Best Film Lists

[silverscreenselect]

It's December so the Best of Lists are out from various critics groups. (Asterisk by those I've seen so far):

American Film Institute

Anora*
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave*
Dune: Part Two*
Emilia Perez
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain*
Sing Sing*
Wicked*

National Board of Review

Anora*
Babygirl
A Complete Unknown
Conclave*
Furiosa*
Gladiator II*
Juror #2*
Queer
A Real Pain*
Sing Sing*
Wicked* (Named Best Film)

A couple of these have interesting details. The Brutalist is a 3 1/2 hour film with an intermission about a Jewish European architect (Adrien Brody) who comes to America after World War II and gradually works his way up to larger scale projects. Emilia Perez is a Spanish language musical (currently on Netflix) about a Mexican cartel leader who wants to get out of the business in more ways than one. He fakes his own death and then transitions into a female. A Spanish trans actress plays both parts. Others in the cast include Zoe Saldana as the lawyer who helps with the deception and a very well-reviewed Selena Gomez as the cartel leader's unsuspecting wife.

[BackInTex]

I've seen Wicked.

I want to see Juror 2, based on your recommendation. Gladiator as well. The others can wait until they are available on one of the too many streaming services I now subscribe to.

I almost created a new bored word: twoo

I think it a good word. It works in all cases.

[Bob Juch]

I've seen Wicked.

I want to see Juror 2, based on your recommendation. Gladiator as well. The others can wait until they are available on one of the too many streaming services I now subscribe to.

I almost created a new bored word: twoo

I think it a good word. It works in all cases.

Madeline Kahn, "It's twoo, it's twoo!"

[danielh41]

What, Megalopolis didn't make any of those lists? (I'm kidding, of course. Megalopolis was in incoherent mess.)

[BackInTex]

Juror # 2 is now streaming on Max. We will watch it over the holidays.