I was A- on this movie on first viewing back in April. But partly because I felt a bit removed, not able to really understand a lot of the Southern drawl mumbling 🤣🤦‍♂️

My rewatch last week was a great time. While I find MBJ to be a weak link (#sorryaboutit!!), the vision & craft & story of it really landed with me. I do very much love this flick, and while it only rose to #4 for me on the year, the top three are in the Adapted Screenplay category (ha!), and regardless - for what the "Original Screenplay" title nods at, this film's originality, and visionary, dynamic, and deeply unique story & storytelling style really earns this prize.
 

I called it correctly (as did everyone), and: woohoo!