Threshold

Weiner's amazing- and Huma is gorgeous- you just wanna hug her the whole time during the film. Also if we're talking fucked up docos; Tickled is a great mystery doco that is only going to get more relevant as the internet grows.

Kiefer Sutherland is next level evil in this film- beyond the normal levels of usual coming-of-age films. I'll vote yes; the main two characters are so unnaturally compassionate-which I dig for a film aimed at teenager dudes, and the book-ends make this film feel so real and important.

I think people confuse the summer season with the whole year. It should be fine; and I'm beyond keen for La La Land, i'm more excited about that film than i've been for any other film in recent memory.

The eternal question for this film: Is starting the craze of found footage culturally worthy enough for the Canon?

This isn't a no vote for me- it's a nah vote, a ¯\_ _/¯ vote It's alright- fun little interesting thing- nothing more. Also, I find it interesting that D&A considered it a girls film- I'm all about 'Girls' films to be included in the Canon- but is this really one? Is it just cause there's a female protagonist?

I'll watch a clip on youtube every now and then but Canon-worthy? Nuuuuhhhh

Get outta here with your 'Facts'

It looks like a codpiece- but I think it's legit. My logic is why would a children's film allow such a codpiece? It must be a byproduct of the Bowie Genes combined with tight pants.

Last Temptation of Christ V Passion of the Christ is my personal favourite, with Lolita and Antichrist being close behind them. And all of them, one after the other!! I think it's the combo of intelligent weighty material that they grapple with, mixed with both of them mostly agreeing. I think the episodes where they disagree turns into child-like fighting that is only satisfying if you have a dog in the race.

I can't tell who picked this It's weird enough for both of them to like/dislike it. I'm erring on the side of Devin- but I could be totally wrong. Also- it's just OK. More bizarre than great.

Exactly right! Feminist VS Post-Feminist argument which I continue to bring up. It's fine to be viewing these things from a post-feminist perspective, as long as you realise we aren't even in a feminist world. And in saying that- I reckon this film treats women poorly in that we are locked into Steve Martin's hideous perspective for most of the film. It's so grating.

I mentioned my intense dislike of this film in the Homework thread- but a it's a dreadful film. I can't induct a misanthropic musical into the Canon that has so little control over its tone and themes.

At this point of the love-in I might as well post my favourite clip:

An what an odd thing to say about the power of cinema than 'this is all a lie to hide in during our sadness'- In a musical no less! I think my problems with it are almost certainly a thematic thing- I couldn't enjoy any musical numbers because of the underlying sadness within them- like a horror film playing a children's song ironically. I also heard in a previous episode (and it may be brought up during this episode) about Amy loving the fact that Steve Martin and co dance like normal people during this- first of all- I didn't get an iota of that- they're all quite impressive at dancing- but if they were- wouldn't that ruin the idea of it? That they are involved in this fantasy? I don't know- I get quite antsy with these aggressively nihilist films- so much effort placed into ironically being passionate about something.

I'm not as enamoured with madeline Khan's performance/character as everyone else- but yes, this is a terrific film. This mystery screenwriter! Any hints you can drop?

Whoops- I misspoke- by conceit I meant Thematics (I think... yeouch, this isn't helping my argument) I meant the musical numbers being the imagination of the characters- and at complete odds with the content of the film. I needed something more than "The 1930's weren't that great, people!" and I was totally fine with the lip-syncing

I voted no against Devin's indulgence pick- so I have no qualms voting this down. The musical that hates musicals. A ridiculously unpleasant film with a moronic conceit.

I honestly don't think any of them are particularly great or iconic. Plus, we've got no Pixar; so that might be priority no.1

I think people are subconsciously referring to Lennon's personal issues with women in real life. That's what made me not super duper love some of the gags he whipped out in the film. Obviously you can seperate the beatle from the man, but that might be the reason.

Duddddeeeee, it's so flirty I can't even imagine not reading that into the scene. It's the only time John kind of vaguely opens up in the film as well- which is great.

Such a funny film, fast-paced, and inferred/revealed a lot of interesting stuff for Beatles fans. I'm not sure how'd it go to non-beatles fans, but I wish I'd watched this as a kid! I was introduced to the Beatles at about 8years old, mainly through Yellow Submarine. In that and Hard Day's Night there's such a childlike quality to a lot of the humour and activities onscreen- wonderfully bizarre and almost dreamlike logic and structure that I kind of accidentally really enjoyed as a kid.

Keep going back and forth between Paul and George, but ultimately Paul, he wrote most of my favs.

Yellow Submarine!!! Across the Universe!! Both of those are weird looks at the Beatles, and probably most importantly, their legacy. I haven't seen Hard Day's Night, but I am very keen to catch up!

"It reminded me of why Cat Memes are better than Dog Memes" This is why I listen to the Canon. Also, I didn't think it was a masterpiece, but any silent movie of this era that famous, I can't even think of voting down

RE Nightcrawler- I think the character and performance of Lou Bloom is better than the film as a whole.