Top 10 Favorite Films of 2019

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Every year, I waffle back and forth about why anyone ever feels compelled to compile a "top ten" list-a ridiculously subjective ranking of our own subjectivity that won't be accurate for but a single moment in time. Tastes will change, new interpretations will emerge, and more films from the year in question will crowd their way onto the lists as we finally get around to watching them...
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    ...And then I say "screw it" and have more fun making my annual Top Ten Favorite Films video than anything else I do all year!
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Комментарии • 232

  • @Spookybluelights
    @Spookybluelights 4 года назад +260

    "I really want to make a video under 20 minutes this time."
    Oh you poor, naive, beautiful fool.

    • @crazymabel2723
      @crazymabel2723 4 года назад +4

      idk why he would try anyways. I always hope his videos were longer

  • @dashiellrucka119
    @dashiellrucka119 4 года назад +238

    SO booksmart means everything to me and I haven't seen it on any top ten lists and it was robbed at the awards, so seeing you rank it just makes me so happy

    • @magzdilluh
      @magzdilluh 4 года назад +6

      I LOVED Booksmart

    • @hannahep5148
      @hannahep5148 3 года назад +1

      if a movie gets awards, is it really groundbreaking? or just a sign that there is ground out there someone is cultivating that people who give awards want to colonize.

  • @DuckyHellBird
    @DuckyHellBird 4 года назад +261

    "So I went and did what I usually do when something goes over my head. I went to see what women were saying about it." Is it even possible for a dude to be this comfortable with his masculinity?!?

    • @BCS-IIITK
      @BCS-IIITK 3 года назад

      I actually didn't understand that statement as a girl. Does he mean that we women are more smarter than men. Or something like that??

    • @Mx.Chowder
      @Mx.Chowder 3 года назад +23

      @@BCS-IIITK He's implying that he, as a man, cannot understand the reason why some things are desirable, or cathartic for a group of people, so when he didn't understand what the appeal was of the film, he decided to see what women were saying about it because they were the group being represented in that movie. Or in short, he didn't get why something was appealing because he wasn't of the necessary background, so instead of whining about it or insisting that the movie is bad, he went to go figure out why other people like it (sorry, this is long.)

    • @margea2400
      @margea2400 2 года назад +1

      @@Mx.Chowder thank you! I also felt like he meant to say he tried to get a different perspective on the said piece of media!

  • @Eamonshort1
    @Eamonshort1 4 года назад +128

    I have nothing clever or intelligent to say just commenting to bump you in the algorithm by including phrases like brilliant, great video, really good and engaging.
    Keep up the good work mate.

  • @whotoldyouthisurl
    @whotoldyouthisurl 4 года назад +225

    Apart from the fact that you're making me fall in love with all kinds of movies even more than I thought I could muster (like that one time I watched Candyman on your recommendation and have not been the same person since), I just wanted to point out you've got an extremely soothing cadence to your voice. I feel like that's important because it makes me feel safe enough to open up to powerful emotions on a top 10 list video! That's youtube as an art form executed brilliantly right there.

    • @coldcrashpictures
      @coldcrashpictures  4 года назад +43

      Thank you! I’ve always been kinda wary of my voice. Limited vocal range, prone to cracking... but seeing comments like these make me feel good about it 😊

    • @crazymabel2723
      @crazymabel2723 4 года назад +3

      He is my favorite RUclipsr for a reason 😌

  • @justsomenuts
    @justsomenuts 4 года назад +39

    As a now-retired stripper of ten years, the guy paid Lopez when he told her to stop because she was already dancing for him. He was "closing his tab" so to speak. And he stopped because she wouldn't let him grope her as much as he wanted. Guys at the club care less about a pretty face than you think if they aren't getting the contact they want. Also, yes that movie is absolutely fantastic and shows the families that strippers build together and how we cope with the world.

  • @amyreynolds7244
    @amyreynolds7244 4 года назад +141

    Man, your bit about deprogramming really got me. I feel fortunate in that I was able to hold onto my faith, but I also had a lot of work to do to escape the twisted, hyper-conservative church culture I grew up in. Right there with you about the progressive views being the direct result of that deprogramming!

    • @annikakandoll7890
      @annikakandoll7890 4 года назад +18

      Hey, me too! People assume when you talk about conservatism negatively, it's because you've been fed lies about it your whole life, when really your negative view comes from seeing it up close and personal.

    • @wonderorsupergirl
      @wonderorsupergirl 4 года назад +8

      Yes, I hear you, I grew up in an oppressive conservative house, I am grateful I have God in my life and in my heart, despite my horrible religious upbringing. I have had some really painful but good growth.

    • @a.j.9115
      @a.j.9115 3 года назад +1

      @@annikakandoll7890 saddest still is when your own family believes this :-( (that even though you grew up in it, you’ve somehow been brainwashed, rather than having made careful, painful shifts).

  • @colonelweird
    @colonelweird 4 года назад +71

    I think it really explains a lot that you're ex-evangelical. Your self-aware, funny, self-deprecating, politically-engaged persona is layered on top of what seems like a certain kind of naive, responsible, morally earnest core that's pretty common among evangelicals. The combination of all this makes you completely adorable.

  • @Firenze1924
    @Firenze1924 4 года назад +57

    So glad to see your face and hear your ideas again. What a balm for the soul weary of news about global pandemics and failed presidencies. Thank you for your wit, humor, compassion, and wisdom.

  • @sharonloisandbramstoker
    @sharonloisandbramstoker 4 года назад +32

    Last Black Man In San Francisco hit me so hard...The pain of loving a place that has no place for you. I can't afford to live where I grew up either. My heart!

    • @MegCazalet
      @MegCazalet 2 года назад +1

      “The pain of loving a place that has no place for you.” What a stunning line. I will never forget that. Sometimes life itself feels like that place. And the struggle of it all is to burrow in and feather that nest anyways, any way you can.

  • @maggymead
    @maggymead 4 года назад +29

    So glad you talked about The Nightingale! I only found out about it by following Aisling Franciosi, the actress who played Clare. Not only was this an independent film, but as you said, one of great importance. As you so eloquently put it, that film was like medicine. Almost none of the film review channels I follow have so much as mentioned that film, and then you swooped in and made it your number one film of the year. Thank you for giving it the praise it deserves (and for Jennifer Kent as well! She’s such an amazing ethical filmmaker.)

  • @sethheasley9538
    @sethheasley9538 4 года назад +22

    Hey man, just wanted to chime in and say I respect your intellectual honesty. I had a similar upbringing, and while my deprogramming hasn't led me to leave Christianity, it has led me away from many of the other trappings you mentioned. Also you make great videos. :)

    • @doll_dress_swap1269
      @doll_dress_swap1269 4 года назад +2

      I’ve been in an ongoing “deprogramming” process for a few years now from pretty much the same sort of upbringing. One that that really makes me feel lost sometimes is feeling like there’s no one else out there who actually gets where I’m coming from. Most of my family and people from my conservative social circles would be horrified if I said what I think about a lot of things now, while much of the more liberal culture I see doesn’t seem to have much nuance to understand the hyper evangelical background I come from. It’s channels like this that have helped me a lot in the deprogram process by putting out thought provoking content while still being gracious, reasonable, and even kind in it’s presentation.

  • @TiareLeine
    @TiareLeine 4 года назад +5

    I totally agree about the ending of Booksmart! Normally, that amount of law breaking would make me so viscerally uncomfortable that it would kind of overwrite my enjoyment up until that point. But with Booksmart, I just thought "well, I wish they weren't doing this, but I know they'll be okay."
    Also, I love your response to Jojo Rabbit! I feel like many people didn't go see that movie or allow themselves to really look deeply at it because they couldn't see past the imagery. But the imagery is used to make a very important point about deprogramming. You can't deprogram people by showing them nothing but hate.
    Great video!

  • @Tangent1985
    @Tangent1985 4 года назад +23

    These are incredible selections. I'm especially pleased you thought so highly of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. It was my favorite film of last year. It left me devastated. Like, to the point where they couldn't clean the auditorium because I needed more than the length of the credits to pull myself together. I'll make a video about it once I've got enough emotional distance, but I'm not there yet. Fantastic work you're doing here. Your channel is easily one of my favorites on RUclips. Bravo!

  • @mangoesandgrapes688
    @mangoesandgrapes688 4 года назад +5

    I think the reason why I loved 1917 so much was the way it ended, it made me cry because stopping the battle did next to nothing in the overall war and it was the first time I really got how cruel and horrible the war was. It managed to make me cry even though they “won” and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it

  • @NidhinMohammad96
    @NidhinMohammad96 4 года назад +16

    I've seen 7 out of 10 you listed here. I skipped the portions where you talked about the movies I haven't watched yet. I will come back and watch those, once I am done seeing those movies. Your list is sooo cool - as always :)

  • @waywardwillard
    @waywardwillard 4 года назад +16

    Look forward to this every year! (Well, since last year.) Although I disagreed with some of your choices (I study military history and totally fell asleep during 1917, and I’ve been somewhat pointlessly annoyed with ScarJo since Ghost in the Shell-but that’s a discourse for another day), I am so happy to be introduced some of the films on this list. Thank you for your recommendations and for making the case for adding more female and minority perspectives because they truly make film better-not just because it’s the right thing to do.

  • @dalinhoppe3617
    @dalinhoppe3617 4 года назад +8

    "Films like these are going to save my goddamn life."
    God, I felt that in my soul. The Nightingale is a masterpiece.

  • @zizit.m.6061
    @zizit.m.6061 4 года назад +5

    Your description of Joker has got you a new subscriber.

  • @mhawang8204
    @mhawang8204 4 года назад +10

    Thank you for doing this video! Your comments on Booksmart really got me. I relate to Amy so much, too. Even in all the coming-of-age movies with geeks/nerds as the protagonists, their goal is always about getting drunk and laid. It's refreshing to see a friendship front and centre. And your doing extra research on The Hustlers is really commendable. Definitely will check out all the movies on this list I haven't seen, especially interested in Little Woods. Keep up the good work!

  • @thegazetteyt
    @thegazetteyt 4 года назад +5

    Thank you for acknowledging The Last Black Man in San Francisco. I saw it in theaters and it was one of the most emotionally wrenching films I'd seen in a decade. I FOR SURE thought that movie and The Farewell were gonna duke it out for best picture. And I for sure thought Jonathan Majors was gonna have his Lupita moment of all the awards.

  • @collin1240
    @collin1240 4 года назад +2

    I've been randomly making my way through your videos after my daughter recommended them. So far you've convinced me to look into and buy Silverado, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hesher, and Booksmart, as well as seek out The Farewell, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and Little Woods to stream. I may have to take a break from your channel; I can't afford it.

  • @user-qu2lt6zg3j
    @user-qu2lt6zg3j 4 года назад +3

    I wanna post it to all of your videos! You are a fucking treasure and you are criminally underrated, it is the best content in ages - and I'm literally binging your videos on loop (and also learning English cos it's not even close to my native language). Thank you so much for all the inspiration and motivation you give me to learn and watch and discover new amazing stuff! Cheers from Moscow :)

  • @mjacton
    @mjacton 4 года назад +62

    I'm so glad you failed in your goal. Thumbs up.

  • @adriennepender673
    @adriennepender673 3 года назад

    I don’t usually come out of watching compilations like this wanting to see any more than one or two of the film noted. But this list, and the way you talked about each movie, is so intriguing, that I want to see them all.

  • @reecegallagher1822
    @reecegallagher1822 4 года назад +14

    Great video! My list would probably go (in no particular order) something like:
    The Lighthouse
    Parasite
    Uncut Gems
    The Irishman
    Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
    Knives Out
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Jojo Rabbit
    The Art of Self Defense
    Little Women
    I also really enjoyed your insightful commentary of 1917

    • @coldcrashpictures
      @coldcrashpictures  4 года назад +18

      Thank you! I personally can’t wait to see Uncut Gems and Portrait of a Lady on Fire! Wish I had gotten to them before I finalized my list but life just swallowed up my schedule.

    • @frostfang1
      @frostfang1 4 года назад +1

      Why Little Women? I havent read the book, but I had seen the previous movie and loved it. But weirdly it felt like after I watched the 2019 one, that they were companions to each other. Not sequels, but that they were incomplete without the other.

    • @oof-rr5nf
      @oof-rr5nf 4 года назад +2

      The Lighthouse and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, HELL YEAH
      mlm wlw solidarity

    • @gemmarose6675
      @gemmarose6675 4 года назад

      I have a question. Why little women? This is a completely genuine question I just fell like there are other versions that do the characters better justice.

  • @kirkadrianj
    @kirkadrianj 3 года назад +1

    Bro, I love your favorites list!!! And your take on Booksmart sold me on watching it. Your spot on about how we (myself included being 49) as boys were socialized by the movie narratives. Especially in the '80s. I grew up with the idea of losing my virginity, girls as the MacGuffin, and sex were my tickets to adulthood, a rite of passage, and a right as a man. Plus this looks hella funny and sincere which is always appreciated. Thank you for turning me on to this. FYI, Linsey Ellis has a great video essay on Mel Brooks, comedy satire, and making fun of the iconography of Nazis. Cheers. Right on! Your channel is awesome.

  • @ericveneto1593
    @ericveneto1593 4 года назад +20

    "Nightingale" sounds like "Schindler's List". (A movie everyone should see, but probably won't want to rewatch)

  • @oof-rr5nf
    @oof-rr5nf 4 года назад +20

    The Farewell was so ignored, I am gonna cry
    To clarify, I mean by the world. Not by this video ajskckf

    • @oof-rr5nf
      @oof-rr5nf 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 thank you, i did not know :)

  • @miaferrari958
    @miaferrari958 4 года назад +7

    All the comments about your favorite movie not being included are ridiculous.
    My favorites were Parasite, Little Women, 1917 and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (and didn't really like Marriage Story), but guess what? This isn't a list about MY favorite movies nor would I want to see a list agreeing 100% with my own opinions 'cause that would be boring and I wouldn't learn a single thing from it.
    This was interesting and the analysis was on point, as usual.
    Thank you so much for this list, I was looking forward to it 🙂
    (edit: I only mentioned my favorites to make the point that literally only one of them was included (and one I didn't like) and I still enjoyed this video a lot. We learn by listening to other people's opinions, and we learn the most from those we disagree with)

    • @Eamonshort1
      @Eamonshort1 4 года назад +5

      Exactly, why would i watch a list thats just my top 10 i already know my top 10 and why they are on the list. Im here to get exposed to new things I may have missed.

  • @don_brodka
    @don_brodka 4 года назад +6

    I really love the video, and i'm glad you are bringing more people to some of these under watched movies!!!
    ONE THING: In your movie collection behind you Casino is placed after Casino Royale. I was always taught that alphabetical order would dictate that the movie with two words in the title instead of one should be after the one word title. It's just a funny thing I noticed early in the video that I couldn't stop thinking about.

  • @Pratchettgaiman
    @Pratchettgaiman 4 года назад +3

    I found the end of The Nightingale, where Clare and Billy essentially decide that the worst thing Hawkins and the British soldiers can do is kill them, and this change of their frame of mind makes their enemies entirely powerless against them, extremely uplifting. I also liked how it made it explicit that all three of its villains (well, I'm not sure you can call Jago a villain, but he is unable to contradict Hawkins ever) pathetic cowards whose only authority is what they claim it is (and like I said, by the end of the movie Clare and Billy expose that authority as a lie).

  • @AScreenwritersJourney
    @AScreenwritersJourney 4 года назад +1

    I love your yearly "Top 10 Films of..." videos. Booksmart and Knives Out were my two faves from last year. I've never heard of Little Woods, and I love Tessa Thompson, so I'll search it out. Thanks!

  • @milfsfilms
    @milfsfilms 4 года назад +29

    parasite and uncut gems 😔

    • @clash79
      @clash79 4 года назад +6

      @D2 E2 So you didn't watch Knives Out. Gotcha

    • @milfsfilms
      @milfsfilms 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 I also watched Knives Out and it was fairly entertaining. I liked it but it didn't leave me with much of an impression besides that Rian Johnson is definitely improving with his clever plots. I appreciated the theme of privilege and building something of your own. Although, it was great but it felt like a cartoon (a well-made one at that), and really not as riveting as some of the other best films last year.

    • @clash79
      @clash79 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 Agatha Christie knock off? No. It's riffing on that type of movie, sure

    • @clash79
      @clash79 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 the fact that you're comparing it to a straight murder-mystery film makes me still feel like you haven't seen it. Or missed the point?

    • @clash79
      @clash79 4 года назад

      @D2 E2 Knives Out is a comedy. It also received much better critical reviews, so I guess it's script was pretty decent. But then again, none of the major film critics reached out to you for your expert analysis

  • @legzfalloffgirl5148
    @legzfalloffgirl5148 4 года назад +59

    A video that's less than 20 minutes... Sorry handsome, you failed😹

  • @quaseumhomemrenascentista6911
    @quaseumhomemrenascentista6911 4 года назад +2

    Thank you for describing exactly what I felt watching The Nightingale. Claire was the only protagonist I could truly identify with last year (for me 2019, was so shitty that not even a pandemic made this year bad) and seeing that themes depicted with such mastery was nothing but cathartic. Your analysis of the movie held the same sentiment and, differently from other ones I saw, didn't mischaracterize the movie labelling it only as "bruh most depressing movie ever". Thank you thank you thank you.

  • @katiereadsandwrites
    @katiereadsandwrites 4 года назад +3

    I just found your channel and I hadn’t seen any of these movies with the exception of Booksmart. I love what I’m seeing of your channel and I’m going to go watch all of these.

  • @horseenthusiast1250
    @horseenthusiast1250 4 года назад +2

    Oh, wow, I need to see these films, especially The Last Black Man In San Francisco and The Nightingale. Seeing clips of the former reminds me of a lot of struggles I've had with housing, and the latter...well, let's just say that I started crying hearing Siúil A Rún. I've heard that song many times and it rarely brings me to tears, but the despair in that film perfectly encapsulates the hopeless despair of that song.

  • @MelanieBush1989
    @MelanieBush1989 4 года назад +6

    Please DO talk about tv shows!!!!! Like a top 10 favorite TV shows of 2019! Please!

  • @Alison-dt5wo
    @Alison-dt5wo 4 года назад +7

    I was trying to find "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" on Amazon Prime while you were talking about it and I'm so irritated that it's apparently on US Amazon but not on the German version. Do we not deserved good content?!

    • @KUBE.archvis
      @KUBE.archvis 3 года назад +1

      Apparently not. I run into this everytime I want to watch something. 😩 (I'm also in Germany)

  • @LouiseBrooks-vt7jh
    @LouiseBrooks-vt7jh 4 года назад +4

    Always appreciate your thoughts! Been rewatching a lot lately. 😀

  • @MsAdlerHolmes
    @MsAdlerHolmes 4 года назад +8

    Pff I'm not giving Bezos my money *puts on pirate hat*

  • @yasservayani7269
    @yasservayani7269 4 года назад +2

    Great list!! But I'm just going to pretend you haven't seen Portrait of a Lady on Fire

  • @Amazatastic
    @Amazatastic 4 года назад +33

    Love how half these movies are about how shit capitalism is...I'm going to watch all of them ❤️

  • @bigneon_glitter
    @bigneon_glitter 4 года назад +5

    10. 1917
    9. Ad Astra
    8. Us
    7. The Two Popes
    6. Once Upon A Time..In Hollywood
    5. Endgame
    4. Uncut Gems
    3. Jojo Rabbit
    2. Parasite
    1. Doctor Sleep. Best Picture of 2019.

  • @abbiemitchell6569
    @abbiemitchell6569 4 года назад

    I'm so glad you talked about The Farewell, it's such a beautiful film that really pulls at all the heartstrings

  • @gwenythice7230
    @gwenythice7230 4 года назад +1

    Fresh titles for the ever growing movie list! You make me want to watch everything, even if it wasn’t anything I would have picked of my own accord

  • @beaniecattube
    @beaniecattube 4 года назад

    Rewatching a few videos of yours to entertain myself in quarantine and get some suggested, always so good.

  • @sint0xicateme
    @sint0xicateme 4 года назад +1

    Just feeding the algorithm by saying good choice with LBMISF! It was so touching and absolutely gorgeous. I wish it got more award recognition.

  • @jessicarossman2966
    @jessicarossman2966 3 года назад

    Watching this in early 2021 and I miss theaters so much. So many of these were my faves from 2019.

  • @lad9732
    @lad9732 4 года назад +1

    I love that we enjoyed Marriage Story for the same reason. That, and because of how it portrays how the legal system fails a couple by raising their discontent from 5 to 2000

  • @lorenpeterson5255
    @lorenpeterson5255 4 года назад +1

    Another great video, CC! Definitely moved a few movies I missed farther up my watchlist :)

  • @freya1132
    @freya1132 4 года назад +7

    Hope you get a chance to see portrait of a lady on fire,I loved it

  • @jaesynn2015
    @jaesynn2015 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for your review of The Nightingale, and Kent in general. Films like these are gonna save my goddamn life, too.

  • @ashleyalexander2779
    @ashleyalexander2779 4 года назад +6

    Didn't expect to get three movies out of this that I could watch with streaming services I was already paying for - and they all happened to be the movies that I was interested in Thank you for that!

  • @Lilypale
    @Lilypale 4 года назад +1

    I LOVED THE NIGHTINGALE! I’m so glad someone included it on their top ten ❤️

  • @munjatkumo1929
    @munjatkumo1929 4 года назад +1

    Oh! Molly in Booksmart is played by that actor (Beanie Feldstein) who played Julie in Lady Bird! Wow!

  • @briannavillagomez4471
    @briannavillagomez4471 4 года назад

    I really enjoy your top 10 lists. Whenever I need a movie suggestion I see what you're watching. I also like that you include lesser known movies.

  • @bonniescott2733
    @bonniescott2733 4 года назад

    Your content is my favourite, I always know I'm going to get insightful commentary with interesting takes. Keep up the good work!

  • @18dragonsky
    @18dragonsky 4 года назад

    You are amazing! Insightful, enthusiastic, chill but unwavering in what matters to you. Keep going! KEEP DOING YOU

  • @sheridanfrancis4814
    @sheridanfrancis4814 4 года назад +1

    Mel Brooks whole thing was using comedy as a way to subvert Nazi ideology. It's the plot of "The Producers" but also comes up in his other works. It's a Jewish man taking all the bark out of hitlers bite by simply laughing at him. I think it's a really interesting take on a subject matter that is so serious, and it gives you a lot to think about.

  • @trapease
    @trapease 4 года назад

    love your reasoning behind top 10 choices, thanks for introducing me to some films i probably wouldn't have otherwise heard of!

  • @Turt3752
    @Turt3752 4 года назад +24

    It’s refreshing to hear someone shit on the Joker movie lol, even if it was only for a few seconds

    • @Turt3752
      @Turt3752 4 года назад +7

      D E Well I’m not looking up reviews just to be happy that something’s bad. I’m just tired of RUclipsrs in my recs making videos of its poetic masterfulness lol

    • @Turt3752
      @Turt3752 4 года назад +7

      D E who hurt u

    • @Skellyrox17
      @Skellyrox17 4 года назад +1

      I wonder if all of the dislikes on this video are from Joker fanatics

    • @ichbinben.
      @ichbinben. 4 года назад +3

      He could have said he didn't like the movie without calling everyone who liked it stupid. That was just uncalled for. I liked the movie, that doesn't mean I'm an uncritical fanboy, I do have criticisms regarding that film, but I still like it. Saying that he liked Heath Ledger's Joker better or pointing out his issues with the movie is one thing, saying that it can only be liked by "people without the ability to discern meaning or depth in the art that they consume" is another thing. It was meaningful and deep to me, maybe you didn't get the same meaning from it, but that doesn't give you the right to insult people for their interpretation of the movie. I can say "The Rise of Skywalker was a disppointment", but I'm not going to say (spoiler) "This movie can only be liked by racists and homophobes who hated Rose and were happy about them going no-homo and giving both Finn and Poe a potential love interest to give the shippers the middle finger"
      TLDR: He didn't just shit on the Joker movie, but on the people who liked it. He said they're stupid, that's an insult. Insults are what I don't like, not somebody disagreeing with me.

    • @Skellyrox17
      @Skellyrox17 4 года назад +3

      @@ichbinben. To be fair, he never called anyone stupid. He said, "beloved by those without the ability to discern meaning or depth in the art that they consume". That doesn't make anyone stupid and he didn't imply that. Some people just watch movies to watch movies and never dive deeper. Just like some watch YT videos for hours and never philosophize about them.
      Based on previous content, I'm assuming that he was talking more about the movie reviewers that wax poetic about the sheer God-like perfectness of Joker than the average moviegoer.

  • @lafregaste
    @lafregaste 4 года назад +1

    I'm checking the nightingale right now...

  • @meg_allen
    @meg_allen 4 года назад

    Just discovering this channel (big fan already!) and am so fascinated by your choice to include The Nightingale. I saw it at Sundance in January 2019 and hated it. But it has stuck with me, which many films I love do not so there’s something to be said there. While I still have myriad problems with the film (not a violence in film prude either so it’s not that per se) and disagree with much of the praise here, it is nice to see it mentioned in a 2019 roundup list because it never seemed to penetrate the film discourse bubble last year in the way I expected.

  • @ririririPXN
    @ririririPXN 4 года назад +4

    Very good list. I thought the Nightingale was a masterpiece and is in my top film anthology. I think the difficulty with watching it again, at least for me but I am not from a country that was part of colonialism either way so no triggers for me, is not that it was hard to watch. It was that it really sad. Just very very sad.

  • @vaishnavireddi5613
    @vaishnavireddi5613 4 года назад

    More people need to find you, my man. Love your channel!!

  • @asufiedwards2637
    @asufiedwards2637 3 года назад

    I literally have not met another person that enjoyed booksmart as much as I did and this was a breath of fresh air and put my thoughts into words

  • @ShadowBorn1321
    @ShadowBorn1321 4 года назад

    I only finally started an actual list of movies to watch this past year and thanks to your videos it is growing much faster than I am able to keep up with. Welp, time to go watch The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

  • @parkerm1635
    @parkerm1635 4 года назад +1

    Great list I definitely want to check out Last Back Man in San Fran, Little Woods, book-smart and The Nightingale because they sound awesome. Also what did you think of Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

  • @AliciaNyblade
    @AliciaNyblade 4 года назад +6

    4:02-4:15--Ouch. That was harsh. But I'd be curious to hear your thoughts as to why, especially in regards to the film not portraying the character as you liked. Personally, I thought the writing and Joaquin's performance were both fantastic. In interviews, Todd Phillips has mentioned that they went back to the source material for the Joker's creation: The 1928 film adaptation of Victor Hugo's "The Man Who Laughs", which tells the story of a young boy, Gwynplaine, who is disfigured with a permanent grin by the political enemies of his nobleman father. In that respect, if Phillips and company were trying to pay homage to both Gwynplaine and the Joker, I think they succeeded brilliantly. But that's just me.

  • @Schmidtelpunkt
    @Schmidtelpunkt 4 года назад +1

    I don't think I agree that Jojo Rabbit anywere as silly as Indiana Jones. Indiana Jones has dumb nazis which make one wonder how stupid anybody must have been to get killed by them. Jojo Rabbit does not shy away from showing their swift brutality. The banality of that brutality is just frighteningly accurate. The film shows so perfectly how things worked - starting with the brilliant idea of fusing pop culture with narzism in the opening credits right to the end where Jojo has to question his whole biography (he lived his complete live under nazi rule) to adjust his value system. It might leave out the historic causes one can easily look up oneself but it very much explores the emotional reasons, which the medium of choice is the perfect way to display. This is art.

  • @oliviahelck9288
    @oliviahelck9288 4 года назад

    You mention so many movies that I remember you’re the reason why I’m so glad there’s a movie function on the TVtime app

  • @ClappingForChlamydia
    @ClappingForChlamydia 4 года назад +2

    I can't get over how cute this boy is!!

  • @evildoesnotsleep-x2b
    @evildoesnotsleep-x2b 4 года назад +4

    apart from making amazing lists with films that i'll actually want to see, i want to appreciate you for your deep diving in their meaning. you don't read only reviews of the movies, but you search for the cultural impact, like you did in hustlers. yes, the way to understand this movie further is to read what a woman thought about it. thank you for giving us all-round views

  • @WillTheGreatest
    @WillTheGreatest 4 года назад

    Thanks for covering all of these and saying where they can be watched. I missed WAY too many quality films last year. Also I feel like I should check out little woods since nia dacosta will be directing the new candyman

  • @angeltread
    @angeltread 4 года назад

    gotta check your focus on those bookshelf shots! great vid as always.

  • @hippyfriend
    @hippyfriend 4 года назад

    On your recommendation I just watched Nightingale (which is currently on Netflix). I did have to watch it in two sittings but it is a testament to the skill of the makers that, though there are scenes of gut-wrenching violence the film never feels like misery-porn.
    There are so many strong performances but I think Baykali Ganambarr as Billy is a real revelation to me, he has a wonderfully expressive voice and the scene where he cries at the table was extraordinary.

  • @doodoojohnson3526
    @doodoojohnson3526 4 года назад +3

    Heck yeah, Knives Out! Ana De Amas owns my soul

  • @crabrangoon42
    @crabrangoon42 4 года назад +2

    this channel is like asmr for me

  • @rionamcauliffe5469
    @rionamcauliffe5469 3 года назад +3

    "I really want to make a video that's less than 20 minutes this time"-
    The video: is 35 minutes.

  • @Sweetestsadist
    @Sweetestsadist 4 года назад

    I wonder if "Harlan Thrombey" is a nod to the Choose Your Own Adventure book, "Who Killed Harlowe Thrombey?".
    That idea alone sold me on watching it tonight.
    Thanks for the list. I rely on videos like these to actually determine which films I watch.

  • @DBEO23
    @DBEO23 4 года назад

    I fucking love hearing both Selena an Linda Ronstadt in the first one minute of this film. Great vid too

  • @lynnbowers4722
    @lynnbowers4722 4 года назад +1

    Mel Brooks has made a career out of laughing at Nazis. He has frequently stated that laughing at Hitler takes away his power. Thus we got "Springtime for Hitler".
    On another note...finally someone else who thinks Ferris Bueller is a jerk. I'm the only one I know who doesn't like that movie.

  • @yumemilee
    @yumemilee 4 года назад

    THE CINNAMON ROLL STOCK FOOTAGE I'M DYING

  • @frostfang1
    @frostfang1 4 года назад

    Oh what are you doing playing that Nightengale song at the end? I'm fricking crying. And "this is my home". I love watching/rewatching these and then being like "he picked out all the moments that really encapsulated the tone and point of the movie, at least to me". I cant wait to see the ones off this list I havent watched yet.
    And also, here's a tv show recommendation based on your enjoyment of Parasite(which i have seen)and The Farewell (which I havent seen). An anime Showa Genko Rakugo Shinju. Meta storytelling, it's about life and death and the choices we make and how the art we love makes us. It's a but like Millenium Actress, but it doesnt use the memories/movies for the visual storytelling, but the Rakugo performances as this gauge and reflection.
    Oh and Jojo Rabbit! I just watched and I really didnt know how to feel about it. I got the concept and it was amusing, but it really didnt hit me the way I expected. It kind of felt like Joker, that it was preaching to the choir. But your perspective really warmed me up to it. I think it may be something that is better with many rewatchs.

    • @oof-rr5nf
      @oof-rr5nf 4 года назад +1

      please watch the farewell it is so good 😭😭
      thanks for the anime rec, it is going on my list

    • @frostfang1
      @frostfang1 4 года назад

      @@oof-rr5nf I plan to! I'm also getting some Summer Wars vibes off of it and I'm ready for it.

  • @orionaugustwatson
    @orionaugustwatson 4 года назад

    As someone with British and Indian ancestry, and raised with both sides of my culture heritage I often find myself contemplating and feel strange,for the lack of a better term.
    One side of my family were freedom fighters , while my great grandfather who was not opposed Churchill and others misconduct leading upto the infamous Bengal famine. I'm not sure but may be he was a part of several military assaults on the people , since he was stationed in India during the said time . Neither him ,nor my maternal great grandparents, who were freedom fighters from Bengal are alive now ,and thankfully the racist and prejudiced values aren't passed down to my dad or grandparents for that matter .
    It's just unexplainably unfortunate, awkward and complex

  • @raaid22
    @raaid22 2 года назад

    1917 made the mistake of killing off one of the duo early on in the movie. When there is only one person on the journey, all of the tension is sucked out. All of the danger he is in, doesn't seem like danger anymore because the main guy has to survive to complete the movie.

  • @kat4694
    @kat4694 4 года назад

    Love it, thank you! The outtake was cute :)

  • @scyllamonster
    @scyllamonster 4 года назад +1

    Wow as a woman who dismissed 1917 for its seeming predicatability, gimmicky-ness, and the constant shilling by every male member in my family, you actually made me rethink being so judgey and want to see it. Why do I trust you lol

  • @iriemonmon
    @iriemonmon 4 года назад +5

    My issue with Booksmart is that it was supposed to be satire on modern day high school and feminism, but continued a cycle of only pushing white feminism and femininity. Aside from the overall message, it didn’t do a lot to set itself apart from many other white female friendship movies which is why it didn’t do well with minority women. We’re growing tired of seeing movies that leave us out, and only value one form of feminism and femininity.

  • @poisenenvy3570
    @poisenenvy3570 4 года назад +1

    I guess I’ve found some new movies to watch while in quarantine. 😘

  • @melodyclark1944
    @melodyclark1944 4 года назад +1

    They say liberals are young and conservatives are older, but people change both ways.

  • @mariatxxxc
    @mariatxxxc 4 года назад +1

    I really needed that comment about Joker

  • @Fragile_Media
    @Fragile_Media 2 года назад

    Having now seen Nia DaCosta's Candyman I can safely say she's gonna have one hell of a career.
    Oh and she's doing Captain Marvel 2

  • @laceyisnotreading
    @laceyisnotreading 4 года назад

    Okay but regardless whether or not you ever analyze TV, you should watch Daredevil. BEAUTIFUL show that transcends "superheroes" as a genre and is, dare I say, even better than its feature length counterparts.

  • @TheTerryGene
    @TheTerryGene 3 года назад

    Regarding Jo Jo Rabbit: A comparison between this and Lubitsch’s To Be or Not to Be would be apt. His take on Naziism as a thing to deride is certainly similar to Waititi’s.

  • @juliadionisio9525
    @juliadionisio9525 4 года назад

    Como sempre, um ótimo vídeo! Já vou procurar suas recomendações!

  • @literally4891
    @literally4891 3 года назад +1

    Fun fact, my brother was in the final round of my state for there role of the babadook

  • @SweetLitzLM
    @SweetLitzLM 3 года назад

    This list is gold, its almost similar to my top 10