I can think of another movie that sticks the landing at the end. Whiplash Chazelle really knows how to end his films perfectly.

I don't think I have EVER smiled at a movie more in my life. Or at least at a contemporary film. I smiled so hard and for so long that I came out of the theater with my face hurting and a killer headache. It handles homage absolutely perfectly. The references to other classic musicals aren't shot for shot recreations but just play with the images and aesthetics from the movies they reference. I've been listening to the soundtrack/score non-stop since I saw it on Saturday, and the genius of the music doesn't really hit you until you've listened through it a couple times. The melodies are genius and complement each other perfectly and intertwine with each other from song to song. I can't say enough good things. Fair warning: Bring. Tissues. Extra fair warning: When listening to the soundtrack in public places AFTER seeing the movie... Bring. Tissues.

Seems like Hollywood expecting for Ryan and Emma have a kid together

I watched this movie film when it came out in Houston and my god this is one of the best films I've ever seen. It is pure magic.

Easily the best movie of 2016

shouldn't they be comparing their scores to the average rotten tomatoes score instead of the percentage?

So, let's see, What the Flick?! loved it, the Schmoes loved it, Chris Stuckmann loved it, The Reel Rejects loved it and the Flick Pick loved it and Peter Travers named it the best movie of the year so...ok, well, I'm sold!

I haven't been much of a musical person in my adult life, but the fact I ended the year with Sing Street and La La Land, I don't think I can say that anymore. Sing Street has fantastic music from whatever genre and then is a fantastic comedy. if you haven't seen it, even if you hate musicals I'd watch it. La La Land just made me feel every emotion, the ending especially, I also I'm not into romance films but the chemistry of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone was captivating, believable and relatable in parts. I don't come From L.A., so I didn't really see the "love letter to L.A.", I seen it as a love letter to Classic Hollywood. It was littered with nods to classic movies and musicals. So it's enjoyable for people outside of L.A., because it's not solely about L.A., you don't need to love musicals, but you do need to not hate them to enjoy this film. whereas sing street doesn't feel like a musical, so you could watch it solely for the comedy aspect.

"I hate musicals!" Christie's kid knows what's up.

I saw it at the Savannah Film Festival, but the screen was so far away and the sound wasn't great but i'm excited to see it again on a better screen with great sound

Got any ideas on how I can afford a private showing of "La La Land" on the big screen of a local theater?

Wow, almost amazed they all actually Liked a movie lol

I've been unbelievably hyped for this movie, and then... "I don't even think that the hype does it justice." -Christy *W H A T*

I appreciate the craft that goes into musicals, but I can never get into them just because the style of music they have (showtunes or whatever it's called) just isn't my thing at all. But I still can't wait to see this.

Will you guys do a review of Moonlight at some point? I hear so many good things about that movie recently and would love to get your views on it

My Mother and I frequently get into heated debates about whether Moonlight or La La Land is the superior film. I’m team La La Land

I saw the film today. Christie is right, they hype doesn't do the film justice. It's my favorite film of the year. The story is simple, but it's told so well and so beautifully. It's such a good movie. Only Moonlight is on par with La La Land. Overall it's been a terrible year for film but I would gladly wait sit through 11 months of crap to eventually get La La Land. Go see it!!!

no analysis necessary . this movie makes us feel good. we need that now.

will Ben be back for the Star Wars Rogue One review?

Nice CBLDF t-shirt! And yes, Phineas and Ferb is a great show.

Damien Chazelle knows how to deliver amazing endings

Alonso's shirt game on point

I have to see it a second time. But the closest theatre that shows it is 40 minutes away and I'm only 14.

i usually like WTF but I think they get too passionate here to really go in depth as to why this is supposedly the best film of the year. I thought their reviews for Moonlight and Elle were far more convincing.

It's not everywhere next week, its only in about 50 cities next week. Their site says everywhere January 6th.

Dammit! I have to wait until January for this😯

9:35 Boom! Alonzo needs ice for that burn!

Is Kristy wearing a key from kingdom hearts around her neck?

i watched La La Land on wikipedia, i dont actually see movies anymore i just read the plot on wikipedia. its the same thing. funny thing was i couldn't watch The Note Book on wikipedia for the longest time and concluded that since men didn't really watch it as much as women there wasn't any guys around to update that movie, and women wouldn't post the notebook on wikipedia because they actually wanted people to watch the actual film. my opinion.

Best movie I ever saw

ok if you're into musicals (& i aint,) i get it. but from what i've seen so far this looks like one of those critics movies like "the artist", "pitch perfect" or to a small extent 'frozen' that reviewers fawned over but can gyrate on (my &) everybody other adult person's nervs. but it's got that gosling geezer in it, so it might well be substantive, i'll see.

The audience in my theater was dead but I was so dancing in my seat and smiling the entire time!

I keep meaning to watch this! Normally not a fan of musicals, but I have heard so much good about this!

I'm still crying from this movie

I don't know why but somehow i knew this would be Christy's movie of the year

What does the election have anything to do with whether this movie wins best picture?

to the Carmen Sandiego theme: where in the world is Ben mankiewicz?

Are you guys going to be doing a best and worst of 2016?

Christy name drops the hell out of LA in movie reviews, she seems very into LA, naming the freeways and local spots, I get the feeling shes not from there, or if she is shes way to impressed with herself for that fact.

It sucks that it comes out the same weekend as rogue one, guess I'll have to wait until the 23rd

i love the fanfare that christy gives Alonso

Thanks Matt! There should always be someone who calls Alonso on his BS for every review he does. Far to often he gets caught up on small hang ups that dominate his overall position.

I've only seen it once, and will see it again, and agree with the panel, it's a great movie, but the frequent comparisons to Singin' in the Rain, it's not on the level of that classic. Singing and dancing especially. Yes, Matt says it doesn't matter, but, it's... a... musical, a musical, and nothing's as amazing as a ... I digress. The score is glorious - will be listening to Another Day of Sun and Someone in the Crowd on repeat for the holiday. Read Amy Nicholson's review for a more tempered view, but definitely go see it on the big screen, I'm not praising it as much as WTF did, but this movie is eons better than most of the dreck released this year.

I anticipated the review of this.. thanks

I love the movie but I can't express how much it means to hear someone actually mention about Ryan goslings singing and how the dance doesn't hold a candle to gene Kelleys dancing .

Moonlight or La La Land ?

When I saw this movie I was watching it a little disappointed at first. I love musicals and this was like musical for babies but then the love story got rolling and then the Ending of the movie happened. This is the best ending of a movie ever and it makes the movie almost perfect. Go see this movie.

I wonder what's a ten for Alonso ?

If you look at what's won best picture in the last decade, a lot of them have been about show business, so this one is a shoo-in.

Wonder if there's a bias here cause it's in LA.

So. Fucking. Hyped for this. Finally seeing it tonight. Every other day, a review by a critic I respect comes out saying it's one of the best of the year. E Trailers have been amazing, Emma Stone is life, Whiplash was amazing... need I say more?

I think for nitpicking the idea behind not having the greatest singer/dancer is to show the other side of the picture that they're not the best at what they do and they are just human like everybody.

I have to wait until star wars on the 16th! to great movies coming out at the same day :(

Well damn, guess I'm gonna see this thing. Gotta break my super hero movie streak sometime.

So excited for this movie! Seeing it tomorrow

I can't wait for the movie Split

Maybe it's because I have never been to LA or because I'm not super huge on musicals, but this one didn't do all that much for me. Well made though.

wish it was wide this weekend smh has to be wide when star wars comes out.

I loved everything about this movie. This movie gives me life. It will win best picture. Still screening Oscar movies but this one takes the cake.

Whiplash was my favourite movie last year, dunno if this is my thing though.

Did they even mention Emma Stone?

Christy. If you read this. Vitamin C. Movie of the year?? It's a 2 team race. Alonzo. QUENTIN. I was thinking the same thing. Both movies were Q.T. influenced.

Excited to see it, but it won't reach here until the end of the month. Blah.

Ben has been clinically depressed since Trump's victory and is on suicide watch... Just my guess.

Huh. I may have to give this a chance after all. I saw a trailer at the theater last month, the one with Gosling singing a ballad, and decided it wasn't for me. In that particular song, at least, Gosling is pretty bad, and I thought it was another bad singer in a singing part (Russel Crowe, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, etc.), and if this is what they choose to promote their movie . . I'm one of those who loves musicals, and probably tends to be more harsh as a result. Mediocre to bad singing has ruined many modern movie musicals for me. Sweeney Todd, Les Miserables, Mama Mia. Why not raid Broadway and get good actors who are also good singers?

wheres Ben?

This is the movie I am most excited about this year.

I miss Ben too!

I really want to see this film but I really hate musicals. I feel that musicals are just lazy film making breaking into song to make people forget that they are using song to tell what the characters are feeling and doing. So would someone like me who does not like even hate musicals enjoy this film or should I give it a miss?

I saw this movie a month ago, and.........I just noticed that they showed the end of the movie in the trailer. Fantastic movie! SHAME ON YOU TRAILER!!!

KZfaq just randomly unsubscribed me from this channel, kinda wish I could watch the videos I want to watch, KZfaq gods!

in UK mid January 2017 wtf?

I still think Moonlight will take best picture.

This is my most anticipated film of the year

I would say the only problem with this movie is the end, it doesn't make any sense for me! why did mia had to marry that man? I can imagine alot of ways to end this movie and they are all better than this. However, I have to admit that the montagu of the end is awesome and over all La La land is definitely the best movie in 2016.

I wanted to love this movie. I really did. I think the cinematography is great, I love the color choices, the songs are wonderful and a delight. But the characters are just kinda there and I prefer when filmmakers take shots at or are at least self-deprecating of Hollywood and their profession; this was a little too self-important, borderline egotistical to me.

Pretty high scores. But I get the feeling that for someone who doesn't live in LA or just live and breathe movies, like many movie critics do, a lot of this movie loses its impact. A lot of movies about movies and actors are like that, actually.

An eleven minute review and not one mention of Emma stone.... good work guys!!

The montage at the end did not work in my opinion it ruined the movie for me.

Can't wait to see this

i thought you said moonlight was the best movie of the year

Wow, since when did Matt lose so much weight? He looks so much younger! omg

Alonso is sooo that guy

Seems like Christy doesn't like anything too much these days, unless it's a whimsical comedy, musical, or Disney/Pixar cartoon.. Which is fine, but now that I know that, I'm inclined to take her opinion on thrillers and dramas less serious

Bennnnnnnnnn!!!!?

Great film!

I really liked this movie, but it was far from perfect. I liked the end, but the rest of the movie never got dark enough to make it as impactful as say the moment in 10 Years.

Here's a weird question: Do you think Christy has kids? I know they've never referenced it directly but for whatever reason I really get a mom-vibe from her. Am I crazy?

They gushed over this movie, but completely trashed The Greatest Showman. I don't get it because both were so good.

Emma Stone knows how to choose movies that will end being oscars darlings doesn´t she? What a great career she may have (and is having so far). I hope Andrew Garfield follows, cause he deserves it too.

Yeh! Can't wait to see it.

I found it only to be good but nothing amazing. It is charming and daring, but it failed to link me onto its characters from an emotional level. Then again, I am severely in the minority.

I adored this movie

I don't get it. Usually I'm on par with the general WTF consensus, but I can't understand the hype they're giving this film. It's definitely a pretty movie, but I felt nothing while watching this movie. I wouldn't give it more than a 7.

"It was about sort of working class people and their kind of day to day existence." What?!

Moonlight will win best picture

Alonso drinking moonshine to keep it real?

It's flawless.

The hype hurts.

the ending is what actually ruined it for me to be able to say it's a perfect movie. So fucking great tho 4.5/5