Any point in history and genre.

For me, it’s Stalker by Tarkovsky. I hadn’t seen it before, so I watched it twice. Once on YouTube and then again with the nicest file I could find. I loved it so much. Solaris is the only other one of his I’ve watched, so I’ve got all of them downloaded and ready to watch now. (thank our lord, rutracker)

  • Cimbazarov [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    4 days ago

    I really liked Furiosa. There is some interesting economics going on in the background between the gasoline city, agriculture city, and weapons city. And I love that the economics shape people’s consciousness and culture in the world they live in, rather than the other way around.

  • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    The last two films I watched were on the couch with my mom who came to visit over the holidays:

    Conclave is fun! I grew up catholic in the global South, so it was fun to see the tensions that were prevalent during my formative years play out in a much more dramatized way. Acting was good, and the plot is enough of a whodunnit to keep you guessing. I figured out the ending before it happened and felt very proud of myself.

    Mr Monk’s last case was a throwback for my mom and I, because we used to watch Monk religiously. There’s something really sweet about the way Monk portrays trauma, and there’s this underlying dread throughout the film that really resonated with me. Some of the “OCD” gags felt a bit forced, and the overall plot felt like a way to tell the audience “remember Monk? Eh?”. Still, a very comfy and fun watch if you can stomach the heavy handedness and of course, the copaganda.

  • TheModerateTankie [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    The Promised Land (2023) - The films message that rich people are evil and there are consequences to trying to become like them resonated with me for some reason.

    The Last of Sheila (1973) - Lesser known whodunit murder mystery. Loved the ending.

    • nothx [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      I just downloaded A Real Pain last night, haven’t watched it yet, but definitely want to. Good to see some positive feedback in the real world.

    • turmoil [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      I had the same experience with A Real Pain. I was like “ehhh an indie dramedy directed by a famous actor? sure I guess I’ll put it on” and was kinda blown away by it.

      • gofer300 [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        No I have not, but it looks interesting, I’m adding it to the watch list.

        Sadly I recently got bullied into watching the harry potter series with my friend group, so first I’ll have to suffer through that thonk-cri

    • ComradeSpahija [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      sicko-yes yes-hahaha-yes-l Spreading Beaver propaganda on the bear website until the end of time (or the next movie by and starring Ryland Tews: after all, Lake Michigan Monster was also pretty great before that).

      Anyways, to OP: Hundreds of Beavers is one of the most creative movies I’ve seen as of late (especially with this low a budget: $150,000 iirc). It’s an almost dialogue-less slapstick comedy, with amazing running gags and an interesting combination of live action and animated setpieces. And all the beavers are people in beaver costumes.

  • varmint [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    I just saw Wicked in theaters and it was awesome. The politics were half baked, but the drama was good and I’m a sucker for musicals

    • crime [she/her, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago

      I enjoyed it as well, it was a big fixture of my musical theatre enjoyer phase back in the day and I think it really lived up to the play.

      I always thought the politics were decent for being half-baked, since it at least gets “fascism bad” and “capitulating to fascists for personal benefit also bad”.

      The heavy homoerotic subtext also holds a special place in my heart, really glad they turned it up to an eleven.

      Ariana Grande did a much better job than I was expecting, too, she was really good at playing up the camp.

      • varmint [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Strongly agree with your whole comment. I wish it followed through more with the opposition to ethnically cleansing animal people, but maybe they’ll get more into that in part 2 (I haven’t watched/read the source material).

  • Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    4 days ago

    Just watched the new Nosferatu and it was alright. I am really looking forward though to the shot for shot (with green screen to superimpose the actors into the original film) not-silent remake of the original.

  • SevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Wow I’m behind on movies. Basically haven’t watched anything anyone here has mentioned. I’m going to have to add them to a list or download them or something. I used tok watch movies all the time, and I’d like to get back into them.

  • DampSquidEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    American Fiction. Didn’t know anything about it going in, and just thought it was so expertly cut together. Masterful and hilarious.