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MaryMagdaline

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52. Saw Richard Grant. He and Melisss McCarthy had zero comedic chemistry.
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:54 PM
Feb 2019

Zero. I don’t know what happened on set but a very good script came out absolutely flat. Mahershala was believable in the role of Dr. Shirley. I thought Blsckkklsndman’s Adam Driver was best.

Pretentious drivel brandnewday2009 Feb 2019 #1
The winning tweet about this: Salviati Feb 2019 #5
+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #11
Green Book was nothing like Driving Miss Daisy. I saw both. Green Book deserved the Oscar. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #51
I completely agree. Once again white Hollywood picks the complacent route. yardwork Feb 2019 #19
I saw Blackklaansman. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #23
Agree about BKKK ananda Feb 2019 #27
Saw it and liked it question everything Feb 2019 #2
Have you seen Blackkklansman? Awesome film. yardwork Feb 2019 #20
Green Book was a well deserved winner. redstateblues Feb 2019 #3
The NYT critics who were live blogging frazzled Feb 2019 #4
It ain't bad. Its worth Netflix or discount movie night. Not full price, though. 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #22
Saw Richard Grant. He and Melisss McCarthy had zero comedic chemistry. MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #52
Oh, good. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #6
never heard of it AlexSFCA Feb 2019 #7
Beale Street was better than all the nominated pics MattP Feb 2019 #8
I'm really at the point where they should just give an Oscar to the top 5 movies. Why single one out YOHABLO Feb 2019 #9
It's the only one of the eight I haven't seen yet. trackfan Feb 2019 #10
Disgusting.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #12
+1000000000 happy feet Feb 2019 #33
No It Was Not Worthy of the Name.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #39
I will not see the Green Book, nor any movie with Mortensen or Sarandon still_one Feb 2019 #13
Sarandon I get. What the problem with Mortensen? n/t MicaelS Feb 2019 #34
He voted for Jill Stein, but it isn't because of that. It is because both him and still_one Feb 2019 #35
Love. Well deserved! ananda Feb 2019 #14
I want to see all of the five. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #15
It's a completely different movie. yardwork Feb 2019 #21
I sure hope so. Fellini's Roma was, well, I just don't know. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #40
Saw it and enjoyed it Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #16
The second most weakest of the bunch obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #17
Other films were good Roy Rolling Feb 2019 #18
The flailing around melm00se Feb 2019 #24
I'm just glad that arrogant Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born was snubbed. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #25
Eeeeeeeuuwww. Did not know that about Bradley Cooper. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #37
Yeah, that's sort of how it was. I saw it real-time. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #41
of all the movies niminated I have only seen Bohemian R..... samnsara Feb 2019 #26
I hadn't seen any of them! Oops--I saw BlackKklansman. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #42
The documentary Green Book is coming out on roody Feb 2019 #28
Green Book is not a documentary DrToast Feb 2019 #31
Exactly. They're movies, not documentaries. They were not in the "Best Documentary" category. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #50
Not to dis the winner, but this short bit by Seth Myers gives knowing context... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2019 #29
LOL! That's really funny. Is that a known actress? Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #43
She's s regular on the show, Amber Ruffin MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #53
Will do. I loved her expressions. I'm laughing again, just thinking about them. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #54
Someone tell Spike Lee that nobody likes a sore loser DrToast Feb 2019 #30
Did he say something about it? Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #44
He complained after and he done so in the past too DrToast Feb 2019 #45
Oh, that's not bad. He didn't diss the other movie. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #48
You're unable to do it yourself? Or merely unwilling? LanternWaste Feb 2019 #46
So much for your journal... DrToast Feb 2019 #49
For the first time in a long time I had seen all the movies nominated for Best Picture. mnhtnbb Feb 2019 #32
Good Summaries hueymahl Feb 2019 #38
The Favourite looked good. I'm going to see that one. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #47
Saw Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody and loved them both. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #36
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