news from home (1976) is simple but one of the finest ever. long, uncut landscape shots of 70s new york with occasional narration from the director reading out letters written by her mom from belgium. the pairing becomes moving very soon as the mother transparently misses her daughter more and more. also the closest we have to a time machine from the city of yesterday.
no home movie (2015) is much longer and even slower but equally moving if you let it have its way. initially there might not seem to be a point beyond mild enjoyment to the long shots of the trees and fields, or the scattered conversations between a much older akerman and her mother, but what the last.. 20 or 30 minutes encompass hit like a bullet train. the added context of it being akerman’s last film makes it ring louder, even better if you watch it back-to-back with the one above like i did.
good if you have any sort of complicated feelings toward your mom
Jan 30, 2024
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okay so i woke up with a lot of ppl wanting the Discord group so here it is! ˚₊꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ₊˚
in this Discord group we're gonna be hosting remote watch parties, discuss all things cinema, and provide a space for non-mainstream discovery with a focus on experimental, campy, arthouse, foreign, or overall underrated films <3
if youre based in nyc, there might be irl watch parties coming in the future too!!
attached is the link, but if you can't access it for some reason here's the invite you can copy and paste:
https://discord.gg/2mGveJC6Sz
pls share w ur friends hehe (:
alsoooo pls pls comment ur very favourite and gnarliest underrated films!! ill add them all to my watchlist :P
Mar 21, 2024
i became an AMC Stubs™️ member about two years ago. every time i go, i have a ritual of taking a selfie in the full-length bathroom mirror and adding it to a folder called “because here, they are” (a quote from the Nicole Kidman pledge of allegiance).
what i love about this practice / project is that it transforms the seemingly mundane activity of going to the movies, often alone, into a tool for tracking the passage of time. and what is a movie, if not a capsule of time passed, captured in light and color.
Jan 17, 2025
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Grab a couple friends, watch (once per week, together or separately) classics/canonicals you otherwise would never have gotten around to, discuss irl or on Zoom. Feel free to hate, but also feel free to love
There is literally no other way to get yourself to watch Jeanne Dielman, but boy-oh-boy you’ll be happy you did
Jan 30, 2024
Top Recs from @tr0utmask
I try to recommend to as many people as possible the documentaries of Frederick Wiseman, a filmmaker who’s been directing & editing observational, fly-on-the-wall documentaries (without any non-diagetic music, narration, or talking-head style interviews) of various institutions for 50+ years. Through this project it becomes a documented history of culture as it's evolved in that matter of time through a lens of serious critique. You can pick any from out of a hat or based on whichever title interests you, but a good start is High School (1968).
Jan 29, 2024
a docufiction film about illegal za‘atar and ‘akkoub foraging in israel and the palestinians that still do it in opposition to the israel nature and parks authority. great look into a small facet of how israel polices every part of palestinian life. plus only 65 minutes, very easy to squeeze in!
Feb 2, 2024
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Eberhard Weber - The Colours of Chloë. An ECM Jazz classic, diverse map of lush instrumentation constructed by the bassist for a number of Kate Bush albums. Good for closed eyes.
John Fahey - Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier’s Choice). An American Primitivist odyssey, a story entirely told through strings.
Vayda - breeze. A 14-minute punch of unregulated thoughts and general life advice.
Takeo Moriyama - East Plants. Breakneck-speed jazz record with overhead John Coltrane influences led by one of the most cracked drummers on the east side of our Earth.
Ornette Coleman - A jazz composition so hellbent on being a tad annoying it’s like a wash of ice cold water to the head. Great medication to hard reset your brain.
Jayden Cyprian - I’ll Start Here. Vulnerable document of a young man trying to find himself. Restorative rap music.
Jan 28, 2024