Ang Lee, Scorsese, Kurosawa, Gong Li, Lynne Ramsay, Sidney Lumet, Buster Keaton, Lynch, Bong Joon Ho, Brad Pitt snacking, knife fights, Gene Tierney, bi Jakey, Roger Deakins, Tokyo as a metaphor, Charlie Kaufman, watch-while-highs, Natalie Portman, Edgar Wright, Paul Dano, Amy Adams, Gael and his dog, Michael Pitt, Alain Delon, woodchippers, Cuaron, Wes A's ennui, 'minor' JGL, Michelle Williams, Mike Nichols, Penelope Cruz, Mrs. White, Nicole Kidman, Ryan Gosling with Shakespearean angst, "Help me I'm poor," Teen crime, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, River Phoenix, vampire Taika, Isabelle Huppert, underrated period pieces, Andrew Garfield longing, psychosexual atmospheres, Leo lit by sunsets, Satoshi Kon, Eggsy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ozu, Bangkok lights, napping on pools

Brought to you by the collective eye roll after, "We're not here to create populist fare."