For me:
1.
Easy number one choice for me. The best film of the 21st Century, and among the best ever. Hard to envision PTA ever topping this masterpiece.
2.
If not for LA Confidential, I would say this deserved Best Picture. The fact that it wasn't even nominated, yet that farce Good Will Hunting was is beyond me. Another masterpiece film from PTA.
3.
There was a time when I would have picked Magnolia over The Master, but upon further viewings, The Master is getting better w/time whereas Magnolia wasn't quite as good as I remembered (but still excellent).
1.
Easy number one choice for me. The best film of the 21st Century, and among the best ever. Hard to envision PTA ever topping this masterpiece.
2.
If not for LA Confidential, I would say this deserved Best Picture. The fact that it wasn't even nominated, yet that farce Good Will Hunting was is beyond me. Another masterpiece film from PTA.
3.
There was a time when I would have picked Magnolia over The Master, but upon further viewings, The Master is getting better w/time whereas Magnolia wasn't quite as good as I remembered (but still excellent).