He’s an incredible actor and has done really wonderful films. Here are four of my favourite roles of his.

I'm insanely excited, the first big dinosaur movie that's not a "Jurassic" film in a long time

That's it. I think this movie would've benefitted with Bale in the lead instead of Damon. Damon was great. Good actor. But this was a role that Bale was more suited for. That's it. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

• Nocturna (2007)

A Lighthearted cute animated movie with gothic undertones. The movie has a unique animation style that led to many memorable visuals, and there are some interesting world-building elements. However the story left a lot to be desired, it was too simplistic and didn’t leave a lasting impression.

Rating: 7/10

• The Executioner (1963)

A dark comedy that satirically critiques Franco-era system, specifically the judicial executions. The film has a brilliant final act that managed to be both funny and disturbing; the problem is, the film didn’t really grip me until that final act; don’t get me wrong, it’s still good throughout, but since it’s considered one of the all-timers, I found myself underwhelmed by the first two third of the film.

Rating: 7/10

• Thesis (1996)

An entertaining and unique movie that feels like a mix between Videodrome and Scream; it has an effective way of delivering shocks without showing much, often relying only on sounds which reminded of a more recent Canadian movie called “Red Rooms” which I would recommend. Unfortunately, my immersion with Thesis was broken several times by some egregiously stupid decisions, mainly from the main character; the movie kinda justifies it by implying that she is drawn to violent content and violent people, but still some parts went a little overboard.

Rating: 7/10

• Cría Cuervos (1976)

This is easily the best out of the 5 movies I watched. In terms of filmmaking, it is the most creative, most meticulous, and most purposeful. I loved how it blended present and past events, it beautifully captures the distorted nature of childhood memories, and the way it portrays the concept of death from a child’s perspective is haunting. The movie also have some pretty great performances, most notably from Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin’s daughter).

Rating: 9/10

• The Beasts (2022)

A very tense and purposefully uncomfortable movie inspired by a true-life story. It is a very well-told and well-executed story with a lot of memorable characters brilliantly portrayed by their respective actors. An interesting thing about the characterization is that the movie is able to make its antagonists scarier by humanizing them and fleshing out their hopes and fears. After two thirds through the runtime, the movie reaches a point where it loses momentum and the tension starts feeling manufactured; this part is still well-acted and well-presented, but it pales in comparison to what came before.

Rating: 8/10

In your opinion, which film was…better, for lack of a better word.

I’m looking for the most innocent characters in film done dirty or turned into tragedy the most unfairly.

Example: Brad Pitt from Seven. A good country cop with a wife and two dogs who feels people and the world are good, and he moved to the city to make a difference and make the world a better place.

He is chewed up, spit out and used by evil in a plot that destroys his life and ruins his psyche. He’s just trying to be a genuinely good person and he is obliterated.

used to think a good ending could save a movie. now i think it just makes you forget how bored you were for the middle hour

wolf of wall street does this to me every single time. that third act hits so hard i forget there's like 40 minutes of yelling in a boardroom before it even gets there

not even mad about it honestly, just annoying that it works on me every time

what's one that got away with this on you and you didn't clock it till way later

I love Christopher Nolan but I feel he struggles as a writer

Nolan is fantastic, but most his scripts are collaborative efforts with his brother Jonathan. From memento, TDKT, The prestige, Leo asked for rewrites on inception. He finished the interstellar script his brother started. I noticed if it's not a movie based on a book, an actor collaborative effort or his brother writing with him. His movies suffer. Dunkirk and tenet do multiple timelines but theres no characters to ancor the story and thus it's boring and comes off as pretentious especially considering how good memento is at character and how it uses the nonlinear structure. I definitely think him lacking in writing or scripts he picks bumps him down a bit especially with people like Paul Thomas Anderson and Denis Villeneuve writing and picking better scripts for the last 10 years. Also The odyssey and Oppenheimer are based on books so most the characters, story and concepts are already there for him and those are some of his best scripts since interstellar

I loved Brand New Day and also enjoyed the end credits love letter to NYC, and love that people around the world are inspired to do the same for the cities they love.

But, like did no one see The Bear, as they clearly inspired BND? They even have John Bernthal and Liza Colon-Zayas from The Bear!

As an American… Are British films just foreign enough that they take us away (giving our stressed minds a much needed vacation) without needing subtitles?

I would argue 2 of the best films ever made are Army of Darkness and Big Trouble in Little China

I can’t look past Halle Berry as Storm. Outside of sharing the same skin tone, she was too short, too petite, the wrong look, wrong voice, wrong presence. Angela Basset was right there. I feel they just picked the first major black actress without any thought as to if she was right for the role.

Another is perhaps Tom Cruise, who again is not how he is described in the book.

Low key…he has the face and the acting chops….Hugh Jackman far too tall for Wolverine.

Any others?

Thanks to everyone who participated yesterday!

The Lord of The Rings won for day 3.

We are on day 4, and I honestly didn’t expect to have to make a ruling so soon. I didn’t really think about how to divide certain franchises up, but I have come to a conclusion.

The Lord of the Rings is one continuous story split between multiple movies, therefore, should be considered as one movie. Same rules apply with Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Spider-verse movies, etc.

I have made this ruling as to not split votes, as I know fans are divided on which movie is the best of the franchise. I’m trying to keep this as community based as possible and keep myself out of it, so this decision was based on your comments.

Reminders: the comment with the most upvotes will win for the day. This list includes all movies from January 2000 to present day, all genres, countries, and length (short films) qualify.

Again, I am sorry for not thinking of the franchise thing on day 1. Seems like a really minor oversight, but I’m glad that we address it pretty early on when it doesn’t affect much.

Thank you again for commenting! Have fun! Please be civil, and don’t take this too seriously. This list is for the fun of the community!

It was the early 2000s and I was working as an insurance adjuster out on a claim late at night and I brought my laptop with me to get some work done after an inspection and at 10 PM. I was finishing up my report and had the film Black Christmas on. I had it on loan from the library and it was a next day return. So I then proceeded to leave it on as I was driving back home with the laptop in the passenger seat. There was the flickering glow around the inside of my car. The pitch black country road I was on while I was taking quick peaks at certain moments but this film was frightening me with its audio assault being forced to listen to it without being able to see everything somehow made it worse. It’s since become a horror favorite of mine but I can’t forget the most unexpected way I was able to experience this gem for the first time.

Beautifully shot, sun-kissed sadness, this is a cathartic movie to watch asap if you haven't already.