This is the thread where we discuss matters pertaining to the detrius that accompanies the "End of the Year AND DECADE in Cinema" -- 2019

National Board of Review kicks off “ok boomer” season:


Best Film: THE IRISHMAN
Best Director: Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Actor: Adam Sandler, UNCUT GEMS
Best Actress: Renée Zellweger, JUDY
Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
Best Supporting Actress: Kathy Bates, RICHARD JEWELL
Best Original Screenplay: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, UNCUT GEMS
Best Adapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian, THE IRISHMAN
Breakthrough Performance: Paul Walter Hauser, RICHARD JEWELL
Best Directorial Debut: Melina Matsoukas, QUEEN & SLIM
Best Animated Feature: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
Best Foreign Language Film: PARASITE
Best Documentary: MAIDEN
Best Ensemble: KNIVES OUT
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Roger Deakins, 1917
NBR Icon Award: Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: FOR SAMA
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: JUST MERCY


Top Films (in alphabetical order)

1917
Dolemite is My Name
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood
Richard Jewell
Uncut Gems
Waves

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)

Atlantics
Invisible Life
Pain and Glory
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Transit

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)

American Factory
Apollo 11
The Black Godfather
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Wrestle

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)

The Farewell
Give Me Liberty
A Hidden Life
Judy
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Midsommar
The Nightingale
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Souvenir
Wild Rose

Good list: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/top-15-movies-2019

Another list with Climax at #1 (hence, better list): https://www.vulture.com/article/best-movies-2019.html

It's time for my annual December "good lord, I have to take a Clint Eastwood movie seriously."

I'm usually wrong (The Mule's politics were more interestingly gnarled than usual).

Some are saying that Jewell is transparently MAGA.

“ok boomer” season:

srsly, is this a trending Irishman slur? cuz its Big Four are all older than that. (Five if you count Thelma S.) Or are they talking about the audience?

No, a slur about NBR being the fustiest of the four "major" crix groups.

OFFICIAL: Beacon Cinema proprietors' best of the decade lists. pic.twitter.com/0aPe5LKKaw

— The Beacon Cinema (@TheBeaconSEA) December 4, 2019

Mountains May Depart is a strong challop, lol.

"With Bo Burnham and Awkwafina, our current path to a celebrated cinema career is lined with crypto-racist rap YouTubes." what?

Good NYFCC mourning!

wd've gone with The Chambermaid

BEST FIRST FILM: Atlantics #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

Guess it didn't win best picture:

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: PARASITE

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

There will be a live reveal of the Film Comment poll at Lincoln Center next week. I would go, but when Parasite comes up #1 I would have to throw peaches at the stage.

I forgot they did that; they turned it into a podcast last year too.

how many critics have peach allergies, I wonder

I can see The Souvenir coming in second on FC

Peaches are delicious. Every time I think about watching a movie, I should do the sensible thing and eat a peach instead.

DARE to keep critics off peaches

FC poll usu top heavy w/ NYFF films, so I think Irishman and Marriage Story are top 5 certainties (possibly 2 and 3).

Peaches are delicious. Every time I think about watching a movie, I should do the sensible thing and eat a peach instead.

― temporarily embarrassed thousandaire (Eric H.),

https://cmbyn-gifs.tumblr.com/post/169502724648/elio-the-peach-requested-by

nonfic: Honeyland
anim: I Lost My Body

both those coming up at MoMA rear-in-review

xp Meh movie

Honeyland, For the Birds and Hail Satan?? all neck and neck for best doc in my mind

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

I raise no protest.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: JOE PESCI FOR "THE IRISHMAN" #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/movies/best-films.html

wish dargis could've pushed give me liberty (her #11) into her top ten, since it's not getting love from any other places, but what can you do?

yay for pesci; i liked irishman a lot and he was absolutely the high point for me

go quiet, win award

he's fine in it yep

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: LAURA DERN FOR "MARRIAGE STORY" AND "LITTLE WOMEN" #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

doubleshot o' Dern

BEST ACTOR: ANTONIO BANDERAS FOR "PAIN AND GLORY" #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

Now is the time to get pumped for another left-field Best Actress winner.

missed seeing that film last Saturday bcz of fucking trains

He's the best part of a film too damn sweet by half.

leftfield like Swinton the Younger?

hoo boy

BEST ACTRESS: LUPITA NYONG'O FOR "US" #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

That's not AS leftfield as I was talking about, but glad for it anyway.

Everything was destined to be a comedown from them awarding Regina Hall last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6FrXELTAMQ

longing for the days when horror was shut out

she was by far the best part about a movie that's otherwise mostly exited my memory

BEST SCREENPLAY: QUENTIN TARANTINO FOR "ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD" #NYFCC

— Falco Ink (@Sidney_Falco) December 4, 2019

hi, Morbs!

hmmm? it saaayz nothing to me about myyyy life.

well it was the best american film of the year

boom

i bet it was a boom, in toddler parlance

take me home, cliff

That’s bop, boomer