ok I’m biased bc these are some of my faves but these are a few movies that either changed how i viewed the world or how I appreciated the power of film:
(in no particular order)
donnie darko
akira
melancholia
prisoners
atonement
interstellar
the shining
gummo
pulp fiction
kill bill
carrie (1976)
martyrs
arrival
pan’s labryinth
dazed & confused
dogtooth
the virgin suicides
thirteen
sorry there’s so many I got excited ðŸ˜
Apr 10, 2024
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1. Capernaum
2. Come and see
3. Grave of fireflies
4. Oldboy
5. In the mood for love
6. Better days
7. I saw the devil
8. Requim for a dream
9. All quiet at the western front
10. Whiplash
11. Incendies
12. A pursuit of happyness
13. A beautiful mind
14. Martyr
(look up tw for each beforehand !!)
Jan 7, 2025
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not listed in an official ranking bc that is like choosing a favorite child
1. Stuck in Love (melancholy and has an absolutely stacked cast)
2. The Royal Tenenbaums (actually same note as above lol and no one is cooler than Margot Tenenbaum)
3. The Bling Ring (soundtrack is insane and I love movies about rich kids getting into trouble)
4. The Women (I LOVE this movie and find it so comforting)
5. Jennifer’s Body (this movie covers camp, horror and teenage angst in the most amazing way and has the best soundtrack ever)
Jan 22, 2025
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Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
(this has been my favorite movie since I first watched it at 14 and I really doubt it will ever change. I just popped in the dvd to watch the director/writer commentary and other special features yesterday.)
Zola.
(I’ve seen Janicza Bravo do Q&As about Zola live twice which is probably two more times that the average person.)
Springbreakers.
Fallen Angels.
Ingrid Goes West.
The Royal Tenenbaums.
68 Kill.
Poor Things.
(I did not see enough movies last year, but I saw this one which is great because it was made for me specifically)
Are you sensing a theme in these films….
Mar 25, 2024
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On a medieval history binge on YT and this video is super interesting for many reasons but my biggest takeaway was the insane priests of medieval Prague who had several recorded complaints against them including:
1. A priest who was running a brothel from his home
2. A priests who got in trouble for continuously seeing a prostitute but said it was okay bc he paid her immediately after and made her leave
3. A priests gets caught in a brothel and doesn’t want to get arrested so runs naked through the streets back to the parish
then they would tell their parishioners not to have sex at Sunday mass 💀 so I guess men still had the audacity literally 1000 years ago
Jul 9, 2024
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Got to see a midnight screening of The Shining at the Angelika when I was in high school. So so cool experiencing movies that came out like 20 years before you were born in a theater with other people 🫢
tied with Donnie Darko (also a midnight screening) - watched this movie many times on a laptop so the big screen was an upgrade. also it came out when I was like 2 years old so i was super excited to get to watch it in a theater and pretend it was 2001
May 1, 2024
very thorough advice - this guy goes super in depth. feeling prepared. even if you don’t plan to time travel, you’ll learn a lot about medieval day to day life
Apr 3, 2024