Giovanni

on January 27, 2022 3:12 pm

Please tell me this isn’t the year when a depressing, slow paced revenge movie like The Power of the Dog can win in the face of uplifting films like West Side Story and Licorice Pizza. PThere is no comparison in terms of the directing ability West Side required vs the other films. Tick, Tick… Boom! should also be a shoo in, one of the most moving fils of the year. Hopefully the voters will choose the films that helped to heal us, the ones that packed the biggest emotional punches vs. the ones the critics always seem to favor (like last years Nomadland, another dystopian movie we really didn’t need right now).

Sontag

on January 29, 2022 8:39 am

This is your opinion. I’ve watched all five, and in my opinion, The Power of the Dog is a masterpiece. It’s such a thrilling, sensitive, visually stunning piece of cinema. Of course, it’s for people who are comfortable with ambivalence and mystery, who do not go for obviousness in storytelling. Of the other four, I loved Licorice Pizza and was impressed with Dune’s visual clarity. West Side Story was a disappointment, mostly due to its weak scrip and unwillingness to make further changes to make the film more cinematic (theatre is an ensemble art form, films focus on the protagonist/s). Belfast was absolutely average. So nope, in my opinion, Campion should be honoured for her glorious vision. And I believe she will be.

Anonymous

on January 27, 2022 3:47 pm

I know right? Out of all the BP nominee contenders this year, “Dune,” “West Side Story,” “Tick Tick Boom” and “Belfast” will all be the most remembered than “Power of the Dog.” Can’t wait for WSS to crash Disney+ the moment it arrives on there soon.

Jez

on January 28, 2022 12:28 pm

Free Guy was pretty memorable for an original movie. Why can’t that get in? Don’t have a good day have a great day.

Anonymous

on January 28, 2022 8:36 am

Did no one like The Last Duel???? Loved it! The lost daughter? Unwatchable!!!

JK

on January 28, 2022 1:45 pm

Hahaha you’re just a bunch people with bad taste hahaha Power of the dog and lost daughter are great films, if you can’t deal with regular pace like life then that’s your problem and calling Nomadland dystopian hahaha the ignorance, the film is quite the opposite, just a reflection of today but well again, you’re just a bunch of people with bad taste hahaha

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