Era, it’s been awhile since a movie blew my mind. Recommend a movie or two.
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Shin Kamen Rider.
Single-handedly restored my faith in the potential of superhero cinema.
Fantastic choice that is woefully underseen.
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Forgotten was an excellent flick! Right up my alley. It felt like a Harlan Coben adaptation, in all the good ways. Can't really talk about it without spoiling it, but I really dug it and it was very much the kind of thing I was itching for tonight.
I can't quote everyone in the thread but there are a ton of phenomenal suggestions. Most I've seen but still 100% agree with, too, so anyone else looking for recommendations can't go wrong picking a random movie from the thread. I'm going to add the handful I haven't seen to my list, since they're either films I've been meaning to watch or films that, like Forgotten, I had never heard about.
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Okay, quoting a few just to give my support!
Possibly Aronofsky's least understood film. Amazing.
Yes! One of a few movies I rewatched immediately after the credits rolled.
Both great!!
Haha yes! I dug this movie when all my friends hated it.
Both written by Alex Garland. Both amazing.
I have only watched this once but I think about it often! One of the best films ever.
This is exactly what I did to my wife about a month ago, since I had already seen it and she knew nothing about it. She dug it!
Phenomenal execution for such a tiny budget!
Yes! Still need to get my wife to watch it, actually!
I haven't seen Sherlock Jr., but I agree on the other two. I love that Nosferatu often gets shown with different scores, and sometimes even live bands. I have an idea for scoring it with existing music that I'll knock off my to-do list some day.
All of these!! Holy Grail is one of my most watched movies ever.
Absolutely yes! More people need to go into this one blind. I saw it at a preview screening with a packed audience, and it was wild.
I adore this film. It's perfect.
I'm a Bad Canadian because I've started this a few times and stopped within 20 minutes. Not because I didn't like it but other stuff kept getting in the way. I will remedy this ASAP.
I've only seen Love 3D, but it was in a packed theater and it was a super awkward experience. I own Irreversible but have never brought myself to watch it.
Excellent film. I had no idea what I was getting into, but loved it once the tension of it all started to build up. I have the score on vinyl :)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire:
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I caught The Favourite recently and immediately followed up with Poor Things (which has appeared in this thread a few times already).
Both are still with me.
Last night I watched The Grand Budapest hotel and whilst it hasn't hit me quite as hard, it has a hell of a cast and was very enjoyable.
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Edit: Got me thinking about other double bills which blew me away, and seeing The Tree of Life and The New World together - both Terence Malick movies - was quite an experience.
I think fewer people have seen The New World but it is an absolutely gorgeous movie
Both are still with me.
Last night I watched The Grand Budapest hotel and whilst it hasn't hit me quite as hard, it has a hell of a cast and was very enjoyable.
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Edit: Got me thinking about other double bills which blew me away, and seeing The Tree of Life and The New World together - both Terence Malick movies - was quite an experience.
I think fewer people have seen The New World but it is an absolutely gorgeous movie
First up, props on the Draft 7.30 avatar.
Irreversible is just brutal. I'd recommend Enter the Void and Climax as must watches. Both far better than Love which is... not very good.
Predestination is a nice head trip that got overlooked by most, so you might not have watched it.
Have you watched most of the Lynch and Cronenberg films? When you do find yourself wanting to skew horror be sure to watch Possesor.
If you want a series, you have to check out Dark on Netflix if not already watched. The OA is pretty batshit as well, and I quite enjoyed the big swings there.
This has one of the greatest final scenes of all time. Amazing movie.Portrait of a Lady on Fire:
Checked my Letterboxd diary for mind blown movies I recently watched and they're both stunt focused films.
I finally got around to watching Death Proof and I could not believe the driving stunts at the end of that picture. I don't want to spoil it for anybody that hasn't seen it…i went in knowing nothing and did not know THAT was going to happen. Incredible.
I've also been going through Buster Keaton's filmography after Blank Check did a miniseries on him last year. Still holds up after 100 years. Incredible stunts, some I don't understand how they pulled it off.
I would recommend One Week (1920) for a short film (20 min)
…and The General (1926) for a feature film.
I finally got around to watching Death Proof and I could not believe the driving stunts at the end of that picture. I don't want to spoil it for anybody that hasn't seen it…i went in knowing nothing and did not know THAT was going to happen. Incredible.
I've also been going through Buster Keaton's filmography after Blank Check did a miniseries on him last year. Still holds up after 100 years. Incredible stunts, some I don't understand how they pulled it off.
I would recommend One Week (1920) for a short film (20 min)
…and The General (1926) for a feature film.
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Some first time watches that have given me that feeling in the last few years:
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Long Goodbye
Cure
All entered the conversation for my all time favourites.
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Long Goodbye
Cure
All entered the conversation for my all time favourites.
wanted to recommend this one, too. I was blown away when I realized, why the movie felt so fucking special.
THIS. LISTEN TO THIS PERSON
BEST VILLENEUVE FILM BY FAR (and I love his Dune adaptations, but Incendies is on another level)
I would recommend anyways since it's one of my favorites and I dragged my friends to the theater when it was briefly brought back a few years ago, but:
Millennium Actress
The Blank Check podcast has been going through Satoshi Kon's movies the last two weeks. Tokyo Godfathers is also great, but Millennium Actress makes me cry every time but it's not a downer. Especially great for movie lovers.
Millennium Actress
The Blank Check podcast has been going through Satoshi Kon's movies the last two weeks. Tokyo Godfathers is also great, but Millennium Actress makes me cry every time but it's not a downer. Especially great for movie lovers.
Monster (L'innocence) - Japanese film. Don't even look for the trailer, it'll ruin the experience.
Handmaiden
Burning
Love Exposure
Love & Peace (Rabu & Pîsu)
Long day's journey into night (2018). The second half of the movie is magical, the first might be a little boring for some.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sorcerer (1977)
Grave of the Fireflies
Joint Security Area
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Burning
Love Exposure
Love & Peace (Rabu & Pîsu)
Long day's journey into night (2018). The second half of the movie is magical, the first might be a little boring for some.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Sorcerer (1977)
Grave of the Fireflies
Joint Security Area
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
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I love Primer, Coherence, and Triangle that have already been mentioned.
One to watch without watching the trailer is "One Cut of the Dead". A film crew is making a movie but gets attacked by zombies.
Just go watch it. It's amazing.
One to watch without watching the trailer is "One Cut of the Dead". A film crew is making a movie but gets attacked by zombies.
Just go watch it. It's amazing.
The talk about "Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes" makes me want to bring up "River" by the same crew. It's just as creative, and I think it might be an even better movie!
If you're into 90's HK cinema filled with dangerous stunts and wet skeleton puppets, I also highly, highly, highly recommend "The Seventh Curse" by the same director as The Cat and The Story of Ricky.
I also recently watched "Door" (1988), and it's kind of a slow-burn Japanese thriller, but it has a very singular style and vibe that doesn't really feel like anything else, and I've come back to it twice in the past month or so.
If you're into 90's HK cinema filled with dangerous stunts and wet skeleton puppets, I also highly, highly, highly recommend "The Seventh Curse" by the same director as The Cat and The Story of Ricky.
I also recently watched "Door" (1988), and it's kind of a slow-burn Japanese thriller, but it has a very singular style and vibe that doesn't really feel like anything else, and I've come back to it twice in the past month or so.
A few that I've seen recently that stood out:
The Zone of Interest: an unsettling way to tell a holocaust story
Anatomy of a Fall: tense courtroom drama
Sound of Metal: metal drummer whose losing hearing and having to deal with these changes
I've seen Coherence mentioned a few times already and I'll throw another rec on that - was a fun little sci-fi film that didn't get lost in the technicalities of what/why is happening.
The Zone of Interest: an unsettling way to tell a holocaust story
Anatomy of a Fall: tense courtroom drama
Sound of Metal: metal drummer whose losing hearing and having to deal with these changes
I've seen Coherence mentioned a few times already and I'll throw another rec on that - was a fun little sci-fi film that didn't get lost in the technicalities of what/why is happening.
Moon. Absolutely fantastic sci-film I hardly ever hear anyone talk about.
View: https://youtu.be/WWoDBcSW4_c?si=GkrCYvDC-ZQBd8fq
View: https://youtu.be/WWoDBcSW4_c?si=GkrCYvDC-ZQBd8fq
Once you've finished watching all the great movies recommended in this thread (+1 to Everything Everywhere and Moon), play 1000xRESIST. It was developed by people who have backgrounds in visual arts (film, dance, theater) and they've created an experimental, dense, multilayered story that uses visual medium as well as dialogue to tell it's story and explore it's characters. Low concept science fiction that touches on themes of heritage, generational trauma, surviving under occupation...
I recommend it because it feels more like an interactive movie or series than a video game - when I finished it, I found myself wanting to sit with it and digest it, the same way I've felt once I've finished a really incredible movie. I think if you're a lover of the visual arts of any kind, you would enjoy this.
I recommend it because it feels more like an interactive movie or series than a video game - when I finished it, I found myself wanting to sit with it and digest it, the same way I've felt once I've finished a really incredible movie. I think if you're a lover of the visual arts of any kind, you would enjoy this.
Portrait is the single most beautiful film I've ever seen. Great call. My favorite film that year over Parasite. Haven't seen the other one, noted (lol just noticed it's in my "collection", I'll queue it up for a watch).Portrait of a Lady on Fire:
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My recs are:
The Wailing
The Handmaiden
Both 2016 Korean films, both amazing. The Wailing is "horror-ish" but not really horror, you should be fine with it.
I'll go ahead and add
The Book of Fish
Japanese, also amazing, also beautiful.
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Tbh one of the best films ever made (to my tastes). Between this and Zone of Interest, that director is just on absolute fire.
