Jan 18, 2016
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0:13:41 - To grease the gears a little bit, we
start off talking about how much we hated --The
Revenant (2015), directed by Alejandro Inarritu,
starring Leonardo Dicarprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Lukas
Haas, and several racial caricatures.
Also discussed
in this section: Deliverance, Carol, Defiance, Training
Day, John Flynn, John Boorman, Jan Michael
Vincent, Wolf of Wall Street, Django Unchained, Major
Dundee, Birdman, John Milius, Michael
Mann, Blackhat, and There Will Be
Blood.
- 0:13:42 - 2:16:11
- Movies discussed/ in contention for our Best Of The
Year Lists (in alphabetical order):
Anomalisa (2015), directed by Duke
Johnson & Charlie Kaufman, starring David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason
Leigh, and Tom Noonan.
The
Assassin (2015), directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien,
starring Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, and Fang-yi
Sheu.
The Big
Short (2015), directed by Adam McKay, starring
Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, John Magaro,
Finn Whittrock, Rafe Spall, Vinny Strong, Marisa Tomei, Melissa
Leo, Stanley Wong, Karen Gillan, and a bunch of cameos.
Blackhat (2015), directed by Michael
Mann, starring Chris Hemsworth, Leehom Wang, Viola Davis, Tang Wei,
and William Mapother.
Bone
Tomahawk (2015), directed by S. Craig Zahler,
starring Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard
Jenkins, Sid Haig, Lilli Simmons, David Arquette, and Zahn
McClarnon.
Bridge of
Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg,
starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Scott Shepard, Amy Ryan, and Alan
Alda.
Carol (2015), directed by Todd
Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle
Chandler, Jake Lacey, Corey Magaro, and Carrie
Brownstein.
Creed (2015), directed by Ryan
Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa
Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, and Wood Harris.
Furious
7 (2015), directed by James Wan, starring Paul
Walker, Vin Diesel, The Rock, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson,
Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Statham, and Kurt
Russell.
The Hateful
Eight (2015), directed by Quentin Tarantino,
starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins,
Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir,
James Parks, Channing Tatum, Dana Gourier, Zoe Bell, Lee Horsely,
Gene Jones, Keith Jefferson, and the triumphant return to westerns
by ENNIO MORRICONE!
Heaven Knows
What (2015), directed by Ben & Joshua Safdie,
starring Arielle Holmes, Buddy Duress, and Ron
Braunstein.
It
Follows (2015), directed by David Robert
Mitchell, starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Daniel Zovatto,
and Jake Weary.
The
Lobster (2015), directed by Yorgos Lanthimos,
starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, John C. Reilly,
Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, and Ben
Whishaw.
Mad Max: Fury
Road (2015), directed by George Miller, starring
Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie
Huntington-Whitely, Zoe Kravitz, and Nathan Jones.
The Man From
U.N.C.L.E. (2015), directed by Guy Ritchie,
starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Jared Harris,
and Hugh Grant.
The
Mend (2015), directed by John Magary, starring
Josh Lucas, Stephen Plunkett, Mickey Sumner, and Lucy
Owen.
Mission Impossible: Rogue
Nation (2015), directed by Christopher
McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg,
Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Simon McBurney, Alec
Baldwin, and Tom Hollander.
Mistress
America (2015), directed by Noah Baumbach,
starring Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Cindy Cheung,
Jasmine Cephas Jones, Matthew Shear, Kathryn Erbe, and Michael
Chernus.
Phoenix (2015), directed by
Christian Petzold, starring Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina
Kunzendorf, and Michael Maertens.
Queen of
Earth (2015), directed by Alex Ross Perry,
starring Elizabeth Moss, Katharine Waterston, and Patrick
Fugit.
Results (2015), directed by Andrew
Bujalski, starring Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan,
Giovanni Ribisi, Brooklyn Decker, and Anthony Michael Hall.
Sicario (2015), directed by Denis
Villeneuve, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin,
Daniel Kaluuya, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, and Jeffrey
Donovan.
Steve
Jobs (2015), directed by Danny Boyle, starring
Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, and
Katharine Waterston.
Wild
City (2015), directed by Ringo Lam, starring
Louis Koo, Shawn Kue, Simon Yam, Phillip Ng, and Tong
Liya.
- 2:16:12 -
2:20:05 - Movies we're excited about in
2016!