Starting John McTiernan, it's the movie "Nomadland" is not a sequel to, it's —

#71, or #2441, 1986's "Nomads."

It's the movie today best remembered for the "Seinfeld" episode of the same title where Elaine is the only person in town who hates it, leaving now for a screening of —

#72, or #2442, 1996's "The English Patient."

With this one I'm 8/10 for seeing this year's Best Picture nominees in the cinema, leaving now to go see —

#73, or #2443, 2026's "Sentimental Value."

With and after dinner, watched —

#74, or #2443, 2026 Netflix doc “Queen of Chess.”

Interesting story about a woman I knew nothing about. But it’s a shame it has to tell her story by focusing on her rivalry with a man. Do enjoy watching her crush these dudes, though, obviously.

As I understand it, this Brazilian Best Picture nominee is not about a secret agent, leaving now to go see —

#75, or #2445, 2026's "O Agente Secreto," or, "The Secret Agent."

It's the "Star Trek" movie that dares to ask, what if the "Star Trek" movies had a cast that actually liked being in the same room as each other, it's —

#76, or #2446, 1994's "Star Trek Generations."

#startrek #tng

The only one of this year's slate of Best Picture nominees I have to watch at home instead of in the cinema, it's —

#77, or #2447, 2025's "Train Dreams."

The conversation about this one has collapsed into "boy, they really whiffed it on this one," but that means there's a chance I can be contrarian just by having a good time, so, you know, still gotta see it, leaving now to go see —

#78, or #2448, 2026's "The Bride!"

Meant to go see this true story Tourette's drama before it became unexpectedly topical but never got around to it until what's probably the last screening, leaving now to go see —

#79, or #2449, 2026's "I Swear."

Though it's wonderfully sympathetic depiction of life with Tourette's, and frequently charming and funny, the ending of "I Swear" doesn't sit right with me.

The whole picture is so much about self-acceptance, about how you shouldn't have to change with medication who you are to function in society, and then the end is... a device that functionally (narratively speaking) fixes his Tourette's? It felt like an ad for a real device.

Worth having seen but a little hard to recommend in that context.

@Alexis I really do want to see that because I've always found Tourette's fascinating.

And I believe I have seen something related to the ending.

The stuff around the BAFTAs was a disgrace.

@retrosponge I'd wholly recommend the first 95% of the movie if you're interested in the subject matter.

Yeah, that was... It's unfortunate, but the BBC really should've caught it and edited it out, and not allowed it to become the only thing anyone was talking about afterwards.