 votes)

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the immigrant looks crazy predictable and very pearl clutchy, lace rending. i really need to see this?

too low

Cotillard the weakest thing in it, but only because meek passive suffering roles drive me crazy. Otherwise the movie's masterfully paced and photographed. James Gray one of the best American directors.

I wasn't blown away by it but between this and Two Lovers I finally understand the Gray partisans where I couldn't before.

Cotillard looks so much like she has stepped out of a b/w glamour photo of that era.

(Tie) 20. The LEGO Movie (134 pts. 7 votes)

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Oh man, that was my best hope for a passable #1 :(

Third one I voted for, after Force Majeure and National Gallery.

Only thing I voted for to show up at this halfway point is the Ebert film. Only other one I've seen so far is Vic + Flo. The Strange Little Cat, Force Majeure, Love is Strange, The Babadook, The Immigrant and, what the hell, Birdman all on my to-see list though.

19. Calvary (137 pts. 6 votes)

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Yeah that's about what I thought.

18. Norte, The End of History (139 pts. 4 votes 2 #1)

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calvary is the movie i wish martin mcdonagh had made after in bruges instead of seven psychopaths, but hey thats what brother directors with similar worldviews are for i suppose

We kinda wanted to watch that but we will need to clear 4 hours. Worth it, I trust (Norte)

Heh, yeah Norte! Voted for the two other Diaz I saw this year - I liked both more - but at least one of those will prob get wider release this year, so it was pretty dumb all in all. Glad to see it made it anyway.

in my top three

I watched in two uneven chunks.

had to watch Winter Sleep in two sessions, long films are tough for late night boozing viewers.

I thought Calvary was ok, a bit flimsy and over-reliant on Gleeson's charm and skills.

Glad to see Calvary here, I didnt expect it to place.

The Lego Movie felt like mainlining Fanta

I'm guessing Morbs isn't around so it's safe to start the next tie.

(Tie) 16. Guardians of the Galaxy (150 pts. 7 votes)

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Was gonna make a point about notre outranking Lego, but now never mind.

(Tie) 16. Mr. Turner (150 pts. 8 votes)

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Calvary was made for the bottom end of my ballot, the clever lines in it are all really stupid & the very worst of them ("that's a startling opening line" "what's that - irony?"; "how's that for a 3rd act revelation" &c) recalls the crimes of the writer's worthless piece of shit brother but there's a lot of funny dialogue in it & gleeson is so good that I'd have felt wrong leaving it out

I saw it with a friend who absolutely hated its portentousness & the cartoonish malevolence of the townsfolk, but I often enjoy that kind of silliness

pretty sure John Michael McDonagh is even more of a worthless piece of shit than Martin

but it's close. Very close

If he's produced anything as shit as slevin psychopaths I'd like to know so I can kill it on sight

It didn't satisfy me like Topsy Turvy but Mr Turner has some of Leigh's best work.

I think I need to go back and watch it without mentally comparing it to Topsy Turvy. Which is a silly thing to do anyway

15. Winter Sleep (155 pts. 6 votes 1 #1)

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too high.