John Smith

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@NextBestPicture Matt this film is generational and one day you’ll realize it’s his best film.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@smallstepforsam @NextBestPicture Weinstein was kicked out of the industry, so that’s not a fair comparison. He’s not making films and even if he wasn’t in jail he would be blackballed.

Also not defending Brad but comparing someone who’s been accused of abuse in 1 relationship to a serial rapist is wild.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@smallstepforsam @NextBestPicture Because he’s a great actor and he’s reprising a role he won an Oscar for in a great director’s film he’s worked with before.

He hasn’t faced any legal repercussion so what are we supposed to do? Audiences ignored Heart Of The Beast so not everything he’s in is notable.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@chilkine2024 @Blaugranaology @6mDryers @AKlay19 People online are fucking stupid, and their opinions don’t mean nothing. Sinners has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, was the 2nd most acclaimed film of 2025, and was a box office success with an A cinemascore from audiences. Everyone by all metrics loved the movie.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@chilkine2024 @Blaugranaology @6mDryers @AKlay19 No because Sinners was a unanimously acclaimed movie

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@baileylikemovie Is Jack Lowden not exactly that? The only people who know him are Slow Horses watchers.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@bartonovopolis Lowden is not completely unknown but he is basically the same position as Craig before Casino Royale, only known to Brits

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@__TheNearPost_ @sethsfilmreview Had no idea Olivia Cooke was in this show

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@Jodi_Realm @oooz7z @SomeKirbyFan I mean if the game comes out with a 96-97 Metacritic score, do they not deserve it?

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@NextBestPicture 3.9 on Letterboxd, the score keeps going up!

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@Picks4Sale @doloresquintana @reasonableonly It won Best Picture, WB had not won since Argo. That alone makes the movie a success. It’s not like it flopped and got a couple noms, it won the top prize.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@Srirachachau I think this is due to the immediate trashing of the movie in the early reviews. Now it’s clearly divisive but the strong reaction is from those first 2-3 days of reviews which to be fair were very vitriolic.

But I agree that “trying to be right” defeats the purpose of art.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@NextBestPicture Bro this is literally the worst timeline

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@NextBestPicture Letterboxd has the correct reception.

This is a trilogy with Babylon and Eddington

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@jbillinson @mavericksmovies He was excellent in The Smashing Machine, feel like his performance is underrated.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@strawhatellie But is it the overwhelming amount of art that exists? Or the fact that we have to do activities we don’t want to do to maintain being alive and sleeping in a bed daily.

Like if you could legit not have to work and just be able to enjoy art, you’d be able to get through a lot.

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@FilmBart Am I dumb? Who are you talking about?

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@RogueNotary @UnderstanderArt No way someone actually thinks this? Are you stupid?

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@vgpsjszrdw @UnderstanderArt Genuinely should be banned from engaging with any media if you think this

[John Smith @JohnSmith53egd]

@NextBestPicture Who is a filmmaker you’re a massive fan of that has largely been ignored by the academy that you’d love to see have a Nolan/PTA style sweep for their next film?