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  1. Sam Sanchez
    As a dark horse candidate goes, what would Votto's chances be?
  2. Sam Sanchez
    It's weird because that's what I enjoyed most and what is generally praised the most from that movie. Like when "Oscar So White" controversy last year was happening and everyone was upset that black people didn't get nominated, a lot of people were citing the lack of a Jake Gyllenhaal nomination being the biggest snub of all. Wait...Nightcrawler actually would actually have been two years ago. So I guess it was people being overwhelmingly upset about the lack of David Oyelowo not being nominated for Selma and people citing Jake as a bigger snub. It's a heightened performance so I'm assuming his mannerisms just got on your nerves?
  3. Sam Sanchez
    And also one of my favorites from that year. It's a generally very well-regarded movie. Basically a twisted Broadcast News/Network, and definitely a better movie tackling similar subject though far less seriously than the recent movie Christine, about the reporter Christine Chubbuck. Averages a 4.0/5 on Letterboxd.com, which is normally a more discerning crowd than IMDb, but both seem to pretty much exactly on the same wavelength.
  4. Sam Sanchez
    Watched this. It's a solid movie. There's a lot similar in the story to The Last Of Us (videogame). Made me curious to check out the book.
  5. Sam Sanchez
    For me, Everybody Wants Some was just a very fun hangout movie thought I actually did find funny. But beyond that, echoing a bit what Mr. Cat who shat said, it's about guys just about entering college and having the chance to basically establish a new identity, which is shown in the distinctly different parties they attend. I don't think you're necessary supposed to view at as D&C 2 but I think it definitely works as a spiritual successor to it. Basically picks off where D&C leaves off in that takes place last days of High School in the mid to late 70s, and now it's guys about to enter college in 1980 and showing that nothing that came before really mattered. In the end though, I think it's just a fun movie to watch.
  6. Sam Sanchez
    It's more like Damien Chazelle jerking himself about jazz and basically remaking The Umbrellas of Cherbourg to an extent, but it's a blast to watch. This isn't a Chicago or The Artist type case. It's a very crowd-friendly movie with still a lot of artistic merit to it. It's a guy a who is a fan of musicals from the 50s and 60s and who is also obsessed with jazz and making it with today's technology. It's the same guy who directed Whiplash from a couple years ago which was also great. Is it going to win Best Picture? Yeah probably. But that doesn't make it bad. It's a cheerful/charming film about L.A./Hollywood and reaching for your dreams in a year when people could probably use some uplift, so of course it'll probably win. Is it my favorite movie of the year? No, but it's up there. As of right now, I'd put Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight ahead of it. It has backlash written all over it like any movie that gets praise because people like to hate. Hell, even No Country For Old Men got a ton of hate after it won, and that was one of the few years where they got it "right" though There Will Be Blood and Zodiac are right up there with it for me.
  7. Sam Sanchez
    By "list" are you talking about the Top 10 grossing on that list? Because, yeah I agree, none of those would touch what I consider the best of the year. But if you're talking about the whole movie list as a whole for the year, I don't understand what context you could look at an enormous list like that and say nothing interests you. What do you base that on, the title, who's in it, who directed it? I understand I'm not the "general public" as I try to watch about 50-100 current movies each year, so I actively seek stuff out. Just a few movies I'd toss out that are worth checking out: Moonlight Nocturnal Animals Elle (Paul Verhoeven's first movie in like 10 years and it's Paul Verhoeven as hell) The Handmaiden Arrival Manchester by the Sea The Nice Guys Hail, Caesar (this movie got so much better on a rewatch) The Lobster The Witch Everybody Wants Some The Edge of Seventeen Hunt for the Wilderpeople Sing Street And a couple other random smaller movies that maybe only I would like but would recommend anyway to a lesser extent: Krisha, Love & Friendship, Things To Come, Indignation and Wiener-Dog.
  8. Sam Sanchez
    Watched La La Land yesterday. While I loved the movie, I would like to go and see it again because I didn't see it in an ideal way. I had a free movie pass with only a limited time to sneak out yesterday for a bit, ended up getting the last ticket available of assigned seating and it was front row center. Terrible seat but enjoyed the hell out of the movie despite that. Just a very joyful movie which catches the feel of classic Gene Kelly and Jacques Demy musicals but with a modern setting. I've been reading a lot of "horrible year for movies" talk on the internet and I don't see it. Unless people are specifically referring to a shitty a blockbuster summer, than yeah I guess, but I think it's been a pretty solid year this year. For the last 10 years, I always make an ongoing "Top 25" for each year, and when I look at what I have on there so far for 2016, I've been pretty happy with a lot that I've seen this year so far.
  9. Sam Sanchez
    I hope to make that sooner rather than later. I own it on Blu-Ray actually, so I have no real excuse why I haven't, just need to set aside 3+ hours to do it.
  10. Sam Sanchez
    Have actually been to theater quite a lot recently. Would recommend all of the following recent releases: Nocturnal Animals (opening credits notwithstanding) Manchester by the Sea The Edge of Seventeen Jackie Elle The Handmaiden Still quite a few more later this month I hope to check out too. Like La La Land, Rogue One, Paterson, Silence, etc...
  11. Sam Sanchez
    Spartacus is one of the few Kubrick films I still need to catch up with. As for Kirk Douglas. Tons of great movies. From big ones like Ace in the Hole and Paths of Glory, to others like Detective Story and I Walk Alone, pretty much enjoyed him in everything that I've seen him in.
  12. Sam Sanchez
    My cousin who is a Braves fan, has been going on about this possibility for a while now. His brother, who is a Dodgers fan, has also been going about that possibility for a while now. I'm assuming one of them comes out happy.
  13. Sam Sanchez
    It's not a pleasant, uplifting watch, so just a little warning. Not that most of his other movies are though either.
  14. Sam Sanchez
    I would put Arrival behind Sicario and Incendies for Villenueve but ahead of Prisoners, and on par with Enemy (a decisive one of his movies). Would highly recommend checking out Incendies if you haven't. I really hope to see Nocturnal Animals and Manchester by the Sea as well.
  15. Sam Sanchez
    I'd agree in that I would give it to Sanchez myself, but Michael Fulmer seemed to have been favored more over Sanchez, even Gary Sanchez but up Rookie of the Year caliber numbers in just 2 months. In most years, having the stats Sanchez had over the course of a whole year would have been enough to have a shot at RotY, seems a bit weird to penalize him for doing it too fast. Gary Sanchez had 6 more HRs and 1 less RBI, as well as a slightly higher AVG, OBP, SLG, and OPS, then fellow finalist Tyler Naquin, in LESS than half the amount of games.
  16. Sam Sanchez
    Watched both Arrival and Moonlight yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed both. Among my favorites of the year so far. Hope to go and catch Hacksaw Ridge and/or Loving soon.
  17. Sam Sanchez
    I really hope the Cubs offense wakes up soon. I hate the Dodgers, yes, so I'd be rooting against them regardless, but I find this Cubs team fascinating and would likely be rooting for them over any team with the exception of the Angels obviously. The scary part, if I were a Dodgers fan is that the majority of the Cubs, with the exception of Bryant and Baez, are all hitting around .200, and many instances around .100 (Rizzo, Heyward, Russell). It seems like it's only a matter of time before the offense explodes, just hoping it's not too late by the time it does.
  18. Sam Sanchez
    Foreshadowing for tonight's game hopefully?
  19. Sam Sanchez
    He does have a near 1.000 OPS in the last 7 games!
  20. Sam Sanchez
    I'm too lazy to research it, but the Rangers have to be the team that has hit (HBP) Trout the most, right?
  21. Sam Sanchez
    I thought this thread was going to be about Brian Dozier. On that exact same day (July 30th) Brian Dozier sat at: .253 / .335 / .799 17 HRs In just a month and a week, he's hit 22 bombs and has seen his OPS jump .130 points. In the last 36 games: .338 / .385 / 1.238 (22 HRs) Lucky month for anybody who has him on their Fantasy team.
  22. Sam Sanchez
    Yeah, just thought this was a great baseball moment. Slight personal connection I guess, but awesome to see in general. Nice to see the joy the moment brought his family too based on Twitter reactions.
  23. Sam Sanchez
    http://m.mlb.com/news/article/196509210/michael-lorenzen-honors-late-father-with-homer/ Me, my brother and my cousins all grew up playing little league in Anaheim with the Lorenzen brothers, Michael being the youngest. Both their parents coached me and I believe most my family at least one point throughout little league. My family heard from their oldest brother a couple days ago that their father past away. It's awesome to see this moment upon Michael Lorenzen's return from the bereavement list, getting a rare at bat as a reliever. Cool moment and not bad that it happened against the Dodgers. EDIT: http://m.mlb.com/video/v1070550883/ladcin-lorenzen-belts-a-threerun-homer-to-the-gap Here's the full video of the HR with curtain call and all that I thought was in the link above.
  24. Sam Sanchez
    Yeah, we don't dominate Felix, but we usually fare pretty well against him, though he does have a decent 3.32 career ERA against us. And he has pitched more innings against us than any other team in baseball. Not by too much over the Rangers (325.0 vs 309.1) He pitches well against us, but he's no Bud Norris! (4-0 in 6 starts, with a 0.43 ERA)
  25. Sam Sanchez
    One of my favorites of the year so far. Probably should mention that the "locals" refers to neo-Nazis, as the bar/club they play it was a Neo-Nazi bar where the leader is played by Patrick Stewart.
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