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  1. 3 hours ago, Robin Masters said:

    Absolutely. And I'd love to hear, is it just me or are others noticing a decline in the number of what they consider "great" movies?
    Looking at just the best picture nominees my greatness count peaked in the 1990s. Decline began in the 2000's and really dropped the last 8 years. Going back further 80s were less than the 90s, 70s more than the 80's, 60s and 50s down but still more than the 2000s. I'm 47, so the peak for me happened in my late 20s to early 30s. Is it my age?

    If I'm channel surfing I'm gonna stop and watch Road House, Smokey and the Bandit, etc. every time. But they're not GREAT movies. (Point Break is though) Revenent to me, meh. It's sooo beautiful, incredible cinematography, shot with available light, but the story, meh. Same with Mad Max. Visually engaging, but overall ehhh.

    Wolf of Wall Street, meh. The first time Scorsese did this movie, Goodfellas, it made my great list. Even the 2nd time he did it, Casino, is close. But, now it's just formulaic as hell. Yeah I'm gonna stop surfing and watch it, titties and some great lines but not great level movie. And this is why I wonder if it's me getting old. If you're younger and haven't seen Goodfellas and Casino, then Wolf might be great.

     

    Counter points:

    1) 2007 was a superb year for "great" movies, with Zodiac not even getting a Best Picture nomination, and I consider three movies that year to be bonafide modern classics: Zodiac, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood.  I could write a think or three on the brilliance of No Country/Coen's/Cormac's vision of the "death of the West", as captured so achingly beautifully by Tommy Lee's closing monologue. Best Picture is subjective, just like everything else when it comes to taste. Remember, Paul Haggis has a Best Picture statue for fucking Crash.

    2) Children of Men is about as good of a modern sci-fi movie you can ask for, with some of the best technical cinematography this century.  It's a terrific film, strong on narrative, cinematography, acting, errthing. It's great.

    3) In the last five years, I'd feel comfortable calling these films "great": Arrival, La La Land, Moonlight, Inside Out, Spotlight, Boyhood

    4) Since 2000, great movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Mulholland Dr., City of God, The Lives of Others, Sideways, Lost In Translation, Spirited Away, Memento, 

    5) There are some sneaky-good films out there I'd hesitate to define as great but are damn good and signal a future for great filmmaking: Whiplash, Her, The Nice Guys, The Florida Project, Hell or High Water, Wind River

    tl;dr: movies are still pretty damn good

  2. 1 hour ago, RCRanger03 said:

    The first season was a trip, better than any of the netflix marvel shows

    One of the more inventive seasons of a modern show I've seen, along with Westworld S1, The Leftovers S3 and The Good Place S1.  Total mind trip and an earnest exploration of mental illness. 

  3. Really looking forward to this one.  The first season was an absolute feast for the eyes and had a strikingly original narrative structure.  Also had one of my favorite guest starring roles in recent memory and the best music sequence this side of The Americans.  It's unlike any show on TV right now. Here's the Season 2 trailer (major spoilers):

     

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  4. "Last season, the group was at its best on running plays involving movement such as counters; this spring, they’re being asked to displace people more often and hold blocks longer in pass protection."

    We know how this ends: spread offense previously relying heavily on counter run plays switches to under-center pro-style run game without the needed personnel. 

  5. One of my favorite scenes in the entire run was S4’s lunch between Bodie and McNulty.  Great microcosm for the show’s excellent nuance between cops and criminals. 

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