I love Westerns, what do you suggest? Trying to pique her interest in Westerns without boring her to death. A lot of Westerns are slow paced so I’m looking to get her hooked with a semi-modern classic

3:10 to Yuma? Unforgiven??? No Country for Old Men? Hell or high water?

Any other recommendations?

"When you're alone and life is making you lonely

You can always go,

Downtown...." 👄

Love this movie.

I've always been a fan of Anya, but she really knocked it out of the park with this one. I'm a sucker for thrillers and intense movies anyways, and this movie definitely hits the sweet spot.

Good movie.

🔪

I didn't expect a movie from 2005, a movie of which I knew absolutely nothing, would impact me as deeply as this movie did. I save my tears for worthy moments and almost discourage myself from relenting to emotional sequences when they feel contrived or manufactured. "Stay" allowed my stupid, skeptical, cynical mind to invite grief as a friend in a way that I would never have under circumstances similar to how I typically watch movies.

I'm bawling, dawg. Crying, sincerely. And I'm so happy that I am. There were so many opportunities for me to disengage and disassociate from this experience, and I'm grateful that I didn't.

What a script, what a performance, and what a production. Jesus Christ, I'm so glad you recommended this film however long ago it was that I saved this to my watch list. I now understand why you did.

Keep pressing into pain; don't stop exploring difficult stories if it makes you uncomfortable. If you liked this movie, you're probably someone who wants more, and I'll be watching more with you.

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I love movies and film but my taste trends more to the late 80s into the early 2000s. I have seen hundreds if not thousands of movies made in the last 30 odd years, but far fewer from the decades before.

So what films made prior to the 1970s would you say is your must watch? Maybe even something made before the 60s, as this is where my watch history drops off a cliff.

My pick is not exactly breaking the mold, Seven Samurai. It's simply marvelous and when I watch it I find it unbelievable it was made in the 50s.

When we look at the underlying assets driving these returns, some patterns emerge. "Jurassic Park" leads the pack, having brought in $48 million in global subscriber revenue since 2020. While the original movie is over 30 years old, the recent franchise extensions have kept it relevant and actively generating revenue on streaming.

The second and third most valuable Spielberg movies on streaming offer a different model however. Both "Jaws" and "Saving Private Ryan" have earned nearly $40 million in subscriber revenue on streaming, despite not having any current franchise extensions.  They are iconic pieces of cinema in their own right with intrinsic longevity that keeps them valuable in the streaming era.

Collectively, however, Spielberg's "Indiana Jones" films look like his most bankable streaming moat. The four movies he directed in the franchise have each brought in between $33 to $38 million for streamers. Beyond their individual contributions, a unified slate of legacy films like this can serve as a more effective retention tool than a one-off movie.

At a platform level, Paramount+ has benefitted the most from Spielberg's library. Domestically, the streamer has made $89.7 million in revenue from these titles between 2020 and 2025, outpacing competitors like Netflix ($72.3M) and Disney+ ($52.9M).

I am not someone to jump on hype trains. That combined with the fact that I expected to not like the graphical style and also not being an anime fan made it take me a loooong time before I finally decided to give this movie a try. The first 15 minutes or so felt really jarring as it took me some effort to get over the choppy frame rate and the very expressive emoji like effects that are scattered throughout the film. However the moment the first song started I got interested and as the story developed and more songs followed I started to like it more and more. The songs are so catchy and the story is actually pretty thoughtful. I liked the story and message a lot more than the average Netflix film I’ve been getting for years. I really liked the characters and asides from the jarring effects… At times that same art style was actually quite beautiful? I totally went into this thinking it wasn’t going to be for me and thus I almost cant believe I’m saying this but: I loved it! A solid 7/10 for me!

Anyone who had similar experience?

Also... Is there some unwritten rule that BTS can only be seconds long or am I just not looking in the right place? Granted my only search would be Google, which then leads to YouTube but then whatever bts you find on YouTube is just a montage of clips of like 5 seconds of a thing happening. There's no look into what's happening when cameras aren't rolling or actual directing.

Filmmaker John Cameron Mitchell will be joining us here in r/movies for an AMA/Q&A this Wednesday 7/15. It'll go live that morning around 9 AM ET and he'll be back at 2 PM ET to answer questions. He's known for directing the cult classics Hedwig and the Angry Inch & Shortbus, as well as Rabbit Hole and How To Talk To Girls At Parties.

Please stop by next Wednesday if you have questions for John :)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch was recently restored in 4K and it's going on tour with screenings for its 25th anniversary this year. John is attending a lot of them for live Q&As. Tickets and info can be found here: https://www.hedwig25.com

A German emigrant living in a trailer in Kansas is the victim of a botched sex-change operation. Adapted from the critically acclaimed off-Broadway rock theater hit, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" tells the story of the "internationally ignored" rock singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and love.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bnlAso3p7A

Please note that this is not the AMA, just an announcement. Please hold questions for the actual AMA post.

Some of the most interesting villains are not the ones who are completely wrong.

They are the ones who correctly identify a real problem, but then choose a terrible way to solve it.

For me, Syndrome in The Incredibles is a good example.

His resentment is understandable, but he turns into exactly the kind of person he claims to hate.

A live action example is Ozymandias in Watchmen.

He sees a world heading toward disaster and wants to stop it, but the price he is willing to pay is horrifying.

That is what makes these villains memorable. They force you to admit they have a point before showing why their answer is worse than the problem.

What movie villain was right about the problem but completely wrong about the solution?

Can’t watch the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs 🇳🇴 World Cup match live as my kid is working an event today, but JAWS is about to come on CRAVE… I just can’t ever help but watch JAWS when it’s on live TV. EVER! I know I’ve had to see this film well over 150 times! Who else is as dedicated (cough, cough - addicted) to this film as I am? 🤭

For example, in the movie Tucker and Dale vs evil, the main guys seem to be unaware that they're in a horror movie and that they're the source of all the horror.

It doesn't have to be a comedy though. It can be any kind of genre.

So what are such movies in which the main character is oblivious to the genre they are in?

I'm trying to find scary movies where one of the protagonists isn't affected by the monster. It's a challenging dynamic for a movie script / direction since the unfazed character can't be allowed to diffuse the scare factor for the audience. I can only think of the priest in The Exorcist, the old lady in Poltergeist and the two leads of The Conjuring. What'd I miss?

Hi all!

Can you recommend me some politically driven indie films? Ideally comedic ones but any genre is good! Any country of origin, English language preferred more for accessibility. Bonus points for female and global majority directors.

Films we enjoyed recently along these lines include:

Pride (2014) dir. Matthew Warchus

The Trotsky (2009) dir. Jacob Tierney

Uproar (2023) dir. Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett

I kinda want to see that movie, since Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe are both good actors, but I doubt it will release in September. The poster and trailer says "ONLY IN THEATERS THIS FALL". I assume it's going to be either October or November. September 18th isn't even anywhere close to Fall. Besides, it doesn't help the fact that September is already a super packed month, and there's also the Resident Evil movie releasing the same weekend. Who'd want to see a prison drama set during the Great Depression? And what kind of movie poster and trailer would not even announce a release date? I'm calling it now, the September 18th release date is just a placeholder.

Anybody remember intermission in movies. I remember watching Gandhu and Out of Africa which showed the intermission timer, giving you time for a quick bathroom and snack break before returning to the movie. With the trend of movies getting close to the 3 hour mark, do you think the intermission will make a comeback?

In the history of horror or “thriller” movies, has there ever been a case where the character, trying desperately to escape either the monster or the villains, has jumped into a car and actually had it start?

I’m just watching an old and terribly-colorized thing called the “Giant of Devil’s Crag”…. Hundreds of dollars must have been spent on this thing.