If anyone other than DDL was playing that role
I don't think anyone would really talk about TWBB in the same way. Some cool spectacle with the oil fields, etc. but DDL puts that whole project on his shoulders and carries it over the finish line.
I respect Boogie Nights for what it is, but in the end, its a less-interesting Goodfellas in the porn business. Which is exactly what its supposed to be. But I can't get there with putting it in the "masterpiece" category.
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- I haven’t seen One Battle After Another -
Jack,
2026-03-15, 21:11
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- Dune 3 trailer is out! -
MattG,
2026-03-17, 15:30
- I'm sure he could change his mind -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-17, 15:56
- Yes - and also the books get less audience friendly -
MattG,
2026-03-17, 16:16
- Those books probe interesting questions -
IrishGuard,
2026-03-17, 17:51
- I don’t get how these movies work so well -
MattG,
2026-03-18, 04:16
- I like the movies -
Jay,
2026-03-19, 12:09
- The way I look at it - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-19, 12:15
- I like the movies -
Jay,
2026-03-19, 12:09
- I don’t get how these movies work so well -
MattG,
2026-03-18, 04:16
- "less audience friendly" is a kind way to put it.
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nedhead,
2026-03-17, 16:43
- Those books probe interesting questions -
IrishGuard,
2026-03-17, 17:51
- Yes - and also the books get less audience friendly -
MattG,
2026-03-17, 16:16
- I'm sure he could change his mind -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-17, 15:56
- you know what was really good in the show last night - Jay, 2026-03-16, 17:58
- I highly recommend it. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 08:35
- other BP nominees -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:52
- Notes on all of them -
Mike (Embrey),
2026-03-16, 10:01
- These are good notes - bobbywal, 2026-03-16, 19:12
- great note on the Hamnet Globe sequence -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 10:10
- I fell asleep for Frankenstein. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 16:37
- P.S. see "The Bride!" - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:14
- We discussed Marty Supreme in an aside - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:22
- Sinners was really fun for us Irish studies types -
HCE,
2026-03-16, 08:13
- that sounds great -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:20
- But the vampires are where the Irish stuff comes in -
HCE,
2026-03-16, 08:57
- found this explanation much more insightful - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:33
- That's great color. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 09:14
- But the vampires are where the Irish stuff comes in -
HCE,
2026-03-16, 08:57
- that sounds great -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:20
- brief "Train Dreams" discussion here: -
PMan,
2026-03-16, 07:55
- I knew the producer back in the day-Teddy Schwarzman - atxND, 2026-03-16, 08:45
- I really liked it. - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 08:07
- I wish I had caught it on the big screen -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:56
- Our one art house theatre showed it to packed audiences. -
PMan,
2026-03-16, 08:01
- I want to open a single screen theater -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:12
- A Cinema Paradiso of sorts? -
Grantland,
2026-03-18, 09:03
- Funny you mention Malick - Mike (Embrey), 2026-03-16, 10:15
- A Cinema Paradiso of sorts?
- I want to open a single screen theater -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:12
- Our one art house theatre showed it to packed audiences. -
PMan,
2026-03-16, 08:01
- Notes on all of them -
Mike (Embrey),
2026-03-16, 10:01
- I am with those that were unimpressed - terribletr, 2026-03-16, 07:06
- I thought it was uneven. -
San Pedro,
2026-03-16, 06:37
- Weapons was one of my favorites -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:28
- We really enjoyed it too. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 16:38
- Much better than Sinners IMO -
KGB,
2026-03-16, 07:59
- I went in totally cold -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:05
- The POV shifts were a great touch, too. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:12
- Agree on Sinners. I really liked the opening stretch. I wish -
BillyGoat,
2026-03-16, 08:04
- I wanted to hear the full story of two brothers -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:07
- It's his Trojan Horse - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 08:11
- The Color Purple meets from Dusk til Dawn -
San Pedro,
2026-03-16, 08:09
- I wanted to hear the full story of two brothers -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:07
- I went in totally cold -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:05
- Weapons was one of my favorites -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:28
- I wasn't impressed - HCE, 2026-03-16, 06:25
- it's PTA, so it's always worth a look -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 06:17
- I just can never seem to get there with his stuff -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-16, 07:28
- I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:48
- I know this is a very contrarian-douche thing to say -
KGB,
2026-03-16, 08:06
- no, I totally agree -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:08
- If anyone other than DDL was playing that role -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-16, 08:31
- Agree on both. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 14:38
- If anyone other than DDL was playing that role -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-16, 08:31
- no, I totally agree -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 08:08
- I know this is a very contrarian-douche thing to say -
KGB,
2026-03-16, 08:06
- I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes -
Jay,
2026-03-16, 07:48
- I just can never seem to get there with his stuff -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-03-16, 07:28
- It's excellent. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 05:16
- I watched it on a plane recently. -
nedhead,
2026-03-15, 21:27
- I really liked One Battle - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-16, 05:14
- I only saw it and Sinners. - Silk, 2026-03-15, 21:22
- Dune 3 trailer is out! -
MattG,
2026-03-17, 15:30