Barbarian (2022)

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Wikidata Q38526439, film, IMDb tt15791034, TMDB 913290: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Zach Cregger as director (The 2022 Movie Draft); 4 more episodes agree.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

The Big Picture

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Weapons: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. people (director follow-up): Barbarian ⇒ Weapons (the host's read). Sean says Barbarian made Zach Cregger a filmmaker to follow, which paid off with Weapons.
    “that really just came to fruition with weapons and the success that Zach Kreiger had with that movie.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:00:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Connected to

Confess, Fletch: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (second life): Barbarian → Confess, Fletch. Chris says both films moved straight into a second life of people rewatching and finding threads.
    “this and Confess Fletch, actually, I would say, are movies that have like kind of immediately moved into their 2nd life”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:32:37 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Crimes of the Future: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (ranking): Crimes of the Future → Barbarian. Adam has Crimes at five; Sean has Crimes in his top ten, with a strong case for best comedy of the year.
    “strong case for best comedy of the year, though it may not feel that way.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:31:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

Fargo: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (tonal comparison): Barbarian → Fargo. Barbarian is called a scary movie that is funny with humor from the bizarreness of human behavior, as with the Coens.
    “you made a scary movie that was funny.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 0:33:14 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

Resident Evil: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (comedy-horror): Barbarian → Resident Evil. Barbarian's Justin Long convertible cut is a horror-comedy peak, but sustaining it is tough.
    “barbarian is like the hard cut to Justin Long singing along in the convertible”
    The Big Picture · ‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips! · 1:34:47 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Speak No Evil: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (genre ranking): Speak No Evil → Barbarian. Chris notes his list is horror-centric, with Barbarian at five and Speak No Evil at four, calling Speak No Evil the most effective horror film of the year.
    “it's probably the most effective horror movie I've seen this year.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:48:20 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Top Gun: Maverick: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (ranking): Barbarian → Top Gun: Maverick. Chris says Barbarian was the most fun night of the year at the movies, barring Top Gun: Maverick, which is his number one.
    “Also, just the most fun night. I think I had at the movie is barring maybe Top Gun Maverick all year.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:34:40 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

Weapons: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (director follow-up): Barbarian → Weapons. Sean says Barbarian made Zach Cregger a filmmaker to follow, which paid off with Weapons.
    “that really just came to fruition with weapons and the success that Zach Kreiger had with that movie.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:00:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

people (1)

  1. people (director follow-up): Barbarian → Weapons. Sean says Barbarian made Zach Cregger a filmmaker to follow, which paid off with Weapons.
    “that really just came to fruition with weapons and the success that Zach Kreiger had with that movie.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:00:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (tonal comparison): Barbarian → Fargo. Barbarian is called a scary movie that is funny with humor from the bizarreness of human behavior, as with the Coens.
    “you made a scary movie that was funny.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Fargo with Zach Cregger · 0:33:14 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (comedy-horror): Barbarian → Resident Evil. Barbarian's Justin Long convertible cut is a horror-comedy peak, but sustaining it is tough.
    “barbarian is like the hard cut to Justin Long singing along in the convertible”
    The Big Picture · ‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips! · 1:34:47 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (second life): Barbarian → Confess, Fletch. Chris says both films moved straight into a second life of people rewatching and finding threads.
    “this and Confess Fletch, actually, I would say, are movies that have like kind of immediately moved into their 2nd life”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:32:37 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

verdict (3)

  1. verdict (ranking): Crimes of the Future → Barbarian. Adam has Crimes at five; Sean has Crimes in his top ten, with a strong case for best comedy of the year.
    “strong case for best comedy of the year, though it may not feel that way.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:31:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (ranking): Barbarian → Top Gun: Maverick. Chris says Barbarian was the most fun night of the year at the movies, barring Top Gun: Maverick, which is his number one.
    “Also, just the most fun night. I think I had at the movie is barring maybe Top Gun Maverick all year.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:34:40 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)
  3. verdict (genre ranking): Speak No Evil → Barbarian. Chris notes his list is horror-centric, with Barbarian at five and Speak No Evil at four, calling Speak No Evil the most effective horror film of the year.
    “it's probably the most effective horror movie I've seen this year.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:48:20 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

  1. fun, about Barbarian: Sean begs Bob Iger for a 4K release of Barbarian because it has been three years.
    “Bob Iger, if you're listening.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 1:02:11 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Barbarian: Chris says seeing it was like going to the movies in the 90s, knowing nothing and having your mind blown; Amanda has not seen it and threatens to call it mid.
    “going to see movies in the 90s where you just don't know anything about it.”
    The Big Picture · The Top Five Movies of 2022 · 0:32:20 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

Who the speakers said made it

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