past lives was sooo good that bar scene was amazing
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
AMAZING. That scene was essentially the experience Celine Song had that made her write the script/make this film.
@marimilholo
6 ай бұрын
Loved the video and your commentary is amazing, thank you KZitem algorithm for me finding this channel, subscribed! Also loved your ranking, ours differ a bit but this was a great year for cinema!
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Welcome! I'm happy you found your way here, too. Thank you so much for your kind words.
@DiegoLopez-pd7xh
6 ай бұрын
Loved this video and loved your commentary! You seem so inviting and cool! Past Lives was also my favorite movie last year. I don’t think any other movie has resonated so much with me as a child of immigrant parents. It not only being a story of grieving a potential romance, but also grieving the life you could have had if your parents didn’t immigrate is so devastating and I don’t think that aspect gets talked about enough. Greta Lee’s quiet yet powerful performance along with the beautiful lingering cinematography and the score really just pulled me in and made a lasting impression! So sad Greta Lee and Celine Song weren’t nominated :(
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for saying that! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video. I agree with everything you said about Past Lives. Greta Lee said that her mom called her and said, "This story is about me," and cried after she saw it for the first time. It resonates with so many people! I hope Celine Song can win the Oscar for writing, but I wish she got a director nomination and Greta the actress nomination. Their work was incredible.
@gilbeeb2012
6 ай бұрын
Yesss I loved Past Lives! 🥹😭😭😭
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
A complete sob fest but so beautiful. I need to see it again soon!
@Leahcimmichael
6 ай бұрын
Poor Things felt like an adult version of Barbie's theme. Past Lives is also my #1 of the nominations. I also hoped that BlackBerry would get some recognition.
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen BlackBerry, but I’ve heard great things. I’ll add it to my list! Several films missed out completely this year, which I’m sad about-most notably Origin and All of Us Strangers.
@Leahcimmichael
6 ай бұрын
@@aliyalangley Ava DuVernay continues to prove that she is still one of the best. I need to see All of Us Strangers but my local cinema has no date set yet. I wish Raine Allen-Miller got a nomination for best director. Rye Lane is very creative for a romantic comedy. So many unique shots in that film
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
@@LeahcimmichaelI saw that All of Us Strangers will be on Hulu on the 22nd of Feb so if you live in the US, that’s an option if it doesn’t hit your cinema before then.
@HeelPower200
6 ай бұрын
I don't know..Poor Things is much more cynical and materialist than Barbie. They're quite different philosophically and I didn't really like Poor Things tbh.
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
I wanted to come back to this to say that I watched BlackBerry! I thought it was really good. Thanks for the recommendation.
@ooofthedegenerate
6 ай бұрын
I don’t have Netflix and made the choice to wait on American fiction until I can rent it. Out of all the the nominees I’ve seen so far I’d rank them 1.Poor things (everything I want out of a movie) 2.Zone of interest (devastating horrific and so original. shout out to the academy for picking this) 3.Killers of the flower moon (Scorsese most emotional out of all of his epics) 4.Anatomy of a fall (this could go up on rewatch) 5/6: Barbie/Holdovers (Holdovers does more for me emotionally but Barbie is just so damn fun) 7.past lives (I remember it being fine but I don’t remember anything really grabbing me outside of teo yoo and John Magaro’s performances) 8.Oppenheimer (I found the movie to be kinda bland and overly long until the trinity test but once that happens it’s pretty damn good)
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Past Lives AND Oppenheimer at the bottom? Wow. I don't think I've seen that before, but it is all subjective, so thank you for giving your rankings. I like seeing different perspectives, and I liked the reasons for everything (other than the last two 😅). The list is so good this year that it's tough to rank. Who do you think will win Best Picture?
@ThyPhan94
6 ай бұрын
my favorite is past lives as well. watched it again the other day, such a great movie
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
I don’t think I’ll get tired of watching it. I need to watch it again soon!
@quitequiet1
6 ай бұрын
Past Lives is my favorite also!
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
It’s so beautiful.
@filmtoppings
6 ай бұрын
Great stuff! Definitely keep it up :)
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@camerontremblay-adams9640
6 ай бұрын
Of the ones I’ve seen so far: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Anatomy of a Fall 3. American Fiction 4. Killers of the Flower Moon 5. Poor Things 6. Barbie
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Solid list. Like I said, I could really move my 3-9 ranking all over, depending on the day. Great films this year! Are you going to try to see the other ones before the Oscars?
@camerontremblay-adams9640
6 ай бұрын
@@aliyalangley Thanks! Yes, I'm planning to watch the rest. This movie year was incredibly strong. I should clarify I liked all of the films, and they each have very strong elements. My 2-4 are pretty interchangeable. I thought that Poor Things and Barbie had larger flaws with their narrative structures than the others (in both cases, I thought the openings were stellar, but their endings felt muddled, unfocused, and somewhat disjointed). Great movie year!
@barbaraladouceur6305
6 ай бұрын
Barbie is my favourite movie of the year. I actually bought it ages ago and I've lost count of how many times I've watched it. It's heartwarming, funny, playful, thought-provoking and memorable for the life-affirming messages it promotes in such an entertaining way without having to resort to violence, swearing or sexually explicit scenes. I give it my academy award as best picture of 2023, and I'm eternally grateful to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for making it happen.
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
Barbie was so so good. It was so fun seeing everyone dress up for the cinema and see people of all backgrounds supporting/watching it. Robbie and Gerwig need to be given more credit and praise for what they could pull off by getting THIS story made and be such a smash hit as it was.
@marvintran7813
6 ай бұрын
Past lives was really boring to me. It was really realistic, and I can see why critics like it, but for me it was really boring. Oppenheimer is the #1 movie for me.
@aliyalangley
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving your opinion! It's all subjective, and everyone will enjoy different films.
@cameronrobertson5977
6 ай бұрын
Both are worthy of their nomination but I must have watched a different film from others with past lives and zone of interest, really not getting this masterpiece hype both really never hit for me
@aliyalangley
6 ай бұрын
That's okay! Everything is subjective. Of the ones nominated this year, what one or two do you like the most?
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