what i watched in february

[@KarstenRunquist]

well? tell me! what did you watch?!

[@jeremyusreevu237]

The Bicycle Thief: 3/5 The Lavender Hill Mob: 5/5 Lisa Frankenstein: 5/5 Madame Web: Fuck this movie/5

[@chance6991]

Blow out with John Travolta :D

[@samuelbarber6177]

Probably the best thing I watched was Insomnia by Christopher Nolan. Finally finished both his and David Fincher’s filmographies with Panic Room. Also would recommend Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, a film about the final concert of The Band. Brilliant.

[@buggiv3sup247]

i also watched the creator i really really enjoyed it !!

[@Zagreus420]

Recently Cure by kiyoshi kurosawa and dune 2 both great movies

[@maxlariviere6367]

If you liked the first 3 episodes of severance wait until you finish. Oh boy what a show. Probably the best show in the past 5 years

[@millmaster413]

Yeah same. My favorite of the last decade

[@amatrix6]

AGREED

[@aarongutierrez7705]

I felt the final string of episodes were dragged out far too long, but i really love the rest of it

[@Josh-mq1tl]

Any other shows you've watched recently that have the same vibe? I absolutely need more severance, so might as well try something somewhat similar (even if it's not as good)

[@Parkuman]

can't wait for more

[@filmneuro]

Finally he’s on severance. Probably the best show to come out in recent years.

[@TheDuckisHere]

Yes

[@cathy4697]

Severance is one of my most favourite things in a while. It constantly reminds me that yes, tv can be this good

[@bensneb360]

The tale of the fox must’ve been a huge influence on Wes Anderson, and the fantastic Mr. Fox, I mean it’s uncanny

[@Vicakic]

Right there’s no way Wes Anderson didn’t get influence from it

[@offshorecomedy]

Day 200 of asking for you to Kindly put timestamps on your videos

[@georgekitis9913]

He does , just a few days after the fact . Can’t blame the guy , it benefits him to have people watch all the way through , rather than skimming through

[@phoneyboi6644]

​​@@georgekitis9913I mean ppl can still just skip thru still?

[@georgekitis9913]

@@phoneyboi6644 yes they can skip around , it’s just with exact timestamps it becomes effortless to do so , which can undermine a video ( this doesn’t really apply to these what I watched in said month , I m talking in general ) . This is something a lot of creators do , creating timestamps after the fact ( either due to time constraints or in hopes of longer watch time on average )

[@theblackdaria_]

😂😂😂

[@Zombiezay]

No

[@fojemo1661]

Dude, I started watching Severance just a month ago and its one of my favorites shows ever. Im upset that I came to the party late but kinda happy too at the same time because I didn’t have to wait as long as the others did for the second season.

[@sashae2848]

ooo i'm excited to hear your thoughts on severance when you finish it! this show got me to start writing again, which is doesn't happen often. the set/costume design is some of my favorite.

[@M_k-zi3tn]

what are you writing?

[@UlyssesJF]

@@M_k-zi3tn words

[@sashae2848]

@@M_k-zi3tn essays! :]

[@RevRyukin7]

So surprised you're only starting Severance now, but I know you'll love it. S2 can't come soon enough!

[@dougoyama]

Bruh you are in for it with Severance. Can’t wait to hear you talk about the season, truly the best show nobody is watching

[@marcjohnson3553]

Severance is absolutely incredible. I am eagerly awaiting the second season.

[@samfrank3999]

SEVERANCE!!!! The whole season is great, but the last couple episodes are sincerely amazing. Can't wait to hear you talk about it.

[@millmaster413]

OMG Severance love! Literally one of the most underrated shows ever, you’re not ready for the finale.👀

[@StumpyMcGumpy]

so glad you're watching Severance, such an underrated show. same with The Leftovers that someone else mentioned

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

Severance is top tier Television Leftovers is garbage you literally couldn't have picked more perfect polar opposites

[@aakarshmayank4117]

​@@ashleybanks-wm4cgLol Severance dosen't holds a candle to The Leftovers.

[@akhilnair1137]

​@@ashleybanks-wm4cg i feel sorry for your taste in TV.

[@ashleybanks-wm4cg]

@@akhilnair1137 I got two likes you got one I feel sorry for uuuuu

[@akhilnair1137]

@@ashleybanks-wm4cg I feel sorry for their tastes too. And I also feel sorry that you need other people to validate your opinions.

[@matthewsimmons8378]

Oh man you are going to love the rest of Severance if you're already hooked after 3 episodes. Get ready for one of TVs all-time season finale's. Cannot wait for season 2.

[@natanmaurer3510]

Severance has the best season finale I’ve ever seen

[@qwerkywriter7134]

Ever since you talked about “monkey Mondays” I was excited/concerned about you watching the planet of the ape movies because I’m a huge fan of all the movies. I actually got a group of my friends together to watch them with me and we started a drinking game where if we accidentally called the apes “monkey” you’d have to drink because “monkey” is normally used as a derogatory way to refer to the apes in-universe.

[@Lau.mp4]

DEAR GOD KARSTEN, you gave me a jump scare when you said you only just started watching Severance. You must finish it immediately - I PROMISE you will love it! One of the best shows I've ever seen. I was screaming at the TV (in the best possible way) throughout the finale. And please please please do an in-depth video review!

[@domsheehan962]

Karsten you’ve really got to try the leftovers

[@ColombianThunder]

YES. One of the best most overlooked shows of all time.

[@ethankaufman4173]

THIS

[@SubtotalFungus]

Yes!

[@JoshStasz]

Absolutely

[@greentaigo2552]

- Karsten's roommate trying to talk him out of buying food delivery and eating leftovers in the fridge instead

[@davismorgan99]

Severance is the best new show out there. It’s brilliant from start to finish.

[@calebprice218]

NGL I may have screamed for joy a little when you mentioned you're from Minnesota. Keep up the great work!

[@elliot2331]

I'm so glad you started watching Severance, I love that show immensely.

[@jarjarjacobs]

Severance is gonna change your life lmao, the past 2 years of waiting for the second season have been absolute hell

[@macmusicreview]

I’m so ridiculously hyped that you’re finally watching Severance. It’s so unbelievably good.

[@raphaelalexander3692]

Robot Dreams is so good. It won't win but it really deserves best animated feature.

[@WillardWilliamss]

You will love severance, I’m very jealous of you being able to experience it for the first time. That is a spectacular season of television

[@ZO6Buccaneer]

Severance is awesome! Absolutely cannot wait for the next season.

[@mostvaluablegoon2892]

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on severance, such a great show, cannot wait for season 2

[@catika505]

Finaaaaally you watched Severance!! Such an underrated show, you're going to love the ending

[@MM-jc7uv]

Severance is so underrated, it’s amazing. Shogun has also actually been quite good in my opinion, better than I expected.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

I saw Malcolm X in Harkins Theatres and it is better than seeing it on TV. Perfect Days is a masterpiece and Lady Snowblood is also a classic masterpiece.

[@brickbrickerson8419]

Omgggg yes finally severance

[@pengboi]

Oh okay, it’s finally March

[@jordanlopez3034]

yes SEVERANCE!!!!!!!!! I watched that show TWICE within about a week. had to make my whole family sit and watch it too,,,, especially to get to that ending. I cannot wait to see your full thoughts on it, three episodes is barely scratching the genius of that show!!!

[@davidortega3393]

I agree that Malcolm X needs to talked about way more than it is. If I were an American History teacher it would be required viewing in my class. Easily the greatest historical biopic I’ve ever seen and humanizes such an important figure in American history like no other film I’ve seen.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

Poor Things (rewatch) - 5/5 Videodrome - 4/5 The Thing (with audio commentary) - 5/5 The Worst Man in London - 2.5/5 Past Lives - 4/5 Nimona - 3.5/5 (honestly it's a 3/5 for me, but I'll give it half-star for it to crawl out of cancellation hell) The Holdovers - 4.5/5 The Iron Claw - 4/5 The Black Pharaoh, the Savage and the Princess - 3/5

[@bea-davies]

"On that note, I also started...Severance." AND THE CROWD GOES WILD 🎉🎉🎉

[@evanward3964]

Thank you for reviewing Malcom X . People who say Spike Lee has only made 1 good movie obviously never watched this masterpiece. Arguably the best biopic ever.

[@TheLeftistOwl]

Severance is amazing! looking forward to season 2

[@ChappieCrosby]

I saw Jesse James on 35 with a Roger Deakins Q&A in Atlanta! Great to know its doing rounds in other cities. It needs to be seen more!

[@Bulldozer4000]

Perfect Days is incredible, you explained its qualities very well. Please go watch this movie everyone

[@uphillracer]

Perfect Days: perfect film

[@originaozz]

Came back to say that Karsten has the clearest understanding of Perfect Days yet. Most critics seem to focus on the beauty in the mundane, but the film also have a grit to it. To me, it perfectly captured that state of contentment in being lost. As someone who have felt that their life is unexplainably hollow, while also live in their own comfort bubble, Takuma's character spoke to me deeply. Yes he finds happiness in the little moments, but there's also a lingering of something more that is missing.

[@sifatshams1113]

Unbreakable (2000). Just watch it. It is time.

[@Indeeee]

Here's what I watched, Killers of the Flower Moon (9/10) - _Martin Scorsese proves yet again why he's one the most prolific and influential filmmakers of all time. Its long and poignant and showcased some of the most gut wrenching scenes in all of film last year, paired up with nuanced performances from everyone really. Although I wished it showed more of Molly's pov alot more and what exactly did she saw in Ernest to fell in love with him and there were a few scenes that I found unintentionally hilarious which kind of broke my immersion. Ultimately, these are just a very few nitpicks from an otherwise great film._ The Royal Tenenbaums (10/10) - _For some reason I had this very strong urge to rewatch this movie and guess what? It's... amazing. Gene Hackman is so freaking good here, really wished we saw more of this type of performance from him. On that note, we NEED more writing collabs between Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, it's been long overdue now. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed all of Wes' recent works but man there's this certain charm about his earlier works that makes me go back and watch them over and over._ The Marvels (6/10) - _Honestly? Not as bad as people are making it out to be. The whole switching thing was really entertaining and creative and the action scenes are pretty good. The movie also adds some much needed character to Captain Marvel and Iman Vellani's Ms Marvel is the best character in the movie no surprise there. It does have the usual generic revenge plot and the movie heavily relies on plot convience but aside from those obvious flaws the movie is pretty decent and definitely didn't deserved all the unnecessary hate it got._ Ms Marvel (6/10) - _Fun little teen comedy superhero series that didn't needed to be dragged out for 6 episodes with unnecessary backstories and overarching exposition. The family dynamic was easily the best part and the show should've sticked to that more._ And that's it. I'm currently watching Shōgun and so far it's great.

[@RandomCrewPotatoSoup]

Severance is in my top 5 seasons of TV. it reminds me of Westworld S1. an incredible ride

[@williamdavis8076]

I love Severance! Couldn’t be more excited for the second season.

[@fruppa8910]

Damn I thought today would be a square space sponser

[@Sprightey]

sponsor bingo

[@Roseforever84]

I’ll probably fall over with shock when it’s not a Mubi sponsor

[@hollykm]

SEVERANCE IS AMAZING

[@LibraryCake]

‘Pachyderme’, I think, was about her secret of her grandpa’s sexual abuse of her during her youth. How the wood on the bedroom ceiling became faces watching (shame), how she was afraid of the creaking outside her door and wanted to be one with the floral wallpaper, how he watched her swim and then told her not to make a sound when he took her to a private part of the woods … It’s devastating.

[@pharetography]

severance is INCREDIBLE

[@ahmedelkhyat20]

can't wait for severance s2

[@Diego000793]

The eternal memory has a deeper meaning for us chileans. Augusto Góngora was a journalist involved in documenting the horrible aspects of the Pinochet's Dictatorship. He contributed so much to the memory of our country so we can never forget the horrible crimes committed, that is an sad irony that he now starts forgetting things because of the Alzheimer's

[@notationmusical]

What I watched/been watching: Bringing Up Baby-really enjoyed this All of Us Strangers-felt empty inside after watching OZ (1992) - loosely based off the Wizard of OZ with sci-fi elements A Sign of Affection-a silent voice but less depressing The Dangers in My Heart - romance is cute Rose of Versailles - almost done with this

[@chervynlapince5268]

Io Capitano was indeed incredible! On top of the message the photography and cinematography is just incredible knowing it was fully filmed outside and that the main actors weren't pro actor before so most of the scene were part improvised! (I watched a couple of the director I found on yt after it haha)

[@isaiahvoss]

Office Space (1999), Dune (2021) and Dune Part II (2024) Awesome films I watched/ rewatched in February. Edit: I did watch Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and Shaun The Sheep Movie

[@nateblocas]

SEVERANCE IS SO GOOD

[@garettchristofferson4715]

I just finished Severance this month and holy crap I cannot get it out of my head

[@originaozz]

Yasssss! You'll probably be making a Severance video by the end of season. 1. It's such a bizarre world.

[@yt.byliam]

I am very lenient with movies: Feb: Opal (Short) - 100% Past Lives - 100% 10 Things I Hate About You - 89% The Sleeping Negro - 62% Magnolia - 97% Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspiction - 86% Greener Grass - 90% The After (Short) - 9% Red, White and Blue (Short) - 84% Knight of Fortune (Short) - 84% Invincible (Short) - 94% *The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Short) - 94% Chungking Express - 98% Stopmotion - 79% That Thing You Do - 71% *The Lighthouse - 100%

[@JCBSPNCR]

FINALLY someone acknowledges Severance.

[@miless3450]

Definitely dont sleep on Robot Dreams! Would love to hear what you think

[@splatttt]

i am SO excited to hear your severance thoughts. welcome to the club

[@Ryusevi]

And now karsten will wish he waited for season 2 of severance just like the rest of us

[@tommygreen2573]

I watched: Diary of a Country Priest (3.5/5) Paths of Glory (4.5/5 - Rewatch) Still Walking (5/5) La Notte (4/5) Foreign Correspondent (3.5/5) Apocalypse Now (5/5 - Rewatch, but first time watching the Final Cut, definitely prefer the Theatrical) Stagecoach 1939 (5/5 - Rewatch) Tangled (3.5/5) High and Low (5/5/ - Rewatch) Anatomy of a Fall (4.5/5) Sweet Smell of Success (5/5 - Rewatch) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (3/5 - Rewatch) The Lion King 1994 (4.5/5 - Rewatch) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (5/5 - Rewatch) Mouchette (4/5) Spider-Man 2 (5/5 - Rewatch)

[@byrden9897]

In February I saw : - May December (Liked it but didnt connect with it a whole lot and idk why) - Theater Camp - Godzilla vs. Kong - Almost Famous

[@thecluckster3908]

Well time to add 20 more movies to my list again

[@joshluckhurst9220]

More severance love is NEEDED

[@dylqn55]

I started the month with Blackberry. I really liked it. It kinda felt to me like it was trying to be The Social Network, but that's not a bad thing as that movie is also great. Next I watched Madame Web Next, I watched The Holdovers. It was very enjoyable. Can't say it was one of my personal favorites of the year, but I don't really have complaints either. Not really for me, but still a good movie. Lastly, I started watching Megamind 2 but gave up about 25 minutes in. Very much a low budget tv pilot made exclusively for children. Don't waste your time on it

[@daRealB-Rex]

i finished Megamind 2. Never been a fan of deleting movies from streaming services for tax purposes but in that movie’s case I will make an exception

[@amatrix6]

UGH so happy you're watching severance! pls share your opinion on it when you're done watching 🫶

[@cafetorium6795]

Karsten thank you for starting Severence. I started watching it a bit ago but only got about six episodes in and never got back to it but now you're pushed me to finish it to understand your next what I watched video. Also I just saw Dune: Part Two again, long live the fighters

[@JordanNMovies]

Watched a lot in February: Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Prime Video Dune (2021) Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin Madame Web Bob Marley: One Love Melodic Blue: Baby Keem Shake! Otis at Monterey Michael Jackson - Live at Wembley The Vince Staples Show I Got The Hook-Up Dune Part 2

[@brendanrobb5642]

Baby Keem mentioned ‼️

[@Dev-ts6zj]

I understand what Karsten is saying about Nimona, in that he might not be the target demographic this film was made for -- i.e., not a young queer person still in the throes trying to understand themselves in a society that refuses to accept them. But for the love of god, do not let his review make you skip out on watching this if you haven't seen it already! As far as I'm concerned this film is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. It is hilarious, deeply touching, tragic and beautiful. The allegories for queerness (particularly transness on Nimona's part) as being a 'monster' in a society founded on slaying monsters or anything other than what's deemed 'acceptable' by the status quo is very obvious and poignant. "Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I'm the monster? I don't know what's scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart... or that sometimes, I just wanna let 'em." It's also fairly radical for an animated film with a young audience as its primary target: the not-so-subtle anti-capitalist/anti-state rhetoric of "what if we're wrong about all the fear-mongering about 'what's behind the walls'? What if we're wrong about the institutions that are 'designed to protect us'?" I'm just saying, there's a reason why Disney wanted this movie cancelled. And I'm glad their attempt to keep it from us failed because this movie is beautiful in so many ways.

[@littlehumanoid4948]

Finally watched Poor things (the only option in my country is pirating rly..) and it's immediately one of my favorite films. Also watched 8 1/2 dollars, crazy Russian 90s film, very entertaining and feels the most like what living back there (and in the show business) felt like (i assume i wasnt there), kinda giving post-USSR pulp fiction

[@arcticgorilla]

Been watching you for like 5 years, since one of the best videos on the Internet (ROBOTS: BEST MOVIE EVER OF COURSE!), and I think this is the first time you covered a Ukrainian movie, especially that important and great Thank you, Karsten, much thanks for spreading the word and your opinion on 20 Days In Mariupol Would love to see you cover more Ukrainian movies (perhaps, some classics, perhaps, some new ones) in the future, but even if there will not be many, still, it is great to see our pain being covered on one of the most popular film accounts. Keep being amazing!

[@NoHRodriguez]

Yes! I am forever on the Severance hype train! There’s a free e book that expands the world a bit

[@jaososchefget3632]

big fan of the consistently increasing runtimes on these videos, can we get to 30 minutes by the end of the year??

[@yamum]

hope your surgery went well!

[@aciddelight]

i also watched so much last month! my favs were definitely lost river, upgrade, the living end, of an age and strange days!

[@h.hholmes.492]

yooooooooooooooooo feb is over

[@weltraumaffe7460]

thanks G, you boutta rizz me up with all dat movie analysis

[@Cuddly2]

Oh my gosh Severance is fantastic and Karsten is watching it!!! Are we gonna get a whole video on the show? Let bro cook!

[@domingohernandez7718]

My letterboxd watchlist button getting abused by this video today

[@taektiek526]

Great to see you enjoyed Io Capitano! The movie has not left my mind since I watched it a few weeks ago

[@medianicko]

Man that original pota is amazing. Remember watching it with my dad as a kid

[@Callmecapybara]

Thank you for the doc reviews those look absolutely fantastic

[@HdogGaming5]

I watched the Holdovers, which had an immediately captivating vibe but only started out okay and finally by the end I actually cared about the characters. I saw Zone of Interest which was such an interesting viewing experience; powerful, terrifying performance from Sandra Huller. I saw Past Lives which was only just edged out by my viewing of May December yesterday as my top film of 2023, the ending I think intentionally left me feeling disappointed. Life is disappointing when you make poor decisions. I saw The Taste of Things, which was 50% food porn and 50% terrible romance that was borderline Maestro trauma. I rewatched the Godfather 2 and forgot I had seen it. De Niro's casting was not great... and I think Coppola was sexist. I saw The Iron Claw which was absolutely amazing, and only left me with a weird feeling in the same way that hypermasculine psychopaths make me feel weird. I walked out of Drive-Away Dolls, I can't tell which was worse this or Maestro... I saw Perfect Days which was executed flawlessly, but was a bit long and boring, beyond the interesting character themes in the last act. I saw Anatomy of the Fall which was great, left me wanting more to be honest. I watched May December which was insane. Julianne Moore played a pathetic character, and Angelina Jolie's performance was out of control good. The ending was crazy. My top movie of 2023 for sure. And then I watched The Killer and really liked it as well. This would be good as a TV show.

[@CharlesMontgomeryBurns.]

LEEEETTSSSSSSS GO SEVERANCE!!!!!!!!

[@tessatorrente4879]

Pachyderm is about a young girl being assaulted by her grandfather. the saliva, his hugeness, he forgets her bathing suit, telling her to keep quiet. its subtle but once the subject of it hits you you can’t unsee its def about that. even just look at the poster. much more menacing than on first glance

[@d15t0rted4]

Oh. It's been a whole month. Thanks Karsten.

[@dylancochrane6296]

I watched: Badlands: 8/10 Ford vs Ferrari: 7/10 Natural Born Killers (7.5/10 Prometheus (6.5/10) The Battle of Algiers (7/10) The Raid (6/10) Chicago (8.5/10) The Raid 2 (6.5/10) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (6.5/10) Princess Mononoke (8/10) My Neighbor Totoro (7/10) Howls Moving Caslte (7.5/10) The Wind Rises (8/10) Castle in the Sky (7/10) Spirited Away (8/10)

[@Farhaan_Ali]

Flamin' Hot got a nomination at the Oscars over BlackBerry 😭

[@bennybop7184]

“What better time to dive into Malcom X than now because of…” Black history month? “My recovery from knee surgery.” Oh…

[@MC-wc8mi]

Great video! What's up with your knee? What's the recovery time? Get well, man.

[@Cinemahguy]

Severance is incredible, one of my favorite shows!

[@bavarianplaguedoctor]

I saw in no order: Heat: 4/10 I know this movie is good, but excluding the ending and Al Pacino, it was so boring Shutter Island:7.5/10 If I didn’t know the twist it would have been my favourite Scorsese film. Currently it’s the Irishman Night crawler rewatch: 8/10 I vibe a lot more with the movie the second time around and it’s fantastic. Easy A:6/10 I love Emma stone so this was a pretty good watch Rush Hour Trilogy: I did this all in one day and do not regret it. The third one is my least favourite Paddington 2 rewatch: Paddington 2 is my third favourite movie of all time I should probably keep a film journal

[@purrr238]

favorite time of the month

[@Ненуэтобаноднозначно-ь3э]

You should totally watch Romy and Michelle this month

[@moviesaredope]

18:24 the person in what looks like a plastic chair with the goatee - that's my daughter's ti ti. They were also in A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas - saw the movie with them & another actor in the cast Cool they showed up in your video

[@parisalevin]

Severance is soooo underrated