If laughing when a man kicks a small child in the shin makes one smart and quirky, I think that would describe all of us.

*makes increasingly forceful "penis-in-vagina" hand motions*

Then you'll be able to see Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Paterson, Silence…

He hired Vilmos frickin' Zsigmond for Jersey Girl!

De Palma's story about dealing with Cliff Robertson on the set of Obsession is a contender for my favorite scene of the year.

I, and many critics working here, loved it before the untimely death of its star, so.

"Which of the Twelve Commandments to get rid of?"

Yep, it's Kroll, in only one of two miscalculated comic-relief performances he's given this year (the other being in the muchmuchmuchmuch better Loving).

I get why someone would avoid a movie made by a piece of shit human being, but I feel like actors doing shitty things is not a particularly great reason to avoid a movie. Especially in a case like this, when Kenneth Lonergan is pretty much a saint who genuinely needs the money and success if he wants to make more…

Not quite as funny as The Tree of Life sharing a cinematographer with The Cat in the Hat.

Also, Jena Malone took her one scene in it straight to the bank.

Not that I didn't love Michael Shannon in Nocturnal Animals, but I'd have to share the love between him and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in that movie, maybe only for how thoroughly ATJ caught me off guard with how good his performance was in that.

I saw this at an early free screening, and I guess it technically didn't go below my (very low) expectations, but it was still mighty disappointing seeing something this generic coming from as great a music video director as Garth Jennings. His Son of Rambow is the great, charming "let's put on a show!" movie this…

I adored The Neon Demon, but the one I'm saddest about not making the list is Certain Women.

1. La La Land
2. The Neon Demon
3. O.J.: Made in America
4. Moonlight
5. Everybody Wants Some!!
6. Certain Women
7. Arrival
8. Green Room
9. Jackie
10. Nocturnal Animals

I was expecting the Demy influence in La La Land, but I was not told it contains a musical version of a major sequence in 25th Hour.

Yeah. such highbrow, non-populist choices like the goofy Lonely Island comedy and the movie about the guy who got in trouble for taking his dick out. Go suck an egg.

In which Deadline asks why critics are being such meanie-heads to Collateral Beauty

*slowly walks up stairs to thank SBT*

Also, it's my birthday today (or tomorrow), and I've already gotten the new Bowie box set and have tickets for La La Land tomorrow, so I'll be doing alright I think.