In other words: What’s a hidden gem I probably haven’t seen but totally should? And why is it a must-watch?
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
https://youtu.be/ytA4_dI2mjc?si=9ds_I5_w39-Yphoz
I enjoyed it, it's an artsy Japanese film directed by Paul Schrader who wrote Taxi Driver. Unique and engaging film that touches on gender roles and fighting for "valiant causes."
I liked the cinematography and how they wove the chapters together.
It weirdly felt like a Venom movie, and what made it even more weird - it came out around the same time as the actual Venom movie, and even the main hero looked somewhat like a discount version of Tom Hardy😅
I want to say Kin-Dza-Dza. It's a very silly and memorable work of Soviet science fiction.
The three tensest films I've seen -
Flight of the Phoenix (original B&W one)
Duel (Spielberg's first film)
And one with David Wotsisname that plays Poirot but he's a terrorist on a plane
Detective Heart of America: The Final Freedom is a comedy film that will either be the funniest thing ever or an absolute cringefest, depending on your opinion of Jason Steele's brand of humor. There is no in-between. It's available to watch for free on YouTube, or whatever alternative frontend you use.
Jason Steele, AKA FilmCow, you may recognize from YouTube series such as Charlie the Unicorn or Llamas with Hats. Yeah. That guy. Imagine 70 minutes of that.
The film is a sequel to a pair of 4 minute long shorts (here and here). The film contains characters from these shorts and references events from them. So watching the film without watching the shorts first leads to some characters showing up out of nowhere with unexplained details. But that's how every other character in the movie is, so... whatever, lmao.
I still recommend watching the shorts first. If nothing else they can serve as an appetizer for you, to decide whether or not it's your cup of tea. The film is the same vibe as the shorts, just longer. If you hate the shorts you will despise the film.
It's unironically my favorite film, so, I hope you get some amusement out of it. But if you bounce right off, I won't be surprised. If you like it, enjoy quoting every line of it for the next month. If you hate it, sorry for wasting your time.
Silent Running if you're at all into 70s dark future speculation. I don't want to spoil the movie too much, but its concept feels more relevant than when it came out.
Snatch mighhhhht be well known? It is hilarious and just fun to watch!
It's a Guy Ritchie movie that follows a few groups of people and how they all come to be involved in either chasing or having been in the presence of a diamond that was stolen. It's a lot of fun to see the interaction between the different groups they follow and some of the lines are absolutely hilarious.
I few are talking about lesser-known movies then
Gloria Bell
The movie is a remake of a 2013 film and is directed by the same guy who made the original.
It's about a middle-aged woman living in LA (or it New York? Idrc) and dating.
The reason it's one of my fav movies of all time is that Julianne Moore gives a performance that is so human that you can see yourself and everyone else and all our normal human experiences in just one woman who is living her life and dating, it's a beautiful experience.
Dororo Based on a Manga from the '60s, the story is about a boy that has to slay a bunch of different demons to reclaim pieces of his body that were stolen from him at birth. It's a rather silly movie, and I found it to be a fun journey.
It depends on what "lesser-known" is to you, as we don't know how avid a movie watcher you are. But assuming you mean films that aren't necessarily obscure but aren't too mainstream, I'd suggest:
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Wind River
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The Handmaiden (Korean)
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Incendies
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Blue Ruin
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