So I watched Parasite in March and thought it was amazing and then watched Snowpierce and then Knives Out this month. At least mild socio-political commentary and a really gripping storyline are the combination of things that usually makes me love a project. On my to-watch list is: Burning, The Florida Project, and the new Immigration Nation doc on Netflix. In the past I've loved Community, You, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. I'm down to watch anything but maybe something kind of hopeful or at least not soul-crushingly grim?? Okay thanks fr reading and hit me with ur best shot!!
Mr Robot is essential viewing. Extremely well-written, well-acted, and well produced as well as quite based. 4 glorious, confusing, heart-wrenching seasons. The best show, as a whole, ever made, imo. Please watch it haha. You will love it if you loved Parasite and Snowpiercer.
Also, if you haven't seen Westworld yet, also watch it. The first season is an absolute masterpiece, it is perfection.
Read the wiki- I 100% will check it out! I think anti-war films like this one are totally a necessity ! Good pick
Hirokazu Kareeda's 'Shoplifters' from a couple of years ago is a low key masterpiece and one of the more humanistic and affecting films I've seen in years.
Derry Girls if you need seratonin. something more political - really great action-adventure bollywood movie called Comrade in America.
Comrade in America is on youtube which is great! I'll check out Derry Girls too- thanks!!
If you don't mind cartoons, Infinity Train is great and season 3 starts August 19.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) is pretty soul-crushingly grim. So how about Pride (2014), though I guess every leftist has already seen that. Why not Election (1999) then, a comedy, since it is an election year.
The Florida Project is pretty good. From the same director, I also thought Tangerine was well done.
Repo Men is my recommendation. It seems like a forgotten film because I never see people talking about it. The premise is if privatized healthcare had no limits. People are given replacement organs on usury loans, and when they miss a payment the repo men visit them (where ever they are) and immediately surgically remove the overdue organ.
Repo Men sounds terrifying! Love it. I also liked Tangerine a lot- made me like wistfully sad.
I recommend rounding out Bong Joon Ho by watching Okja - I loved that movie. Dunno how "hopeful" you would describe it it's certainly on the Snowpiercer level of sadness imo
