Nice. I had forgotten about Sugar Man.

Write-up the 12th: Zero Dark Thirty

"Zero Dark Thirty" is an old military term, dating at least to the 60s, meaning Too ****ing early in the morning. It also has connotations of getting a jump on the day--of disrespecting the idea of sleeping. It's a pretty good title for Kathryn Bigelow's ode to the Myth of The Little Red Haired Girl and the Little Red Haired Girl's persistence, perseverance and, let's face it, relentlessness.



Here called Maya, Jessica Chastain plays the LRG to NSFW perfection.



A lot of attempts were made to politicize this film, but there's nothing political about it--it's another in a long line of heroic epics and a beautifully done one at that. Amazing that they can make a movie so thrilling when we all know the ending before we walk into the theater.

Dawn Wall is great and a fantastic story. There is something about mountain climbing docs that make them extremely entertaining. There are at least 3 more climbing docs that would be draft worthy here. I have no interest in ever climbing a mountain or cliff myself but it extremely fascinating to see these experts in action.

Tucker and Dale is awesome

Diabolical back on the clock!

NEW RULE:

For round 15, you are allowed to pick up to FIVE movies for your last round. You don't have to. But you can.

But only the FIRST ONE listed in your round of 15 picks will be off the table for those who pick after you. S in round 15, movies can be picked more than once. But try not to - it's more fun that way.

LOL I was gonna do that anyway and figure wtf are u gonna do about it kick me out of the draft

sick thing is I'm still gonna end up leaving a bunch off my list.

narrowing things I love down is pretty hard, thankfully much easier with women than movies or I'd be in real trouble.

diabolical skipped!

xander biscuits on the clock!

I'll grab The Wolf of Wall Street. Writeup later.

Agree on all points.

You may have seen this before, but here is a very short documentary on Adam Ondra prepping for/doing the hardest ever climb. The amount of dedication these guys have for this stuff is next level.

(I guess this is technically drataftable, but it's not like anybody was going to.)

Am in Maine no internet. But my Round 14 pick is The Gleaners and I by Agnes Varda.

Xander still on the clock, but no way he picks what I'm picking:

round 14 pick:

Los Angeles Plays Itself, Thom Andersen, 2003



This is a unique documentary on how the movies shaped Los Angeles and how Los Angeles shaped the movies. It's more about how the films made in and around Hollywood showcased the various neighborhoods of Los Angeles, and how each era's culture and politics and economics were shown through the movies made there.

I've seen this twice now, and I'm never less than completely rapt with attention and awe. If you like your clip docs sprinkles with prescient and important commentary, this is the movie for you.

Seriously great film.



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Dom's List:

Mulholland Drive
Before Sunset
Punch Drunk Love
Mad Max: Fury Road
Upstream Color
Force Majeure
Once
Her
Blade Runner 2049
Take Shelter
It Follows
Mandy
Ida
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Phat Mack on the clock

well, looks like this has died.

I proclaim a free-for-all!!! Feel free to make your last picks, if you haven't done so already.

My 15th round pick!

Enemy, Denis Villenueve, 2013



This is a mind-bending masterpiece, and probably Villenueve's best film. Jake Gyllenhaal plays a university professor who finds out he has a double....and he seeks him out. This is a mediation on male identity and sexuality, and it's a freaky, freaky film. The ending shot is justifiably famous and perplexing. If you haven't seen it, you're in for a disturbing treat.

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Dom's Final List:

Mulholland Drive
Before Sunset
Punch Drunk Love
Mad Max: Fury Road
Upstream Color
Force Majeure
Once
Her
Blade Runner 2049
Take Shelter
It Follows
Mandy
Ida
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Enemy

And here are other films I had a hard time leaving off my list:

Spoiler:

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
Brokeback Mountain
The White Ribbon
Cache
Under the Skin
Green Room
Let the Right One In
Moulin Rouge
2046
The Host
Adaptation
Stories We Tell
Gosford Park
The Descendants
Solaris
I Am Love
Michael Clayton
Snatch
Marwencol

Dammit! I forgot two of my favorite movies of the century:

Zombeavers
Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead

Round 15
Super Troopers (2001)
Jay Chandrasekhar



Another goofy ass comedy that is ultimately rewatchable. Very stupid, very funny. Lots of shenanigans!



my draft:
United 93
Catch Me if You Can
Almost Famous
Seabiscuit
Jersey Boys
Love & Mercy
Cell 211
Pitch Perfect
A Mighty Wind
Road Trip
61*
School of Rock
Searching for Sugar Man
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil
Super Troopers

Other stuff I almost drafted or at least strongly considered

oh man super troopers is so ****ing great.
the opening scene is one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen.

my last 2 offical picks are

nightcrawler

and

training day

2 films ive seen a million times and will watch a million more.

some others that I wanted to draft



awesome draft thanks so much for running it dom and really great picks by everyone.

There's 4 or 5 movies I really want for my final pick, but I'll just take Chopper. Gotta squeeze an Aussie movie in there somewhere and that's definitely the one with the most rewatch value for me.

Final Draft:

Zodiac
The Departed
Black Hawk Down
Mystic River
127 Hours
Anchorman
Bone Tomahawk
Whiplash
This Is England
Team America: World Police
Warrior
Starred Up
The Dawn Wall
The Wolf of Wall Street
Chopper

Very happy with that lineup. Bring on the desert island!

Training Day is a great pick. Almost pulled the trigger on that several times before changing my mind at the last minute.

oh **** a few more I can't believe I forgot about.
have a feeling as the days go by a bunch more are gonna pop in my head and make me feel like an idiot for forgetting about.

it might be my 3rd fav movie ever I just didn't think anyone else would take it for some reason so just wanted to save best for last.