Ben Z.
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Ben Z.
@BenZwei
Lawyer Nats fan Dog Lover

BOX OFFICE: #ProjectHailMary crushes w/ an $80M opening (domestic). That is: - The best ever March opening for a non-franchise movie - 2nd best ever opening for a non-franchise movie (behind OPPENHEIMER) - Best opening ever for Amazon/MGM - Best ever for Lord and Miller - 2nd best for Gosling behind BARBIE *all domestic records


2026 will be a generational year for cinema 🔥


If the five most recent Best Adapted Screenplay winners were in the same category, who would get your vote? American Fiction CODA Conclave One Battle After Another Women Talking


Discourse surrounding Perfidia proves that 90 percent of the audience cannot grasp a character written to have any complexity and depth. They need cardboard revolutionaries, not this. It’s a sign of the times when people don’t read or think but only consume and scroll.



The way some people (not everyone) are talking about Paul Thomas Anderson like he’s some middling talent that was just discovered yesterday and not one of the industry’s most respected and celebrated filmmakers who’s been making revered masterpieces for thirty years.


c’mon man

Mark my words, Coogler will be back. PTA was Coogler's age when he did THERE WILL BE BLOOD and I can't wait to see what Ryan does next.



Best Actor Race of 2027





If Coogler made it, no bullshit like this would be included

After taking home the #Oscars for Best Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay for #OneBattleAfterAnother, Paul Thomas Anderson addressed criticism about the film’s portrayal of Black women that has surrounded the movie since its fall release. bit.ly/4uDpTbB


Oscar-winning director Paul Thomas Anderson playfully scoffs after a reporter asks him how #OneBattleAfterAnother reflects where society is headed: “I thought we were supposed to be partying?” #Oscars



