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I have a long-time tradition of watching all the movies with Oscar nominations in the Best film/directing/acting categories.

While it has turned up many pleasant surprises for me over the decades, it has also stuck me with some movies I don't want to see at all. I watch movies I fully expect to dislike - maybe because of the reviews, or maybe they have Anne Hathaway. Whatever. But I do it anyway. I watch all the movies. It's an automatic thing.

But that ends this year. There is a girl from the Borat sequel nominated for Best Supporting - and I am just not going to watch that.
 
The Father is another one of these major bummer movies. It's good - it's well done - it's a take on a real-life situation that so many deal with (aging, dementia etc.) The performances are good and even a bit mind-blowing in spots. I can't stop thinking about the one Anthony Hopkins scene near the end.

But it's a bummer. It's just a bummer. You don't really learn anything. It's just a portrayal of a major bummer situation that there is no solution to.

So that's out there if you want that.
 
I don't know what to think about Hillbilly Elegy. It's got the Oscar nom - Glenn Close again. I'll watch it.

RT critics rating is 26% but the audience rating is 84%

Directed by Ron Howard. That's not a bad name but I dunno. I think I believe the critics more than the audience on this one - but I'll watch it.
 
I don't know what to think about Hillbilly Elegy. It's got the Oscar nom - Glenn Close again. I'll watch it.

RT critics rating is 26% but the audience rating is 84%

Directed by Ron Howard. That's not a bad name but I dunno. I think I believe the critics more than the audience on this one - but I'll watch it.

It's terrible. Had to stop watchin after 20 minutes.
 
Kim's Convenience. :up Fun, light hearted. Mr.Kim make me laugh. Surprised something of this nature is actually being made these days.
Anybody else watching this?
Its a CBC (low budget) production, made in Toronto with local (no name) actors. I enjoy Kim's Convenience as a time killer.
Schitts Creek, not so much.

"While running a convenience store in Toronto, members of a Korean-Canadian family deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them."


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Its a CBC (low budget) production, made in Toronto with local (no name) actors. I enjoy Kim's Convenience as a time killer.
Schitts Creek, not so much.

"While running a convenience store in Toronto, members of a Korean-Canadian family deal with customers, each other and the evolving world around them."


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I'd a thought Mr. Kim was somekind of Star.
when I 1st realized it was supposed to be in Toronto, I kinda started paying attention to perceived differerences in culture /world view.
:thinking: I think your multiculturalism works better than ours for one. Also your cities are depressing ghetto shit holes, just like here, but they don't seem to depress you as much.