@Kermit1 Although @Ramber can speak for themselves (so sorry if I'm treading on your toes) they were talking more in the sense of execution rather than as a quality.
In a more general sense think of it like Inside Out, there are more emotions than just happy and embracing them allows you to grow and the same applies to movies. As there's more to cinema than comedy or action flicks and people should watch a grim movie once in a while.
On a sorta related note, I saw on twitter the other day the top movies for male and females users on Letterboxd (I personally don't like the site as it's comes off as collecting/tick boxing rather than discussing the movies themselves) and there was a sharp divide. The female section had a lot more films which are more emotionally intelligent and I stopped taking the male list seriously when it had The new Batman on it despite having more films I like on the male list. Also Fight Club was on both the female and male lists which surprised me.
Tip: Vesper, a brutal dystopian sci-fi movie about a 13-year old girl trying to survive in a very harsh world. Tough to watch at times, but absolutely gorgeous. Made with a $5 million budget but it looks better than a lot of $150 million Hollywood productions.
October is my Monster Madness month (inspired by AVGN) so it's nothing but spooky games and horror films all month. I re-watched The Witch and Midsommar this weekend with the girlfriend. Also picked up Halloween Kills and the new Scream on blu-ray.
@Type_Trubbish does it have to be speficly monster movies though? You can argue there's sorta a monster in The Witch but I don't remember anything that can be argued is a monster in Midsommar.
@jump Nope not specifically Monster based, I just call the month Monster Madness because I stole it from the Angry Video Game Nerd who does horror movie reviews every october for me it's just my favourite horror films and usually some new ones I haven't seen before. It doesn't need to technically be a horror either, just something spooky or halloween based. The Crow, Paranorman etc. I do the same with games though I'm taking it easy and starting with Luigi's Mansion 3 this year after pushing myself through Outlast last year hahaha. And also includes a Halloween playlist of horror themed songs
For me, one of the best things about films is the way you interact with them. There's one for pretty much every emotion you are feeling or want to feel. This can obviously be said for any art form, and I think it holds true for cinema. Taking painting, for every Turner, there is a Francis Bacon; for every Chuck Close there is a Cy Twombly.
Being challenged or challenging yourself works with cinema too. So something like Naked or Nil By Mouth is unremittingly grim, but is full of commitment, heart, and compassion. Whereas I thought Red Sparrow (that one with Jennifer Lawrence) was just ugly. It had a really good cast as well!
I think I might just re-watch Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal for my "spook" fix. In Canada both The Witch are available to watch, I watched the Nostalgia Critic episode on the original one and they both don't really look that good for me to sit down and spend time watching them.
Also YES finally the "lost footage" will be seen! Hopefully Uncle Buck is next. @Rambler It's a genre and it can be used in all sorts of ways and no matter what the passion always shows (sometimes).
Watched uncharted good film but actors were not great, its sort of a cross between Indiana Jones and the de vinci code. Look forward to next one, if there is one ?😷
Been churning through quite a collection the last couple of weeks.
Most importantly, Katla, the icelandic miniseries on Netflix. Incredible. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Fascinating both philosophically and superficially. Gorgeous. Dark. If you can handle emotional trauma, highly recommended.
Since mostly everyone else here has set up a Letterboxd, I have as well.
Here's my review for Raw Deal, a Schwarzenegger movie I watched this afternoon:
@Gryffin Just to prepare you for Passing, it's in black and white! I'm hoping it does well so they can go back to add colour to it for re-release so it's actually watchable.
My next video essay's gonna be about a movie... has anyone seen the Studio Ghibli film; The Tale of the Princess Kaguya? I'd love to discuss it, see if I can come up with some cool ideas to expand on.
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