The 2020 Dumpster Fire Watchlist

[@coldcrashpictures]

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[@RobleViejo]

Your Video Descriptions need a list of all the Films cited in the Video

[@liamshanley4920]

My crush on this man grows with every video.

[@RussellNorris]

that opening...

[@mishababernathy7165]

Same

[@Firenze1924]

Serge is a tall drink of water, to be sure.

[@loferx]

2:26 can't blame you

[@finnulas7690]

Ikr🥵🤪

[@Archemel]

When you watch this video to hear a cool guy talk about movies, but he ends up speaking right to your soul and make you have an existential crisis on a Monday afternoon

[@frostfang1]

Yea I watched this the day I started a new job that i am not confident about at all and life keeps confirming in a lot of ways it's a bad idea. But...I'm in the red. So uh...oops, might come home and watch that movie about the guy in prison.

[@teabeenz6526]

That’s just Coldcrash Pictures in a nutshell

[@mnewcomb2060]

algorithm. algorithm, look me in the eyes. do NOT fuck this up for us.

[@coldcrashpictures]

Literally lol'd

[@msjkramey]

You're such a good presenter. I'm sorry that you seem down. I hope you find the joy and success you're after And you never formed a community? There's almost 150 thousand of us that come to listen to you talk about film and then get to talk to each other about it. That's no small feat. Thank you for the work you do

[@coldcrashpictures]

:)

[@94sHippie]

@@coldcrashpictures I was just coming into the comments to say that. I was wondering if the line about not changing lives or creating community was ironic. Being a creator changes lives. You help me look at films from a new angle, in a way that is fresh from other online media reviewers. You honestly changed my look at Birds of Prey from thinking, "Its a good time" to "Yeah, this is subtle genius." Here's hoping this year is only a garbage can fire.

[@morgans4977]

Also ducked into the comments to bolster this message. This channel introduces a few new concepts to me, but that's not why I show up. I don't have an echo chamber, I talk about the unnecessary nature of most of the gross unjustice going around and I get crickets, or warnings against communism. I come to this channel because I'm too damned exhausted to explain to people that I'm not a communist or a socialist and that nothing I want undermines the democratic republic I live in... and that yes, my job in the Game Industry absolutely impacts and has a responsibility to culture and political policy. I come here to not feel crazy and isolated. So thanks for continuing to put content out.

[@DarlingMissDarling]

@@morgans4977 All of this. I mean, aside from the game industry job thing and all. But otherwise? same. Thanks for articulating what many of us can't quite put into words. 😊💜❤️🧡

[@johngablesmith4671]

He fit tho

[@IantheDugan]

Commenting for reupload algorithm Fortnite, Among Us, Giveaway, Golden Globes, Star Wars, WandaVision leaks spoilers, memes, pewdiepie, MrBeast, Mr. Beast, Warzone, Minecraft That should do it.

[@jennifermc1221]

You're a good man

[@namecantbeempty2399]

certified not sus

[@avitalalef9947]

GameStop*** lol

[@daniellej732]

@@avitalalef9947 Game..stonk?

[@paperheartzz]

TIL the algorithm God, still takes tags as sacrifice. Bless you.

[@grooveonthehillside]

I respect the message of It's a Wonderful Life, but also had to participate in a high school production of it with a guy who THOUGHT his Jimmy Stewart impression was much better than it was, so my reaction is visceral.

[@coldcrashpictures]

Fair. I kinda hate Jimmy Stewart impressions....

[@auldthymer]

Yeah, impressions... But this movie: the proposal scene, the scene with piano practice Jimmy Stewart was not afraid to go dark. I think so many of us forget that about his work.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

How the heck do you even do Jimmy Stewart impressions? As far as l remember It's A Wonderful Life, he's just some guy. It's not like he's Pete Lorre, who's gotten parodied by both Disney and Warner Bros.

[@isabellamorris7902]

@@auldthymer my old film tutor said that Stewart was an absolute master of suffering, and he's right

[@auldthymer]

@@isabellamorris7902 We should get all of these people to see "Vertigo." We see suffering, we see darkness. THEN they can try and tell us Stewart was just "some guy."

[@imbrianmcknight]

This is genuinely one of your most magnificent videos. I'm an actor/director/musician/educator. I lost every single outlet for employment I've had for the last two decades. This video spoke to me quite deeply. Well done my fellow Chicago. Thanks for continuing to create content!

[@DansGoofy]

You make some of the best content on youtube. You might not have made it "big" by LA movie standards but you have educated and impacted so many people's views on film over the years. There are 140,000 people to prove that. You might not be where you want to be, but you are a lot farther from where you started.

[@Firenze1924]

Preach!! CCP is my favorite KZbin channel.

[@frostfang1]

Interest free emotional art loans. Now how do we pay him back for christmas?

[@NeoSoldner]

@carlos rivas I was just thinking that.

[@Laura_Consonants]

When you speak about your frustrating work I an relate SO much, I wanna give you a hug (like I mean it) and whisper "You and me, we will be fine". Sending love. Thank you for your video. It was a journey.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

You're whole segment talking about the "necessity" of miserable work conditions as opposed to the "one percent" and how Bill Gates or whoever might donate to charity but really people like that who have that much money are part of the problem reminds me of a quote - "It's easy to confuse what is with what ought to be, especially when what is has worked out in your favor." Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones

[@Aster_Risk]

@kshamwhizzle Absolutely. Just as bad as poor people in the U.S. who vote Republican. Chances are, they're never going to be rich. Yet they can't stop supporting rich people who don't care about them, because they don't want to admit they'll never be rich, famous or powerful.

[@thawhid4711]

Anti-capitalism? Shiiit, I'm all in on those videos

[@JohnnyBurnes]

Commenting because Serge went through the Second Service of fixing an audio flub and reuploading a video surely claimed by some big movie/music studio. Thanks Serge! Happy 2021!

[@learntango]

I spend hours watching all kinds of film video essays on KZbin and find your channel to bring up the most interesting and nuanced points - not to mention intellectually honest. Frankly, I learn something new each time. Hope you are hanging in there and know that your viewers highly appreciate the immense amount of effort and thought that goes into your content :)

[@safflower_s]

I wanted to watch only about five minutes of this today since it was very late, but couldn't make myself stop and watched the entire thing. Because wow. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. It made me very emotional, definitely cried a couple of times (in a good way; it was cathartic). And actually learned a lot of new stuff, which is also super important. Thank you for your work!

[@sharkofjoy]

W

[@allisonhomiak2336]

"The economy isn't a biome. It's man-made. We can decide how it works, and who it works for." Or, to put it a different way, money doesn't grow on trees.

[@organMike]

I think it's more that trees don't grow on money.

[@pinkpearl1967]

That's not what "money doesn't grow on trees" means though.

[@hazeldavis3176]

That's really clever, dig it!

[@golgarisoul]

Jokes on you. This vid was automatically put on one of your playlists earlier and I watched it already :)

[@laurab4178]

Here's to the confused re-upload comments helping with the algorithm 🤣

[@coldcrashpictures]

There was a glitch! In the first upload! And it was driving! Me! Crazy!

[@laurab4178]

@@coldcrashpictures It was the YT gods trying to get you to stop posting videos at weird times 😉😁

[@swimmyswim417]

I’ve always watched It’s a Wonderful Life, or at least parts of it, every single Christmas I can remember. But I didn’t really understand it until 2020. My dad and I celebrated Christmas alone. No aunts, uncles, or cousins. Even in years when it’s been small, we’ve always had my brother and my grandma around. But my grandma died in October, and my brother was serving the last few days of his jail sentence. It was surreal, everything we tried to do just reminded us of everything we were missing. We wrapped up the evening watching It’s a Wonderful Life, and it was the first time in a while that either of us watched the whole thing. I can’t articulate it but there was a special kind of comfort there. Things are shitty. 2020 has, objectively, been the worst year ever for both of us-and that tops the year I dropped out of college twice and lost my uncle. But it’s too early to give up. It’s a Wonderful Life, if nothing else, is about hope. I’m not a hometown hero and I’m still stumbling my way through college but I’m still hopeful for tomorrow.

[@lolamby1]

What a thoughtful comment, thanks for sharing it. Curiously, I watched this film for the first time in late 2020.. Anyway, hope your 2021 is looking better.

[@DareToBeHappy]

What an emotional journey. This ended and I said, aloud, to no one but my dog, “dam he killed that.” My dog agreed.

[@graystedious1147]

I watched this in the midst of a major depressive episode and I don't know how to articulate just how much I needed this exact sort of video right now, so I'll just say thank you.

[@MyLilNicole]

Thanking the wonderful commenters who ensured KZbin's algorithm will put this video on my home page. Can't believe I almost missed watching this. And to you good sir, my gratitude is tenfold for opening my eyes to some previously held and uncontested belief in movies and even in life. I can't imagine a world without you, but since I am in the world that has you in it, I hope you know there are lots of people like myself who you can call your community. Wishing you, and everyone who watches and enjoys your videos, the best of luck in the world out there.

[@Rikkilover17]

Ive been saying this forever about Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. At the very least they shouldn't be allowed to get awards if they are going to do this verticle integration is no different than the studio-theater duo that existed before.

[@buffypython]

Commenting for the algorithm and to let you know what you're doing does matter. You are building a community of people who look forward to every upload and learn to think more critically about movies and even other people's criticisms of movies. I pray that you have a much better 2021 and thank you for the videos!

[@taylorcatalana1783]

Wow. Wow wow wow. What a video to pop on during a work lunch break. “Running as fast as I can just to stay in the same place” - sums up my feelings so perfectly, especially in terms of plans for a creative future. And adding in not contributing as George Bailey has... this got to me. Tremendous job, as always.

[@orlishlachter6172]

If nothing else, you have given us hours of edifying and hopeful analysis and enjoyably righteous anger. And that's more than a lot of people can say about their achievements

[@frostfang1]

Hes like the John Oliver of movies hahahaa.

[@lettuceprime4922]

Last time i was this early 'getting carona at a bar' sounded like a fun Friday.

[@QuikVidGuy]

what kind of fun day involves drinking corona? was sewage not in stock?

[@portiada]

I've been a fan since this dude hit the "f--k your feelings" reviews of Candyman and Gone with the Wind. This video makes me wish we could get drinks together. Lol, hilarious that it's now more impossible due to pandemic than due to he's a KZbin star that lives God-knows-where from me (DC).

[@TheJayman213]

List with time stamps below Perfect Sense (2011) 11:05 Total Recall (1990) 12:58 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 17:08 The Wages of Fear (1953) 19:37 Do the Right Thing (1989) 21:47 Jaws (1975) 25:11 Cool Hand Luke (1967) 27:03 Ready or Not (2019) 31:14 In the Mouth of Madness (1995) 33:05 Melancholia (2011) 33:48 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 36:32

[@hawleyolsen170]

Thank you for your fine work

[@Hexforce]

This video really put me on an emotional roller coaster but I feel better than before I watched it. Also helped with my partner chanting at the TV "show me the movie, show me the movie!" when you did the frome spotlight at the end

[@rileyrobertson7067]

That comment about dreading Fridays because they're only two days from going back to work...Ouch. So true. Usually as I'm falling asleep Friday night I already feel the weekend is over

[@mariefrancke6868]

Well great, after chilling through this catastrophe thanks to depression, suddenly I'm crying.

[@marchingham]

This video went soooooo far beyond any expectations I had. Everything you said hit my soul so deep it actually felt concave for a second. Cannot wait for the top ten this video inspired. 👏

[@nikkicarreon]

The way I’m subscribed to this channel on two separate channels so i don’t miss an upload, underrated as hell!

[@jessicacarroll8332]

i saw you uploaded and audibly gasped in the supermarket. You always make my day! PS. adding some key words for that sweet sweet algorithm! engaging, engaged, more, wish it was longer, funny, marvel, wandavision, subscribed, etc you get it

[@grapeshot]

Yes I do remember that series called Dinosaurs and the series finale was dark. Literally and figuratively

[@katherinelynch4193]

It’s on Disney+ and it’s one of my favorite things to watch EDIT: oh wait that’s part of the problem he’s talking about; commented too soon!

[@reikun86]

@@katherinelynch4193 It’s like watching the last episode of David the Gnome 🥺

[@Annneleenn]

I needed this video so bad, thank you. Don’t invalidate what you are doing, life to me is all about those moments of realization, of understanding. And watching your videos always provides those. But you have this voice that still gives hope and joy and makes me laugh.

[@Vivec]

Easily one of my favourite KZbinrs of all-time, thanks for all the amazing work you put into your content, it's genuinely a godsend. Much love to you man

[@santaheena]

As another late 20 something who has asked where life is headed after being an adult for a decade, I will say 2020 did let me find KZbin creators like you and use KZbin in a completely different way than before. Keep on trucking man!

[@rodchallis8031]

I watch a lot on youtube. I have my science, engineering, history and of course hockey channels, a few for brain candy, but none make me think like *this* channel.

[@sunshineshower]

Just dropping in to echo what has already been written. It's so hard for me to try and describe just how much your channel means to me. There is no other channel that I actively refer people to, and rewatch videos from than this one. Somehow I missed this when it was first released, and I am really sorry for it, but extra pleased that I got a second chance to watch it now. Even reading all the comments here. You have some amazing people who feel the same. You absolutely have a community.

[@music_YT2023]

Yay you fixed the audio at 2:40! Also, existential dread of 2020 is real thing; I'm glad you're finding some happiness where you can.

[@ariw9405]

You’ve built a community and although it may be virtual you are none the less appreciated. You don’t just review movies or dissect concept you educate, inspire, & entertain.

[@brianajordan3520]

This video both brought me to tears and lit a fire under my ass. I'm so glad I watched it. So, so glad. It makes me feel less alone to watch other people making sense out of this garbage with me.

[@nikkicarreon]

Every video you put out is a masterpiece 😐😐😐 you never cease to amaze me

[@BlukeArt]

Half way through my 20s, have a degree. Still on minimum wage in hospirality. Literally 0 hope anything meaningful will change any time soon.

[@sourpatchkid394]

Walmart wants to buy all the water and be in charge of it. The idea of some big company buying water is terrifying

[@nicole-ls4jb]

"But then I guess that would explain why the national discourse went from 'Frontline workers are national heroes' to 'The fifteen-dollar minimum wage will tank the economy' so quick." Mic fucking dropped. 🎤

[@maxmccarty3131]

For the love of God, please keep going. There's so many film analysis channels on youtube, but only a few speak so potently and personally to our present moment. I keep returning because you keep finding ways to make me think about movies I thought i'd long since rendered a verdict on in new ways. As someone who's felt crazy isolated and sometimes despondent in the past year, working remotely in a city I can't even enjoy or interact with, the best videos on here make me feel less alone and make me think too. That's valuable. If you ever think the work you do is unappreciated or even not worth it, I really hope you know that's not true.

[@OotyScoots]

I love your videos but this has to be my favorite! There's something so cathartic about the way your structured this one, very hopeful and relieving by the end.

[@hbihr4330]

Thanks for this video!! The uplifting ending was really heartwarming and made me see the future of the movie industry in a more optimistic light :) this made my day so thank you once more!

[@soap532]

my life has been impacted by you, no question. your video analyzing masculinity in film helped me come to terms with my gender identity. we affect others in unexpected ways. much love and thank you's.

[@lily5291]

Thanks so much for you sincerity, your honesty, your willingness to call things as they are both in the world and in your own life. I hope you're getting a hug every now and then from someone who you enjoy getting a hug from, but if not know that there are an awful lot of people who wish you the best and hope/want you to be happy (or at least vaguely ok sometimes). And thanks for that uplifting ending. Sometimes it's so hard for me to see anything positive about what's going on in the world today, so I appreciate that you came to that realization and shared it with us.

[@charutiwari5077]

I already watched this video 12 hr ago. What's happening 😵

[@heywhat6676]

It wasn't available in my country and a few others when he uploaded it before so i guess thats why

[@TaraDobbs]

Yeah, same here. I'd like to know what happened. Also, I hope he has rights for the music used. It would be sad if this got foolishly dinged. This video essay was great.

[@gintarazimu642]

@@heywhat6676 Yeah, on twitter he said that tge only country in the world the video was available in was the US

[@NidhinMohammad96]

I have a presentation due in 30 mins, and the last bit of optimism you showcased was the boost I needed. Thank you so much, and I will make sure to watch all the films you listed in this video. Love.

[@MsMouse-on2od]

I'm sorry you don't feel like you have a community. I know this pandemic is rough and it has exposed every failing that exists in our country and with our leadership. I feel your sorrow. I feel your pain. And instead of saying please don't stop, I want to say thank you. You have given me lessons and tools and philosophies that have changed the way that I have viewed the world and what change I want to affect on it. Even if your videos and just analyses of other movies, they teach and help others grow. I know you won't see this, but I hope you know that you have had a change and an effect. Dreams are weird. I hope you get to accomplish yours. But your videos are still awe inspiring and have helped me, a 21 year old with a major disability who is pushed by capitalism to stay in an in person position, working with students that don't wear fucking masks, to keep going and to try and have as big an effect on the world as you. Thank you :)

[@amyreynolds7244]

Every single video is an improvement on an already fantastic collection of work!

[@conradtheeditor]

You have a keen analytical mind and the soul of a storyteller. You've made me re-evaluate several films and given me the opportunity to share your experience of the past year, all the while raising the bar on how compelling and moving a KZbin video can be. In terms of realising your dreams and judging your achievements, take heart from how far you've come experimenting with this short video form (okay, not so short these days) from 'top ten annoying tropes' to what you can do now... and how much it means to the people who watch... and how palpably excited we are to see what will come next. And you're not just helping us think more substantively about the art we watch, you're changing the way we think about the world and our place in it. For example, watching this I became acutely aware that I may belong to the last generation that will live in anything approaching comfort. That's not right. The past year has made it all too apparent how urgent change has become. Well, I'd certainly be among the townspeople rushing to lend a helping hand to your George Bailey in his time of need, because you're one of the good ones. One of those people who enriches others' lives, merely by being there. Keep lassoing that moon. You're gonna catch it, in some form or another. How could you not?

[@coldcrashpictures]

Legit gonna make me cry in my own damn comments section.

[@emmahua7020]

hey coldcrash. you probably won’t see this but i want to agree with everyone in the comments. you have built a wonderful community and your work is absolutely amazing! i really hope you find success and i will keep supporting your work so you can eventually find that success. funnily enough, your recent videos have also aligned with what i’ve been learning in college (freshman lit major) and in the midst of intense burnout, your videos have reinvigorated me and provided a new perspective for me. all of them are also so calming that i fall asleep to them. i just really want to say i appreciate you for all of the work you have done and i am rooting for you 100% 💕

[@luciekolarova5351]

Oh my god thank you for reminding me of Ready Or Not, I wanted to watch it for so long but I couldn't find it and didn't remember enough to properly search it

[@ppanonymous1700]

Watched this through the twitter link, but commenting for the algorithm. You're the best, and you will never know how many people you bring joy to doing what you do! there is someone out there that heard something that you said, and it helped them tighten the knot at the end of their rope. That's happened a lot this last year: I think I'm done, then I hear someone say something in that moment and I get my second wind. You've been one of those "someone"s. Take care!

[@mitchobrien8431]

Bro you are seriously the best film scholar on youtube. Genuinely on of my critics.

[@mitchobrien8431]

Finding your channel was one of the highlights of 2020 for me.

[@RainWhitehart]

I didn’t know how much I needed your channel until I found it a few months ago. I love your takes on film. It’s turned in to my go watch guide.

[@toufikelhossami8151]

Amazing content. Thank you for putting your heart and soul into every video. I feel less alone.

[@parastooabr1524]

Honestly your content is like nothing else I've seen on youtube, they're so sincere and also well made. It's a pity that more people haven't watched it. You're video about the movies that helped you through your 20s was something that really helped me with the things that I was going through and something I have been coming back to. This one also has similar vibes to me. I hope things get better for you as well as the world

[@daniel6678]

This video hit me way harder than I expected. I loved it. Don't know if I've seen a better breakdown of 2020 and the mental toll it's taken.

[@sarafschr]

The last few minutes made me cry. Can’t wait to see your Best of 2020 video. Until then, I’ll just have to watch every film you mentioned in this video lol

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

Never got a chance to watch this when it first came out so I take this as a sign from the universe that I need to see it. 😂

[@Aster_Risk]

I swear you watch basically everything that I do. No wonder I like your content so much! Ha ha.

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@Aster_Risk aw, thank you! I appreciate that. 😊

[@em_yu]

Me: I'm a strong independent woman! Also me: cries over the voiced-over summary of It's a Wonderful Life

[@hannahkat9722]

I can't say exactly what it is but the way this is paced and presented is just excellent. Usually I get distracted and need to go and play sudoku after 10 minutes before coming back to a video, but it's 30 minutes in and I'm still hooked. It's great!!

[@ParyMarker]

I already saw this video, but it's good, so I'm commenting, and I'll replay it in the background.

[@Marluechen]

Same here 👍🏻

[@mackinacisland3825]

I just stumbled upon your channel earlier tonight when your video about the movie "Freaks" showed up in my recommended list. I loved it. I just finished watching this one and it was even better. Just wanted to give you a shout out.

[@m.sunday3852]

If it matters, you have definitely build a community around your videos. I have rewatched so many of them, especially when I can't decide what to watch on Saturday s:) they put me in the mood for movie nights

[@hoolsv9063]

As a fellow creative neurodivergent who suffered from and huge mental health emergency in 2020...this not only gave me new movies to look for but hope for my continued recovery 💕 thanks man

[@mollybrown9857]

I'm always happy to see a new video from you. I love the level of thought and care that goes into them.

[@rudetuesday]

This channel is one of the few I actively make sure to scroll down and read comments for. The people are kind and on-topic, and I usually find at least one new movie or video to watch. Thank you for making thoughtful content. It's much appreciated.

[@888fluffy]

video so nice he posted it twice

[@susanbridges931]

It's a Wonderful Life is one of my favorite films because, to me, it reminds me that you never know whose life you may touch. Insignificant to you, but everything to them. I just found your videos and I am very impressed, so you have influenced my being. So, you matter. Thank you. I am 61 and have had many disappointments in my life. I have also had many joys, some I had to look for very hard. Life is a very bumpy road, but that's what makes it fun. Hang in there.

[@hawleyolsen170]

I hear your exhaustion - not just from this last year, but from the last decade. I'm grateful that you make videos anyway. This video in particular felt like having my head above water for awhile, a respite from the KZbin firehose of candy content with which I have been numbing myself. I feel for you and with you and hope this year is better for all of us.

[@ConradPino]

I feel wrung out ... an emotional roller coaster ... a real art piece ... you just keep getting better and I can't stop watching. Best wishes with all our love.

[@Ryan-tg9rl]

Oh man, Perfect Senses! I had seen that once and forgot the name of it and had always wanted to go back and watch it. A great presenter, video essayist and now the saviour of my sanity due to my poor memory.

[@justanothercutefreak]

Damn it's been a while since I watched it's a wonderful life but you got me to shed some tears for it once again. I saw it for the first time in my life some years ago in my town's old theatre as a Christmas special, all by myself, and I really wish I had brought some tissues at the time. There were so many times growing up I'd say to myself, I wish I had never been born, people would be better off if I was never here to begin with, I'm doing worse at this point in my life than what others had hoped I'd be when I was younger. It wasn't a suicidal thought to me, my parents would be hurt if I died, but I thought that if I didn't exist, they wouldn't have forced themselves to stay together, and a lot of other thoughts like that about other relationships and events in my life. A wonderful life helped me rework my perspective. I may not have accomplished my childhood dreams, but I still managed to bring good into other people's lives by being myself and in turn I've had so many happy moments with them. The older I get, the more I see my friends and sister grow into better people and I see myself become more sure and confident in myself. I'm still struggling career wise but I feel more at ease knowing I have them to lean on and knowing that there's so much to enjoy out of life than some big grand job. I just started watching your videos, and I'm sure you know it already that you've contributed a lot of insight and have fostered a great space for discussion to a lot of people. Maybe it wasn't what you dreamed of when you were younger, but at least with me, I've learned that it's ok for my priorities and hopes to change as I keep growing as a person. I'm really happy to have stumbled upon your channel and I hope you'll keep finding that spark and strength to keep pushing forward in life.

[@ysucae]

i feel you so much on feeling the weight of capitalism and the pursuit of capital above the basic needs of the many. my body gave up on me because of having to work too much. i burned out and my health will never go back the way it was. please pay attention to your needs and don't push too hard, because when you break, you will not be able to put yourself together as you were. telling people they have to work three jobs to be valuable and that 15$/hour will tank the economy is the worst thing you can do as a society. please be safe. also strange that you speak of Perfect Sense, it's a movie i saw when i was taking HEAVY medications for psychosis and i wasn't even sure that movie existed. but i vaguely recognize the story and the actors. that's crazy, after all this time. i'll try to watch it again.

[@huntleyhaverstock5545]

Anyone else here for the Second Round Watchers Club Meeting? Great video! So great I’ve looked forward to rewatching it post re-upload all day.

[@courto1308]

Bravo, this was the video I didn't realize I still needed for 2020's prolonged farewell processing. You sir are preaching to the choir in so many ways, thank you for your creativity and candor and for just putting out quality, thought provoking, engaging messages in a time when we're all still just trying to make it through to better times.

[@missingnia]

Video essays about media (and natural disasters, but that's a whole other thing) are the only thing keeping me tethered. You are one of my top three favorite essayists and I can't thank you enough for all the heart and talent you pour into all of your videos. Seriously, you're amazing. Hang in there 💗

[@hanumaniam]

So glad i kept your video on my To Watch list even though it said Not Available In Your Country. I kept coming back to check. Yay for me!!! Coldcrash 45 minute pleasure and insightfulness!!

[@kittiwhieldon4329]

Great video. I really enjoyed it! You are so knowledgeable. I know a thing or two about movies but I always learn new things here. It’s great. No mindless content on this channel. That’s why I love it.

[@MrJagermeister]

I’m brand new to this channel - you reeled me in with your “In The Mouth of Madness” thumbnail, and convinced me to give you a chance with the NIN music in the opening... and I adore all the lockdown/contagion films you mentioned (adding “Sea Fever” and “Whiteout” to the queue) but the moment you **REALLY** had me was with your inclusion of “Perfect Sense”. I fucking **LOVE** this film and no one ever seems to know about it. Absolutely makes me sob every time I see it, and that score... oh my god the score. Also, your “witness” metaphor from “Mad Max: Fury Road” to reference how people refusing to wear a mask are just warboy’ing it up around those of us that are trying to safeguard our own health was just, well... chef’s kiss, you know? But your anti-capitalist segment and then a return to “In The Mouth of Madness” had me sold (the picture of him eating popcorn in an empty theater covered in crosses from his time in the sanitarium is my Facebook profile). All this to say, you ARE building a community. I’ve never been here before, but you invited me in immediately, welcomed me, spoke my language, and invited me back. And back I’ll be, consider me subbed and the bell rung, and looking forward to more! Edit - but I dearly hope the theater industry survives. Like “In The Mouth of Madness”, I’m frequently the only one there (even pre-pandemic). And it will always be the *best* place to watch a film, even with a 65” OLED and a Dolby Atmos system at home, I will always prefer the theater.

[@CaligulavsNeptune]

I really love the vulnerability you show and how it's fundamental to your analysis ! Not only are you a great encyclopedia to movies relating to all states of mind but your challenging of preconcieved notions is so refreshing !

[@jessharkness5534]

hello! you may never see this, i don't usually leave youtube comments, but i have been silently watching your videos for a long time. i just wanted to say that you're a very talented, well-spoken, passionate person. and i understand how you're feeling. i just graduated college last May and my life post-grad has been... nothing like i envisioned it would be. anyway, i admire your passion for movies and i hope you always make videos, because i sure as hell enjoy watching them.

[@nisoZ]

I am sorry you feel down! I know the despair in being well into adulthood and not having achieved your dreams. But you do create meaning and connections and fortify the love of cinema for thousands of us and we are very grateful.

[@faithmacdonald50]

Your content means a lot to me, and I don't think what this video and its impact on me could be put into words. Everything I've been feeling in my life, all the panic, confusion, and resigned acceptance, and finally - finding a way to become reinvigorated by the bonds we have with others and their passion and creativity. #solidarityforever and cheers to this channel, a Bailey Brothers Building and Loan of your own.

[@evietuesday8808]

I work (more accurately I guess I *worked* and hopefully will work again) in a cinema and I miss the big screen and all, but since all these myriad lockdowns I've found I actually an watching a lot more films than I ever used too. It feels more important now where it used to just be habit to stick around after a shift and watch whatever was on. I'm more purposeful about seeing things and there wasn't a single film you mentioned which didn't pique my interest or wasn't already a film I loved too. I never bothered with Total Recall because I thought it was some old dumb action film, I never bothered with Melancholia because it looked depressing but in a boring way, I never gave It's and Wonderful Life a chance because I thought it was a Christmas movie. You're changing my life in a positive way just by convincing me to watch more movies, and I appreciate it. Thanks for the vids, and I hope the comment and like on the video all help you in the algorithm/engagement department ✌️

[@AngelaBonanza]

When I first watched one of your top 10 videos, I went back and watched all of them one after another in reverse order! I was really happy to see this come up, and I like that you discuss movies across the years since I watched your top 10 video years after they came out anyway haha. Thank you for posting and I love your videos!

[@marwae.2487]

Just wanted to comment and say that I came across your channel when you posted your Birds of Prey video and I immediately knew that I needed to subscribe. I’ve enjoyed your content since then and going back to watch your previous vids as well. Also, it’s great seeing that so many of the movies you talked about in this video I watched (mostly for the first time) in 2020 as well, it was really interesting getting your perspective on them!

[@ChocoHood]

Whew, this made me emotional. Been trying to phrase my appreciation for not just this video but all your work that I've watched, but I can't get it out right. Just know that you're a great voice on this (often) miserable site.

[@DatsWhatXiSaid]

That was powerful and deep. I like it when powerful things go deep.

[@thesnorg1442]

you are embarassing

[@airtef]

Very rarely does a video on KZbin feel like I am sharing an experience with the creator, a lot of what you said resonated so much, thank you for your content.

[@SaiiiiiiSaiiiii]

Thank you so much for all of your content. It means so much for people who have been watching you for years.