what i watched in january

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[@KarstenRunquist]

what did youuuuuu watch

[@joaquimqueiroz9714]

- Shadows in Paradise (my first Kaurismäki and first film of the year, 4.5/5) - The Milky Way (4/5) - This Land is Mine (3.5/5) - Être et Avoir (4.5/5) - Fallen Leaves (5/5) - Leningrad Cowboys Go America (3.5/5) - Il Decameron (4/5) - The Zone of Interest (4.5/5) - Eraserhead (my 6th time, 5/5) - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (3.5/5) - Poor Things (4.5/5) - Ariel (4/5) - Sunrise: A Song of Two (4/5) Humans

[@thenealdog5343]

Gotta watch Being John Malkovich for Monkey Monday x) It literally has a monkey flashback scene XD

[@elliottjaden.mp4]

Watched The Exorcist for the first time and I CANT BELIEVE I WAITED THIS LONG

[@fede4181]

Man on fire with Denzel (3/5), Spirited Away (5/5 love this movie so much)

[@attikusrot5002]

Afire The Golden Glove The Iron Claw Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives The Teachers’ Lounge Priscilla The Edukators Memoria Alps Mekong Hotel Return to Seoul John Wick: Chapter 4 Poor Things Das Grundgesetz der Tiere Sick of Myself No Dogs or Italians Allowed Suzhou River Cemetery of Splendor Society of the Snow he Devil’s Backbone

[@Chuuzus]

These videos are literally how I measure the passing of time

[@thecluckster3908]

Same, makes me realise how fast times going

[@kaustubhpabba6664]

GOATED pfp

[@loganblais6921]

I feel this

[@jordonstarkweather5752]

Yeah I’m like “oh that was January that just happened??”

[@chuckwagonstudios3782]

you’re not. wrong.

[@sifatshams1113]

Fun Fact: Dev Patel made Monkey Man just to help Karsten out with his Monkey Mondays challenge.

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

Society of the Snow is a perfect film for me. Every detail, from all the dialogue to subtle sound design, serves to involve the viewer in the horror and realism. I personally was glued to the screen and didn't find anything dull. To each their own, of course

[@heisenberg5437]

Completely agree idk how u can say the story of the crash is fascinating but call the closest thing we have to it literally being filmed dull

[@saimonasG]

idk man i like these survivalist type of movies based on real life experiences but because of that you know the outcome that they are gonna survive and all that so i usually just stick around for the cinematography and acting rather than the plot itself. Spoiler alert: numa dying caught me off gaurd tho rip.

[@romaine4749]

no because literally, like not to be that person but its literally meant to drone on. Its literally built up and intentionally long and dull, literally what the cast is going through, but that's the most beautiful part about it.

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

@@romaine4749 Except I wouldn't call it dull. Long, yes, but always captivating

[@bigmichael2765]

I think the Monkey Mondays bit could just remain a monthly review gag that gets placed right after a very deep and sensitive film. I almost lost my shit skipping from Zone of Interest to just “monkey mondays”

[@papabloblo03]

Damn, I loved the Society of the Snow. I felt it was such a powerfull movie, filled with brotherhood which I just love

[@waldo109]

Yeah disagree with his pacing criticism, especially since it's a real story. You can't cut and change the order of what happened. That movie is a masterpiece.

[@DonsHerr]

​@@waldo109 THANK YOU. Exactly!! Disagreed for this exact reason, and definitely didn't feel it myself

[@trinaq]

Thanks for giving some love to "Jawbreakers", it's a fun teenage black comedy, and I'm surprised that more people haven't even heard of it. Rose McGowan definitely stole the show as the main antagonist.

[@seattlecryptid]

"I killed Liz, I killed the teen dream. deal with it" love Jawbreaker 💕

[@ayodeledavid3034]

bro same but my favourite black comedies is the wayans brothers movies

[@plaplaks]

Isn’t it dark* comedy. I thought Black comedy usually implies it’s a black led comedy?

[@ayodeledavid3034]

@@plaplaks Black Comedy is also the same thing as Dark Comedy, so the joke still works

[@plaplaks]

@@ayodeledavid3034 I mean if you search up dark comedy v.s. Black comedy you’re gonna get very different results but ok

[@MurphysPods]

Monkey Mondays: the MVP series. Most Valuable Primate, Most Vertical Primate... hahahaha

[@pedronishioka2339]

Most Vertical Primate is so disappointing, looks like a movie that would be funny af, but it really isn't

[@noahlustgarten4361]

MVP2 was my fav film growing up 😢@@pedronishioka2339

[@johnsthomas2480]

Eeb aalay oo! Is a good movie from India for monkey mondays series

[@georgeingeneral8239]

Oof, I can't get behind that Society of the Snow rating. I love these videos so much and I watch them every month, but that was criminal

[@itsmeiish]

Ikr i even got mad pls xdd

[@DonsHerr]

Thank god its not just me. Been sitting with me for days and just came to the comments to see if anyone else thought it was whack

[@MLSoll]

I know right. Society of the Snow was brilliant. It never felt like the pace was off to me at all

[@JohnAzzi430]

The curse is wild. Ben Saftie and Nathan Fielder created something truly transcendent.

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

I loved Siciety of the Snow. So good.

[@Bayuuk]

Karsten loving Castle in the sky made me happy. It's my favorite Ghibli movie just for the mix of nostalgia and also the overall fun element of the film. It probably will always be my favorite ghibli

[@NounOzlos]

It's really one of the great adventure films.

[@cacapupu1234]

Karsten I just wanna say thank you for making these videos every month. I genuinely look forward to watching these every and hearing your perspective on films I’ve seen as well as those I haven’t seen

[@BaileyVogtOut]

Monkey Monday Movie suggestions *Night at the Museum *Outbreak *Bedtime for Bonzo *Mighty Joe Young *MVP: Most Valuable Primate *George of the Jungle *The Hangover II

[@Elijah_Gillard]

The king Kong movie by Peter Jackson

[@multi_rosa]

Would like up nominate Monkey Trouble for MMM

[@monicaenglish2566]

Would also like to nominate Tarzan, Jungle Book, Dinosaur, Aladdin, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Curious George for your Monkey Monday Movie challenge.

[@nolanmoore4937]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men's Chest has an un-killable monkey

[@athenajaxon2397]

I'm pretty sure the monkey is in all the movies

[@galielkarmi995]

FILMS. YEAH.

[@RioOneill]

Film

[@SteveDCM]

yeah

[@cinemagoose]

films are indeed a yeah

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

Movies

[@subconscious_studios]

i’ve been waiting sooo long to hear you mention your thoughts on The Curse! need to hear more of your opinions on everything. my favorite show of possibly the last decade, have never felt that many emotions while viewing something.

[@thejman3489]

Oppenheimer in the IMAX is an incredible experience! The music, the tension, the subwoofers shaking your seat. I saw it for the 4th time last week and it somehow manages to be better than I remember every single time.

[@alliesangalli1757]

Castle in the Sky is my favorite Ghibli movie, it's nice to hear someone say how underrated it is

[@cashoomilk]

i am so glad to know you loved castle in the sky. it was my first introduction to studio ghibli other than seeing the trailers for spirited away in cartoon network. i had the castle in the sky vhs (still have it) as a gift and i remember the first time watching i was so enamored and i was opened up to a whole new world of movies at the ripe age of 6. since then, that single movie changed my life forever. absolutely underrated.

[@superevilvillain]

Love the existential dread I get every time karsten uploads and I realise another month of my life has been lost to time

[@superevilvillain]

BUT the pure joy of seeing that Monkey Mondays review on letterboxd makes it all better

[@mia8885]

Society of the Snow was a welcome take on tragedy for me. Not glorifying it or turning it into something it isnt.

[@slenderhatesyou]

omg im so glad you watched jawbreaker i loved that film when i watched it last year and it's extremely underrated

[@svenningen]

Busy january! Love these videos! Also been on the monster-movie hype after watching godzilla minus one.

[@lonewalkerproductions]

This series is so important for film lovers

[@gunnarthedude8205]

Watched Perks of Being a Wallflower - went in expecting a fun teen coming of age story, came out with a depressing bittersweet film that really hit me way harder than I expected. Yes I am in high school Also True Stories - that film ruled

[@Raccocooney]

Favourite movie. I don't think it's the best movie ever made, but no movie has captured the experience of that period of my life and my emotions more than that. A close second is lady bird.

[@Frijolero18]

Given how much you loved Castle in the Sky, I can’t wait for you to watch Nausicaä. It’s not just my favorite Ghibli, but also my favorite sci-fi movie (Perfect Blue still has it beat in terms of animated films, but just barely)

[@alextilley8323]

Strongly agree with this

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

Yeah, I think he’ll love Nausicaa

[@alextilley8323]

​@@nationalcoasternews5798 Princess Mononoke is also amazing, difficult to say which is better.

[@YorgosL1]

Miyazaki movie rip off perfect blue a lot

[@NounOzlos]

@@YorgosL1 ....What? No? Miyazaki's films aren't anything like Kon's.

[@p_ttown1979]

yesss castle in the sky is AMAZING

[@mrink8822]

Finally, roy Anderson got on this channel, he is one of the most weird and creative filmmakers

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

Well, The Curse has officially moved to the top of my watchlist

[@sleepybear7YT]

these videos literally are what i look forward to every month ngl also next monday you should watch kung fu panda it has a monkey in and it is a masterpiece

[@samfilmkid]

Honestly still hope you make a full length video on "The Curse" filled with lots of stammering and trailing off into laughter, as is the Runquist Way

[@cwalter-iz5hl]

still actually got a lot of Emmys including best documentary

[@willemdaho3]

you’re the only youtuber i watch that actually acknowledged the curse. Don’t want this show to be casted away into absurdity after its released so seeing someone actually talk about it is so nice to see. Where are the explained/analysis reviewers at???

[@Blietzflame845]

Bought Yi Yi on criterion because of your Letterboxd review. I was blown away

[@nyreee]

castle in the sky will forever b one of my faves one of the first movies i remember watching ever

[@FraserKeay-tb2qf]

Jawbreaker! I’m so happy one of my go to channels for films, recognised that masterpiece! Biiiig respect 🎉❤

[@mothumn]

if youre watching all the ghibli movies please also watch the red turtle its a collab with ghibli and french companies but its so underrated most people dont even know it exists it literally has like 2 words of dialogue in the whole thing and it made me cry

[@pablohaller3244]

i think "la sociedad de la nieve" is the example of a ominous movie, 4/5

[@LateCambrian]

I’m with you, Phantom Thread is my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film. It truly is both of his vibes mixed masterfully….

[@danielbarrero2815]

There Will Be Blood is definitely PTA’s most Kubrickian film. A stone-cold masterpiece imo

[@shonna_77]

this is one of my anticipated videos every month. our tastes are very similar.

[@Alessandro_Gavelli]

guys, you absolutely must see As Bestas by Rodrigo Sorogoyen. Best film of 2023 hands down for me. Film snubbed by every international award obviously.

[@petera_132]

FINALLY!!! Castle in the Sky is sooooo underrated!

[@shadowpriest3359]

This guys channel is the epitome of that Orson Welles quote about no director should ever watch too many movies lmao.

[@olgix8836]

im waiting for your take on "the peasants" its such a stunning movie!!

[@TheRealDarzii]

I love watching videos about what you watched

[@mhawang8204]

Castle in the Sky is really popular in Asia! Before Spirited Away, it was arguably the most liked Ghibli film, especially known for its iconic soundtrack.

[@noclip6281]

LFG WE'RE GETTING A KARSTEN GHIBLI RANKED

[@vanessalaughtland4417]

Dammit Karsten now you're making ME want to rewatch Yi Yi!

[@henrykolesar6711]

My bid for monkey Monday is Contagion! That shot reverse shot with Jennifer Ehle and the monkey is one of the best in history

[@princessjellyfish98]

Castle in the Sky never really took off the in the west but it's HUGE in Japan, like they re-air it on tv during the holidays

[@marcochen9117]

Ferrari is part 2 in the weird micro trend of movies about a certain famous icon with an interesting topic along with Maestro (conducting and racing) and completely forgetting that for the most part and focusing on a weaker romance/family drama that we have seen done before. I hate it

[@memelina666]

Monkey Mondays is an insane concept I love it. Need you to watch Temple of Doom for it

[@ltdrmg]

My January watches (these are my opinions pls 😭): (Rewatch) just means I’ve seen it in my life. Everything Everywhere All At Once (rewatch; fave movie ever) - 100% Theater Camp - 94% They Cloned Tyrone (rewatch) - 94% American Fiction - 86% The Killing of a Sacred Deer - 86% All of Us Strangers - 97% The Killer - 80% Nomadland - 92% Soul - 98% Oppenheimer - 84% The Curse (Miniseries) - 90% I’m A Virgo (Miniseries) - 95% I’m Thinking of Ending Things (rewatch) - 93% It Comes At Night (rewatch) - 89% The Zone of Interest - 92% 2001: A Space Odyssey (rewatch) - 86% Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse (rewatch) - 98% Nimic (Short) - TBA Fallen Leaves - 96% Passages - 88% The Bones (Short) - 100% Little Chief (Short) - 90% Two Cars, One Night (Short) - 83% Certain Women - 100% Shithouse - 95% Oppenheimer (rewatch; in IMAX this time) - 87% Lotta stuff this month. Also Stalker is… clearly one of my favorite films ever…

[@byrden9897]

This month I saw: -Little Miss Sunshine -Jujutsu Kaisen 0 -The Iron Claw -Asteroid City -Aftersun

[@jamesm2078]

I absolutely love Oppenheimer, I’ve seen The Teachers’ Lounge around Letterboxd and it looks incredibly interesting, and I personally like The Legend of Tarzan, but Karsten’s expression about it is so funny. I gotta check out everything else someday.

[@mackielunkey2205]

For the Zone of Interest, while the fades to red or white were chilling, I found the sudden bursts of sound afterwards even more so. It truly is a 10/10 masterpiece, and I think this should’ve won the Palme D’Or. EDIT: The guy who said "fade", thank you; I get mixed up.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

At least it won the Grand Prix, the runner-up.

[@ashercohen8440]

as much as i love zone of interest, i can’t imagine anatomy of a fall not winning

[@JJ44595]

The fade to white scene is one of the most bloodcurdling things I have ever watched in a film

[@mackielunkey2205]

@@JJ44595 Agreed, it said so much more to me than if we saw the violence.

[@kevinpark9609]

Woah that’s crazy , i thought Beef’s dialogue was perfect - I’ve never seen a movie that felt like real life more

[@znkpvesp]

Monkey Mondays is kinda strange imo, but you could do a tier list of monkeys in terms of how memorable or valuable to the plot or something?

[@d15t0rted4]

i had a shiver down my spine the whole time i was watching zone of interest and it hasn't quite left since

[@SteveDCM]

January was a month

[@ezlam1142]

😮 damn bro 🧠

[@Bells-]

Definitely one of the months

[@srcubpro9863]

would love to hear more of your thoughts on The Curse

[@loveangelo29]

Jawbreaker is one of my favourite films, it’s so camp and colourful! Super underrated, a classic queer movie imo

[@Glory-Compass]

Film recommendation for you Karsten to review next month plz: +The Great Silence (1968) Director Sergio Corbucci +The Wind that shakes the barley (2006) Dir. Ken Loach +it’s a wonderful life (1946) Dir.Frank Capra

[@axe2971]

i’ve been waaaaaiting for you to talk about the curse

[@theshowershow9522]

Awwwwww yeah the monkey Mondays character arc of the Karsten journey is on full display

[@thecluckster3908]

Every time I watch these videos I add like 8 movies to my “To watch list”

[@davidsendinlloreda]

"lots of children, a monkey and a castle" is one of the greatest spanish documentaries of all time. that's my submission to monkey mondays.

[@BunchOfOats]

Can't wait for the Dunstin Checks In review

[@PoulpeMalade_]

I have started the curse and holy shit this shit is insane, I've watch everything from Nathan but this time he really took it even further.

[@emilymalloy4316]

For Monkey Mondays: a film from my childhood was Monkey Trouble (1994). Haven't seen it since I was about 12 - would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@maiyorha]

i started the year with watching boy and the heron in the cinema which was wonderful, notable other watches were oppi rewatch (incredible), saltburn (i want to bleach my eyes), grand budapest hotel (finally trying to catch up on some wes bangers i missed), aftersun (might be the best movie on earth), and kramer vs kramer (i love it more than it might even deserve)

[@JonPlarr]

great video, have to disagree on TWBB being PTA's most accessible though, for sure now considering Licorice Pizza

[@Azambie]

Beef was the best show ive seen in the past 10 years

[@endlessbummer69]

right I was a little shocked at the 3.5 rating

[@hateispure]

Was mid + the leads are racist rapist supporters

[@RandomCrewPotatoSoup]

i’m not gonna say best show, but it’s definitely up there with limited series i’ve seen in my life. sucks that it didn’t click for him

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

Idk

[@SamDavies94]

Stalker is my all time favourite. Exceptional cinema

[@edsp666]

Wow you spoke about two of my favourite movies of all time- Stalker and There Will Be Blood. Also had a fantastic time with The Curse it was bonkers. Movie of the month definitely goes to the Zone of Interest im still recovering, if it doesnt win the sound design oscar im going to be very disappointed.

[@thesilveraries]

Hey man I love these video run downs, how do you organize yourself and execute these videos?

[@moomoojohanson8327]

Zone of interest is a masterpiece

[@creedecriswell634]

I don’t know about beef. While I originally thought it was overstuffed it all came back to play at the end especially in the 9th episode. I think your review was just kind of shallow I felt the same way about your dawn of the planet of the apes review.

[@Jacob-gm4hq]

I would love to see a video on 'The Curse', watching that one right now and loving it.

[@landoohmke]

(About YIYI) Watching it being 40 hits hard.

[@JakobRoss]

For Monkey Mondays you should rank all of them at the end of the year

[@peach560]

I love the idea of monkey mondays! It’s such an interesting motif to look at throughout time. I actually kind of wish you did pod it! Definitely do a video

[@steeppphhh1408]

the curse is somehow even better on second watch!

[@Busha69]

I watched a lot of movies in January but I want to give a shout out to Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, which is not perfect but it sure has rewired my whole brain chemistry.

[@osmanyousif7849]

I’m telling you, I’ll be here wait for that Mann, Miyazaki, and Coen Bros ranking video.

[@vojaivanic9734]

I'm ready for a "Dunston checks in" review

[@Hard_passs]

Finally saw There Will Be Blood last week, i feel about the same as you described

[@leandersantos2477]

Finally I’ve been edging Until you dropped this

[@Indeeee]

I watched The Killer (2023) - 8.5/10 - _Pretty much everyone I've talked to was either underwhelmed by it or outright hated it which I'm not surprised with given how uneventful the movie is, but I liked it simply because it wasn't another John Wick or Extraction (not that there's anything wrong with that). Also, Why is no one talking how good the sound design of the movie is?_ Barbie - 8.5/10 - _The performances are all good but for me it was Greta Gerwig's direction that really makes this movie worthwhile. To think that a Barbie movie will give you some strong existential crisis is something I never thought I'd experience. Not to mention the brilliant production design._ Suzume - 7.5/10 - _Great setup and execution but the characters were underdeveloped and (mostly) feels like plot convenience and the romance felt forced. The animation and soundtracks are great._ The Creator - 8/10 - _I found it to be a very immersive viewing experience with a believable futuristic setting. From a production standpoint this movie is up there with Barbie, it's visually stunning. Narratively speaking, it takes some very obvious plot beats from many other movies (District 9 and Logan for example) but I feel like people are being needlessly harsh towards the screenplay. To be fair the criticisms are mostly valid but I feel like original sci-fi is just very hard to come by atleast in this massive scale. This movie reminds me so much of Avatar in that regard. That said, I feels like the movie should've been longer to fully realise it's global conflict. The little girl who played Alphie (don't remember her name) was surprisingly really good given the fact that this was her very first movie._ Space Dandy (Season 2) - 9/10 - _Artistically one of the best animated shows I've ever seen. Great stuff._ Ok bye.

[@ineverunderstoodmaths1779]

i hope the creator wins best visual effects at the oscars, though the writing could've been less generic

[@GeorgeOfGeorge]

January was stacked for me. I saw Arrival, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump, Shutter Island, Prisoners, Dune, even more all for the first time 💀

[@henryperry4004]

Karsten please watch the blues brothers, I love it so much and it's a chicago masterpiece

[@williamdavis8076]

I loved Beef, but I totally get your criticism about the dialogue.

[@FunsiZed590]

I recommend watching “Noryang: The Deadly Sea”. It’s a South Korean film that premiered in America in January.

[@kristinav198]

Your comments on the curse did not disappoint

[@CalTheHogNosedBat]

I cannot wait for your review of Dunstan Checks In with Monkey Mondays 🙂

[@Kekspere]

Je'vida, the first skolt sami film, is worth a watch even if its a bit rough around the edges at times

[@jamerstime]

This month was a movie fr

[@Fougeredu38]

Great List !! Here's my movies watched in January 2024 : A Bug's Life (3/5) Kirikou and the Sorceress (4/5) Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (3/5) Kirikou and the Men and Women (3/5) Blackkklansman (3,5/5) American Psycho (3,5/5) The Devil Wears Prada (3,5/5) Shutter Island (4/5) Paddington (4/5) Twilight : New Moon (2,5/5) Black Swan (4/5) Past Lives (3,5/5) Mulholland Drive (4,5/5) Nimona (3,5/5) May December (4/5) Tangled (3,5/5) Overall Amazing Month, I was very happy to discover all those movies ! Best movie : Mulholland Drive Worst movie : Twilight : New Moon