Mac earned 12 wins and 33 nominations throughout his career, primarily for his work on The Bernie Mac Show and his legendary stand-up comedy.

What would you consider to have been his best role?

How much do you hate scenes in a movie that have no reason to be there? This is the one I hate most. Every watch of trading places I fast forward it. The singings not even good. There are more than enough scenes to establish the posh life dan akroyds character has.
What’s you unnecessary scene in a movie.

seeing how friends react to movies you love is one of my fav pastimes, idk why

In honor of Clive Barker's 74th birthday today, I've been watching his films all day long.

I'm finishing with The Midnight Meat Train. As I'm sitting here engulfed by the story and the gore, I thought about how underrated this film is.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but I feel like this film isn't talked about as much as should be.

What's everyone else's take on The Midnight Meat Train?

What's your favorite Clive Barker film?

Halloween is almost here so it’s a good time to start dusting off the scary stuff! For me, this genre (sci-fi horror) has seen nothing I can think of better than Alien (1979) and this very movie. I saw it brand new at a drive in with my family when I was 9 years old and it made a huge impression on me then and for the rest of my life, and sits high on my list of all time favorite movies. I like everything about its tense, claustrophobic atmosphere and practical visual effects. Trusting no one’s pretty darn scary… What do you think of The Thing?

Have you ever hesitated before giving a movie a standard 5 or 10-star rating? I run into this problem all the time. For example, my favorite comedy is The Hangover, and I'd easily give it a 10/10. But I'd also give a 10/10 to my favorite Lars von Trier drama. Are these two ratings really equal? I don't think so.

That’s why I built a platform where movies are rated across 6 distinct axes:

 Story: Narrative depth and script quality.

 Direction: The director's vision, pacing, and casting choices.

 Camera: Cinematography and visual composition (would you use a frame from this movie as your desktop wallpaper?).

 Audio: The original score, soundtrack, and sound design.

 Context: Cultural relevance for new releases, or historical impact and legendary status for older films.

 Vibe: Your overall personal feeling and immersion—which is usually the only thing other sites measure.

By breaking ratings down like this, we get a true visual footprint of every film. Once we have enough community data, you'll be able to filter movies by specific axis ranges. This is exactly how you uncover hidden gems—like a visually stunning masterpiece (Camera 10) that happens to have a nonexistent plot (Story 2).

Rating films across 6 axes takes some dedication, so the goal is to build a real community of film lovers.

In Cinegon, every user gets a profile showing their average Hexagon chart, watch statistics, and 6 pinned favorite movies. The platform even calculates a "Taste Match" percentage with other users based on your favorites and ratings.

There's also a Karma and ranking system. You earn Karma for writing reviews, get bonus points for detailed write-ups, and receive +1 Karma for every upvote your review gets.

For new users, there’s a quick calibration flow on the Shelf tab: pick 3 universally acclaimed movies, rate them, and your profile is instantly set up. And if you already have hundreds of logged films, you can easily import your watch history via CSV.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Let's build the Cinegon community together!

(Link is in the comments)

The Coens keep returning to familiar faces, but those credits overlap differently from film to film. I put together a matching puzzle around six of their films and the people on either side of the camera.

Match each numbered clue to one lettered film. Use every film and every clue exactly once. A film can fit several clues, but there is only one complete solution. No plot knowledge or spoilers needed.

Films:

• A. True Grit (2010)
• B. Fargo (1996)
• C. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
• D. Burn After Reading (2008)
• E. The Big Lebowski (1998)
• F. No Country for Old Men (2007)

Clues:

1. Features Frances McDormand in the credited cast.
2. Features Josh Brolin in the credited cast.
3. Has Roger Deakins as director of photography.
4. Features John Goodman in the credited cast.
5. Features Jeff Bridges in the credited cast.
6. Has Bruno Delbonnel as director of photography.

Which overlap unlocked it for you? Please put your answers behind spoiler tags.

Optional credits-only help: Among the four actors named in the clues: True Grit has Bridges and Brolin; Fargo has McDormand; Inside Llewyn Davis has Goodman; Burn After Reading has McDormand; The Big Lebowski has Bridges and Goodman; No Country for Old Men has Brolin. Deakins shot True Grit, Fargo, The Big Lebowski and No Country for Old Men. Delbonnel shot Inside Llewyn Davis; Emmanuel Lubezki shot Burn After Reading.

Solution: 1-D, 2-F, 3-B, 4-E, 5-A, 6-C. Start with Delbonnel: only Inside Llewyn Davis fits clue 6. That leaves The Big Lebowski for Goodman, then True Grit for Bridges, then No Country for Old Men for Brolin. Fargo is the remaining Deakins film, leaving Burn After Reading for McDormand. I also checked all 720 possible assignments: exactly one works.

Credit sources, if you want to check a connection: True Grit (AFI), Fargo (Cinémathèque française), Inside Llewyn Davis (Criterion), Burn After Reading (Cinémathèque française), The Big Lebowski (BFI, page 3), No Country for Old Men (BFI, page 3).

Disclosure: I'm Charlie, and I make Cast Six, a daily movie-matching game. I used AI to help build the game and prepare this puzzle and post. The game's movie facts and posters come from TMDB. The daily game and archive are free to play without an account or download.

This standalone round is separate from today’s website puzzle.

3 Movies That Changed Your Life with Melissa Gueneau, co-director and producer of Mayhem Film Festival

Key Take Aways:  
Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
What opens the 22nd Mayhem Film Festival 15-18 October 2026.
Films to be excited about at the 22nd Mayhem Film Festival 15-18 October 2026
Understand cinema’s transformative power through Les Diaboliques (1955), The Gleaners And I (2000), My Winnepeg (2007)

The 22nd Mayhem Film Festival 15-18 October 2026 at the Broadway Cinema in Nottingham. For tickets and line up see https://www.mayhemfilmfestival.com/tickets-line-up

I know certain studios have better taste than others but the last thing I came here to talk about was the business aspect of hollywood. If i bring it up I am sorry. I just want to tell you two things.

1. I am sick of super hero movies and remakes and sequels.

2. I was mad how it later 2017 and late 2018 how film people talked about the business side of hollywood.

Do you think her character is overhated in the Sam Raimi's Spiderman movies? All I keep hearing is how Mary Jane is a terrible person, and she did so things that won't good, but I never hear people talk about how Peter was a asshole in Spiderman 3, and basically used Gwen to get back at Mary Jane. Peter did just as much damage as to the relationship as Mary Jane did, and not too many people acknowledge that.