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[@KarstenRunquist]

no time to explain, but i need to know what you watched this month

[@bagel8379]

Ali (8/10) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer (6.5/10) Not much this month

[@thetragedyofcommons]

you. not the show… you 👁👁

[@shineon9715]

The Hand of God - 8/10 The Worst Person in the World - 9/10 Personal Shopper - 7/10 Red Rocket - 7/10 Thirst - 7/10 Kung Fu Panda (Rewatch) - 8/10 Kung Fu Panda 2 (Rewatch) - 7/10 Kung Fu Panda 3 - 6/10 I Saw the Devil - 8/10

[@medou2161]

Interstellar (rewatch) Astérix vs. Caesar (rewatch) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: P1 Get Smart Asterix in Britain (rewatch) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Penguins of Madagascar(rewatch) The Rooster of St-Victor (rewatch) Room The Lost Daughter Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: P2 Autumn Sonata War Horse Lucky Luke: Daltons on the Loose (rewatch) Dear Mother There Will Be Blood The Father Don't Look Up Carzy,Stupid, Love Reservoir Dogs Apocalypse Now (redux) The other Guys Dune (rewatch) The Big Lebowski

[@adix3603]

all of us are dead, finished it just an hour ago , watch it if u like k dramas and zombies , it's better than train of busan and every episode is like a movie

[@superbproductions7193]

I watched Rosemary’s Baby with my mom and It was the worst idea I have ever had. She just kept explaining how I was the hardest to come out of her while she calls the movie dumb as shit.

[@magicreindeer1273]

jeez whats ur moms problem man i loved rosemarys baby

[@Dylanbolton69]

My mother also hates rosemary’s baby. I truly don’t get it

[@skrounst]

LMAO! My mom had trouble birthing me as well, and I'd say every other time I see her she has to bring up the fact she almost died because of my big ass head.

[@seanpanigel5494]

I never understand people's movie picks with their moms. You watched with her Rosemary's baby? Of course she didn't like it. Why not watch with her A clockwork orange as well?

[@superbproductions7193]

@@seanpanigel5494 I assumed it would be similar to Rear window since I didn’t really expect such abstract movies to come out in the sixties and the only thing I knew about Rosemary’s Baby was the director was a terrible person.

[@bencarlson4300]

The Red Shoes is a pretty standard classic movie up until that 10-15 minute sequence he mentioned. When that part ended I noticed I was literally crying from how amazing it was.

[@ethanhansen1479]

I need to check it out

[@TheRaodrunner]

Finally, some appreciation for "The wind rises"! I've seen all Ghibli movies, some multiple times and this one is my favourite, at least story wise. I get that it won't resonate with everybody but I think it perfectly represents the feeling of just loving to create and the clash between dreamy world of creativity, harsh reality and compromises of creating as your job. It's always sad to see people saying it's just okay, so it's really nice to see someone giving it some love.

[@teamrainbow7674]

Ghibli dropped two masterpieces in 2013 with The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and both are criminally under-appreciated

[@itmedana]

its my favorite too :) most ghibli movies have something special to them but this one just hold such a special place in my heart

[@kawaivillalba5454]

yes!! it’s literally my fav ghibli film :)

[@ActuallyAnanya]

It's my favourite Miyazaki film for sure. My favourite overall is Whisper of the Heart which I think is even more underrated tbh

[@rkjuan6436]

My third fav Ghibli film, it is just a masterpiece and I am glad Karsten gave it such high ranking, it definitely needs more praise

[@yeshelloitsme7595]

Grave of Fireflies had me crying the entire time. It's so tragic but does exactly what it was made to do. But yea it's strange that it was released along with Totoro

[@motherplayer]

It was intentional. Totoro was basically a pallet cleanser from all that bleakness.

[@for_nothing_important]

@@motherplayer grave of the fireflies for the parents, totoro for the kids lol

[@motherplayer]

@@for_nothing_important Ha, even the parents would need the comfort of Totoro after that one.

[@aidanweinberg7760]

please tell me your thoughts on jerma985’s masterpiece Rat Movie: Mystery of the Mayan Treasure. thanks

[@sleepdeprived3593]

Now this guy knows what a mastapiece really is.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I don't have any friends because they are ashamed of the videos I upload. Are they really that bad, dear aidan

[@jimmythethird5514]

i want karsten to be a jerma fan whether he already is or starts watching him now

[@k1zm3t]

rats, we're rats. we're the rats

[@jimmythethird5514]

@@k1zm3t celebratin anotha one a birthday bash

[@okk]

I expect all of the films you watch this weekend to be in your "what I watched in February" video

[@fablejoey3666]

Loved hearing you talk about "Wind Rises" I feel in the catalogue of Ghibli movies, people don't talk about it enough. It might be my personal favorite Ghibli though! I love just about everything in it, music, animation, emotion, characters. I love it a whole lot.

[@brotherbrod]

first episode of Euphoria's second season was really good however these last two have been very underwhelming and i'm beginning to worry that Sam Levinson is falling back into his pretentious disaster form of writing that gave us Malcom & Marie

[@hannahturner4466]

he redeemed himself with the last three episodes, especially the rue ep and the play

[@brotherbrod]

@@hannahturner4466 the rue episode was very good, the following episode wasn't very good imo, and the play episode was okay.

[@zaynabtahir2239]

while it may not be as brutal as grave of the fireflies, in this corner of the world is another beautiful anime movie highlighting the lives of ordinary people during the war

[@ramskin7756]

when i saw The Grave of the Fireflies in the thumbnail i actually went "yikes" out loud i love this movie sm but it hurts to watch

[@thetragedyofcommons]

the wind rises is my favorite movie of all time. i am unable to listen to the soundtrack outside of the movie because it just makes me so emotional and is too important to me. it resonates with me like no other movie. i am glad you enjoyed it.

[@okamiwolf250]

Yeah when that movie hits credits, it's cry time

[@nanashi2146]

Kinda similar thing with Spirited Away for me, I've got the entire ost on my playlist but I cannot listen to the music outside, I get too emotional

[@rhysdenno5993]

Congrats on 500k, you deserve it :)

[@JordanNMusic]

So many are saying Euphoria S2 so far “doesn’t know what it’s doing” … I think they do for the most part, but Kat’s arc is pretty useless. Lex is given more to do this season, I hope the potential isn’t wasted. I just want it to wrap up nicely and builds up enough for a 3rd season.

[@RED01SEA]

true that kat arc isn't going anywhere but man she has the best sequence ever it was great to watch , also i dont know but i'm starting to think they are making rue and jules sidecharacters way too much , and rue arc is getting weird , borderline unlikeble , jules is barely in this series anymore and she has nothing to do too , i think it was a mistake that they ended last season with the breakup because the reunion was not good and felt rushed , also too much sex scenes and nudety way too much , Sydney character is just there to be used as fanservice if you know what i mean . i like the season so far , music and videos are amazing

[@calandula2007]

It's funny because I really thought that the ending sequence of S1 was a metaphorical way of expressing that Rue was dying instead of "just" relapsing and I would have loved the idea to end the series there or build the second season upon that. But tbh S2 is still excellent and I think that now, after the mid season episode all is going to a closing for all characters, is just than maybe the ones that they are focusing on deserves a little more attention, but I understand people wanting a more equality on stories.

[@calandula2007]

@@RED01SEA I don't really think that Sydney's character is just for fanservice. Mainly because thats related to one of the internal issues of the character, she wants to be accepted by Nate and by people in general, the show lets us know by her flashback that people around looked at her as the big breasted porn girl that attracts a lot of men. Mainly her arc is about sexualization and self esteem. However I agree with you that the whole Rue arc is getting a little bit annoying and Jules is acting pretty weirdly.

[@JordanNMusic]

@@calandula2007 what I find interesting is that there’s arcs people like…and arcs people don’t. With a show like this that’s bound to happen. Tbh…I think Euphoria, had it been a 1 Season miniseries everyone would love it. Now that we’re in a 2nd season, I see so many split opinions. As much I still enjoy the show; maybe it should end at a season 3-4. Stretching out a story like this would overdue it but that’s me.

[@hitsmith]

Congrats on 500K!!! I love your channel so so much!!

[@addie699]

the wind rises is such a gorgeous and sadly underrated film. the soundtrack is incredible and it plays a big part in the calmness and serenity the film somehow conveys throughout, even during more tense/tragic scenes. cried at random parts cuz of that lol

[@warnershetler5796]

Bro your videos are literally asmr for me they are just so relaxing. Thank you so much

[@thefinaltake3902]

watched some of karsten's recent favs! loved them, especially another round and the lighthouse!

[@johnnyjo9302]

Love your vids Karsten! Congrats on 500k

[@geetadhumane5793]

I might be the only person to say this but Wind Rises is my favourite Ghibli film. Yeah I love Spirited Away a lot too, but Wind Rises is just so surreal. A meditation on what it means to be an artist. It was Miyazaki at his A game

[@jennyneon]

Karsten is a legend, congratulations on 500k subs!

[@maximuspad5938]

congrats on 500k!!! u are my favourite movie channel :))

[@vivianbandz1451]

congrats on 500k!!!! you deserve it

[@cassandraschneider8246]

All That Jazz is my favorite movie so you loving it and recommending it is really great of you. Seriously, this movie is too great for its own good.

[@quandariasdinglenut1277]

500k subs!!! congrats man

[@OctoMilo]

The Wind Rises is both my favorite Ghibli movie and favorite just, movie in general, so I'm very elated to see you finally got around to experiencing it :)

[@jimmysplayhouse427]

CONGRATS ON 500K

[@aCrazyGandW]

Karsten is confirmed wavy 🌊

[@talitharasha8439]

Congrats on 500k bae

[@joostkale5142]

Honestly, You pretty much said exactly what I felt after The Tragedy of Macbeth. Looks amazing, sounds great, awesome performances, but I just didn't understand 3/4 of the conversations.

[@saram1416]

YES Barb & Star!!! My favorite movie I watched this month, so glad you also enjoyed it. Would love to hear further thoughts.

[@trinity4162]

watched brief encounter for the first time this month! so many earth-shatteringly beautiful moments in that film, and yet the scene i can't get out of my head is when they talked about donald duck with more reverence than i would afford, like, a nobel peace prize winner

[@Dibblesoldhollywood]

The wind rises is my favorite Ghibli film especially since I was supposed to watch it for my Asian American history class at UNI because we did a unit on Jiro! The soundtrack is also amazing

[@SunriseGirl]

I love these videos you post every month

[@corisantucci9487]

I saw Belle in the theatre this month and I highly recommend :) Love your videos Karsten you're the best!

[@themusic6808]

On point about The Tragedy of Macbeth. Stunning cinematography and the acting is on a whole other level entirely but the dialogue being literally word for word Shakespeare…it’s like showing up to the physics exam having read one page

[@Devananta-Rafiq]

Congrats on half a milli subs, Karsten!

[@JeffreyBorislow]

Nice work Karsty!!!! You are the best ❤️

[@samsonnicholas576]

Congrats on half a mill dude

[@michelleciamacco9788]

I'm so glad Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is getting some love! One of the funniest movies I've seen in a long while !!

[@jalvesss]

as someone that currently doesn't have time to watch movies because I'm writing my thesis, I really appreciate getting to watch these monthly recaps. thanks karsten

[@naail_1816]

Congrats on 500k man, would u consider doing a Coen Brother’s films ranked?

[@mayatauber6756]

los angeles plays itself was on the watchlist for my class on la and it was one of the best encapsulations and educations from the whole course material

[@SixSamuraiUnited]

I love watching Robert Altman because almost all of his films seem to top the one you watched previously

[@therodpoint7725]

Congrats for 500k pls

[@AceZachrocks123]

Glad people are discovering Barb and Star i personally found my shimmer in February last year when it came out. OH MY STTARRRRRRR

[@JordanNMusic]

Tragedy of Macbeth made me wish I read/studied the play in high school. Romeo + Juliet I understand because of how much my English class had us study it…but Macbeth, I wish I learned more about to understand it. I was lost with the dialogue.

[@irlpigeon]

i 100% agreed with everything you said about In Bruges. I watched it a couple times many years ago and remember loving it and laughing a ton at it. then a couple months ago i showed it to a friend and while I do still like it, it is slightly diminished. havent seen mikey and nicky (or even heard of it) so i'm gonna have to check that out!

[@JordanNMusic]

I watched “All That Jazz” in a film class 2 years ago… really great movie

[@grecia5965]

I really liked the ladybird take since I've never loved the movie, it is a great movie but I don't find it to be a masterpiece the way so many people do, because it's centered around the American experience. Ya no estoy aquí is my ladybird.

[@DukeOfArrakis]

Binge watching all of these!

[@ananyasahu2691]

I like your consistency 👍

[@computerfreak4768]

After ur top 2021 movies video, I watched Power of the Dog and absolutely loved it 😫

[@damagehurdle]

Freaking love barb and star. Cant wait for your take

[@Druguzu]

Was not expexting it yet, but so glad, just needed a good youtube video right now

[@giansaccount]

I will never forget Grave of the Fireflies. A film that had me crying during and after the experience. It is one of a kind.

[@jamescannon3822]

Just watched blue velvet and loved it. Also rewatched fargo and it still holds up as one of my favs

[@elijacobson7480]

Legit whenever this man posts on of these there will be at least 2 movies from the past that I watched in the same month

[@dominicwainer678]

i watched city of god this month and absolutely adored it. didn’t see it in your letterboxd so i assume you haven’t seen and i highly highly recommend

[@IcyDiamond]

I remember watching Barb & Star with my family and I was joking that one of the villains mouses was actually Stuart Little and this movie is a prequel to the Stuart Little movies

[@eboyjisung7358]

I was in a L.A specific film class last year that LA plays itself was actually the first week required viewing lol

[@colinmitchell1276]

Euphoria is one of my favorite shows and I am also a bit let down by the first few episodes of S2. I loved episode 1 I am OBSESSED with the ending of that episode, the flashes, the ring lights in their eyes, holy shit I was so hooked... and then they didn't really do anything interesting after that. Excited to see where this goes but for the time being, color me disappointed.

[@OceanIgs]

It did the same for me in the first season. The first half was good but the second half is ok but it had it's moments

[@anwarski]

The only film I saw this month was *The Green Knight* and I was fascinated by it and need to watch it again. 😍

[@tommygreen2573]

Here's What I Watched: Alphaville (1965) Aliens (1986) Last Night in Soho (2021) Terrorizers (1986) This is Not a Burial, it's Resurrection (2020) The Killing (1956) Licorice Pizza (2021) Marketa Lazarova (1967) Angel's Egg (1985) The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Like Someone in Love (2012) Johnny Guitar (1954) Demons (1971) Melancholia (2011) Ashes of Time (1994)

[@louis5017]

we can tell someone just got mubi

[@tommygreen2573]

@@louis5017 haha yeah, i got 3 months for £1 so i’ve been trying to see some stuff on there i’ve been meaning to get to, only watched 3 of these on mubi though.

[@theleelife313]

I rent Los Angeles plays itself every time I miss going to LA in the summer. Might have to rent it for a 4th time coming up.

[@aaronchristianson220]

Always lovely to see a fellow Minnesotan on the rise

[@JordanNMusic]

Lucky you got to see the Kanye doc 😭 I can’t wait

[@joshtodd2369]

I love this channel 👏👏

[@gbg4756]

500k let’s goooo

[@niktri8312]

The Red Shoes is an absolute masterpiece. If you loved it, then I cannot recommend Black Narcissus enough too

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I just saw Moby Doc. It was an amazing documentary!

[@ShowMeMoviesInc.]

I watched Los Angeles plays itself when I first moved to LA it felt magical

[@fritzyboy789]

YOU ARE FROM MINNESOTA!?!?!?!? I DIDN"T KNOW THAT! I am too! I love Fargo :) I reviewed it a long time ago on my channel, what a great way to laugh at ourselves. I also have this weird sense of pride of the Coen Brothers and Fargo.

[@taylordenham2030]

Thank you for admitting how confusing the tragedy of Macbeth is to watch. I felt like I had to try so hard the whole time.

[@colonelweird]

As it happens I recently saw several of these -- Star Wars last night, Sweetie and The Player a few weeks ago. I love Sweetie, though I understand why you didn't connect with it. I've always had the feeling with Jane Campion movies that you're not exactly supposed to connect with the characters the way one normally does when watching movies. I don't know how to describe it, but I have the feeling that she DOES want to create a connection, but through a skewed angle. Her characters simultaneously seem well-developed, but also appear as if being examined under a microscope -- objectively and without emotion. (No, that's not the right way to describe it ... she's doing something all her own, but I don't know what it is.) Whatever it is that she uniquely does was much more obvious in her early films, but I felt it even in The Power of the Dog. I also recently watched An Angel at My Table -- I absolutely adored it. In that one she certainly engages the emotions more directly, but without sacrificing her alien way of seeing the world.

[@lupinisthinking]

If you enjoyed Tragedy of Macbeth I’d suggest Edward II! One of my favorite movies I’ve watched this past month. (Also if you wanna know more about the political context behind the macbeth story that the new one glosses over, I think the 2015 one does a very good job getting the context across!)

[@jarethschmehl5371]

who needs mubi when you can just watch what karsten did!

[@genevieveln]

Quick note: The 'a' sound in Baz Luhrmann's name isn't pronounced ah, it's A is in 'apple'. Also, I assumed he went by Baz because his name was Barry (he's Aussie and we call often Barrys Baz in Australia), but he apparently changed his name to Bazmark. Just something to keep in mind.

[@PieterSirks]

you didn’t even mention the love story in the wind rises?!?!? that shit gets me crying like a baby

[@charlieg2262]

Found what you said about The Wind Rises to be really interesting as an animator. I love that film but honestly thought the animation was a lot weaker than most of the other Ghibli films. Maybe I’m just too biased against computer-made animation but a lot of the people ( one of the things you praised ) in crowds were quite awkwardly animated in my opinion, and some of the main character’s movements feel in they’re in a nasty place between analog and digital techniques. Great film regardless though, I was just surprised you’d place it above Princess Mononoke, Castle of Cagliostro, Ponyo, etc.

[@okamiwolf250]

I watched First Reformed last night for the first time, it really wasn't what I expected, it really takes that turn partway through. Pretty dark, maybe a bit too overly morbid. I thought some characters were definitely more cartoonish than the rest, but that's fine since they were relegated to the sidelines. Trying to make sense of that ending. Is the movie about zealotry, finding hope in darkness? Probably both. I thought it was really good, but I probably won't watch it again just because of how sad it was for me.

[@ashleyfigueroa5678]

Favorite KZbinr

[@KitelessMusic]

take a shot every time he says "come on"

[@benpaterson2988]

I’d watch boiling point with Stephen Graham, really interesting watch about the service industry

[@pl4stic385]

silly karsten the months not over!

[@random_user9696]

Hey man been watching your channel for a good while and have enjoyed it especially your monthly watch but idk maybe if you could at the end show where to watch some of these movies instead of me sorting around

[@swirlie1729]

wow you're that freaking Karsten that I see on literally every single movie on Letterboxd

[@MidnightSkylineMA]

Grave if the fireflies is the only movie I’ve ever cried to

[@Gnator8t4]

I kicked off the year by seeing Licorice Pizza on New Year's Day, a very fun, interesting way to start 2022 :)

[@dylqn55]

I watched Spiderman No Way Home a second time and I still love it. I need to watch more lol

[@mcjovies36]

Watched the documentary Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father and it absolutely broke me. The saddest and most horrifying documentary that was extremely well done and personal.

[@okamiwolf250]

Just thought about this movie again this last week. I don't think I've ever been so angry and frustrated, just destroyed watching a movie. I'll probably never see it again

[@mcjovies36]

@@okamiwolf250 I had so many angry and sad tears when watching this. I don’t think I’d ever watch this movie again nor would I recommend it to a friend lol

[@guam_]

2:59 seeing peter falk in something that isn't columbo be like:

[@ygsr]

You should check out Isao Takahata's other Studio Ghibli films. Only Yesterday and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya are very beautiful and human films that really let their characters live on the screen.

[@jodeco]

The First Reformed > The Red Shoes > All That Jazz > Barb and Star progression had me full vince mcmahon meme. All That Jazz is so so so good. It was one of my favorite movies for years until the Fosse/Verdon series came out and there was a scene where Fosse’s daughter gets upset watching Roy Scheider and the ATJ daughter rehearse their heart-to-heart dance scene. IIRC she was upset because it was twisting what actually happened and made it seem overly saccharine. I found it so interesting - that this autobiographical movie I had always assumed to be so raw and open could still have some blind spots and biases in it because of course it would. Anyways, after watching that I actually love it more now.

[@Ethan-en2ij]

damn, two ghibli films this month. we were all gifted with this blessing

[@skrounst]

I watched Insomnia & One Hour Photo (rip R.W.), Network (however much they paid Peter Finch, and Faye Dunaway it wasnt enough), and finally got around to watching Promising Young Woman. Carey Mulligan was fucking great.

[@kazmoo56]

Karsten if you think Grave of the Fireflies is impactful, you must watch "In this Corner of the World"! I would love to hear your opinion on it.

[@addie699]

yeyeyeessss

[@kawaivillalba5454]

yes!! it’s so good!!

[@ActuallyAnanya]

Yes! I actually found it much more emotionally impactful than GotF

[@kazmoo56]

@@ActuallyAnanya It was personally more impactful, left me in a catatonic state

[@twydog269]

I think euphoria’s 2nd season is leaps and bounds ahead of season 1, cal’s cold intro in episode 3 is one of the saddest things I’ve watched recently

[@bangeranginretroman3064]

I watched all 3 OG Karate Kids, and the Jackie chan one. Also Cloverfield, 10 Cloverfield Lane. Narnia Voyage of the Dawn Treader. And Kung Fu Panda!

[@ActuallyAnanya]

Going to say this every video where you mention Ghibli - Karsten, PLEASE watch Whisper of the Heart!

[@ozzy6771]

Watched it with my girlfriend for the first time last night and absolutely loved it!