what i watched in april

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[@birthdaybatter815]

What I watched in May: Karsten Runquist’s “What I Watched in April”

[@MisterS.]

Did you like it

[@Arawn2020]

What I watched in May: Kursten Ranquist's "my record collection" (on Karsten's second channel) Our man has also good music taste!

[@sharwandsouza1747]

6/10

[@branx4426]

He does mention form your own opinion but I think this is what I’ll also watch in May.

[@johnmillholland6550]

META

[@CamGarcia]

Millions of people said you wouldn't be able to watch a movie with monkeys in it every Monday for a year, but look at you actually doing it. I'm proud of you runnqy!

[@Shenanigans_333]

Did he ever watch The Fly for monkey mondays?

[@abdullahzunaidkhandaker]

0:10 Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire 1:26 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2:01 Monkey Man 2:20 Dream Scenario 2:52 Deliverance 3:38 Vampyr 4:14 The Chimp 4:18 The Host 4:58 The Only Son 5:35 The Martian 6:18 Kong: Skull Island 7:04 Godzilla 7:42 La Chimera 8:48 Challengers 9:25 The Jungle Book 9:46 Stranger Than Paradise 10:29 Tokyo Story 11:51 Civil War

[@elise4287]

wild that anyone would be mad that challengers is your favorite of the year when not many fantastic films have been released so far that weren’t already 2023 releases you’d seen.

[@ballwelder2857]

Dune 2?

[@elise4287]

@@ballwelder2857 I said what I said.

[@emanuelebolli6437]

I'm not mad, because he's not watched The Beekeeper, so he can't know that's this year's best movie

[@kbreezy1581]

@@ballwelder2857 Yes but how many other movies this year so far are even on that level? Not a lot. Also, he literally gave dune 2 5 stars so what does it even matter what his favorite movie of the year is? He already gave it all the praise you could give a movie

[@ayodeledavid3034]

@@ballwelder2857boring

[@MaxwellNichols]

challengers gave me a nagging feeling, like why aren't more films like this? with the infinite possibilities of film we just get generic caricatures of proven genres. a good film needs to be a lil divisive, as it seems to be. such a great fuckin time!

[@royceforshort]

The ideal King Kong experience is actually "Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie" on Xbox, PS2, or Gamecube

[@matthewdyer3065]

When I was 15, I was about to go on a 30+ day canoe trip far north away from any cell towers or civilization. My dad showed me deliverance a few days before I left…

[@Julie-un7nk]

Civil War was really good. I can understand that some people didn’t think so

[@WaitingForTheHook]

mehhhh. It's a movie that exists that i'll never think about again.

[@pazpazpazpazpaz]

and the cinematography i thought was great, it switchs in and out of this objective documentary style and a subjective lens to compare the lifestyle in such a varying scale

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

​@@WaitingForTheHook It's a pretty good and important movie to watch now. People that don't know the fears of war don't know what a nightmare it is.

[@oftinuvielskin9020]

For some reason, the way your comment is phrased made me burst out laughing. So thank you for that. I guess I'll have to go watch the movie now, lol

[@turkeypower166]

@@oftinuvielskin9020 its a bot thats why

[@bradzillla]

RE the needle drops in Civil War: in a nutshell I believe that Garland intentionally chose tracks that would almost trivialise the conflict we were witnessing (Say No Go is the clearest demonstration of this). We were watching events from the perspective of the photojournalists, who themselves repeatedly took the danger of the firefights for granted, and were portrayed as thrill seeking adrenaline junkie types. The song choices felt like what might have been playing in the head canon of these characters. I really believe that Garland was making a statement about the psyche of the journalists with these choices, and to go one step further, was intentionally treating the danger of the conflict with the same apathy that many have toward conflict happening far across the world. We’re so used to images of violence from conflict that even when it’s happening on domestic soil we still can’t help but not take it seriously. Actually think these choices really elevated the film and what it had to say!

[@deegee6062]

I totally agree with this take and I felt similarly when I saw it, I thought they were intentionally clashing tracks chosen to show the dissonance between the characters attitudes and the situations they were in

[@HappeChappe]

The needle drops were one of my favrioute aspects of the film to be honest.

[@lovepurplesophies]

This is what my boyfriend and I thought while watching the movie so I’m glad some people agree and saw the true story intentions that I think the director was trying to go for

[@jaspermeulendijks4033]

That could be true, but I read something else online. I believe I've read that the music was used pure as a fuction to make the viewers unsettled. Because the music doesn't fit with the imagery, the viewer would feel uncomfortable.

[@bradzillla]

@@jaspermeulendijks4033 I believe both takes are true - it’s definitely unsettling to see such realistic violence scored by lighthearted needle drops - it really shows how far the characters (and maybe we the audience) have drifted from the reality of what we’re seeing, we’re desensitised and unsettled simultaneously

[@coprococore]

Hey Karsten Long time viewer, first time commenter. Thanks for posting your monthly "what I watched" series. Because of you and a few other channels I'm on letterbox, I subscribe to mubi, criterion and fandor. I have even started a movie club where our group has a movie watch assignment that we talk about after. I will keep adding things that you recommend to my many watch lists. So yeah, thanks for doing what you do.

[@Raccocooney]

Karsten me boy when are you going to Runquist on Late Night With The Devil???

[@danieleatwell7757]

Maybe not, because of the AI art.

[@agneseodannemill5602]

Absolutely loved Challengers and Josh O'Connor just became my new favorite actor!

[@alexjohnson3179]

THE King Kong movie is, I believe inarguably, Peter Jacksons' 2005 monster mash with Jack Black, Adrian Brody, Naomi Watts, and the monkey king himself Andy Serkis

[@tbrown5836]

Nah I’m with you, dune part 2 is the most important film this year but challengers will likely inspire an entire generation of art house cinema like how pulp fiction or fight club did

[@Fil13]

Did you really say that? Don't you think you are a little overhyping it?😅

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

Fight Club was important because it was a story for regular men that want to change their lives. It was something new and impactful for viewers. Pulp Fiction was an exposure of the forgotten pop culture to a new generation. Meanwhile, Challengers is a pretty good movie (from what I heard - I'm playing on seeing it) but no one is saying this film will start a new trend. It's a love story set in a sport for rich. I may be wrong (I am just a human) but I think Challengers' biggest impact will be its reception from viewers and critics. Have a nice day.

[@samxdy5563]

I'm not a cinephile but I really loved "Tokyo Story". I think causal viewers would avoid a foreign black and white film but I really recommend it.

[@nataliaivonica3488]

when it comes to civil war, i actually really liked the political vagueness it has. there’s one scene where it’s mentioned that lee, kirsten dunst’s character, had her breakout by photographing the “antifa massacre”. given that that’s the language we’re using today, i’m guessing the story takes place in 20-30 years. i think that’s the perfect way of looking at the film itself. it’s speculative fiction depicting a possible event happening in two decades. given how much has changed since 2000, how no one back then could’ve predicted what would’ve become the policial landscape, how technology that wasn’t even around has shaped the way we engage with society itself… i think it’s not fair to say anything that happens in civil war is “unlikely”, because if you were to explain to people in 1999 what 2024 is like, they’d probably find it hard to believe. especially with the state of journalism and how people share information, there’s NO WAY to predict what’s going to happen. ever. so saying “oh it’s unlikely that california and texas will be allies” is kinda bonkers to me because it was unlikely that someone like trump would have the capacity to become president _and yet…_

[@siphillis]

I knew going in what happens in "Tokyo Story" and it still absolutely reduced me to tears in a way no movie ever has before or since. It's actually perfect.

[@gojogeto2840]

8:51 don't worry im with you!!!! challengers truthers UNITE

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

I watched the Alien 1979 for the first time in theaters, since AMC rereleased it for its 45th anniversary. Beautiful, it felt awesome watching a classic for the first time in theater. I was once reminded how much of a privilege it is to be able to consume art like this.

[@notonate69]

Same, it was an awesome experience!

[@Arawn2020]

I rewatched The Worst Person in the World this month, and I liked it even more the second time around! I really cared for the characters this time around, the main actors did so good. Lovely movie ❤ Also watched The Favourite which I enjoyed a lot. The Lobster wasn't my kind of thing, and I was taken aback how dark that movie was. I was more in tune with The Killing of a Sacred Deer (though of course, the set-up is also pretty dark haha), but the plot kinda drags a little... The Favourite was the first Lanthimos movie I truly liked, great film! Fantastic period film, amazing production. And the acting was excellent, especially by Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Nicholas Hoult

[@NoahTNelson]

"Alex Garland really needs to lock in next time." Boy, I've got some bad news...

[@andrescardoso7731]

what happened?

[@stewyyishim]

@@andrescardoso7731 he said hes done making movies

[@fruitsy_]

@@stewyyishim he said he's done directing..although he's about to direct another one about anotehr war with charles melton so it's safe to say he's full of shit

[@maxwellerickson7066]

wtf is happening with directors right now. Coen Brothers, Alex Garland, Safdie Brothers, Tarantino... why take something special and end it before its time?

[@rainguy.]

@@stewyyishim no, he said he’d quit for a while and focus on screenwriting. He’s still gonna make films and eventually will get back to directing

[@bosmith4268]

6:32 THE true King Kong movie is Yeti: Giant of the 20th century, released in 1977. An Italian ripoff of 1976's reboot of King Kong, but filmed in Toronto. Magical film truly.

[@dondean6402]

as an italian, im very glad you enjoyed la chimera (pronounced: "kimera"), alice is such an incredible director and josh o'connor was lovely!!

[@ActuallyAnanya]

When I was 11 at school we did a musical production of The Jungle Book and I played Talking Monkey #1. Basically Karsten you need to guest feature me in a video at some point.

[@completetotalgoodness4786]

Speaking role! 🎉

[@5uper8eedle]

The Challengers/Jungle Book pairing reminds me of one of my own personal experiences of tonal whiplash. In the same day (and for the first time) I watched Encanto and followed that up with Princess Mononoke.

[@Angers98]

Agreed, Challengers is my fave of the year too (so far). I can't remember the last time a movie hooked me like that, had me gasping and giggling and literally clutching my face in anticipation. So special. I was just sat there grinning when the credits rolled. Definitely need to see again, but most fantastic on a first watch for sure.

[@NemoWhite]

Omg I loved the music choices in this!! 😭 Probably my favourite part about it noooooo. The opening song with shots of burning skylines was just👌

[@Littlestraincloud]

Oh! And, the needle drops in Civil War all had to do with the drums. The drums of war, the drumming of a finger on a shutter. IDK how to explain it better than that, it's just instinctive.

[@anstronaut]

It’s actually crazy how identical our takes on Civil War are. Right down to the garbage needle-drops.

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

Needle-drops were, in my opinion, phenomenal addition. They were supposed to make you feel like a solider on war after seeing something brutal. You're trying to kinda light your mood, so you don't find yourself in despair. Also, THOSE SONGS WERE BANGERS. In my opinion, the movie was amazing. Have a nice day.

[@notonate69]

The movie went over your head, it happens.

[@anstronaut]

@@notonate69 Only people I’ve seen say that are those who have nothing of substance to add. Nothing went over my head. You can enjoy the movie without feeling smarter than people who don’t.

[@notonate69]

@@anstronaut My comment was absolutely petty and useless, I'll shoulder that. Inferring that I have nothing of substance to add while commenting "I agree!" on a least common denominator movie reviewer's channel is kinda bonkers. I don't think I'm smarter than anyone who didn't enjoy the movie. People who think that the movie didn't say enough explicitly about American politics or whatever they expected from it objectively either completely missed several essential and intentional implications the film makes, or noticed them and are too immature to feel their significance. This is not about enjoying the movie, I'm not blaming you for saying that because my original comment lacked substance and context. Enjoyment, how much you care about what happens in a movie, is entirely subjective and valid element of a review. Substance, what a movie actually contains, is much more objective. Its frustrating to see people criticize a movie that they didn't understand, again my first comment was a petty and non-constructive outlet of that frustration. This conversation is more effective at describing the substance that the movie contains than I would be in a youtube comment, if you like cinema in general and care to watch it I think its worthwhile. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTHdZ9jndGXfa8si=ZAiFbK60YAlgxHEp

[@anstronaut]

@@notonate69 I understand what you’re saying. I suppose I was frustrated as well since that’s all I hear as far as pushback; so not to say you specifically had nothing intelligent to say. Such is the time of internet discourse. For the record, I thought it was quite decent (65%, 3.5/5), I just didn’t love it like some did. The intent of the film made sense to me, I just felt it lacked some cohesion in storytelling that I was hoping for. After a second watch in the cinema some itched at me further, while others went away. I disagree with Karsten a lot of the time, which is why I found it interesting that we had many similar perspectives on a generally polarizing film. Take care.

[@Joel-Haver]

Tokyo Twilight is the Ozu movie that broke me out of my samey reactions to Ozu, that one is incredible, similar to his filmography in all the right ways with some extra special sauce

[@alexandravalentina4854]

this may be controversial to say, but I think that Peter Jackson’s King Kong is the definitive Kong film. Yes, it is a bloated film, and quite messy at parts, but the scale, the production design, the empathy given to Kong helps it stand out.

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

Peter Jackson's film is the True Remake. Made out of love with Peter Jackson even giving money from his pocket to make this film's modern audiences feel adventure and emotions, just like Jackson felt while watching the original one.

[@averagescentedman]

The bug scene is iconic

[@sike1917]

Real

[@katblank6491]

perfect time to upload as always thank you! great vid (as always)

[@cameron521]

Breakers Roar during the forest fire in Civil War ate all the way up! So impactful. I NOTICED YOU REPEATED THAT SCENE over and over during the part you shaded the needle drops and I just cannot stand for that

[@trinaq]

Your thoughts on "Deliverance" mirrored mine, Karsten. The first time I watched it, I had only heard of the "Duelling Banjos" scene, so was expecting something relatively lighthearted. Needless to say, I was NOT expecting things to escalate quickly! 😱

[@guineapiggirl199]

Cannot wait for La Chimera to reach the UK, Alice Rohrwacher is one of my favourite directors ever

[@BrightLifeVideos]

I love La Chimera!! Can’t wait to see Challengers either!

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

- Evil Does Not Exist: 4/5 - A Selva (1972): 2.5/5 - The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie: 2.5/5 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire: 3/5 - Civil War: 4/5 - April Captains (rewatch): 4/5 - Challengers: 4/5 Honorable mention goes to the short movie Affairs of the Art, by Joanna Quinn (4.5/5), for I unfortunately couldn't attend Cardiff's Animation Festival and rewatched it to cheer me up.

[@keizercas6051]

I think the needle drops in Civil War show how agreeable the experienced characters are in certain scenes, like right after a shootout they're just viding with Say No Go in the background, it's just a normal day at work for them, and by the end Jesse has basically become lees character with a pretty chill song playing in the background when something terrible happens in front of her eyes

[@aidanmclaren4910]

Jungle Book slander will not be tolerated. It has more than the bare necessities

[@joshhuntermovies]

Civil War was absolute fire

[@actionjackson999]

I had to see la chimera twice it’s such a masterpiece, just saw challengers today and liked it a lot too

[@Driesketeer]

Your take on Civil War makes is spot on. This movie felt like wandering about rather than following a story. This made it less profound but on the flipside made the events unpredictable and exciting.

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

I loved the film, but as a fan of Alex Garland's work I knew it would be much more of a "vibe film". But I understand your opinion.

[@yammerrryeet511]

Peter Jackson’s King Kong captured the beauty and tragedy of kong. Very well acted and shot film. Definitely worth a watch or two

[@ciri_riannon235]

The Fellowship of the Ring is to me the best movie ever made. And I'm quite confident that no other movie will ever take its 1st place in my list.

[@ChristopherZ]

Karsten after watching Challengers: Karsten Racquet

[@cartoonboy6039]

Honestly a pretty good movie list to watch during April

[@braveninja111]

Man you were quick with this one

[@HdogGaming5]

Halfway through, La Chimera literally gave me a full jaw drop, the plot direction and darkness totally shocked me. Late Night with the Devil, Wild Things, whoops sorry I mean Challengers, Monkey Man, La Chimera, it's nice to get some good movies in early in the year. Seeing Spiderman 3, Civil War, and We Grown Now still thos week lol.

[@QuestionsIAskMyself]

Challengers is genuinely brilliant

[@bananatarash3704]

i love stranger than paradise it captures boredom so well i think my favorite scene is when they lose all their money in california and then before the shot pans out they just sit in silence for like 10 seconds so cool

[@Marcusml333]

I just watched Gondry's "The Science of Sleep" last night, under the influence, and I found it really interesting. Not because it was perfect, but because it did a lot of interesting things, especially visually and with the way it tells the story, but the main character never "got to me".

[@chrislenferna4384]

The Peter Jackson King Kong, is great. Holds up fairly well. Solid time.

[@Bewnster]

peter jackson’s king kong is the best one out there and overall one of my favourite movies

[@domclegg1225]

was pretty much with ou civil war until you got to the needledrops. what?!?! i loved them, thought they were incredibly satisying and set the mood so well

[@digiharps]

i watched a LOT of really solid flicks this month!! - Teacher, 3.5/5 - The Godfather Part II, 4/5 - Mickey Blue Eyes, 3.5/5 - Monkey Man, 4.5/5 - Dawn of The Dead, 3.5/5 - The Suicide Squad (2021), 5/5 (rewatch) - Mad Max: Fury Road, 4/5 - Black Butler, Book of Atlantic, 5/5 - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, 3/5 - John Wick, 4/5 (rewatch) - Maniac Cop 2, 5/5 - Holy Musical B@man!, 5/5 (rewatch) - Spiderman 3, 4.5/5 (rewatch) - Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier, 5/5 (rewatch)

[@attikusrot5002]

Immaculate Everything Everywhere All at Once Full River Red High Desert Hell This Much I Know to Be True To Kill a Child Inu-Oh Duel of the Titans One Fine Morning Suzume Evil Does Not Exist Away Baby Reindeer Civil War Challengers

[@Loggodover]

Some wild things to put above godfather 2 but overall aight takes

[@bigdawg8875]

@@Loggodover agreed it’s a 5/5 the rest of the takes aren’t too bad tho

[@aloysiusohare221]

With Civil War I actually really enjoyed it's complete apoliticalness. As a leftist, I think we're really used to the term being co-opted by centrists (which is by definition a political stance), or as an excuse to not act politically at all. I think we can be political people AND consume genuinely apolitical works that simply makes the point that *yes* we are still violent creatures

[@bat1579]

But the “we are violent creatures” point is in a hundred of other movies, its such an uninteresting point for Garland to make

[@LonkinPork]

After seeing _Godzilla Minus One,_ I appreciated having a Godzilla flick where you don't simply not need to care about the human characters, you literally can't. They're all so completely uninteresting that it helps you buy in to the monster fighting action.

[@TV-zp4zl]

I loved challengers too 🎉❤ fave of year so far too

[@Bigfan-bq6xi]

THE HOST !!!!!!! Ugh omg that’s proof that you don’t need a big beast or a particularly well-CGId one in order to have an awesome fucking monster movie

[@vinylcomets]

Karsten- I need you to watch Hundreds of Beavers. That movie is so good dude-

[@gabrielcastaneda9700]

I hope with challengers being a big thing people go back and see Josh o Connor in la chimera

[@nashhartley3675]

Deliverance book is really good too!

[@geist12]

karsting everywhere rn

[@ltdrmg]

What I watched (please don’t judge): Love Lies Bleeding (rewatch) - 5/5 Dazed and Confused - 4/5 Monkey Man - 4.5/5 There Will Be Blood (in theaters/rewatch) - 5/5 Civil War - 4/5 The Fabelmans (rewatch)- 1/5 (sorry) Zola - 4.5/5 The Dark Knight (rewatch) - 4/5 La Chimera - 4/5 Batman Begins - 3/5 The Dark Knight Rises (rewatch) - 3.5/5 (ik but i love it) The Godfather (in theaters with awful crowd) - 5/5 The Revenant - 3.5/5 The Presitge - 4/5 Inception (rewatch) - 4.5/5 Babylon - 5/5 Infinity Pool - 3/5 Challengers (twice in a row) - 5/5 Alien - 2.5/5 (i’m sorry guys)

[@Arawn2020]

I didn't care much for Alien the first time I saw it, but really liked it the second time around! (watched it first when I was 14, then at 30) Was thinking about watching Dazed and Confused at a cinema next week. I often really dig the vibe and feeling of Richard Linklater movies, and I've never seen this one What was so awful about the Godfather crowd?

[@ltdrmg]

@@Arawn2020 I saw Alien in theaters last night and I just didn’t find it interesting and didn’t care for the characters. Dazed and Confused was also in theaters and that was super fun. Where to begin with the crowd? Everyone around me talked throughout it, the person behind me had a key on their wrist that jangled around and she never got rid of it, film bros making it obvious that key moments were coming up (i had never seen it up until then so it was annoying knowing something was going to happen), people kept dropping heavy items like phones, and, this is my own personal thing i guess (though my gf agreed this was weird and she had seen it in theaters before) but the crowd treated the film like a comedy? They laughed at many moments that I read as tragic. I get there were some funny moments, but there was a lottttt of laughing. It just felt everyone there thought because it was such an old and iconic movie that everyone there had seen it, and that because of that they can get rid of all theater etiquette.

[@Arawn2020]

@@ltdrmg Aw, that really sucks. That you have the chance to see a great movie like this (one with beautiful cinematography) on the big screen, but then have the crowd around you behave so annoying. At least you could still appreciate the movie, I suppose (based on your score)

[@ltdrmg]

@@Arawn2020 of course, it was the godfather 😩

[@alicepaesleme3426]

imagine NOT thinking that challengers is the best movie of the year so far

[@alexfouquetfr]

King Kong 1976. Endlessly rewatchable movie

[@BilguunBoldchingis]

You should definitely check out Shogun!!

[@space_1073]

The song choices in civil war were absolute bangers this is maybe the worst karst take I’ve ever witnessed.

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

The soundtrack of this movie is on my most-listened playlist of April.

[@booksbydivya]

the jungle book diss was UNCALLED FOR

[@pietervanosch20]

Taylor Johnson is brilliant in Nocturnal Animals though!

[@jennbaker6964]

Kong Skull island hit the balance of goofy and serious perfectly, the newer ones just seem too marvel-ey. Also whenever a megabudget action movie features the pyramids as a setpiece you know they ran out of ideas.

[@PepperJeffmakesmovies]

I had a good mix of stuff: - Ex Machina (dir. Garland): 4/5 - This is Where I Leave You (dir. Levy): 3/5 - Immaculate (NEW; dir. Mohan): 2.5/5 - Wings of Desire (dir. Wenders): 4.5/5 - Wild at Heart (dir. Lynch): 4.5/5 - Legally Blonde (dir. Luketic): 3.5/5 - The Talented Mr. Ripley (dir. Minghella): 4.5/5 - The Last Days of Disco (dir. Stillman): 4/5 - Psycho (dir. Hitchcock): 4.5/5 - Civil War (dir. Garland): 3.5/5 - Challengers (NEW; dir. Guadagnino): 5/5!!! - Abigail (NEW; dir. Gillett): 1.5/5...

[@ShaneRob93]

Highly recommend watching Ozu's "There was a Father".

[@davidpaulweaver7792]

Having no context in Civil War kinda drove me crazy as well. Texas and California joining forces needed some explanation.

[@spencerace7167]

Karsten PLEASE watch Juliet of the Spirits; I think you will thoroughly enjoy it

[@masoncollins3319]

I would love to hear your thoughts on Hundreds of Beavers. It was really special to me. Also I rewatched Pink Floyd’s The Wall this month and would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@harleymackenzie2631]

needledrops in challengers felt bizarre too.

[@davidevans3353]

Aaron Taylor Johnson gives an insanely good performance in Nocturnal Animals

[@user-ui5sn3cc6h]

god damn i love challengers

[@farhannr28]

The needledrop in Civil War is genuinely so weird its almost a parody to me. I wanna laugh so hard during the De La song but i'm facing such a brutal death in my eyes

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

This is exactly the point of the movie :)

[@Syrilian]

I feel old. Hadn't heard much about Deliverance? It's a classic with one of Burt Reynold's best performances.

[@scott9235]

Damn I loved Aaron Taylor Johnson in Bullet train

[@shonna_77]

Glad Brian Tyree Henry and Rebecca Hall got their bag so they can get back to being in good lower budget movies

[@taw04]

we need "Being John Malkovich" for monkey mondays

[@eerie1299]

King Kong 2005 is by FAR the best King Kong movie I absolutely loved it and by the end it brought me to tears. Watch it immediately if you haven’t yet.

[@alexkoren5878]

Bro put lotr 4.5/5,u insane like wtf the whole trilogy is a 10/10

[@ShahidKhan-cu7np]

Some great suggestions for Monke Mondays, *Hanuman returns* (fun Indian animation film) *Legend of Prince Rama* (japnese anime film) *Hanu-Man* (recent Indian blockbuster) Eeb allay ooo! ( interesting Film about monkey catcher)

[@user-tp5ox8zj6u]

I watched your review of the challengers and went to see it with my girlfriend, we both really loved it, no idea why are the people upset.

[@peach_cinema8662]

'best lord of the rings movie' gives it 4 and a half, lmao

[@odinforfang8573]

9/10 is an extremely positive score, what do you mean?

[@tjpotvin]

the old King Kong is definitely THE King Kong movie. 2005 is a nice reimagining though.

[@ethansensbach7827]

I’m with you on Challengers. It’s going to take something crazy this year to bump this from my top spot.

[@dylqn55]

I started the month with The Nice Guys. I absolutely loved it, I'm shocked I hadn't heard of it until this past month. Next I rewatched Star Wars A New Hope. It hasn't been that long since my last rewatch, so I don't have much to add. It's Star Wars, of course it's great. I finished off the month with rewatching Empire Strikes Back, which I haven't seen in over a decade. It wasn't my favorite as a kid for whatever reason, it probably is now. It really holds up. I forget if I finished it this month or last month, but I also watched the Disney+ Percy Jackson show. I was extremely underwhelmed with it. It's probably more accurate than the movie, but it was extremely bland. Very much just a Disney live action adaptation of the book, and nothing more

[@anwarski]

What I watched: 1956 *Intezar* _Masud Pervaiz_ 7/10 1958 *Solva Saal* _Raj Khosla_ 8/10 2001 *Dinner with Friends* _Norman Jewison_ 6.5/10 2014 *Winter Sleep* _Nuri Bilge Ceylan_ 8/10 2020 *The Man Who Sold His Skin* _Kaouther Ben Hania_ 8/10 2021 *Marcel The Shell with Shoes on* _Dean Fleischer Camp_ 8/10 What you watched: 🍿 Loved the weird concept of Dream Scenario but what they did with it in the second half of the film was eh… meh. 🍿 I _really_ need to watch The Host and Memories of Murder! 🫣 Both are on my watchlist for centuries, and still haven’t got around to watching it. 🍿 I genuinely _miss_ watching Ozu’s films. The only four films of his that I’ve seen are Tokyo Story, Tokyo Twilight, Early Spring, and The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice, and even though his films deal with emotional struggles and all of that, the films are never heavy and strangely comforting somehow. 🫢 🍿 Need to start exploring Rohrwacher’s films. They seem interesting. 🍿 Even though I appreciate Guadagnino’s films, I never really connect. But hearing you being so positive about Challengers makes me want to watch it anyway. 🤔 🍿 Loved (the grandma in) Stranger than Paradise.

[@scashwildson8354]

I have very different taste than you but I'm 100% with you on Challengers as the best film of the year

[@bz667]

I really will recommend you to (re)watch 2005 King Kong, the length hurts the movie but still Peter Jackson gave us an epic monster movie

[@daveline8282]

You have to see the Peter Jackson's King Kong (a masterpiece)

[@alexokabayashi456]

nah you nailed the Challengers review, stick with it. they’ll see… eventually.

[@thebadfella5296]

I rewatched a lot of stuff, but two new movies that I saw only in the last week were Drive and Once Upon a Time in America. The former is a 5/5 and the latter needs some time to settle

[@kjak94]

Last month I discovered the short films of Vittorio de Seta on the criterion channel and highly highly recommend others take a look. There's like 10 and they're like 10 minutes each, but you will be hard pressed to find any short films that are a better representation of what that format can be.

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

What I watched Dave 3.5/5 Ronin 3/5 The Manchurian Candidate 1962 4.5/5 Paris, Texas (rewatch) 5/5 Night on Earth 4/5 Insomnia 2002 3.5/5 Good Time 4/5 Batman Returns (rewatch) 4/5 Ponyo 4/5 Marriage Story (rewatch) 5/5 Spirited Away (rewatch) 5/5 Killing of a Sacred Deer 4/5