in 2025 i kept a ranked list of all the movies i've seen that i adjust when i see a new one. here are my rankings for the BP noms:
1. OBAA
4. The Secret Agent
7. Marty Supreme
11. Sinners
12. Sentimental Value
16. Train Dreams
19. Bugonia
25. Hamnet
49. Frankenstein
n/a: F1
good dialogue is invisible. Good scene transitions are invisible. Action, too. Don’t draw attention to yourself by writing anything memorable. That’s what a fucking hack does. Your movie should be 90 minutes of black screen so everyone knows you’re not full of yourself
buck "shitler" count: 5 to my ears
last one was borderline but given it was when he was getting pulled, i'll allow it. less than one/inning – i'm impressed he kept it so low!