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Deep State Witch

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4. Gotta Agree With The Author On These
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 11:57 AM
Mar 2024

Agree:
1942: “Citizen Kane” (Winner: “How Green Was My Valley”)
1945: “Double Indemnity” (Winner: “Going My Way”)
1957: “Giant” (Winner: “Around the World in 80 Days”)
1958: “12 Angry Men” (Winner: “Bridge on the River Kwai”)
1965: “Dr. Strangelove” (“My Fair Lady”)
1971: “M*A*S*H” (Winner: “Patton”)
1980: “Apocalypse Now” (Winner: “Kramer vs. Kramer”)
1981: “Raging Bull” (Winner: “Ordinary People”)
1982: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (Winner: “Chariots of Fire”) - I'm slightly biased, because "Raiders" is my favorite movie.
1990: “My Left Foot” (Winner: “Driving Miss Daisy”) - Should have been "Do The Right Thing"
1991: “Goodfellas” (Winner: “Dances with Wolves”)
1995: “Pulp Fiction” (Winner: “Forrest Gump”)
1999: “Saving Private Ryan” (Winner: “Shakespeare in Love”)
2000: “The Insider” (Winner: “American Beauty”)
2001: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (Winner: “Gladiator”)
2006: “Brokeback Mountain” (Winner: “Crash”)
2012: “The Tree of Life” (Winner: “The Artist”)
2015: “Boyhood” (Winner: “Birdman”)
2018: “Get Out” (Winner: “The Shape of Water”) - One could also make the case for "Dunkirk"

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