# Movies you've seen recently (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288 "2024-08-27T05:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 245
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4884 "2026-03-04T00:34:24Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Based on the film, it actually seems like a great place to visit. Are there really so few people there? That’s the selling point for me. To have some great history but not too much tourism is very appealing Well, like a lot of places, it depends when you go. I was there in late Spring/early Summer and it was lively but not overrun. It was definitely not as quiet as the movie, which was emphasizing what a boring “podunk” town it was for a couple of bad guys. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4885 "2026-03-04T05:53:32Z")
**Song Sung Blue** I liked this a lot more than I expected. I usually hate films “with a lot of heart” but I totally surrendered to this one. 50% story and 50% filler, but the filler is first rate. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4886 "2026-03-04T11:09:37Z")
More Wes Anderson: **Rushmore** I almost gave up on this early on because Max was **really** (deliberately) annoying, but I stuck with it and it got increasingly enjoyable as he got less annoying. As always, extremely heavy suspension of disbelief is required but on the whole it’s worthwhile. And the school play at the end is just insane. ETA: On a separate note, I’ve been to Bruges twice. It is a very lovely town, but you can see everything worth seeing in it in less than a day. Worth going if you’re in the area (I think it’s about an hour by train from Brussels). ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4887 "2026-03-04T12:53:10Z")
One Battle After Another last night. I just don’t understand what makes a “Best Picture.” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4888 "2026-03-04T15:02:14Z")
What was your top movie of 2025? For me, it was Weapons. One Battle was about 6th best. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4889 "2026-03-04T15:24:10Z")
It is always tough for me to pick my “top movie”, because there are a number of good movies each year and a lot depends on my mood at any given time. I’m not sure I can decide between _Hamnet_ and _She Rides Shotgun_ as the 2025 movies I will most likely remember for the longest time. _Hamnet_ will probably continue to evoke feelings reminiscent of _Aftersun_ many years after I forget details of the plot, just as _She Rides Shotgun’s_ final scene will stick with me in the same way as the final scene in _Shoplifters_. _One Battle After Another_, which is in my top 10, is well made, topical, and never bores the audience, but I don’t think it will age well. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4890 "2026-03-04T15:27:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What was your top movie of 2025? For me, it was Weapons. One Battle was about 6th best. Those are numbers one and two in my book, closely followed by Bugonia but I suspect you saw a whole lot more films than I did last year. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4891 "2026-03-04T16:26:50Z")
I’ve decided that there’s no point in my “predicting” the winner for Best Picture for the Oscars. My favorite movie of the year is no more often the winner than once in five or ten years Sometimes my favorite isn’t even among the nominated pictures. So a “prediction” by me is no better than random among the nominees. I see a lot of movies every year. If I wanted to do a prediction, I would have to be constantly talking to many people working in the film industry and creating a computer program that examines many things about the industry. It would also have to look at many things in the world in general. Prediction is very difficult. If you want to read a good book on how difficult it is, read _Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction_ by Dan Gardner and Philip E. Tetlock. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4892 "2026-03-04T16:36:41Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > One Battle After Another last night. I just don’t understand what makes a “Best Picture.” That’s at the rock bottom of my preferences for Best Picture. I cannot imagine how it even got nominated. And Leonardo for Best Actor can suck it. Which I suspect means that both will win. 🙄 ETA: Actually, I think _Sinners_ will win Best Picture, for mostly superficial/political reasons. _Sinners_ is unquestionably a very good movie, but the best movie of 2025? I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4893 "2026-03-04T18:07:38Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Actually, I think _Sinners_ will win Best Picture, for mostly superficial/political reasons. Do tell! What exactly do you mean here? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4894 "2026-03-04T19:01:27Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **Song Sung Blue** > I liked this a lot more than I expected. I usually hate films “with a lot of heart” but I totally surrendered to this one. 50% story and 50% filler, but the filler is first rate. Just saw the documentary. Yeah, they took a bit of artistic license in the movie, especially with regards to timings. Lightning and Thunder were married for 17 years; the movie implies 3 or 4. That being said, all of the events shown did happen. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4895 "2026-03-04T19:11:20Z")
The kids were very important characters and it would have been distracting to use multiple actors to show them aging. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4896 "2026-03-04T20:05:14Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Those are numbers one and two in my book, closely followed by Bugonia but I suspect you saw a whole lot more films than I did last year. I saw just over 100. My list remains: 1. Weapons. 2. Dhoom Dhaam 3. Bring Her Back 4. Dead Mail 5. Sisu - Road to Revenge 6. One Battle After Another 7. V/H/S Halloween - specifically “Kidprint”, one segment 8. Good News 9. Naked Gun 10. Dangerous Animals Honorable Mention: Deathstalker (2025) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4897 "2026-03-04T21:17:03Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > What was your top movie of 2025? Your question encouraged me to actually check out what movies were released. The only one I saw and enjoyed was F1. I enjoy watching movies, but I watch movies to be entertained. On RARE instances, I will appreciate a movie that is thought-provoking but not entertaining. But I perceive there is enough unpleasantness around me that I generally don’t seek more unpleasantness out for recreation. As I observed elsewhere, when discussing either Bugonia or Sinners with one of my kids they said, “It isn’t entertainment - it is art!” I guess I have lowbrow tastes. So I should just stay out of these arguments. Other than Fq, the only other 25 releases I watched - Bugonia, Sinners, One Battle - I thought nigh unwatchable. We often take DVDs out from the library. I have no problem finding movies we’ll enjoy. But apparently we just do not understand or appreciate what constitutes a Best Picture nominee. My wife and I have discussed pulling up a list of Best Pic noms for the past decade or so, and see how many of them we enjoyed. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4898 "2026-03-04T21:49:35Z")
My favorite movies of the past year: It Was Just an Accident Sentimental Value Left-Handed Girl ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4899 "2026-03-04T22:31:28Z")
I just watched _The Big Empty_ starring Jon Favreau with a few unexpected co-stars. Very surreal. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4900 "2026-03-04T23:50:24Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > _Sinners_ is unquestionably a very good movie, but the best movie of 2025? I don’t think so. Huh. I think it’s one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It instantly hit my top ten ever list. I had several issues with **One Battle After Another.** For a movie ostensibly about race and politics, it said very little about race or politics. It said very little about anything, except possibly parenthood. The acting was great and it was entertaining, though. I wouldn’t call it a bad film, just a film that seemed to aspire to a greatness it failed to reach. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4901 "2026-03-05T00:14:29Z")
**One Battle** and **Sinners** are my number 1 & 2 films of 2025 so I will be thrilled no matter which one wins! **OBAA** has won almost every single precursor so it’ll be a huge upset if **Sinners** wins. I’m not expecting that at this point, but it would be really cool. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4902 "2026-03-05T00:24:59Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > For a movie ostensibly about race and politics, it said very little about race or politics. Huh, I thought it said plenty, but not “hit you over the head” with it; it was just baked into it. The audience comes in in the midst of it. Not my favorite, though. I don’t really like how Anderson tells a story. I call it “One Scene After Another”. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/4903 "2026-03-05T00:44:34Z")
Paul Thomas Anderson movies typically don’t have a strong perspective or message on issues the way a movie like _Sinners_ does. I think of them more as holding up a mirror to you – do you see this in society? Do you see it in your relationships? What do you think about it, how does it make you feel? The messaging is more subtle and open to each viewer’s interpretation. In _Sinners_, I felt like I understood and could empathize with each character’s motivations and journey. _OBAA_ created more open questions for me to think about. I don’t think one is better than the other, it’s just a different way to telling the story and immersing the viewer. I probably liked _Sinners_ a little better, but _OBAA_ made me think more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=246)