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i had a debate with a friend of mine about this film after we saw it in a theater. in essence, we argued about whether the film was good enough to deserve its Oscar nominations. my friend said it did. i insisted that it didn’t.

then he asked what film from 2019 was better. i told him that the best film of the year wasn’t even nominated - “Uncut Gems.” (https://www.primewire.ag/movie/1332086-watch-uncut-gems). i can explain why the Academy didn’t pay attention in simple terms: Adam Sandler… who, by the way, does the best work of his career in this.

later, we watched the film. halfway through, he said to me, “it’s all right.” i said to him, “wait ‘til the end.” when the film ended, he said to me: “you were right. that was great.”

in sum, stop arguing about “Joker.” it was really quite dumb. with the exception of Phoenix’s work, the whole thing could be trashed. just do yourself a favor - watch “Uncut Gems.” you’ll know why one critic said of the film, “Long after this year’s so-called ‘Best Picture’ nominees have been forgotten, ‘Uncut Gems’ will be remembered as a masterpiece.”

yep.