>the master was a failure
>both artistically and commercially.

LOL.

>our best picture of the
>year was a series of tangentially-related, well-delivered
>monologues separated by long, pretentious visual tone poems of
>joaquin phoenix pacing and muttering. congrats.

LOL.

>affleck for
>best director is just us, like everyone else, overreacting to
>his oscar snub.

LOL. I honestly don't think any of our voters were impacted one way or the other by Oscar nominations. Haneke was our only nominee who actually got an Oscar nomination, and he had zero chance of actually winning an Oscar.

>it's actually fitting that these awards didn't get a show.
>good call, frank. we didn't deserve one. we're a bunch of
>snooty-tooty snobs who should all meet up at coffee bean
>('cause starbucks is too mainstream) to discuss how much we
>hate movies, especially ones that are entertaining, engaging,
>and successful.

LOL. BOTSW dominated your ballot (rightfully so), but it was easily as un-mainstream, non-traditional, and "artsy" as any of the movies you're bitching about. Cappuccinos are only OK if you're drinking them too?

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