I wish they’d just pour a lot of money into a beautifully hand-animated version. This looks... not so good.

I agree, that’s not good. I don’t remember that sticking out as badly in the film as when I read it. I still think the expository nature of the dialogue fits the characters; although I’m not going to bat with how well those characters are defined (they’re not, and probably by design). I thought the whole film was…

Well, the characters were supposed to be scientists. If you’ve hung around scientists (which maybe you have, dunno) but that’s kind of what they do; I’d argue that most are even more pedantic. What I didn’t buy was Natalie Portman also being a marine. But yeah. I actually thought Ex Machina was less mysterious, and…

Am I the only one who really dug Dog Eat Dog? Holy shit, not a perfect movie by any means, but just go for broke and bizarre but still kind of amazing. 

Definitely. I’m really glad they left out obvious crowd pleasing movies; it helps when I’ve found those movies pretty empty.

I guess it shows how little I’ve cared about films this year when I’ve only seen three on this list. But unlike the music lists, this one seems really interesting and shirks some of the other best of lists I’ve seen out there. Gonna have to see Burning obviously. 

I think at best superhero movies as “films” are mediocre; as for entertainment I think they’re better than mediocre. The last Thor was the only one I actually thought, wow this is just pretty good.

I haven’t until you recommended it. It’s cool. Reminds me of Conflict with something more modern? Maybe some of that dark hardcore punk that Tragedy spearheaded, dunno. That’s just a few songs in though. Thanks.

As I predicated like the asshole I am, the only two metal, er, I mean “aggressive music” LPs that made this list were easily the most overrated ones. Both are couched in the cop-out hyperbole that they’re “difficult” or furthering the genre or don’t care what anyone thinks, when none of those things are true. Instead…

Even if I agree with you from time to time, this is pretty low. There’s a time and place for everything. I recognize (zing) the irony of dogpiling on you for joining the obvious dogpiling of this dude, but I’m actually pretty disgusted by this comment (and I’m well aware of the tactic you describe being used by…

So that wildly over-used cartoon (that doesn’t even define freedom of speech correctly) would be your response to Chelsea Manning being deplatformed or Reverend James Martin? Or any number of BDS/Pro-Palestine activists? The firing of Marc Lamont Hill from CNN? Ok. Sounds well thought out.

I’m thinking more of what an actual CIA-approved wetworks guy with a grudge would actually do, and I think he wouldn’t bat an eye at just killing or beating the shit out of her. I think Del Toro does a lot to communicate a warmth in an otherwise totally nihilistic fucked up character (and it’s a warmth that now that I…

So I haven’t read the books or seen the film obviously, but Christopher Priest’s Inverted World novel seems like a far more interesting idea in regards to mobile cities/populations with old tech, albeit I never considered Priest’s novel steam punk. I dunno... anyone read both and comment?

Thanks for that info. I think the revisions to Sicarrio Villeneuve made do seem like an improvement from a film goer’s stance, but the actual actions of Alejandro as you described in the original script seem far more realistic to me. I still haven’t seen DOTS yet; probably won’t.

Scott Walker is on the OST so I’ve heard. I have no interest in seeing this film, but I need to hear it. 

yeah, probably.

I’m completely fine with being perceived by anonymous people in a pop culture’s comment’s section about the best punk (or metal) of the year as an “elitist asshole.” You on the other hand seem to be creating disagreement where there is none while also appearing bitter about, er, youth cultures. Anyway, I got your…

Heh. DIY punk/hardcore/crust/whathaveyou is still keeping it real enough in their small pockets across the globe. Lists like the one above don’t represent those pockets (which to me are what punk is really about) very well. I mean, why bother writing it if it’s glossy critic fodder? Leave it to Maximum R and R, or…

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Oh, that sucks; I really like you.