Лучшие ленты года по версии издания The New York Times:

Manohla Dargis
1. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Martin Scorsese)
2. ‘Oppenheimer’ (Christopher Nolan)
3. ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ (Frederick Wiseman)
4. ‘Occupied City’ (Steve McQueen)
5. ‘A Thousand and One’ (A.V. Rockwell)
6. ‘Asteroid City’ (Wes Anderson)
7. ‘May December’ (Todd Haynes)
8. ‘Showing Up’ (Kelly Reichardt)
9. ‘Orlando: My Political Biography’ (Paul B. Preciado)
10. ‘Stonewalling’ (Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka)

Ten more: “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” “Earth Mama,” “Fallen Leaves,” “Ferrari,” “John Wick: Chapter 4,” “Past Lives” “R.M.N.,” “Scarlet,” “Will-O’-the-Wisp,” “Youth (Spring).”

Alissa Wilkinson
1. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ (Martin Scorsese)
2. ‘Past Lives’ (Celine Song)
3. ‘The Zone of Interest’ (Jonathan Glazer)
4. ‘Reality’ (Tina Satter)
5. ‘A Still Small Voice’ (Luke Lorentzen)
7. ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ (Anna Hints)
8. ‘Godland’ (Hlynur Palmason)
9. ‘The Eternal Memory’ (Maite Alberdi)
10. ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ (Frederick Wiseman)

And don’t miss: “Afire” (Christian Petzold), “American Fiction” (Cord Jefferson), “American Symphony” (Matthew Heineman), “Anatomy of a Fall” (Justine Triet), “Anselm” (Wim Wenders), “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (Kelly Fremon Craig), “Barbie” (Greta Gerwig), “BlackBerry” (Matt Johnson), “Eileen” (William Oldroyd), “Fallen Leaves” (Aki Kaurismaki), “Four Daughters” (Kaouther Ben Hania), “The Holdovers” (Alexander Payne), “May December” (Todd Haynes), “Poor Things” (Yorgos Lanthimos), “Priscilla” (Sofia Coppola), “The Royal Hotel” (Kitty Green), “Showing Up” (Kelly Reichardt), “The Starling Girl” (Laurel Parmet), “The Taste of Things” (Tran Anh Hung), “You Hurt My Feelings” (Nicole Holofcener)

Лучшие ленты года по версии издания ABC Entertainment:

Top-10:
1. EO
2. Tar
3. Oppenheimer
4. St Omer
5. Asteroid City
6. The Fabelmans
7. Killers of the Flower Moon
8. One Fine Morning
9. Beau is Afraid
10. Petrol

Best Film: Poor Things (RU: Oppenheimer)
Best Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things (RU: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer)
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (RU: Jeffrey Wright, American Fiction)
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things (RU: Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon)
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer (RU: Charles Melton, May December)
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers (RU: Julianne Moore, May December)
Best Script: Tony McNamara, Poor Things (RU: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer)
Best Animated Film: The Boy and the Heron (RU: Robot Dreams)
Best Documentary Film: 20 Days in Mariupol (RU: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie)
Best Foreign Language Film: The Boy and the Heron (RU: Anatomy of a Fall)
Best Ensemble: Oppenheimer (RU: Poor Things)
Best Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema, Oppenheimer (RU: Robbie Ryan, Poor Things)
Best Soundtrack/Score: Ludwig Goransson, Oppenheimer (RU: Jerskin Fendrix, Poor Things)
Best Directorial Debut: Celine Song, Past Lives (RU: Cord Jefferson, American Fiction)
Best Breakthrough Performance: Charles Melton, May December (RU: Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.)
Elaine May Award: Barbie
Philips Steaks Cheesesteak Award: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (RU: Godzilla Minus One)

BEST FILM
American Fiction
Anatomy of a Fall
Barbie
Oppenheimer
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
May December
Past Lives
The Zone of Interest

BEST DIRECTOR
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Todd Haynes – May December
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Celine Song – Past Lives

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Natalie Portman – May December
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Viola Davis – Air
Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

BEST ENSEMBLE
Asteroid City
Barbie
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Air
Barbie
Anatomy of a Fall
The Holdovers
Past Lives

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Asteroid City
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

BEST EDITING
The Holdovers
The Killer
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer
The Zone of Interest

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Asteroid City
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Barbie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla

BEST MUSIC SCORE
Killers of the Flower Moon
May December
Oppenheimer
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
The Zone of Interest

BEST MUSIC SOUNDTRACK
Air
Barbie
The Holdovers
The Killer
Maestro

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Godzilla Minus One
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer

BEST STUNTS
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
The Iron Claw
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Anatomy of a Fall
Fallen Leaves
Perfect Days
The Teachers’ Lounge
The Zone of Interest

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
John Wick: Chapter 4
The Killer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Robot Dreams
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

BEST COMEDY
American Fiction
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
Barbie
Bottoms
The Holdovers

BEST DOCUMENTARY
American Symphony
Beyond Utopia
It Ain’t Over
Menus Plaisirs Les Troisgros
Still A Michael J. Fox Movie

BEST HORROR
Evil Dead Rise
Knock at the Cabin
M3GAN
Talk to Me
Skinamarink

BEST SCENE
Barbie – Gloria (America Ferrara)’s monologue on impossible standards for women
John Wick: Chapter 4 – Staircase Fight
Killers of the Flower Moon – The radio show finale
Maestro – Leonard Bernstein conducting London Symphony in Mahler’s Second Symphony in Ely Cathedral
Oppenheimer – Trinity Test

Best Picture: The Zone of Interest
Runners-up: All of Us Strangers, Killers of the Flower Moon

Best Director: Jonathan Glazer, The Zone of Interest
Runners-up: Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon; Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall

Best Original Screenplay: Barbie
Runners-up: Anatomy of a Fall, Past Lives

Best Adapted Screenplay: Killers of the Flower Moon
Runners-up: All of Us Strangers, Poor Things

Outstanding Lead Performance: Sandra Huller, Anatomy of a Fall; Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon
Runners-up: Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers; Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers; Emma Stone, Poor Things; Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days

Outstanding Supporting Performance: Ryan Gosling, Barbie; Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Runners up: Robert De Niro, Killers of the Flower Moon; Robert Downey, Jr. Oppenheimer; Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry; Charles Melton, May December

Breakthrough Performance: Teyana Taylor
Runners-up: Charles Melton, May December; Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers

Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film: Glenn Howerton, BlackBerry
Runners-up: Jay Baruchel, BlackBerry; Theodore Pellerin, Solo

Allan King Documentary Award: 20 Days in Mariupol
Runners-up: The Eternal Memory; Four Daughters; Swan Song

Best International Feature: Fallen Leaves
Runners-up: Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest

Best First Feature: Rye Lane
Runners-up: American Fiction, Past Lives

Best Animated Feature: Robot Dreams
Runners-up: The Boy and the Heron, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse

Лучшие ленты года по версии издания Film Comment:

Top-10:
1. May December Todd Haynes, U.S.
2. Showing Up Kelly Reichardt, U.S.
3. Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese, U.S.
4. Fallen Leaves Aki Kaurismäki, Finland
5. Pacifiction Albert Serra, France/Spain/Germany/Portugal
6. Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet, France
7. Afire Christian Petzold, Germany
8. The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer, U.K./U.S./Poland
9. Unrest Cyril Schäublin, Switzerland
10. Our Body Claire Simon, France

11-20:
11. Dry Ground Burning Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós, Brazil
12. Passages Ira Sachs, France
13. Trenque Lauquen Laura Citarella, Argentina
14. Orlando, My Political Biography Paul B. Preciado, France
15. De Humani Corporis Fabrica Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, France/Switzerland/U.S.
16. Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros Frederick Wiseman, France/U.S.
17. Youth (Spring) Wang Bing, France/Luxembourg/Netherlands
18. Asteroid City Wes Anderson, U.S.
19. Rewind & Play Alain Gomis, France/Germany
20. The Boy and the Heron Hayao Miyazaki, Japan

Пересматривал "Чужих" (Aliens) тут. Пожалуй, мои претензии те же, что и раньше были.

Кино не особо страшное, в отличие от "Чужого". Здесь ксеноморфов много, Кэмерон берет количеством. Конечно, из сай-фая он делает он классный боевик, но для меня это не так интересно, как фантастический хоррор Ридли Скотта.

У Кэмерона все с размахом и технически ну офигенно круто сделано. Вот все прям на своем месте: звук, монтаж, спецэффекты и т.д. Но "Чужие" - предсказуемый фильм, где ты примерно заранее все знаешь. Вот эти типичные тропы несколько снижают градус эффекта.

Да, у Джеймса любопытная фишка столкнуть "двух матерей" лицом к лицу - Рипли и Матку-ксеноморфа. Сцена, где после некоторой паузы Рипли все-таки сжигает яйца - офигенная. Но вот вся история со спасенной (причем трижды) девочкой - немного перебор. При этом, когда Рипли одна возвращается за девочкой обратно, уже идет обратный отсчет до атомного взрыва. Но мы знаем, что она спасет и успеет.