In other words: What’s a hidden gem I probably haven’t seen but totally should? And why is it a must-watch?
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Rustlers Rhapsody. A comedy western that mixes eras and has a genre savvy protagonist.
My favorite: Stranger than Fiction
Also, Fandango, Passengers, Life or Something Like it, Birdy, Home Office
Some can be hard to find.
I give you lesser known movies that also have popular actors! (And I think they’re very good)
“With Honors”
“Renaissance Man”
“Regarding Henry”
Late to the party but didn’t see it listed yet.
“But, it’s for school…”
Shows how wrapped up people become in their own stories they become totally disconnected from what’s happening around them. Sheriff doesn’t realize his son is kidnapped Bunch of teens run around with a kid they’ve kidnapped, even tell one of their moms, who gets too wrapped up in who his mom knows to take it seriously.Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, William Fichtner, Allison Janney, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Rory Culkin
We saw it back when it was “new to dvd” desperate to see something new at the time, and have gone through a couple copies now because it doesn’t come back when we lend it out. Happy to spread it though!
Flight of the Navigator
Thunderpants.
Iceman is a 2017 German-Italian-Austrian adventure drama film written and directed by Felix Randau. It is a fictional story about the life of Ötzi, a natural mummy of a man discovered on 19 September 1991 in the Ötzal Alps.
The film, which was filmed in the Tyrolean and Bavarian Alps features almost no dialogue, with a minimal amount in untranslated language based on reconstructed Rhaetian, created for the film by a linguist.
@original_reader I feel like no one talks about Deerskin, which was an excellent low-key comedy/horror/satire/weird-ass film from a few years back.
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
The book is so much better.
The Nice Guys
Jacob’s Ladder.
A largely forgotten psychological horror film from 1990 with Tim Robbins and Macaulay Culkin.
Saw it on TV once by chance and loved it ever since.
I’d say it’s must-watch for being influential despite its moderate success and being incredibly gripping as you try to get your head around what’s actually going on.
Cashback I feel is pretty unknown. Maybe not but still very good. Also Gentleman Broncos is fantastic if you’re into the napoleon dynamite style of comedy, same creators.
Rubber.
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.
