Wednesday 6 November 2019

Alternate Best Actor 1999: Anthony Hopkins in Titus

Anthony Hopkins did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Titus Andronicus in Titus.

Titus joins the ranks of other 90's Shakespeare adaptations in their attempts to "modernize" the bard through one method or another. Although most it doesn't tackle what is regarded as one of Shakespeare's great tragedies, but rather one of his more forgotten works about a violent roman general reaping that which he sows.

Although the film may not have what is considered one of the best Shakespearean texts, it does feature one of the great British actors, who always seem as though they best deliver at least one Shakespearean turn of note on film. Now the film itself is pretty messy in perhaps an admirable attempt to capture the camp insanity of the text that many have argued was Shakespeare writing a purposeful parody of violent tragedies. Director Julie Taymor seems to throw everything at the wall regarding the film's visual aesthetic which is quite frankly ridiculous. She's similarly less concise in the direction of the actors who are little inconsistent between the wrong and the right way of handling Shakespeare. The wrong way is trying to sound "hip"...I guess, by doing the Baz Lurhmann style of yelling every line or inflecting it with absolutely no emotion. I do say wrong way, because unless you grant meaning to the words you fail them, and really the best way to modernize them is to bring forth the emotion in a way that is universal, rather than treating it like a foreign language you failing to pantomime quite brutally. Thankfully the majority do take the later approach including, one actor with unquestionably the right approach is the seasoned Hopkins, who unsurprisingly has a great command of the bard's words.

Hopkins's work in a way is an interesting anchor within the madness of the film, in that he seems the most tangible, even as the rather unwieldy tragic "hero". This is as his initially appearance is befitting to the great actor's presence as he appears as the war hero, making a recent conquer while dispensing a bit of "justice" among those he has conquered. Hopkins wields his presence in his establishment of Titus surely as this force of not only war but of will. A man who commands more than respect in the way Hopkins brandishes himself. Hopkins in a way properly establishes himself as the poor Shakespearean hero to be destroyed as he presents this idea of power with ease and once again the grace of the general. This with that calm command that creates the force of will that is his Titus, even as the man defers any ambition to the chosen emperor of the foppish Saturninus (Alan Cumming). Hopkins, after this grand introduction, is fairly quiet initially as he initially attempts to fall in line as the new emperor requests his daughter be his bride. Hopkins only presenting a loyal man to a fault. This as Titus kills his own son after that son attempts to prevent this union favoring Bassianus's younger son.

Hopkins even in that act presents a man who distributes violence more of a form of what he perceives as a swift justice than an emotional act, even against his own kin. This as Hopkins effectively emphasizes the man living to his code as a servant of Rome, unfortunately this code favors Titus not, as Saturninus instead marries the vengeful Goth Tamora (Jessica Lange), who along with her lover and surviving son intend to reek havoc upon Titus who had defeated them all in war. This leading to a progression of transgressions upon Titus. First the rape and mutilation of his daughter, the framing and eventual death of two of his sons, and even the removal of one of Titus's hands in a faulty attempt by him to save those sons. These acts likely would destroy the mind of any man, and Hopkins delivers the sheer brunt of the emotion one would expect in a proper decay of the mind type of Shakespearean monologue. This in finally flowing the emotions of the man in a pit of despair at the news, and the sheer pain, both physical regarding the limb loss and mental, in the loss of his family members, as the man is worn down. Hopkins creating the most compelling imagery in the film is his the grief stricken face of a father and betrayed soldier.

Hopkins's work though still seems like we are waiting for something more, as it is up until this point certainly a striking turn, but we might expect more from Hopkins. Of course more we are indeed granted. and the last act is the highlight of Hopkins's work. This as he initially falls upon this daffy quality that Hopkins wonderfully plays as he seems to lose that power of presence, and becomes seemingly an assuming man gripped in madness. Hopkins presenting as a delicate insanity of a man just lost in his grief and lost in his thoughts as though he cannot face reality. Hopkins's right turn though is of course magnificent as once the sons of Tamora let's their guard down, Titus reveals himself as does Hopkins in just a moment of brilliant physical acting. This as when the seemingly harmless mad man Hopkins is a touched hunched over of a man too lost in himself to stand, then when he calls upon for the capture of the man he immediately straightens his posture to once again reveal the dynamic commander. This is taken further though as Titus sees fit to inflict his vengeance upon the two men. Hopkins wearing a striking and vicious intensity showing a man seething in disgust as he flawlessly delivers his Shakespearean monologue with great aplomb. A most worthy note is Hopkins's delivery of Titus's description of his plan to turn the men to "paste" with a calm, Hannibalesque, sophistication that slowly boils towards a quite literal animalistic hate as he makes his intentions well known.

Evidently Hopkins and Taymor disagreed on the exact interpretation of Titus, with both believing in the feigning of initial madness however with Hopkins believing him sane and Taymor still insane, though in different manner. Honestly either interpretation can be accepted as Titus's actions are quite reasoned in their intent, of a sane man, but also so extreme befitting an insane man. The important thing is Hopkins seems to know exactly what he's doing in the climatic feast scene that is easily the best scene of the film, where Titus plays chef serving a delicious meal of meat pies to the Emperor and Tamora. Hopkins is amazing in showing the affable defeated fool seemingly as he delivers the pies to his guests, however with this diabolical glee of a man whose plans are going exactly to plan. This as his meat pies filled with the meat of Tamora's sons. My single favorite moment perhaps being Hopkins's "yummy" reaction towards Tamora as she bites down, that is both hilarious and right in line with presentation of Titus admiring his craft. Obviously not the first time Hopkins has played a literal chef for men, and fittingly Hopkins is right at home in this sequence. The actual reveal of the trick though is a rather difficult scene to play, though exists as it does right in the original text, as we see Titus kill his daughter due to her condition, based on the "advice" of the emperor, before proceedings to reveal the sins of Tamora and dispatching her himself. Hopkins makes it work by certainly embracing the scene, but also in a way both being quite "reasonable" and completely mad. This as in the act of killing the daughter he plays the moment with the strictest gravitas as though it were a religious ceremony as a most carefully planned act by Titus. This is against his act of killing Tamora, where Hopkins portrays as a purely sweeping emotional gesture of someone truly caught up in the moment. This as a combination of abounding joy along with searing anger as delivers the coup d'grace as a man truly living this final act of his life to its fullest. Although I wouldn't call the film a mess, it is certainly messy, however Hopkins's performance manages maneuver itself through both the scattershot ideas of the direction and the madness of the source material itself, through his work that seems to understand both the substance and lunacy of it. His performance both furnishing the needed gravity for any Shakespearean performance, but with a sense of fun needed for the work that is Titus Andronicus.

144 comments:

Calvin Law said...

Thoughts and ratings for the rest of the cast? I liked Hopkins a lot here but I have to say Harry Lennix was my favourite of the cast.

Also your thoughts on ‘What’s Up Danger’ and the scene it accompanies in Spider-Verse.

Bryan L. said...

1. Broadbent
2. Hopkins
3. Cruise
4. Cage
5. Ledger

Anonymous said...

Louis: thoughts on Kenneth Choi in People vs OJ Simpson

Robert MacFarlane said...

Gotta admire an actor who samba dances while reciting the single most controversial line in Shakespeare canon.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: When you find the time, would you mind giving Official Secrets a look? It's directed by Gavin Hood, and even though it's not as a good as Eye in the Sky, I think it's at least engaging enough. You might even take to Knightley in it lol

Michael McCarthy said...

I’ve been conflicted on whether to recommend Official Secrets to Louis. On the one hand, the material is right up Louis’s alley, but on the other hand, he can’t seem to stomach Knightley in anything.

Bryan L. said...

Michael: I thought the exact same thing, but I think the film and the supporting cast could be enough for him to overlook Knightley if he feels how he usually does about her. Plus, she actually doesn’t dominate the film in terms of screen time, as the film feels ensemble-ish to me in a way.

Scorsese86 said...

The pet project for Steve Bannon. Who knew?

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Your thoughts on the score and costume design.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: I was wondering, do you watch musical reality shows like American Idol, or The Voice?

Mitchell Murray said...

1) Broadbent
2) Hopkins
3) Cage
4) Ledger
5) Cruise.

You know, I'd just like to say reading these recent reviews of Hopkins has made me appreciate his talent all the more. Now I just "Two Popes" was coming out sooner...

Mitchell Murray said...

*I just wish*

Also I'm curious to see if your actual 99' best actor line up will change at all. I've only seen Spacey, who had some decent moments, but his win was a little much. Although to be frank, I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable revisiting the film now.

RatedRStar said...

I wouldnt think too much would change in the 99 lineup, Washington does not deserve an upgrade imo its easily his worst Oscar nomination aside from Flight.

Luke Higham said...

1. Broadbent
2. Cage
3. Hopkins
4. Ledger
5. Cruise

RatedRStar said...

1. Broadbent
2. Cage
3. Hopkins
4. Ledger
5. Cruise

GM said...

1) Broadbent
2) Cage
3) Hopkins
4) Ledger
5) Cruise

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

1. Broadbent
2. Cage
3. Hopkins
4. Ledger
5. Cruise

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Finally watched Parasite. It's phenomenal, and it's easily my favorite film of the year. It's also my Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Score and Editing win as well, by some margin.

Ratings:
Song Kang-ho-5 (my Supporting win so far)
Choi Woo-shik- 5 (my #3 in Supporting)
Park So-dam- 5
Jang Hye-jin-4
Lee Sun-kyun- 4
Cho Yeo-jeong- 4
Jung Ji-so- 3.5
Lee Jung-eun- 4.5
Park Myung-Hoon- 4


There's a possibility for any of these ratings to go up, it's definitely a film that deserves multiple viewings.

Luke Higham said...

Michael: Did you watch Sunshine, if so, your rating for Ralph Fiennes.

Bryan L. said...

Tahmeed: Glad to see you join the fan club!

Luke: If it helps, I saw Bringing out the Dead, and I'd give Cruise either a strong 4/weak 4.5.


Bryan L. said...

Louis: Also, what would be your thoughts on the editing for Cloud Atlas? I think it's downright excellent work; even more once you realize it wasn't an easy task to be sure.

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin:

Saving Lennix.

Lange - 3(Lange loves to lean into the ham a bit herself, yet nonetheless I thought she was overshadowed by those who seem a bit more comfortable with the Shakespearean words. Nonetheless she services the role well enough even if I definitely don't think she stole any show from some more potent co-stars.)

Meyers & Rhys - 2(Although fine elsewhere here these two I felt were the ones who fell into the school of SHOUTING SHAKESPEARE type acting and just came off as rather repetitive in their mutual debauchery.)

Cumming - 3(I mean does a fine foppish routine as to be expected. He's definitely very affected in the role, however that definitely services the role.)

Feore - 3(Very effective in his monologue in the sights of Lavinia, however doesn't make too much of an impression beyond that.)

Frain - 2.5(Easily forgotten within the scheme of the film, although fine enough in his small bit.)

Fraser - 3(She does the luminous maiden more than effectively providing the warmth needed before that is quite untimely ripped from here, where she is also effective in her state as a broken and somewhat haunting mute.)

Macfadyen - 4(Once again Macfadyen plays an essential role that seems somewhat of a different place than in the rest of his film, though not in-congruent due to the character he is portraying. This in that he gives the most earnest performance perhaps, which definitely works as Lucius the most honorable man within the story. Macfadyen in turn is effective in portraying the most honest grief and anger at hearing of his sister's treatment, and without the insanity that befalls Titus. He's also effective in ending the film in just offering sort of the calm command of the man who deals out a final justice to end all the tragic events.)

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

Choi - (I think he's very effective in what is a quiet performance within the proceedings. This is though quite notable in his transformation where he portrays well a judge who appears to be both pleasantly surprised in soaking up the power of his situation while wholly overwhelmed by what he's gotten into. This in Choi portraying this within a limited yet convincing sort of limitation of more of the festering emotion that only reveals itself in bursts of a man attempting, and really failing to maintain his decorum as supposedly a proper judge. He's also very good in his moments outside of the court portraying the questionable enthusiasm towards getting the case and sort of his hapless and semi-false manner as he attempts to remain impartial in each interaction.)

Bryan:

Sure.

I mean Cloud Atlas's editing is very notable alone in that the film is not an incomprehensible mess given the amount of stories, the confusing nature of the reusing of cast members, and achieving the overarching vision of 3 directors in it all. It manages to keep each segment cohesive while artfully jumping between them, maintaining pace within each story, and with the most effective moments being those connections between time moments, particularly the china shop montage.

Luke:

Goldenthal's score is a striking and very memorable work, so much so as it got pseudo double play in 300. It though is befitting the sword and sandal style as Goldenthal manages to realize a regal sort of glory as you'd like in the form of the style of old though fashioned with a modernistic bent. This actually effectively pre-dating what Zimmer would do so memorably with Gladiator as it fashions the modern dynamic orchestral score sound with sort of the thematic ideas of the classic epics.

The costume design is one of those elements that I find particularly messy just as there might just too many curve balls in there for its own good. This as in part it seems to own too much of a debt to Branagh's Hamlet and Richard III, which I think were more effective in their costuming due to a purity of choices. Here they are purposefully all over the place, which I'm not sure was the best choice. Although there are definitely memorable costumes such as Hopkins's chef Boyardee outfit or the general storm trooper look. Taymor I think overplays her hand in terms of the direction of the costumes though, leaving the costumes not quite as effective as they could've been.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Lastly, your thoughts on the scene with Middleditch in The Wolf of Wall Steet? I like how the rest of the “wolf pit” groans when they see what Donnies going to do with the fish, yet cheer anyway when he does it.

Louis Morgan said...

Tahmeed:

No, though I did sorta watch the 1st and like the 3rd season of American Idol back in the day.

Glad to hear another Parasite supporter, it would kill if we did a preferential ballot.

Bryan:

An effective bit of grotesque horribleness all the way, where we see essentially a mob insanity against the poor guy with a fish tank, cast perfectly with Middleditch.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Could I have your thoughts on this opening from the anime Demon Slayer?

https://youtu.be/pmanD_s7G3U

Anonymous said...

Louis: Your thoughts on the production design of Dead Ringers and The Naked Lunch. Also, how would have you improved the latter film?

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Your top 10 favorite Shakespearean plays?

Emi Grant said...

Thought I might share this silly little thing here due to the increasing love for Parasite: https://twitter.com/karenyhan/status/1177299742512078848

If you guys ask me, we should all embrace ASAP for the following months.

Calvin Law said...

Caught up with Silicon Valley and am absolutely loving this season so far, I think it's the best it's been since season 2. All the cast are on point this season, though I'd like to give special mention to Middleditch who I think is delivering some of his best work throughout the series, and Zach Woods and Amanda Crew getting the chance to really let loose in their outburst scenes.

Bryan L. said...

Anyone hear about the ending twist in Last Christmas? Because just reading about gave me diabetes.

Calvin Law said...

I have. God forbid they have an Asian love interest without a twist!

I do still want to see it though, I genuinely think Emilia Clarke has a knack for light comedy that’s been underused.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Calvin: Agreed completely on Middleditch and the quality of the season so far. If it continues in this vein for the remaining 5 episodes, I think it might just be my favourite television season of the year.

Bryan L. said...

Calvin: Plus, Golding is a pretty charming dude so you’d figure that would’ve been enough haha

Louis: Your 50s cast and director for Motherless Brooklyn?

Matt Mustin said...

Bryan L: Is it bad that that twist makes me want to see it?

Calvin Law said...

Tanned: I really hope so. It’ll be so nice to get a comedy series with a fitting conclusion, they’re not all that common!

Bryan L. said...

Matt: I’d say nah, because before I heard about it, it just seemed like a straightforward Christmas romcom. But now it has a “dafuq?” element to it lol

Robert MacFarlane said...

I fail to see how the twist in Last Christmas is a shock considering how much they telegraphed it in the trailer with big neon signs.

BRAZINTERMA said...

My bets for the 1999 Louis winners are ...

PICTURE: Magnolia
DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson - Magnolia
ACTOR: Richard Farnsworth - The Straight Story
ACTRESS: Lara Belmont - The War Zone
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tom Cruise - Magnolia
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Nicole Kidman - Eyes Wide Shut
ENSEMBLE: Magnolia
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Topsy-Turvy
SOUND EDITING: Matrix
SOUND MIXING: Matrix
SCORE: American Beauty
EDITING: Magnolia
VISUAL EFFECTS: Matrix
COSTUME DESIGN: Titus
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Eyes Wide Shut
MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING: Topsy-Turvy
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Magnolia
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Eyes Wide Shut
SONG: "Save Me" - Magnolia

Louis Morgan said...

Saw Jojo Rabbit, loved it. Although not so sure about its last few seconds. Similar complaint to the Lighthouse I suppose, though perhaps that's also in comparison to the sheer haunting greatness of Parasite's ending.

Saving Davis, Rockwell and Waititi. Regarding the latter two, I think if it is a major player one of them could get nominated. My bet would be on Rockwell, if anyone, since no one's been nominated for playing Hitler but there have been a couple of Nazis.

McKenzie - 4.5
Wilson - 3.5
Merchant - 3.5
Allen - 3
Johansson - 4.5
Yates - 3.5

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Thoughts on the cast.

Bryan L. said...

Seems like "Cats" is going to miss several awards deadlines.


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Michael McCarthy said...

Wilson is a 3 for me. She had one moment I thought was really funny, but mostly I was just wishing she was Rachel House.

Louis Morgan said...

Tahmeed:

Well that certainly is a lot samurai rolls, and I felt there was a less dynamic integration between the characters and backgrounds as the intro went on, though some nice animation throughout. Song though I felt was a touch generic sounding for me anyways, and little repetitive.

Anonymous:

I mean for Dead Ringers the tools themselves are such a brilliant piece of nasty work in creating such archaic monstrous tools that are so original in their oddness, yet seem to be natural within Cronenberg's world. Beyond that in terms of the sets the film has a dynamic look in terms of the distinct use of the colors within a setting, and creating a captivating space of "normalcy" though with a distinctive edge with that.

The Naked Lunch's production design is some stunning period work, with sort of that too perfect noir aesthetic. This however mixed in with the truly bizarre, notably the bug typewriters, that are incredible creations given that they seem to fit right in with the rest of the world. That is some remarkable work. I will say the film itself isn't one I think has obvious improvements, as I wouldn't call it a failure exactly, in that I think Cronenberg succeeded in making the film he wanted to particularly in the realization of the world, I'm just not sure I cared to visit it.

Tahmeed:

1. Richard III
2. King Lear
3. Julius Caesar
4. Hamlet
5. Midsummer Night's Dream
6. Othello
7. Henry V
8. Much Ado About Nothing
9. Macbeth
10. Henry IV Part I

Bryan:

Motherless Brooklyn 1950's directed by Orson Welles:

Lionel: Montgomery Clift
Frank Minna: Edward G. Robinson
Laura Rose: Dorothy Dandridge
Moses Randolph: Orson Welles
Paul Randolph: Joseph Cotten
Tony Vermonte: Richard Conte
Trumpet Man: Scatman Crother
Gilbert: Simon Oakland
Danny: Darren McGavin

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

McKenzie - (She once again excels in what is a fairly naturalistic performance here. This creating such an earnest and effective dynamic in portraying a certain combination of disdain and low key humor in her humoring of her companion's nonsensical hate. This though combined with a wholly genuine low key charm and real sense of desperation though around that of someone who knows her life is at risk. She's terrific in very much delivering a large part of the more dramatic brunt of the film, by once again offering such an effortless presence on screen.)

Wilson - (And yes, I too would've loved to have seen Rachel House in this role, as even if they had to dye her hair a ridiculous blonde I think it would've played into the ridiculousness of the role. It's easily the most I've enjoyed Wilson in anything as I thought she rather enjoyable as the gung ho bit of insanity, though yes House would've killed the part.)

Merchant - (I thought he managed to find the right combination between a genuine menace, while also being hilarious. Also props to Waititi in exploiting his height to great effect, particularly in one shot where it compares his and Rockwell's profiles together. He's a terrific sinister Frankenstein's monster, while finding a proper joke in the monster.)

Allen - (I liked him for every thing he did, he sadly doesn't get to do too much, other then some enjoyable brief interactions with Rockwell.)

Johansson - (Well quite obviously the most I've liked her in anything, but don't let that undersell it as I liked her great deal here. This in that I thought she delivered on such a quite frankly unexpected and overabundance of warmth in her performance. I loved the way she really emphasized this sense of a life of love and care for the best in life in every moment of her work. This with just the right sort of slyness in her eyes in her moments of playing the better of Jojo. I will give specific commendation on her scene in playing the "father" where I thought she was pitch perfect and wonderful, in the moment of portraying seemingly the authoritarian then still so naturally finding the empathy in the act. Just incredibly endearing work that delivered on the loving, but took the role in what I felt were particularly interesting directions.)

Yates - (Miniature Nick Frost I found to be most adorable and quite hilarious by being so properly one note as just the eager best friend no matter what insane situation he may be in. Side note, he and Davis should play the young versions of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in something.)

Michael McCarthy said...

Love the comments about Yates, I wanted more of him in the movie.

Matt Mustin said...

I also saw Jojo Rabbit and loved it even more than I was expecting to.

Davis-5(It's entirely possible the film wouldn't have worked at all if this performance failed. Davis is pitch-perfect though, and balances the conflicting nature of the role beautifully.)

McKenzie-5(Leave No Trace was definitely no fluke. She cements herself as an amazing actress, and I can't wait to see her career take off like it should.)

Johannson-5(Stunning work, and I also have to praise the aforementioned scene in particular.)

Rockwell-4.5(He's really good throughout, and plays into the tone of the film perfectly, but I have to give him all the credit in the world for his final scene.)

Waititi-4.5(He basically plays Hitler as a pantomime character and it works. He's absolutely hilarious, but the highlights for me were the darker glimpses we saw.)

Merchant-4(Kind of amazing, because he manages to be truly chilling and then in the vert next second give us some classic Stephen Merchant-style comedy and make it seem like the same character.)

Wilson-2.5(Yeaaahhh. It just felt like her usual shtick with a German accent. Some of it works, but not enough.)

Allen-3(Really just there to react to Rockwell. He's funny in that regard, but we all know he's capable of so much more.)

Yates-3(Charming enough, and has good chemistry with Davis.)

Matt Mustin said...

Also, Scarlett Johansson is having a *really* great year. I hope she delivers in Marriage Story, which based on the trailer, seems likely.

Michael McCarthy said...

I'm at a 4 for Waititi now I think, but yeah I definitely see Rockwell being nominated if it comes down to the two of them.

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Your Top Ten Danny Boyle directing moments?

Bryan L. said...

Seems like The Lighthouse and JoJo Rabbit are all making a run for Parasites money haha. And I think we’ll see The Irishman enter the fray later this month.

Matt Mustin said...

Bryan L: I can only speak for myself, but nothing's beating Parasite.

Bryan L. said...

Matt: I meant in general, as they’re all getting received positively. Glad that the contenders are shaping up nicely.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Will the Irishman be coming near you soon, or do you think you'll watch it when it is released on Netflix?

Luke Higham said...

I'm seeing The Irishman tomorrow.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: thoughts on this 2010s Titus cast?

2010s Titus directed by Jim Jarmusch
Titus: Stephen Dillane
Tamora: Tilda Swinton
Saturninus: Tom Hollander
Marcus: Iain Glen
Aaron: Jeffrey Wright
Lavinia: Elle Fanning
Lucius: Frank Dillane
Demetrius and Chiron: Barry Keoghan and Joe Cole

Anonymous said...

Louis who do you think is more likely to be nominated between Johansson and McKenzie? Could either of the go up for you as well?

Louis Morgan said...

Bryan:

1. 0Act 2 Steve and John conversation - Steve Jobs
2. Sun worship - Sunshine
3. Empty London - 28 Days Later
4. Captain's End - Sunshine
5. Chasing the drugs - Trainspotting
6. Mace doesn't quite make it - Sunshine
7. Withdrawal - Trainspotting
8. Confrontation with Begbie - T2
9. Choose Life - Trainspotting
10. Choose life Redux - T2

Tahmeed:

Unfortunately when theaters near me do get Netflix films, it is typically the same day they premiere on Netflix, so it probably won't be till then no matter what.

Calvin:

Excellent choices across the board, would also love to see Jarmusch's take on Shakespeare, and have someone get Dillane to really lose it in a role could be something special.

Anonymous:

I'd say it hurts both of them since both of them could be favored by a given viewer. Johnasson perhaps due to name recognition/banner year, in a performance that thankfully won't be conflicting with her leading turn. Both of them would be very worthy nominees, if not winners, and I will be annoyed if either of them loses out for say Robbie in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (although hopefully she'll be favored for Bombshell instead, where apparently she has a more substantial performance). It's shaping to be a strong year for Supporting actress though with the Parasite ladies, Zhao Shuzhen, and now McKenzie and Johannson, so any filler nominees would be quite vexing. And yes, either could potentially go up.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Could I have your thoughts on the following scenes from Barry-

"I love you"
Yojimbo interview (I felt as if that scene was almost written for all of us here)

Also, could I have your updated thoughts on Sarah Goldberg's performance? It seems as if your view of her work improved substantially compared to Season 1.

Calvin Law said...

Louis: A more serious take on Titus is essentially how I think they might as well have ended Stan is’ arc.

Calvin Law said...

And I don’t think Robbie in Once Upon a Time will be a thing. In fact I could see the film missing out in some surprising categories that will hurt its chances like Editing and maybe even Best Actor.

Louis Morgan said...

Tahmeed:

Great scene for Winkler, with Gene really providing what is actually some very good advice regarding reacting in acting. Though really more than anything a fantastic bit of near silent acting by Hader and Goldberg. With Hader showing Barry completely failing to act, by acting himself so well in the man falling apart in his apparent hopeless wish, against Goldberg portraying Sally slowly getting it's not really an exercise for him or her.

Agree regarding the Yojimbo press conference reference, which was just great bit of overly specific reference that takes over for what one would assume should be serious press conference.

Calvin:

Yes, actually regarding Stannis, it's a shame they rushed things there rather than building to the proper powerful tragic end.

I mean hopefully that is the case. I'm not doubting the film's chance so much overall though only because there doesn't seem like there are that many potential major contenders to truly push it out. I will say editing may be hard for it anyways, just because that was a sticking point even among some major supporters, and Django missed there even though that ended up being a top five contender. I do have hard time seeing DiCaprio miss though, the category just seems top heavy at the moment, with him as part of that top. Definitely counting my chickens a little early, but right now it seems top 3 are Driver, Pryce and DiCaprio then the rest fighting it out for the two other spots. Thought obviously no one is a lock at this point.

RatedRStar said...

I would hope that Robbie would miss out especially if Bombshell is a better performance but I really do not want DiCaprio to miss I think he definitely deserves to be nominated.

RatedRStar said...

I think sadly we can rule out Ian McKellen being a dark horse contender, the reviews for The Good Liar arent bad but, I think its a stretch now.

RatedRStar said...

Louis: Indeed a few actors have been nominated for an Oscar for playing a nazi before hehe =D

Emi Grant said...

Louis: How much of a chance do you think Parasite has in regards to any acting nominations? As much as I love it, it seems a bit unlikely the way things are shaping now.

Louis Morgan said...

Emi Grant:

Well given that Marina de Tavira got in last year I think it has a chance, only if it is a major player as Roma was. Song Kang-ho seems the best bet, though his category appears rather competitive, he doesn't really have the same internal competition, seems most would defer to him over Choi Woo-shik, also has among most name recognition of a South Korean actor in the U.S., Choi Min-sik and Byung-hun Lee being his only competition there, though that isn't saying too much. The supporting actresses have trouble because there isn't the chosen performer, and none of them have name recognition in the U.S. I'll imagine they'd have to squeak in if they did it, but if say Park So-dam and Cho Yeo-Jeong are siphoning votes from each other, it'll be impossible. If the FYC chooses one of the actresses, then I think the possibility is raised considerably.

RatedRStar said...

I feel this year is all about the supporting categories I feel they could be the most competitive, Best Actor looks like its between about 7 people, Actress looks very weak actually with not that many, Supporting Actor/Actress has about 8 I reckon.

Calvin Law said...

Bold statement but I think actress is going to be pretty much sewn up with Zellweger, Ronan, Theron, Awkwafina and Johansson.

Calvin Law said...

And the only reason I feel DiCaprio could miss out is the Tom Hanks syndrome, though to be fair none Hanks' films post-Cast Away were nearly as big Oscar prospects as Once Upon a Time.

RatedRStar said...

I see Antonio Banderas being that Daniel Bruhl snub at the minute.

Louis Morgan said...

Also saw Doctor Sleep, which I thought was fine, but looks pretty great if one only compares it to the other overlong, bites off more than it can chew, Stephen King adaptation from this year.

McGregor - 4
Curran - 3
Ferguson - 4
Curtis - 3
McClarnon - 3.5
Lind - 3
Lumbly - 3.5
Struycken - 3
Tremblay - 3

Luke Higham said...

Louis: Thoughts on the cast, I'm glad you liked McGregor.

Louis Morgan said...

Luke:

McGregor - (Probably the best American accent he's done, but more than anything just a rock solid leading turn that plays to his strengths. As usual McGregor is captivating in the role of the emotional observer and here her is very effective in portraying both the weight and illumination of the powers. He really delivers in the painful history of Danny and trying to comprehend his demons along with his father's. McGregor delivers on that point particularly well, and I wish the film had given even a stronger focus. I do think though in turn it was a mistake to indicate the Nicholson Jack, since his Jack wasn't a potentially good man who fell short due to personal demons, but rather a bad man who became worse. Anyway though McGregor carries the film with his quietly empathetic turn, and was the highlight of the film for me.)

Curran - (I honestly could go lower. Her performance in part seemed to be in a different movie. Now in part I think this slightly makes sense as sort of the innocent who is using the power, however she's very underwhelming in terms of giving any sense of being within the scenes. Although I will give her credit for delivering on her performance as sort of a different character.)

Ferguson - (She makes for quite a good villain in portraying this sinister lustful edge, but not overdoing it. I liked how she portrayed both this sense of personal allure, but also the sort of passion within the sense of the community, community of murderers unfortunately. Ferguson creates a proper sort of evil witch, brandishing well her charisma here, which she hasn't used enough in her non-Mission Impossible roles, but here effectively twisting it to a different purposes.)

Curtis - (Just makes for an effective best friend, delivering just a natural warmth in his role, as well as a bit of natural humor.)

McClarnon - (Once again provides ample menace to a role, however I like how both he and Ferguson don't play the scenes of tracking their targets not a maniacal fiends, but rather as these calm "recruiters" who have being doing their "craft" for a long time.)

Lind - (Effective combination of creepy with this sort of innocence twisted within it.)

Lumbly - (Most effectively evokes his counterpart, and just earns the comparison to Crothers in providing just such a wonderful warmth in his role.)

Struycken - (Proper demonic turn from him as to be expected, however with a bit of emotion that is well strewn in that in a way makes him all the more off-putting.)

Tremblay - (In a way he might be too good, because it makes his scene far more horrifying than maybe it really should be given the rest of film's tone, which is more general creepy. Nonetheless he provides a strict reality to his performance that makes his scene truly disturbing.)

Anonymous said...

Louis, Your thoughts on the aforementioned scene with Tremblay.

Michael McCarthy said...

Louis: I think we're of exactly the same mind on the cast. I definitely would have gone lower on Curran of it weren't for very specific scenes involving the supernatural aspects of her character.

Also, I think that weight of past trauma that McGregor brings to his performance is a big reason why the accent worked so well here, it's stiltedness fit right into Dan's state of mind.

Matt Mustin said...

Is Tremblay the Baseball Boy?

Michael McCarthy said...

Matt: Yeah.

Matt Mustin said...

Michael: Yeah, that makes sense.

BRAZINTERMA said...

In a month's time there will be the announcement of the list of Golden Globe nominees 2020. This is the perfect time to start placing bets.

PICTURE (DRAMA)
• 1917
• A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
• The Irishman
• Marriage Story
• The Two Popes

PICTURE (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
• Dolemite Is My Name
• Hustlers
• Jojo Rabbit
• Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood
• Rocketman

DIRECTOR
• Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)
• Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
• Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood)
• Joon-Ho Bong (Parasite)
• Fernando Mierelles (The Two Popes)

ACTOR (DRAMA)
• Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory)
• Robert De Niro (The Irishman)
• Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
• Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
• Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

ACTOR (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
• Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood)
• Taron Egerton (Rocketman)
• Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
• Himesh Patel (Yesterday)
• Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
• Alan Alda (Marriage Story)
• WIllem Dafoe (The Lighthouse)
• Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood)
• Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
• Al Pacino (The Irishman)

ACTRESS (DRAMA)
• Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
• Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
• Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
• Alfre Woodard (Clemency)
• Renée Zellweger (Judy)

ACTRESS (COMEDY/MUSICAL)
• Awkwafina (The Farewell)
• Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose)
• Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart)
• Julianne Moore (Gloria Bell)
• Constance Wu (Hustlers)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
• Annette Bening (The Report)
• Laura Dern (Marrige Story)
• Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
• Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
• Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell)

SCREENPLAY
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood
• Parasite

ANIMATED FEATURE
• Abominable
• Frozen 2
• How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
• Atlantics (Senegal)
• Bacurau (Brazil)
• Les Misérables (France)
• Pain and Glory (Spain)
• Parasite (South Korea)

SCORE
• 1917
• Ad Astra
• Joker
• Little Women
• Marrige Story

SONG
• “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” - Toy Story 4
• “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” - Rocketman
• “Into the Unknown” - Frozen 2
• “One Little Soldier” - Bombshell
• “Stand Up” - Harriet

Luke Higham said...

Seriously, no Brad Pitt.

Calvin Law said...

What’s everyone’s choice for Best Original Song actually so far? The only one I really love is ‘Glasgow (No Place Like Home)’ from Wild Rose.

Calvin Law said...

Also are we sure that Little Women is going into Drama? I mean that’s where it might be, it’s not really ‘comedic’ source material so to speak, but the tone I got from the trailer is a sorta indie comedy vibe.

Robert MacFarlane said...

Calvin: Does Beth still die? If so, Drama it is.

Louis: Any chance you’d upgrade Shannon in Revolutionary Road after all these years? I still think he’s the one bright spot in a funeral dirge of a film.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

I mean it is genuinely disturbing, however that is largely due to Tremblay's performance, and because of that it does feel brutally drawn out.

Calvin:

I'm not sure of my choice right now, however I really liked "Daily Battles" from Motherless Brooklyn and also I actually really like "(I'm gonna) Love Me Again", especially the combination of John and Egerton singing the song.

Calvin Law said...

Robert: will be interesting to see how they handle that since Gerwig is playing with the back and forth in time structure.

Calvin Law said...

Also I’d think Dever (who I preferred out of the two) might get in over Feldstein but I wouldn’t mind Feldstein getting in.

Louis: Actually didn’t love Gonna Love Me Again for whatever reason but I’m glad you did.

RatedRStar said...

Robert: I think the issue with Revolutionary Road is, how high could Shannon go, 3.5 is probably as high as he could go, his role is pretty limited really, it doesn't help that the film seems to think he is villainous and as you said, the film is pretty poor.

BRAZINTERMA: Your Globe predictions are pretty good aside from Brad Pitt, he would 100% have to get in somewhere, likely ahead of either Alda/Dafoe in Supporting Actor or ahead of Patel in Actor Comedy.

Matt Mustin said...

Calvin: My choice for Original Song is *easily* "The Dead Don't Die". Extra points for how it's used in the film itself.

Louis Morgan said...

Robert:

Having just gone back to watch his scenes and only his scenes, probably not. I mean within the entire film I might feel differently, but I'm not watching that dirge again.

Matt Mustin said...

Also, as much as I'd love to see Alan Alda get another nomination, I don't really see that happening.

BRAZINTERMA said...

Luke and RatedRStar
Brad has stated that he will not campaign for Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood and Ad Astra, so I did not put him.

Luke Higham said...

Brazinterma: Not campaigning doesn't automatically disqualify you from being nominated.

Anonymous said...

BRAZINTERMA:

Mark Rylance and Monique won Oscars without campaigning.

Anonymous said...

Louis: Your thoughts on "Holding Out For A Hero" and "I Was Made For Loving You Baby".

Emi Grant said...

Calvin: If I'm not wrong, the last song in the credits of Parasite was written by Bong Joon-Ho himself (and Choi Woo-sik sings it) so, Soju One Glass might be my pick for now. I should give Gonna Love Me Again another chance, though.

Anonymous said...

Louis: He was great, although I preferred Lennix more.

Anyway, your cast for a Olivier version of Titus?

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: If you have rewatched Parasite, could I have your ratings and thoughts on the cast?

BRAZINTERMA said...

Luke and Anonymous
So, I'll consider Brad on the list of nominees to be published in another actor's next Louis review.

Luke Higham said...

Saw The Irishman. Another masterwork from Scorsese.
De Niro - 5 (Pleased to be proved wrong)
Pacino - 5
Pesci - 5 (My personal favourite of the cast)
Romano - 3.5
Cannavale - 3.5
Paquin - 3
Graham - 4
Plemons - 3
Keitel - 3

Calvin Law said...

Luke: what about Lombardozzi?

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: A 3.5.

Bryan L. said...

Luke: Your brief, spoiler-free thoughts on the film? And what did you make of the de-aging effects?

Luke Higham said...

Bryan: A brilliant film, extremely well-paced, incredibly well-written as you would expect and a truly amazing trio of performances.

The best de-aging effects I've seen to date and one could say it's somewhat distracting in the war scene but it's only about 30 seconds.

RatedRStar said...

Stephen Graham is a pretty underrated performer, glad he seems to be getting some film roles of note.

Luke Higham said...

RatedRStar: I love Stephen Graham, I see him as abit of a present day British Edward G. Robinson.

Calvin Law said...

Graham is terrific, some of his scenes are the real highlights. And yes I could definitely see him in some Edward G. Robinson roles. I’m imagining a British Double Indemnity with him, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ruth Wilson.

Omar Franini said...

1. Broadbent
2. Cage
3. Hopkins
4. Ledger
5. Cruise

Luke: i agree about that war flashback, i'm so glad you loved Pesci, my personal favorite out of the three too. Graham is 4.5 for me, his scenes with Pacino were brillant.

Luke Higham said...

Omar: He's a very strong 4 for me, I would've gone higher if his character was given
abit more focus in another scene or two.

Matt Mustin said...

It's interesting because I mostly know Stephen Graham from Boardwalk Empire where he's good despite being probably too old for the part.

Calvin Law said...

I think Pesci will be Louis’ favourite out of the three as well.

Matt: he’s great in that.

Luke Higham said...

Calvin: I pity Pacino right now. He's going to remain winless.

Anonymous said...

Sound like Pesci is going to be joining Louis's 3 wins club.

Matt Mustin said...

Luke: I kinda wish he'd switch back to Pacino as his 75 win. But Nicholson is equally amazing so I can't really complain.

Calvin Law said...

I’d be happy with either of them winning Supporting. And agreed with Matt on all counts.

Louis Morgan said...

Anonymous:

I mean every song in Footloose is pure 80's insanity, with different level of 80's extreme success. I'd put this one in the second, particularly given how intense of a ballad it is for such a silly movie, and really silly scene. The song though has a real epic, 80's epic, though in the sheer intensity of the double back beat, and completely random yet appropriately grand random flourishes, to support the vocals and lyrics that are ridiculously dramatic both verse and chorus.

Did the second song premiere in a film?

Anonymous:

Titus 1960's directed by Laurence Olivier:

Titus: Laurence Olivier
Tamora: Margaret Leighton
Saturninus: Murray Melvin
Marcus: Ralph Richardson
Bassianus: David McCallum
Lucius: Derek Jacobi
Aaron: James Earl Jones
Demetrius and Chiron: Terence Stamp and Malcolm McDowell
Lavinia: Helen Mirren

Louis Morgan said...

Tahmeed:

Jang Hye-jin - (She definitely has the least showy role out of the family however I think it because of that even her performance is notable in her own way. This as her performance in a way I think portrays perhaps the least delusional of the family in terms of what the scheme will bring, and is effective in playing these moments of that. For example, her "what's Ram-don" or her casual manner of delivering the life-changing push. This is also with the moments of sort of also in terms of empathy towards her own family particularly in the climax, where again she does so much just in the direct way she plays the scene, both in her first aid instructions and her "charge")

Park So-dam - (She's terrific in portraying who is essentially most comfortable, and largely best at the scheme. This in sort of brandishing the plan with so much gusto as the "brilliant" tutor with her rude manner even towards her own family as she plays the part. Outside of playing that part though I love the sort dogged determination in her work and sort of the glee of the scheme in her moments. I especially love her way of doing the peaches "revenge" moment. It also must be said she is fantastic in her final scene, in just her reaction, and her moment of sort of realization.)

Lee Sun-kyun - (His performance is actually also a good indicator of why Parasite is masterclass, and something like Elysium is not when it comes to a commentary on class. This is that he largely gives an honest and charming turn. We see what is largely a likable guy, who is slightly preoccupied however so very earnest in portraying his affections for his family. Lee even in his direct corrections to his driver, he portrays with a calm dignity. In his most callous moments Lee's terrific in again portraying not as this purposeful viciousness but rather an inability to truly empathize in the essential moments.)

Cho Yeo-jeong - (Now her performance is on a different end within the film, and brilliantly so. She is just absolutely hilarious in portraying the completely lost and always a little out of her wits attempt to run a house hold. Her individual reactions are some of my single favorite moments in the film, through how much humor she naturally brings to the proceedings. Her reactions of fear are pitch perfect comedy from her, and her moments of attempting to portray are wonderful moments of woeful inadequacy. I love though that she doesn't become this over the top caricature in this, but rather makes it so effective as just someone just playing on different, lower, playing field. )

Lee Jung-eun - (She's good in portraying a low key suspicion as the dutiful housekeeper in her early scenes. She great though then revealing so much of herself, and I love that she too reveals a different personality much like the family when we see her true self. This as she brings a sort of a more earthly manner as she attempts to control the situation and shows a much more matter of fact person. In addition though again she's terrific in offering just honesty in her interactions with her family that makes her far more than just a plot device.)

Park Myung-hoon - (Re-watch actually made me appreciate his performance a bit more, not that I disliked it originally and even then I thoroughly enjoyed his idiosyncratic delivery of "RESPECT". What I noticed though how he just portrays really what is a doofy guy who has not great thought or ability to him, and is just kind of a slightly likable deadbeat. In that then he's effective in showing the shatter being just this extreme dissolution into grief then a violent madness.)

Louis Morgan said...

Calvin, Luke and Matt:

I actually gave him the win for 72 awhile ago, though just noticed I never reflected that in the nominations page.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

YES!

Calvin Law said...

Hell yes. Also, Park So-Dam is sitting really well with me, I could possibly bump her up to a 5.

Emi Grant said...

FUCK YES!

Louis: Any extra thoughts on Pacino or your reason for the change?

Bryan L. said...

Both Vitos and all three Corleone sons have wins on here now haha

Matt Mustin said...

Bryan L: I don't want to speak for him, but even just reading the reviews of Pacino and Olivier it seems like Pacino getting the win makes a bit more sense.

Bryan L. said...

Matt: Probably played a factor in the decision, I reckon.

Jack Narrator said...

For me I kept the victory of Laurence Olivier in 1972. Al Pacino will win on Louis's blog in supporting actor of 2019.

Jack Narrator said...

But if there is one actor who deserves a win on this blog is: Ben Kingsley in Shutter Island. Best supporting actor of 2010 is Taika Waititi in Bo ... Bleh, NO!

Louis Morgan said...

Emi Grant:

No, I never had anything less than the highest admiration for Pacino's work to begin with, I just also loved and still love Olivier in perhaps his most entertaining performance. But it is difficult to deny Pacino for flawlessly delivering one of cinema's most complex character arcs, although for me both are among the best leading turns of the 70's anyways.

Matt:

Well...my 72 lead reviews were my first ever long form reviews for the site...and I wouldn't say it quite covers my proper thoughts on Olivier at this point.

Matt Mustin said...

The Lighthouse is insane and I loved it. I would say at the moment it's easily my win for cinematography, as well as both sound editing and mixing.

Dafoe and Pattinson are both 5's.

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Your updated top ten male leading performances of the 1970s?

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Speaking of 70s films, what are your thoughts on Lumets' direction for Network? I rewatched it recently, and it actually felt more straightfoward than I remembered, although I mean that in a good way.

Bryan L. said...

By "it", I mean the direction btw

Bryan L. said...

Louis: Also, your present film roles for good ol' "Larry" Olivier?

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: Your thoughts on the third episode of Silicon Valley's 6th season?

Tahmeed Chowdhury said...

Louis: And also, your MVP of the episode.

RatedRStar said...

Louis: Did you see the Liberty Heights review on S&E website, any curiosity on seeing a young Ben Foster?

Matt Mustin said...

Thinking about it, I don't think I've laughed harder at a movie all year than I did at the "German shepherds" gag in Jojo Rabbit.

Calvin Law said...

Tahmeed: I really liked episode 3, especially Jared's stone-cold stoicism, and Dinesh's outburst. My MVP of the episode would probably be Matt Ross though.

Calvin Law said...

Although that was probably Nanjiani's best episode in quite some time.

Calvin Law said...

Has anyone else on here seen The Mustang? Schoenaerts’ performance in it is growing on me the more I think about it.

Bryan L. said...

Calvin: I haven't, but I'll try and take a look at it soon.

Luke: Is Nolans' first film "Following" 1999 or 1998? If it's the former, I think it's eligible for this rounds "Films to Watch" list.

Luke Higham said...

Louis: You definitely need to watch Following (1999), to complete Nolan's filmography.

Bryan L. said...

Luke: The first two release dates on IMDb are '98, but they were both film festivals. Thanks for clearing it up!

Louis Morgan said...

Tahmeed:

1. Gene Hackman - The Conversation
2. Richard Attenborough - 10 Rillington Place
3. Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
4. Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
5. George C. Scott - Patton
6. Peter Finch - Network
7. Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
8. Al Pacino - The Godfather
9. Laurence Olivier - Sleuth
10. Warren Oates - Bring Me the Alfredo Garcia

Bryan:

Lumet's direction of Network is rather fascinating as he essentially takes the approach of slowly subverting reality, which is fitting to Howard Beale's story that slowly devolves into a madness. This as his work is docudramaesque early on his choices that slowly becomes this more striking grandeur approach. This fitting towards the screenplay that begins as the small story of the news station to larger implications. Take the opening intimate conversation between the two men, compared to grandiose speech of Arthur Jensen starring down the table at Beale. This is actually something brilliant in Lumet crafting the reality towards the film's extreme conclusion and in a way slowly pushing towards this result in a rather clever fashion. This as it begins as a reality that slowly becomes a heightened existence however is made natural through these subtle transitions.

Dr. John Cawley
Reynolds Woodcock
Sigmund Freud
The Englishmen (Thigpen)

Tahmeed:

Another hilarious episode, though again peak SV as I felt the plot was wholly compelling as well with Pied Piper once again to the wall, and loved the scheming to save it. Intertwine that with World Series Jared and a particularly vindictive yet pathetic Gavin Belson was wonderful. Matt Ross, easy MVP.

RatedRStar:

I don't think so, but I might watch it.

Luke:

Will do.

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