u/IndieCurtis

I’ve found myself in a position where I can’t/won’t watch new shows. 1 of 2 things happen: A show with one season becomes a hit. The money comes in. The second season always sucks. Or: A show gets one season, but it doesn’t bring in views, so it gets cancelled. Two seasons and an unfinished story if we’re lucky.

I feel like it is simply not worth it to get invested in anything other than miniseries and anthology shows. I find myself waiting until a show has completed its run before I am willing to watch it. If there are more people like me, this must really throw everything off.

I just can’t and won’t watch new shows anymore. If I watch a show, I put on something old/reliable like The Sopranos or Futurama.

Am I the only one who feels that the streaming system has become unsustainable?

Ask yourself: when was the last time there was a series finale that ended on a high note? The answer is Succession, and that ended 3 years ago.

I’m looking for movies to watch that have colorful posters.

I am making a rainbow-style grid chart of my favorite movies. In search of movies with the most colorful posters. Preferably one prominent color, so it’s easier to place on the chart. However: I’m running out of favorites! Please help me find more great movies to watch that also have colorful posters.

Examples:

Red: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Orange: Shotgun Stories
Yellow: Little Miss Sunshine
Green: SLC Punk!
Blue: Songs From The Second Floor
Purple: I Saw The TV Glow

I also have a black/grey/white section - anybody know of a movie that actually has a fully white poster that I can put in the very white corner? Closest I can find is The Lobster and Faces.

Hello, I am making a rainbow-style grid chart of great movies. In search of movies with the most colorful posters. Preferably one prominent color, so it’s easier to place on the chart.

Examples:

Red: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Orange: Shotgun Stories
Yellow: Little Miss Sunshine
Green: SLC Punk!
Blue: Songs From The Second Floor
Purple: I Saw The TV Glow

American here. I have been getting into watching foreign films, and I’ve now watched several great French-language films by Agnes Varda, Luis Bunuel, Leos Carax, Eric Rohmer and Jacques Rivette. However, it feels like we in the English-speaking West are primarily exposed to a kind of “film school” list when we search for French films to watch. Godard, Truffaut, Bresson, etc.

I was wondering, what movies do people really watch in France? What is popular? What are some classics that most people watch?

In order of year:

Sherlock Jr. (1924, LOVE)

Love Me Tonight (1932, LOVE)

Blonde Venus (1932)

Zero For Conduct (1933)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Rome, Open City (1945)

Bicycle Thieves (1948, LOVE)

The Fallen Idol (1948)

The Third Man (1949, rewatch)

Rashomon (1950)    

Seven Samurai (1954)

Pather Panchali (1955, LOVE)

The Ladykillers (1955, rewatch)

12 Angry Men (1957, rewatch)

Shadows (1959)

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

The Exterminating Angel (1962)

The Flight of The Phoenix (1965)

Daisies (1966, LOVE)

The Firemen’s Ball (1967)

Cool Hand Luke (1967, rewatch)

Faces (1968, LOVE)

Easy Rider (1969)

The Color of Pomegranates (1969)

Husbands (1970)

Mccabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, LOVE)

The Godfather (1972, rewatch)

Mean Streets (1972)

Badlands (1973, LOVE)

Serpico (1973)

A Woman Under The Influence (1974, LOVE)

Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (1974)

Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974, LOVE)

The Godfather Part 2 (1974, rewatch)

The Parallax View (1974)

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

Nashville (1975, LOVE)

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975, LOVE)

Mikey and Nicky (1976, LOVE)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976, new favorite)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976, LOVE)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind (1977)

Sorcerer (1977) LOVE

Opening Night (1977, LOVE)

3 Women (1977, LOVE)

The Deer Hunter (1978, rewatch)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

The Brink’s Job (1978)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Gloria (1980)

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980, rewatch)

The Long Good Friday (1980)

Knightriders (1981)

Thief (1981) LOVE

My Dinner With Andre (1981, rewatch)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Mad Max 2: Road Warrior (1981)

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Terms of Endearment (1983, LOVE)

Videodrome (1983, rewatch, LOVE)

Valley Girl (1983)

The Terminator (1984, rewatch)

Paris, Texas (1984, LOVE)

Star Trek 3: Search for Spock (1984, hate)

Brazil (1985, hated it)

After Hours (1985, LOVE)

Explorers (1985, rewatch)

Blue Velvet (1986, rewatch, favorite)

The Horse Thief (1986)

Broadcast News (1987, rewatch)

The Princess Bride (1987, rewatch)

Raising Arizona (1987, rewatch, favorite)

Near Dark (1987, rewatch)

Wild At Heart (1990, rewatch, LOVE)

Miller’s Crossing (1990)

Point Break (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, rewatch)

Unforgiven (1992, LOVE)

Light Sleeper (1992)

The Player (1992, LOVE)

Hyenas (1992)

The Piano (1993, LOVE)

Chungking Express (1994)

La Haine (1995, LOVE)

12 Monkeys (1995, rewatch, LOVE)

Happy Gilmore (1996, rewatch)

As Good As It Gets (1997, rewatch)

Mouse Hunt (1997, rewatch)

SLC Punk! (1998, rewatch)

Magnolia (1999, rewatch, favorite)

Beau Travail (1999)

The Mummy (1999)

Songs from the Second Floor (2000) (LOVE)

Barbershop (2002)

Gerry (2002)

Windy City Heat (2003, rewatch, LOVE)

Tropical Malady (2004, LOVE)

Nobody Knows (2004)

Team America: World Police (2004)

Old Joy (2006, LOVE)

Syndromes and a Century (2006)

Bug (2006, LOVE)

Hot Fuzz (2007, rewatch, LOVE)

The Headless Woman (2008, LOVE)

Tokyo! (2008, LOVE)

Wendy & Lucy (2008)

Meeks Cutoff (2010)

Inception (2010, rewatch)

Uncle Boonmee Who Can… (2010, LOVE)

Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010, rewatch)

Drive (2011, rewatch)

Take Shelter (2011, LOVE)

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Holy Motors (2012, LOVE)

Looper (2012, rewatch, favorite)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Wild Tales (2014, LOVE)

Cemetary of Splendour (2015, LOVE)

Certain Women (2016, LOVE)

Baby Driver (2017)

You Were Never Really Here (2017)

War for The Planet of The Apes (2017)

Game Night (2018, rewatch)

Sorry To Bother You (2018, rewatch, LOVE)

First Cow (2019, new favorite)

Booksmart (2019)

Small Axe: Lovers Rock (2020)

Black Bear (2020) LOVE

The Worst Person In The World (2021)

TAR (2022)

Across the Spider-verse (2023)

Dream Scenario (2023, LOVE)

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

The Surfer (2024) (LOVE)

Kinds of Kindness (2024, LOVE)

It’s What’s Inside (2024)

A Different Man (2024, LOVE)

Have Fun Good Luck Don’t Die (2025)

The Long Walk (2025, hated it)

Bugonia (2025, LOVE)

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)

Black Bag (2025, hated it)

Gunslingers (2025, hated it)

Caught Stealing (2025, LOVE)

I Love Boosters (2026, LOVE)

28 Years Later: Bone Temple (2026, LOVE)

Obviously I’ve got a huge watchlist. But based on what you see, what would you recommend?

I’m curious because I have no interest in the movie, because I already know the story, and I’m just not interested in the big spectacle.

Are people going into this movie with no previous knowledge of the story? Is there any real reason to see it if you 1. Already know the story and 2. Aren’t interested in the visuals or the action ?

Francis Bebey demonstrates how to play a bamboo flute.

This happening for anyone else? It’s almost the end of June, and I’d really like to be able to make a playlist of my top tracks of the last 6 months.

My fiancee is out of town for the next week, and if I don’t get some human interaction soon it’s going to start to look like The Aviator around here. I’m at a stage rn where I can’t stop cleaning??

I work in the mornings but I’m free all afternoons. I’m a night owl and an early riser. I have a car, but I have no money, so free activities are the best. I’ve been watching a mad amount of movies. I like drinking, smoking, and also not doing those things. Also hiking around Ivy Creek. Hmu to watch a movie or go on a walk! We’ve also got a really cute cat who loves meeting new people.

Wrote my very first screenplay at age 33. It’s 22 pages. I sent it to several writer friends, family members, and close and old friends. Every single one was very enthusiastic that I’ve written something, and set very reasonable expections with very valid excuses for why I should NOT expect them to read it anytime soon.

Why does it feel this way?