The Internet Found James Talarico's Annual Movie Rankings And Cinephiles Are Obsessed
The Internet Found James Talarico's Annual Movie Rankings And Cinephiles Are Obsessed
Anna GoodFri, November 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC
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Democratic Senator-elect James Talarico was one of several politicians who helped flip Texas blue in this week’s elections.
Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty ImagesAs it turns out, he’s also quite the cinephile, and people online are loving it. (But also judging his movie choices, too.)
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesNearly every year, the progressive politician tweets his personal top-ranked Oscar-nominated films. According to folks online, some of his takes are absolutely wild. Let's take a look...
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.com
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I'd say that some of his choices are really good, while others are simply puzzling.
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.comOne Redditor pointed out, "It's honestly mind-boggling how consistently he ranked (what I would consider to be) the best nominees in the bottom half of the year."
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.comAnother person wrote, "Mad Max at #6 is a thought crime but I’ll forgive him since he had Parasite at #1 in 2020."
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.comSometimes his choices were top-winning films in the various categories they were nominated for...
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.com
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...while others, like the Best Picture Oscar-winning Green Book, were low on his personal scores.
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.comI mean, at least he agreed with the Academy about just how fantastic Parasite is?
@jamestalarico / X / Viax.comReactions to the Senator-elect's movie choices were mixed, with many finding them extremely funny.
RONALDO SCHEMIDT / Getty ImagesOne X user described it as "libbing out so hard right now that i'm willing to forgive Talarico for this."
@davidehrlich / X / Viax.com
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Other folks joked that they would do their best to ignore Talarico's taste in films.
@Schaffrillas / X / Viax.comA bunch of cinephiles said that some of his rankings were solid choices.
@_LOHI_ / X / Viax.comHonestly, the dichotomy of these two tweets back-to-back is pretty funny.
@MendezMovieRPT / X / Viax.com...people have strong opinions about movies, after all!
@AwardsWatchErik / X / Viax.comOne thing that folks online realized is that Talarico is clearly not a fan of Martin Scorsese films, and his rankings prove that.
u/algebraic94 / Reddit / Viareddit.com
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As one Redditor explained, "First, he's a politician, he has to be 70% normie or his job is really tough. Second, I like that his tastes are his and not a perfect regurgitation of Sean Fennessey's preferences. Good for him."
@capybaroness / X / Viax.com"There’s a lot of hate on his choices but I think he’s pretty f***ing based honestly," redditor u/FullMetalCOS wrote. "Dude likes what he likes and isn’t f***ing with ranking s*** for anyone else’s approval or trying to follow the herd.
u/FullMetalCOS / Viareddit.com"Shine on you crazy diamond," they concluded.
@erickohn / X / Viax.comWhich, honestly, good for him! Like what you like, and hate what you don't like. It's a refreshing change from people who feel like they need to appease everyone with their preferences.
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