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The 5th Annual Edgy Awards Winners
Let’s get this show on the road. Below are my picks for the best in each category from the 2014 movie season. I threw in a slew of fun categories at the end, for shits and giggles. Feel free to enjoy and comment if you like. Soon, I’ll be moving on to the current year at hand.
And the winners of the 5th Annual Edgy Awards are:
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Lost Stars” featured in “Begin Again”
Music and Lyrics by Gregg Alexander (1st win) and Danielle Brisebois (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Glory” featured in “Selma”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Foxcatcher”
Rob Simonsen (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Interstellar”
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BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
“Guardians of the Galaxy”
Eizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (1st win) and David White (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Foxcatcher”
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Interstellar”
Scott Fisher (1st win), Paul J. Franklin (2nd Win), Ian Hunter (1st win) and Andrew Lockley (2nd win)
Runner-Up: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
“Godzilla”
Erik Aadahl (2nd win) and Ethan Van der Ryn (3rd win)
Runner-Up: “Edge of Tomorrow”
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS MIXING
“Interstellar”
Greg Landaker (4th win), Gary Rizzo (2nd win) and Mark Weingarten (2nd Win)
Runner-Up: “Whiplash”
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Milena Canonero (3rd win)
Runner-Up: “Inherent Vice”
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
George DeTitta Jr. (1st win) and Kevin Thompson (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Snowpiercer”
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BEST EDITING
“Boyhood”
Sandra Adair (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Edge of Tomorrow”
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
Emmanuel Lubezki (3rd win)
Runner-Up: “A Most Violent Year”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The Overnighters”
Amanda McBaine (1st win) and Jesse Moss (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Virunga”
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Inherent Vice”
Paul Thomas Anderson (2nd win)
Runner-Up: “Gone Girl”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Boyhood”
Richard Linklater (1st win)
Runner-Up: “Interstellar”
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE
“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Merritt Wever
Runner-Up: “Pride”
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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”
1st Win
Runner-Up: Carrie Coon – “Gone Girl”
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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
J.K. Simmons – “Whiplash”
1st win
Runner-Up: Edward Norton – “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Rosamund Pike – “Gone Girl”
1st win
Runner-Up: Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”
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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Michael Keaton – “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
1st Win
Runner-Up: Jake Gyllenhaal – “Nightcrawler”
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BEST DIRECTOR
Bennett Miller – “Foxcatcher”
2nd Win
Runner-Up: Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”
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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR
“Boyhood”
Runner-Up: “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
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Some say that this movie is all hype; a cinematic stunt that’s quality doesn’t measure up to the bar set by it’s premise. This could not be further from reality. The truth is that there has never been anything quite like this film and likely will not be again. Beyond the 12 year hook, which in and of itself is something to marvel at, “Boyhood” is a phenomenal collaboration between Richard Linklater’s extraordinary vision and the dedicated performers bringing it to life. The film takes what someone might consider insignificant moments in the life of an adolescent boy, and proves them to not only be the moments that matter, but a window into the soul. This may be the most impacting and influential film of the decade. Bravo.
As mentioned, here’s a collection of victors whose feats can’t really be honored in traditional categories. Therefore, the only way to give due props is to make up all new ones. I’ll then close it out with my ranked top ten list, which closes out 2014 and moves us on to what’s currently playing at a theater near you.
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FUNNIEST FILM
“The Lego Movie”
MOST EXCITING FILM
“Edge of Tomorrow”
MOST EMOTIONALLY MOVING FILM
“Boyhood”
MOST SURPRISING FILM
“Pride”
MOST DISAPPOINTING FILM
“American Sniper”
MOST UNDERRATED FILM
“A Most Violent Year”
MOST OVERRATED FILM
“The Theory of Everything”
BEST PROTAGONIST
Alan Turing – “The Imitation Game”
BEST ANTAGONIST
Amy Dunne – “Gone Girl”
BEST ANTI-HERO
Louis Bloom – “Nightcrawler”
BEST ROMANCE
John and Alice Howland – “Still Alice”
BEST RIVALRY
Mark Schultz, David Schultz and John du Pont – “Foxcatcher”
BEST OPENING
“Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
BEST ENDING
“Whiplash”
BEST SCENE
Bread and Roses – “Pride”
BEST LINE OF DIALOGUE
Terence Fletcher: “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job’.”
FILM I REALLY WANTED TO SEE BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO
“Mr. Turner”
MY TOP TEN FILMS OF 2014
1. “Boyhood”
2. “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
3. “Interstellar”
4. “Foxcatcher”
5. “A Most Violent Year”
6. “Gone Girl”
7. “Whiplash”
8. “The Overnighters”
9. “Pride”
10. “Inherent Vice”
Stay tuned….
The 5th Annual Edgy Award Nominations
Not much to get into here. I’m once again a year late on this. Obviously, I’m presently hip deep sorting through everything 2015 had to offer and scrambling to see as much as possible before putting it all together in superlative form. Hopefully this year, I’ll be able to get my shit together in a reasonable amount of time. If what I did made any sense, you’d be reading that list right now.
Alas, you can’t have a 6th Annual Edgy Awards without the 5th. To refresh, while there may only be five rounds of these available online, the Edgies are cataloged by yours truly going all the way back to 1940. The recipients’ nomination and win counts are grouped according to each category, with the exception of the two music categories and the four acting categories being linked.
Here are the nominees:
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Everything is Awesome“
featured in “The Lego Movie”
Music and Lyrics by Shawn Patterson (1st nom)
“Glory“
featured in “Selma”
Music and Lyrics by Common (1st nom) and John Legend (1st nom)
“Like a Fool“
featured in “Begin Again”
Music and Lyrics by John Carney (1st nom)
“Lost Stars“
featured in “Begin Again”
Music and Lyrics by Gregg Alexander (1st nom) and Danielle Brisebois (1st nom)
“Not About Angels“
featured in “The Fault in Our Stars”
Music and Birdy (1st nom)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Foxcatcher”
Rob Simonsen (1st nom)
“Gone Girl“
Trent Reznor (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”) and Atticus Ross (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”)
“The Imitation Game“
Alexander Desplat (4th nom)
“Interstellar“
Hans Zimmer (9th nom, 4 wins – “12 Years a Slave,” “Gladiator,” “The Thin Red Line” and “Rain Man”)
“Under the Skin”
Mica Levi (1st nom)
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BEST MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING
“Blue Ruin“
Shelley Illmensee (1st nom)
“Foxcatcher“
Bill Corso (1st nom) and Dennis Linniard (1st nom)
“The Grand Budapest Hotel“
Mark Coullier (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Iron Lady”) and Frances Hannon (1st nom)
“Guardians of the Galaxy“
Eizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (1st nom) and David White (1st nom)
“Snowpiercer“
Paul Price (1st nom) and Jeremy Woodhead (1st nom)
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
Daniel Barrett (2nd nom, 1 win – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”), Dan Lemmon (2nd nom, 1 win – “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”), Joe Letteri (8th nom, 5 wins – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” “Avatar,” “LOTR: The Return of the King,” and “LOTR: The Two Towers”) and Erik Winquist (1st nom)
“Edge of Tomorrow”
Nick Davis (4th nom), Jonathan Fawkner (1st nom) Christian Kaestner (1st nom) and Matt Middleton (1st nom)
“Godzilla“
Jeff Capogreco (1st nom), Katherine Rodtsbrooks (1st nom), Jim Rygiel (4th nom, 2 wins – “LOTR: The Return of the King” and “LOTR: The Two Towers”) Ged Wright (1st nom)
“Interstellar“
Scott Fisher (1st nom), Paul J. Franklin (5th nom, 1 win – “Inception”), Ian Hunter (3rd nom) and Andrew Lockley (3rd nom, 1 win – “Inception”)
“X-Men: Days of Future’s Past“
Tim Crosbie (1st nom), Lou Pecora (1st nom), Richard Stammers (2nd nom) and Cameron Waldbauer (1st nom)
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING
“Edge of Tomorrow“
James Boyle (1st nom) and Dominic Gibbs (1st nom)
“Fury“
Paul N.J. Ottosson (3rd nom)
“Godzilla“
Erik Aadahl (2nd nom, 1 win – “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”) and Ethan Van der Ryn (8th nom, 2 wins – “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and LOTR: The Two Towers”)
“Interstellar“
Richard King (7th nom, 4 wins – “Inception,” “The Dark Knight,” “War of the Worlds” and “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”)
“The Lego Movie”
Wayne Pashley (1st nom)
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BEST SOUND EFFECTS MIXING
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“
Frank A. Montano (2nd nom), Jon Taylor (1st nom) and Thomas Varga (1st nom)
“Edge of Tomorrow“
Chris Burdon (4th nom) and Mark Taylor (2nd nom)
“Godzilla“
Rick Kline (6th nom), Greg Landaker (7th nom, 3 wins – “Twister,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”) and Tim LeBlanc (2nd nom)
“Interstellar“
Greg Landaker (7th nom, 3 wins – “Twister,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark”), Gary Rizzo (5th nom, 1 win – “Inception”) and Mark Weingarten (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”)
“Whiplash“
Thomas Curley (1st nom), Craig Mann (1st nom) and Ben Wilkins (1st nom)
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“The Grand Budapest Hotel“
Milena Canonero (7th nom, 2 wins – “Dick Tracy” and “Barry Lyndon”)
“The Homesman“
Lahly Poore (1st nom)
“Inherent Vice“
Mark Bridges (4th nom, 1 win – “The Artist”)
“A Most Violent Year”
Kasia Walicka-Maimone (2nd nom)
“Snowpiercer”
Catherine George (1st nom)
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“
George DeTitta Jr. (1st nom) and Kevin Thompson (1st nom)
“The Grand Budapest Hotel“
Anna Pinnock (2nd nom) and Adam Stockhausen (2nd nom)
“Inherent Vice“
David Crank (2nd nom) and Amy Wells (2nd nom)
“Interstellar“
Nathan Crowley (3rd nom) and Gary Fettis (1st nom)
“Snowpiercer“
Beatrice Brentnerova (1st nom) and Ondrej Nekvasil (1st nom)
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BEST EDITING
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“
Douglas Crise (2nd nom) and Stephen Mirrione (4th nom, 1 win – “Traffic”)
“Boyhood“
Sandra Adair (1st nom)
“Edge of Tomorrow”
James Herbert (1st nom) and Laura Jennings (1st nom)
“Gone Girl“
Kirk Baxter (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”)
“Interstellar“
Lee Smith (5th nom, 1 win – “The Dark Knight”)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)“
Emmanuel Lubezki (5th nom, 2 wins – “The Tree of Life” and “Children of Men”)
“Foxcatcher“
Greig Fraser (2nd nom)
“Inherent Vice“
Robert Elswit (5th nom)
“Interstellar“
Hoyte Van Hoytema (1st nom)
“A Most Violent Year”
Bradford Young (1st nom)
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Finding Vivien Maier“
John Maloof (1st nom) and Charlie Siskel (1st nom)
“Last Days in Vietnam”
Rory Kennedy (1st nom) and Keven McAlester (1st nom)
“Life Itself“
Steve James (3rd nom, 2 wins – “The Interrupters” and “Hoop Dreams”)
“The Overnighters“
Amanda McBaine (1st nom) and Jesse Moss (1st nom)
“Virunga“
Joanna Natasegara (1st nom) and Orlando von Einsiedel (1st nom)
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
“Edge of Tomorrow”
Jez Butterworth (1st nom) John-Henry Butterworth (1st nom) and Christopher McQuarrie (2nd nom, 1 win – “The Usual Suspects”)
“Gone Girl“
“Gillian Flynn (1st nom)
“The Imitation Game”
Graham Moore (1st nom)
“Inherent Vice“
Paul Thomas Anderson (5th nom, 1 win – “Boogie Nights”)
“Whiplash“
Damien Chazelle (1st nom)
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Armando Bo (1st nom), Alexander Dinelaris (1st nom), Nicolas Giacobone (1st nom) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (2nd nom)
“Boyhood”
Richard Linklater (5th nom)
“The Grand Budapest Hotel“
Wes Anderson (3rd nom) and Hugo Guinness (1st nom)
“Interstellar“
Christopher Nolan (4th nom) and Jonothan Nolan (2nd nom)
“A Most Violent Year“
J.C. Chandor (2nd nom, 1 win – “Margin Call”)
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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE
“Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
Lindsay Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Merritt Wever
“Boyhood”
Patricia Arquette, Sam Dillon, Ellar Coltrane, Zoe Graham, Ethan Hawke, Brad Hawkins, Lorelei Linklater, Marco Perella, Richard Robichaux, Charlie Sexton, Jenni Tooley, Libby Villari
“Inherent Vice”
Josh Brolin, Hong Chau, Benicio Del Toro, Martin Donovan, Jena Malone, Joaquin Phoenix, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Martin Short, Katherine Waterston, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon
“Interstellar”
Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, Mackenzie Foy, Topher Grace, David Gyasi, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Matthew McConaughey, David Oyelowo, Josh Stewart,
“Pride”
Monica Dolan, Matthew Flynn, Freddie Fox, George MacKay, Bill Nighy, Lisa Palfrey, Ben Schnetzer, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West
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BEST ACTRESS in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Patricia Arquette – “Boyhood”
1st nom
Carrie Coon – “Gone Girl”
1st nom
Agata Kulezsa – “Ida”
1st nom
Imelda Staunton – “Pride”
2nd nom, 1 win – “Vera Drake”
Tilda Swinton – “Snowpiercer”
3rd nom
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BEST ACTOR in a SUPPORTING ROLE
Josh Brolin – “Inherent Vice”
2nd nom
Ethan Hawke – “Boyhood”
Edward Norton – “Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
5th nom, 1 win – “American History X”
Mark Ruffalo – “Foxcatcher”
1st nom
“J.K. Simmons – “Whiplash”
1st nom
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BEST ACTRESS in a LEADING ROLE
Essie Davis – “The Babadook”
1st nom
Keira Knightley – “Begin Again”
2nd nom
Julianne Moore – “Still Alice”
5th nom, 2 wins – “Far From Heaven” and “Boogie Nights”
Rosamund Pike – “Gone Girl”
1st nom
Reese Witherspoon – “Wild”
3rd nom
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BEST ACTOR in a LEADING ROLE
Steve Carell – “Foxcatcher”
1st nom
Jake Gyllenhaal – “Nightcrawler”
3rd nom, 1 win – “Brokeback Mountain”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “A Most Wanted Man”
7 noms, 1 win – “Capote”
Michael Keaton – “Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
1st nom
Eddie Redmayne – “The Theory of Everything”
2nd nom
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BEST DIRECTOR
J.C. Chandor – “A Most Violent Year”
2nd nom
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu – “Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
2nd nom
Richard Linklater – “Boyhood”
1st nom
Bennett Miller – “Foxcatcher”
3rd nom, 1 win – “Moneyball”
Christopher Nolan – “Interstellar”
4th nom, 1 win – “The Dark Knight”
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BEST MOTION PICTURE of the YEAR
“Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (3rd nom), John Lesher (1st nom) and James W. Skotchdople (1st nom)
“Boyhood”
Richard Linklater (2nd nom) and Cathleen Sutherland (1st nom)
“Foxcatcher”
Anthony Bregman (2nd nom), Megan Ellison (4th nom), Jon Kilik (5th nom) and Bennett Miller (1st nom)
“Gone Girl”
Cean Chaffin (4th nom, 1 win – “The Social Network”) and Arnon Milchan (2nd nom)
“Inherent Vice”
Paul Thomas Anderson (5th nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”), Daniel Lupi (3rd nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood) and JoAnne Sellar (5th nom, 1 win – “There Will Be Blood”)
“Interstellar”
Christopher Nolan (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Dark Knight”), Lynda Obst (1st nom) and Emma Thomas (3rd nom, 1 win – “The Dark Knight)
“A Most Violent Year”
J.C. Chandor (1st nom), Neal Dodson (2nd nom) and Anna Gerb (1st nom)
“The Overnighters”
Amanda McBaine (1st nom) and Jesse Moss (1st nom)
“Pride”
David Livingstone (1st nom)
“Whiplash”
Jason Blum (1st nom), Helen Estabrook (1st nom) and David Lancaster (1st nom)
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NOMINATION TALLY
Interstellar – 11
Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance – 10
Boyhood – 7
Foxcatcher – 7
Inherent Vice – 7
Gone Girl – 6
Edge of Tomorrow – 5
A Most Violent Year – 5
The Grand Budapest Hotel – 4
Snowpiercer – 4
Whiplash – 4
Begin Again – 3
Godzilla – 3
Pride – 3
The Imitation Game – 2
The Lego Movie – 2
The Overnighters – 2
The Edge of the Frame 