It mostly depends on case-to-case, because I can love that too. But I find I often gravitate towards a knockout ending that can tie in a whole film.

But Twilight's Kristen Stewart can't be a good actress! You're lying!

I might prefer satisfying ending, because it often elevates the film and makes me leave the theater/film in a good mood. The Skeleton Key is an average spooker with a spectacular ending that really helps my impression with the whole film.

Good to see you have a wide range of filmmaker/actor/actress choices to practice obnoxious confirmation bias on. You have high standard alright, and I wish your career as a filmmaker doesn't get treated the same.

Great film. I'm not sure if I would exactly call it "adult", but it definitely has a cool, emotionally direct sensibility that helps charge this love triangle tale out of familiarity. As you said, they are three distinctly developed adults, so that makes the outcome thrillingly not a forgone conclusion. And now…

Does it end on a cliffhanger? Haven't time to catch up before.

Good film, but yeah, could have been great if that second half is able to sustain the deadpan, thought-provoking, and quiet absurdity of its first. The hotel setting and rules are just so rich and fascinating to watch. Worth it just for that first half alone. (Still love Dogtooth better)

Sigh.

I remember Red Eyes follows its film's suit and structures tonal shift into its trailer as well.

It tickles me that a lot of teens or their fans will get the first taste of arthouse/indie films through Cosmopolis or Clouds of Sils Maria. (Heard of quite a line in front of theater for Cosmopolis)

An *Oliver Assayas* movie, jfc. I understand consistently raging on Duplass or Gerwig, because they signify a certain type of films. But Kristen Stewart is not a film brand unto herself.

See, I only feel this during its first act. That first act (the portion before Arlo got lost) really had my heart sinking, with how bland and most un-Pixar-like the storytelling. Most of the action is spelled out in and accompanied by banal dialogue, the film's mission statement about overcoming your fear is repeated…

Bad faith on other people's opinions/enjoyment is a personal pet peeve of mine, so sorry if coming off defensive.

So if someone liked the films, they are judging with extreme bias?

This is really hilarious given how much anger has been thrown at Mike's classic film grades over the years. Even A-'s (like Persona) sometimes are apparently not enough.

Yeah, I am almost sure it is, based on how good they did it in Ant-man. (And they REALLY went close-up on Tony for extra-creepiness there)

Yeah at first that is really off-putting too, but then when it's revealed that it's a tech demonstration/simulation I assume that the fakeness is intentional.

Always great to get to read full reviews of your 100/100 films, Mike. Which happens to be in close succession recently what with Only Angels Have Wings two weeks ago.

Joe faced a lot of censorship issue on Syndromes and a Century on the most inane things. He was specifically asked to remove 4 scenes: monks playing guitar, monks playing kite (or something like that at the end), doctors drinking, and a doctor having erection. Religion and doctors are perceived to be on "high…

Every Thai person has a "nickname" that is used more in casual, everyday usage. The real first names are often more complicated because they have old-language-based meaning behind them, although "Apitchatpong" itself still falls on the more unwieldly side of spelling/pronouncing even in Thai form.