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  • @KarstenRunquist
    @KarstenRunquist  3 года назад +469

    No but I HAVE to ask.......what did YOU watch??

    • @untitledjunk03
      @untitledjunk03 3 года назад +31

      Karsten Runquist, *Robots.*

    • @Dawid-wc8sb
      @Dawid-wc8sb 3 года назад +10

      Watched waves yesterday, have you seen it? Couldn't find a review on it from you

    • @dantee1138
      @dantee1138 3 года назад +3

      Gladiator

    • @lucaferreri2269
      @lucaferreri2269 3 года назад +5

      I watched so many good movies, the best was probably a rewatch of punch drunk love

    • @ashawilliams4683
      @ashawilliams4683 3 года назад +9

      Im assuming you've watched Avatar the last Airbender- if you have, why don't you go ahead and make a video essay, or, if you haven't - go ahead and WATCH it and then make a video essay - thnx👍🏽

  • @guts1258
    @guts1258 3 года назад +1965

    Wow that's interesting! All I watched is my life slip away into an endless stream of monotony.

  • @claymiller9707
    @claymiller9707 3 года назад +636

    Sounds like someone is making a Coen Brothers Ranked video...

    • @mrstaypuft655
      @mrstaypuft655 3 года назад +5

      That would be a cool coincidence as Im rewatching all of them

    • @davidhopper9793
      @davidhopper9793 3 года назад +1

      mr stay puft cool

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 3 года назад

      mr stay puft Recently did the same. Fargo is still their masterpiece, IMO. But O Brother will always have a special place in my heart. Same for Miller’s Crossing.

    • @HotStrange
      @HotStrange 3 года назад +2

      Best to worst:
      Fargo.
      Miller’s Crossing.
      O Brother.
      The Big Lebowski.
      Barton Fink.
      No Country.
      Burn After Reading.
      Raising Arizona.
      Llewyn Davis.
      A Serious Man.
      Blood Simple.
      Hail Caesar.
      Man Who Wasn’t There.
      True Grit.
      Hudsucker.
      The Ladykillers.
      Intolerable Cruelty.

    • @andrewreed4924
      @andrewreed4924 3 года назад

      @@HotStrange good list. I tend to like modern Coen bros quite a bit though too.
      My rank:
      1. MILLER'S CROSSING
      2. FARGO
      3. INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
      4. BARTON FINK
      5. A SERIOUS MAN
      6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
      7. BLOOD SIMPLE
      8. THE BIG LEBOWSKI
      9. RAISING ARIZONA
      10. THE HUDSUCKER PROXY
      11. O BROTHER, WHERE ARE THOU?
      12. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS
      13. HAIL, CAESAR!
      14. THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
      15. BURN AFTER READING
      16. TRUE GRIT
      17. INTOLERABLE CRUELTY
      18. THE LADYKILLERS

  • @leongglm
    @leongglm 3 года назад +303

    Commenting every day until Karsten ranks the Barbie movies:
    Day 4

    • @thisawkwardperson
      @thisawkwardperson 3 года назад +9

      Doing the Lord's work

    • @rexagon
      @rexagon 3 года назад +7

      Buddy you might be here a long time

  • @melodycaplan1439
    @melodycaplan1439 3 года назад +359

    i'd argue that you're not supposed to like either character in the before trilogy. they're purposefully introduced as flawed in the beginning, and by the end, they're the same flawed characters, just lacking the veil of love and infatuation that idealized their reality

    • @iPyroNigma
      @iPyroNigma 3 года назад +57

      The Before series is my favourite trilogy in history. The idea of love being nothing but a thin veil of falsehoods is quite true, and by the end, you need to decide whether the flaws were counted in that love or hidden away. Also, it supports my view of marriage.

    • @KarstenRunquist
      @KarstenRunquist  3 года назад +86

      Interesting, that makes sense

    • @yehonatanabutbul2358
      @yehonatanabutbul2358 3 года назад +32

      I still like them both, I don't care if they're flawed and a little manipulative

    • @mafxot
      @mafxot 3 года назад +36

      I agree, I think both of them are right and wrong at the same time. In the end it's all about perspective and I don't think the movie showed "manipulation winning" at all tbh, but hey that's just my opinion.

    • @fede1324ee
      @fede1324ee 3 года назад +18

      I agree. She also felt kinda unfair to him and got into defensive instead of talking through things. Both are flawed, but they end up beeing ok and reflecting on their mistakes at the end.
      For me its my favourite of the trilogy because I love the discusions, how they are arguing over a misunderstanding. It reminds me of real arguments, when both people are kinda right in a way

  • @strangersontheinternet
    @strangersontheinternet 3 года назад +464

    TMI but: Today was the first beautiful day I had since this year started. I played board games with friends, we had pizza and a lot of fun. Haven't done this since covid. It was so carefree and just relaxing. And now I went onto RUclips and saw this video! I always look forward to these monthly videos but I didn't know it would come out today, so this rounds up a perfect day. THANK YOU!

    • @Flashv28
      @Flashv28 3 года назад +29

      Hey man, I just scrolled through the comments and saw yours, thanks for sharing! It reminded me that last week was probably one of the best of the year so far for me and that I shouldnt let small things make me feel down. Have a great sunday!

    • @strangersontheinternet
      @strangersontheinternet 3 года назад +11

      ​@@Flashv28 Thanks! :). My "good vibes" storage has been filled up now. Hope u have a nice weekend as well ;)

    • @Allyouknow5820
      @Allyouknow5820 3 года назад +7

      Glad for you ! Cheers from an Internet stranger to another :) !

    • @madisonm1092
      @madisonm1092 3 года назад +5

      so happy you had a great day!! you deserve it :)

    • @arinaz318
      @arinaz318 3 года назад +4

      💚

  • @aine9420
    @aine9420 3 года назад +424

    I always get excited for the start of a new month because i know Karstens “what I watched in ...” is coming

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 года назад +2

      Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest RUclipsr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear aine

  • @oliverheimsnes1036
    @oliverheimsnes1036 3 года назад +73

    These videos are the reason I know it's a new month

  • @hauntedmasc
    @hauntedmasc 3 года назад +46

    'Mysterious Skin' is truly extraordinary

  • @victoriakipngetich
    @victoriakipngetich 3 года назад +48

    on before midnight,
    i personally think that in many ways, céline is just as manipulative as jesse. and these tensions between them are visible in both before sunrise and before sunset. the little misunderstandings and conflicts that are largely brushed off. what i feel as though before midnight does better is to rationalize the idea of romantic love. getting off a train to explore vienna for a night with someone is romantic. reconnecting after years and believing there's a chance is romantic. staying through the mundane aspects of life is not. between sunrise and sunset, each character had a chance to develop fantasies about what could have been, and what is can't compare. they both have to reckon with the decisions made by their younger, more romantic selves. céline has to learn to help jesse deal with his feelings of guilt from abandoning his son and jesse has to help céline feel more supported in her career ambitions.

    • @MrGreaves
      @MrGreaves 2 года назад

      🤝🤝🤝🤝

    • @zaneramsey
      @zaneramsey Год назад +2

      2 years later response, and I couldn’t agree more. I never saw Jesse being this abusive/manipulative guy, but a deeply flawed human who’s in a relationship that isn’t as romantic and glamorous as his younger self was in. And if that isn’t human I don’t know what is. I get watching the trilogy and acknowledging these characters flaws, but I don’t think there’s a “point” to these flaws as if the ending of Before Midnight is saying, “Sometimes love is manipulative”

  • @Thomas-er1pr
    @Thomas-er1pr 3 года назад +118

    What I watched in July:
    -Clueless
    - Ghost in the shell
    - Whiplash
    - The Silver Globe
    - Marie Antoinette
    - Silver Linings Playbook
    - Three colours: Red, Blue and White
    - The Double Life of Verónique
    - The Human Condition (all 3 parts)
    - Inside Llewyn Davis
    - Vertigo (rewatch)
    - The Farewell
    - Princess Mononoke (rewatch)
    - Moonlight (rewatch)
    - Carol
    - Masculin Féminin
    - Harakiri
    - Bergman's faith trilogy
    - The aviator's wife
    - Autumn Sonata
    - Spoorloos
    - Andrei Rublev
    - Ivan's Chilhood
    - In the mood for love
    - A Separation
    - Goodfellas (rewatch)
    - Fallen Angels
    - Vivre sa vie
    - Mad Max Fury Road (rewatch)
    - Scenes from a Marriage (loved it as much as u did)
    - Fargo
    - Dog Day Afternoon (rewatch)
    - Cleo from 5 to 7
    - The Silence of the Lambs (rewatch)
    - Les nuits de la pleine lune
    - Close-up
    - Kurosawa's Dreams
    - Nights of Cabiria
    - La ville das pirates
    - Belle de jour
    - The Hourglass Sanatorium
    - Eraserhead
    - The Holy Mountain
    - Come and See
    - La collectioneuse
    - Taste of Cherry
    - The colour of the pomegranates
    - Om Dar-B-Dar
    Yeah I had a lot of free time, you can thank corona

    • @elpollito5690
      @elpollito5690 3 года назад +4

      Where did you find the holy mountain?

    • @inesfr4071
      @inesfr4071 3 года назад +1

      Elpo Llito bruh just pirate

    • @elpollito5690
      @elpollito5690 3 года назад +2

      @@inesfr4071 i'm talking about a link. I haven't found any with decent resolution.

    • @clanofclams2720
      @clanofclams2720 3 года назад +2

      Ah ha! I saw ONE more film than you did this month! That means I'm automatically BETTER

    • @floris1912
      @floris1912 3 года назад

      @@elpollito5690 Stremio :-)

  • @TheDonkeysPunch
    @TheDonkeysPunch 3 года назад +17

    Mysterious Skin was one of the best movies I watched in film school. Absolutely insane and disturbing but simultaneously fun somehow.

  • @anthonyrosenthal3674
    @anthonyrosenthal3674 3 года назад +52

    Listen, I’m a 16 year old so I don’t have any better takes on marriage and life than you do. But for me, I feel like Before Midnight is a super realistic and profound installment in the trilogy, despite it being the least enjoyable. I feel like people are more like Jessie and Celine than they admit. I don’t see the movie trying to prove how they shouldn’t be together, I see it as their relationship going through a slump and a realization that they have serious work to do to fix it (whether it works out or not). Don’t get me wrong, Jessie is a huuuuge asshole and I don’t like who he is in the movie at all. But I also imagine that those fights are frighteningly common in marriages with good people, and rather than “manipulation winning” in the end, I think it’s more about them recognizing the genuine love they felt for each other in the beginning and agreeing that they’re going to give attempting to return to that love another shot. Those are just my thoughts, though.

    • @seanpanigel5494
      @seanpanigel5494 2 года назад +5

      Dude, you may be 16, but your understanding and thoughts on before midnight are more right than Karsten - a 20 plus year old man

    • @MrGreaves
      @MrGreaves 2 года назад +2

      Honestly I thought both of them were pretty flawed in the movie. Sometimes it’s kind of hard to ignore the fact that you’ve got a kid across the world that you never see and your wife just expects you to forget about it. That would turn anyone into a bit of a melodramatic wreck. But it doesn’t mean you need to document everything with your wife into a series of novels and make her a celebrity of sex appeal just because you like the idea of having another best seller. They both have heavy downs in the film but maybe I just need to watch it again

    • @taylah4057
      @taylah4057 Год назад

      I can't believe Jason from falsettos watches Karsten 😭 I love u sm and you're so right

  • @fluffaqueen
    @fluffaqueen 3 года назад +18

    watched mysterious skin before i’d even listened to the whole review - couldn’t agree more this film is gonna be living rent free in my head for a while

  • @Hulie
    @Hulie 3 года назад +39

    I did not realize that July ended until I saw that you posted this hA thank you for reminding me that time is actually still passing

  • @EthanButler
    @EthanButler 3 года назад +53

    I loved Before midnight on a rewatch. I understand the frustration with the ending but I think it worked for me. There's a sense of ambiguity, while still giving it a sweet ending that has a dark undertone. I didn't like the movie at first but I came to the realization that it's trying to get under the skin of a relationship and when there's a sweet ending like there was to this one, it left something like, "there's gonna be more arguments, there's gonna be more deception". It kind of reminds me of the ending to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Idk. That's my take. Maybe I'm not thinking "deep" enough.

    • @NinesShow
      @NinesShow 3 года назад +4

      You’re speaking crazy facts and you have the big brain

    • @melodycaplan1439
      @melodycaplan1439 3 года назад +5

      yeah. i didn't really like it upon first viewing either but after i pondered it, i realized that you're kind of not supposed to?? like linklater deceived you into rooting for the idealistic version of the couple, but the last film abruptly shatters that illusion and you're met with an almost rude awakening

    • @eadlynjune
      @eadlynjune 3 года назад +5

      To me the point was "there will be more fighting, there will be more mistakes, but that does not mean they hate each other and it doesn't mean the end of their relationship." To me that's not positive or negative inherently it just...is. I'm of the opinion very few love stories exist in real life where one party hasn't majorly fucked up and to me this was their moment. Then again I don't have most optimistic view of long term relationships so thats contributing to how I feel though based on interviews I think Linklatter would agree with me.

  • @JorgePerez-bw7um
    @JorgePerez-bw7um 3 года назад +15

    I feel kinda depressed and anxious after these videos because there are so many films I haven’t watched that I feel like an ignorant.

    • @mulhollandmelon
      @mulhollandmelon 3 года назад +4

      I feel that, but also realize that a lot of these he’s watching for the first time meaning up until now, he was in the same boat as you with regards to these films at least

  • @SALSAFOX7
    @SALSAFOX7 3 года назад +95

    “Sorry to all the FLUBBER fans” 😂

  • @angeloregidor
    @angeloregidor 3 года назад +51

    Karsten: 'If you like Jesse, you gotta rethink some things'
    Also Karsten: 'Watch these movies and form your own opinions'
    😒

  • @ethankremp5667
    @ethankremp5667 3 года назад +68

    All the films I watched in July
    The Thing: 5/5
    Napoleon Dynamite: 4/5
    Rushmore: 5/5
    Kill Bill vol.1: 4.5/5
    Relic: 2.5/5
    Now you see me: 3/5
    Train to Busan: 4/5
    The Lego movie: 5/5
    Vivarium: 3.5/5
    A walk to remember: 3/5
    Palm Springs: 4/5
    The Darjeeling Limited: 4.5/5
    Paranormal activity 3: 1.5/5
    Hot summers night: 2/5
    The life aquatic: 5/5
    Raising Arizona: 3.5/5
    Insidious: 3/5
    10 things I hate about you: 4/5
    The cabin in the woods: 4.5/5
    Hot fuzz: 5/5
    Mysterious skin: 4.5/5
    Donnie darko: 4.5/5

    • @_taylor_1604
      @_taylor_1604 3 года назад +4

      Great list, but I honestly couldn’t take 10 Things I Hate About You seriously because Heath Ledger’s Joker kept popping up in my head

    • @fede1324ee
      @fede1324ee 3 года назад +3

      I think you like wes

    • @yeeyeebubba1885
      @yeeyeebubba1885 3 года назад

      Personally would have insidious Atleast a 4 but agree with mostly everything else

    • @ethankremp5667
      @ethankremp5667 3 года назад +1

      _Taylor_ besides the Dark Knight I’ve never seen him before so it was definitely weird. I didn’t think the movie was great but it was pretty fun

    • @noimandersen
      @noimandersen 3 года назад +2

      hot fuzz and the darjeeling limited *fucking slaps*

  • @hawaouuudiallo8728
    @hawaouuudiallo8728 3 года назад +17

    I watch mysterious skin 5 years ago and it still sticks with me

  • @bakedlikeacak3
    @bakedlikeacak3 3 года назад +12

    glad you liked mysterious skin! you perfectly summed up my thoughts on it. it’s long been a favorite of mine.

  • @McTwizza
    @McTwizza 3 года назад +33

    I really like "O brother where are thou" and never heard anyone talk about it. I'm glad you liked it and gave it some recognition too.

    • @Lorisv
      @Lorisv 3 года назад +2

      10/10 film

  • @samuelstairsvarietyhour7059
    @samuelstairsvarietyhour7059 3 года назад +14

    Every time I watch a karsten runquist I feel so comforted

  • @matthewdeane6473
    @matthewdeane6473 3 года назад +71

    Favourite films I saw for the first time this July:
    Her
    Brazil
    King of Comedy
    What’s eating Gilbert Grape
    Godfather pt II
    La Jaula de oro
    Blindspotting
    We need to talk about Kevin

    • @daretoride0967
      @daretoride0967 3 года назад +3

      watched and loveeed brazil and king of comedy

    • @gracied7636
      @gracied7636 3 года назад +1

      I’ve been looking for blindspotting and king of comedy but can’t find

    • @matthewdeane6473
      @matthewdeane6473 3 года назад +1

      Gracie D I watched Blindspotting on UK Netflix and King of Comedy on Amazon Prime

    • @Rekickit
      @Rekickit 3 года назад

      Bit of a deniro binge aye. Loved king of comedy. Rewatched it several months ago and always amazes me how good he acts. And gf2... no comments, aside from the fact that it’s my fav movie lol

    • @matthewdeane6473
      @matthewdeane6473 3 года назад

      Boris I still prefer the first godfather to part II, just think it’s slightly tighter and of course Brando adds so much to the first movie. I think Deniros best performance is probably king of Comedy

  • @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051
    @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 3 года назад +121

    Here are some of the films I watched in July:
    BlackKlansman
    A Silent Voice
    Coffy
    Mean Streets
    The End of Evangelion
    American History X
    I think that all of these films are brilliant

    • @aarongutierrez7705
      @aarongutierrez7705 3 года назад +6

      I just watched blackkklansman too, loved it!

    • @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051
      @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 3 года назад +4

      @@aarongutierrez7705 So did I. It's a very powerful but uncomfortable movie to watch

    • @brry_01
      @brry_01 3 года назад +10

      let's gooo, the end of eva= masterpiece

    • @xylan9543
      @xylan9543 3 года назад +4

      end of evangelion is the best one there

    • @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051
      @thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 3 года назад +1

      @@brry_01 I watched the full entire series first (In Japanese, don't worry) using a mix between Netflix subtitles and the original translation for key moments such as Kaji's final voicemail to Misato, and the full Kawuro epsiode. I didn't quite follow the plot most of the time and I didn't really understand what was going on, but I quite enjoyed it.
      With that being said, I didn't understand the full plot of The End of Evangelion as I have a short attention span, but I was still shocked to my core with moments like Asuka's robot being devoured by the Ewa's and the third impact. The scene at the start where Shinji lusts for Asuka's unconscious body also had me shocked

  • @RuslanGuevara
    @RuslanGuevara 3 года назад +88

    How do you find so much time to watch movies and make videos? Teach me your secret.

    • @floris1912
      @floris1912 3 года назад +9

      You have much more time in a day than you think if you don't waste it. Personally, I don't spend any time anymore on social media (not counting RUclips) and I don't stay in bed for more than 8 hours.

  • @filmbrokiller
    @filmbrokiller 3 года назад

    these videos always give me the push to watch more films that ive been holding off on, i love your channel

  • @bennybop7184
    @bennybop7184 3 года назад +1

    In Before Midnight I think an argument could be made for both sides. I think he most likely is not giving her the love she needs and she’s giving him unreal expectations with how he will spend time with his kids on different sides of the world. It’s been a little since I’ve watch that one but I’ve seen it probably 3 times.

  • @moosemush
    @moosemush 3 года назад +2

    I think the Before Trilogy has a similar discourse to Marriage Story in some ways in that there's people who hate Jesse and there's people who hate Celine, especially in the last one. They are both flawed and different people will latch on to those flaws in different ways.

    • @moosemush
      @moosemush 3 года назад

      and now I really want to rewatch them...

  • @joaquinbaume1291
    @joaquinbaume1291 3 года назад +2

    Before Midnight is my favourite of the thrilogy, felt much more profound and nuanced, much more planned out and mature, loved it

  • @thisisourfreecollective
    @thisisourfreecollective 3 года назад +6

    its so weird i was just thinking about when you're gonna upload, and here u are karsting

  • @captainkoala23
    @captainkoala23 3 года назад

    I genuinely love these videos and love watching your channel. You've brought me to watching movies in a different way. In short I really love your channel and all the joy it's brought me

  • @meatbeat7990
    @meatbeat7990 3 года назад +2

    i'm so happy you mentioned journey to the west, one of my favourite nostalgic films

  • @blake.mp4
    @blake.mp4 3 года назад +9

    Yo, K-dog! Your videos are always the highlight of my week! In fact, you inspired me to make my own video essays on my channel! Anyways, I can’t wait to watch this video, as I am sure it will be great!

  • @ethankaufman4173
    @ethankaufman4173 3 года назад +18

    What I Watched This Month
    The Emperor's New Groove (4.5/5)
    Terminal (3/5)
    Fantastic Mr. Fox (5/5)
    Mission : Impossible - Ghost Protocol (4.5/5)
    Hamilton (3.5/5)
    Toy Story 2 (5/5)
    Spirited Away (5/5)
    Paranormal Activity (3/5)
    Saw (3/5)
    Saw II (3.5/5)
    Saw III (3/5)
    Saw IV (3/5)
    Saw V (3/5)
    Saw VI (3/5)
    Saw : The Final Chapter (2.5/5)
    Jigsaw (2.5/5)
    Ratatouille (5/5)
    WALL-E (5/5)
    Monsters, Inc. (5/5)
    Palm Springs (4/5)
    Catch Me If You Can (4.5/5)
    In Bruges (4.5/5)
    Before Sunrise (5/5)
    The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (4.5/5)
    Silver Linings Playbook (4/5)
    Before Sunset (5/5)
    Before Midnight (5/5)
    Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (4.5/5)
    Pinocchio (4/5)
    Fantasia (4.5/5)
    Dumbo (4/5)
    Bambi (4/5)
    Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (5/5)
    The Circle (3/5)
    Reservoir Dogs (4.5/5)
    Good Will Hunting (4.5/5)
    Rear Window (4.5/5)
    James And The Giant Peach (3/5)
    Vertigo (4.5/5)
    Shoulder Arms (3.5/5)
    The Kid (4/5)
    The Pilgrim (3/5)
    A Woman Of Paris (2.5/5)
    Spider-Man : Into The Spider-Verse (5/5)
    Searching (4.5/5)
    Knives Out (5/5)
    Kiki's Delivery Service (4.5/5)

    • @noimandersen
      @noimandersen 3 года назад +1

      CinemaSage987 thassa lotta movies

  • @lilona1868
    @lilona1868 3 года назад +2

    Idk why but this what I watched series keeps a type of level headed groundedness:)

  • @scottismissing
    @scottismissing 3 года назад +3

    Duke Kaboom was the highlight of Toy Story 4

  • @connort2057
    @connort2057 3 года назад +2

    There’s something about July and watching movies......no matter is quality of film, the weather outside, or the constant mostly worsening state of the world around us, movies and the middle of summer just go together so well.

    • @giovanni679
      @giovanni679 3 года назад +1

      Your comment made me remember to be grateful.

  • @samoliver2372
    @samoliver2372 3 года назад

    You. Are. Hands. Down. One. Of. The. Best. RUclipsrs. Honestly thou, as a film graduate seeing / hearing someone talk about film in a way that is both in-depth and goofy is both reassuring and very entertaining! Keep this up my guy! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @hbaird7258
    @hbaird7258 3 года назад +1

    I rarely find myself agreeing with your takes but your rating and thoughts on Mysterious Skin are totally right on. One of my all time favorite films with such a killer soundtrack.

  • @MrDumpydoop
    @MrDumpydoop 3 года назад +26

    i literally finished Old Joy mere minutes before this dropped

  • @stellarblade6
    @stellarblade6 2 месяца назад

    "to be violent with your film making but innocent at the same time" is such a good description of Mysterious Skin

  • @stephaniel2850
    @stephaniel2850 2 года назад +1

    SO agreed with everything about Mysterious Skin!! I think what makes it so impactful is definitely that fine balance between the brutality of the subject matter and the tenderness with which the characters are handled. It doesn't pain Neal or Brian as perfect angels by any stretch, nor does it make the story completely about the trauma that happened to them - it just allows them to be real, and deeply impacted by the trauma in ways they don't even realize, and that's what makes you care about them so much long after the move ends.
    I also think it's the lack of closure that keeps it living so rent free in my head. Like.. I don't necessarily think it needs a full sequel, but I don't think I've ever yearned for SOME kind of continuation of as story as much as I do with Mysterious Skin. Because it ends before we really get to see any healing, and that's so deeply painful. I suppose for Brian he somewhat starts that process, but Neal... boy needs SO SO much help working through all that trauma, and I need to know he gets it, and the story doesn't give us that

  • @MS-sw6kx
    @MS-sw6kx 3 года назад +1

    the before sunset triology is so personal and sweet i’m so glad you covered it

  • @pinkmonkeybird2206
    @pinkmonkeybird2206 3 года назад +5

    karsten i love you

  • @GrantNors
    @GrantNors 3 года назад +1

    Scenes From A Marriage miniseries is phenomenal! It’d be hard to watch all of the episodes back to back (I broke it up into 2 nights), but it’s super well paced for how much dialogue it is.

  • @rosesforamy
    @rosesforamy 3 года назад

    im highkey so glad u watched mysterious skin and even gladder than u liked it, it's one of my fave movies bc it follows you around for days afterwards.

  • @H4LFpint
    @H4LFpint 3 года назад

    Idk if it’s just me but you seem very happy in this video and it’s great to hear that

  • @em-cj2zw
    @em-cj2zw 3 года назад

    i am endlessly grateful to you for introducing me to mysterious skin because i FINALLY watched it and it's a fucking masterpiece and a new all-time favorite for me so thank you

  • @yomega69
    @yomega69 3 года назад

    My list of films I need to watch is getting dangerously close in length to my list of favorite films; Karsten's monthly films are definitely aiding that growth lol!

  • @eadlynjune
    @eadlynjune 3 года назад +1

    Really glad to see someone else delving into Arakis work. He's such an interesting director and "The Doom Generation" is easily one of my favorite movies and I even bought the unrated director's cut just so I could see the cut scenes. His movies are just seeped in aesthetics and Gen X synesism without the hindsight we have today on the 90s. I also love his weird distortion of reality that makes me think of Baz Luhrmann but if he was having a really bad trip.

  • @myyellowdaffodils
    @myyellowdaffodils 3 года назад

    i love watching these monthly videos. i work in a video shop and have been in and out of film school since i was 19 (omw to get that degree eventually?). these videos tend to pretty consistently follow what i've been watching as a dedicated movie buff, and add depth to films that are already in my watchlist, which fuckng rules. i don't like to interact and comment too much, but i've had a few beers too many and felt up to leaving my thoughts like some drunk dumbass. so ya. that's all.

  • @abdullaalsaleh
    @abdullaalsaleh 3 года назад +26

    In July, I watched:
    Audition (8/10)
    The Prestige (8/10)
    Dog Star Man (10/10)
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (7/10)
    Ichi the Killer (9/10)
    Monos (8/10)
    Incendies (10/10)
    Funny Games ‘97 (8/10)
    Funny Games ‘07 (7/10)
    Coffee and Cigarettes (8/10)
    Casino (9/10)
    Dead Man (8/10)
    The Revenant (7/10)
    Grave of the Fireflies (10/10)
    Spirited Away (9/10)
    Amadeus (10/10)
    The Long Goodbye (10/10)
    Brazil (9/10)
    The Brown Bunny (6/10)
    Boyhood (7/10)
    Three Colors: Blue (8/10)
    Three Colors: White (9/10)
    Three Colors: Red (9/10)
    True Grit (8/10)
    Following (8/10)
    Palm Springs (7/10)
    Kiki’s Delivery Service (7/10)
    Trash Humpers (9/10)
    Heat (8/10)
    Coherence (8/10)
    Inland Empire (10/10)
    Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (7/10)
    RoboCop (8/10)
    The Terminator (8/10)
    Terminator 2: Judgement Day (9/10)
    Alien (9/10)
    Vertigo (10/10)
    I Saw the Devil (9/10)
    Evil Dead II (10/10)
    Army of Darkness (8/10)
    Halloween (7/10)
    Memento (9/10)
    The Fall (8/10)
    Good Will Hunting (8/10)
    Night of the Living Dead (7/10)
    Before Midnight (9/10)
    The Handmaiden (10/10)
    North by Northwest (10/10)
    The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (8/10)
    A Woman Under the Influence (10/10)
    The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer (8/10)
    An Elephant Sitting Still (8/10)
    Le Samouraï (10/10)
    The 400 Blows (9/10)
    Contempt (7/10)

  • @annebunster452
    @annebunster452 3 года назад +2

    MAn you hit a lot of great classic comedy movies. best in show, o brother where art thou, the birdcage, all great great movies. glad you enjoyed!

  • @elimarcus181
    @elimarcus181 10 месяцев назад +2

    Karsten, I'm also pretty young, but I think Before Midnight makes it pretty clear that Celine is too intelligent and independent to let herself be manipulated. Particularly in the final scene, what Jesse is doing is not manipulation, but a hail mary and a last attempt at negotiation. Celine doesn't give in because anybody is making her, she gives in because at the end of the day she agrees that what they have is as close as possible to true love. Like you said, the film would not be doing its duty if it didn't portray lifelong marriage as an incredibly flawed arrangement. Both of the characters have their doubts and their insecurities, as every human will, but that isn't enough of a reason to give up on their best chance at happiness. Celine realizes in the end that it is better to have faith in what she loves, than to punish herself and her husband because of problems neither of them can properly solve.

  • @GabrielAraujo-bd9cp
    @GabrielAraujo-bd9cp 3 года назад

    the way I love you... is something else. you’re the creator of my watchlist on Letterboxd, thank you,

  • @fletcherlucas7908
    @fletcherlucas7908 3 года назад +1

    7:50 Tommy is such a weird and artsy movie and I love it. My favorite scene is definitely the Go To the Mirror scene with Jack Nicholson

  • @megan-qs7zg
    @megan-qs7zg 3 года назад +1

    i’m honestly not that sure why i watch these videos. i never know what films he’s talking about nor do i really have a drive to watch them. i’ve been watching karsten for years knowing damn well i’ll never be half as interested in films as he is but i still watch almost all his videos. i just really appreciate that he finds such joy in talking about films.

  • @rodrigomatosopecanha1035
    @rodrigomatosopecanha1035 3 года назад +1

    Totally agree on Before Midnight, I don't think any ending would actually be good because of what was built up to that point, but yep it could have been better or at least not passing gaslighting as acceptable and normal (one thing is pointing that it exists/existed in the relationship, another is claiming their togetherness depends on it as if it was nice instead of sad).

  • @rumigilani7525
    @rumigilani7525 3 года назад +29

    What I Watched in July
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    To Kill A Mockingbird - 10
    The Hate u Give - 7.5
    Popstar: Never Stop Stopping - 9
    Palm Springs - 9.2
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower - 8
    The Gentlemen - 9
    The Godfather - 10
    The Godfather: Part II - 10
    When Marnie Was There - 9.8
    Inglorious Basterds - 9.3

  • @sydneypinhack7459
    @sydneypinhack7459 3 года назад

    I also rewatched popstar and I’m glad to find people who love it as much as I do

  • @gamingvapor9736
    @gamingvapor9736 3 года назад +3

    Really recommend "The Way He Looks" its a coming of age, gay, portuguese film and there is a full video with english cc on youtube if you dont want to buy or rent it.

  • @crowstothefeast2254
    @crowstothefeast2254 3 года назад

    You’ve done it again karsten 10/10

  • @hyrumforstrom980
    @hyrumforstrom980 3 года назад

    I did think you uploaded today But now I’m happy

  • @thezachmarsh
    @thezachmarsh 3 года назад

    The miniseries version of Scenes from a Marriage is THE way to watch it. I hope you're able to do so soon!

  • @ozu2647
    @ozu2647 3 года назад

    Best description of your first Jon Waters movie I’ve ever heard.
    also Palm Springs is just a zany Groundhogs Day

  • @maxgc6413
    @maxgc6413 3 года назад

    Old joy! Amazingly subtle and beautiful

  • @adityakhatri4079
    @adityakhatri4079 3 года назад +1

    Before midnight is the most realistic one imo

  • @hchappy125
    @hchappy125 3 года назад

    The Birdcage is sooo slept on. Definitely my favorite robin williams movie

  • @YourLoyalDeserter
    @YourLoyalDeserter 3 года назад

    The music in O Brother Where Art Thou is fantastic.

  • @ReosPositivePOV
    @ReosPositivePOV 3 года назад

    Your title cards are pretty dope!

  • @wesgable8570
    @wesgable8570 3 года назад

    I watched o brother where art thou the same night karsten did and it tripped me out when I saw it on letterboxd. also karsten flexing that he’s not a virgin, respect

  • @itsalwayscat
    @itsalwayscat 3 года назад

    i completely agree with your before midnight view omg

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 3 года назад +4

    I love a lot of these films

  • @makesipantor7066
    @makesipantor7066 3 года назад +8

    Watched a lot of fantastic films this month but my favorites were:
    Paths of Glory
    Memories of Murder
    Assault on Precinct 13
    Nightcrawler
    Hardcore Henry

    • @aryavirsangwan6837
      @aryavirsangwan6837 3 года назад +3

      Can you link where you saw memories of murder in a comment? I can’t find this fuckin movie anywhere

    • @mrrobot_5684
      @mrrobot_5684 3 года назад

      @@aryavirsangwan6837 I downloaded it from here. It will redirect to yts site

  • @maddoxlardizabal7176
    @maddoxlardizabal7176 3 года назад +10

    This is what I watched in July. I thought most of theses movies were good so that’s why most have a 5 rating. The ones with exclamation marks are the best of the best.
    The Florida Project 4.5/5
    The Room 1.5/5
    The Disaster Artist 4/5
    The Host 5/5
    The Death of Stalin 3.5/5
    The Town 4/5
    O’ Brother, Where Art Thou? 3.5/5
    The Sixth Sense 4/5
    At Eternity‘s Gate 4/5
    Stripes 4/5
    The Last Movie Star 3/5
    One Self: Fish/Girl 5/5
    Punch-Drunk Love 5/5 !
    Summer School 2/5
    Léon: The Professional 5/5
    The Shining 5/5
    Moon 4/5
    Peggy Sue Got Married 3/5
    A Clockwork Orange 4/5
    Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 4.5/5
    The Heartbreak Kid (2007) 1.5/5
    Stand and Deliver 4/5
    Clueless 4/5 (Rewatch)
    The Karate Kid 4/5
    Serpico 4/5
    Heathers 5/5
    A Taxi Driver 5/5 !
    Enemy 3.5/5
    Escape From Alcatraz 5/5 !
    Palm Springs 3.5/5
    Battle Royale 5/5 !!!
    Rushmore 4/5
    The Meyerowitz Stories 4.5/5
    The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs 3.5/5
    Singles 3.5/5
    Stand By Me 5/5 (Rewatch)
    Shoplifters 4.5/5
    Million Dollar Baby 5/5
    Mean Streets 5/5
    After Hours 4.5/5
    Thank You For Smoking 5/5
    A Very Harold Kumar Christmas 2/5
    American Beauty 5/5 !
    Glengarry Glen Ross 2.5/5
    Shutter Island 2/5
    The Princess Bride 4.5/5
    Bad Lieutenant 2.5/5
    Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas 5/5
    Tully 4.5/5
    Jarhead 5/5
    The Assassination Of Jesse James 3.5/5
    Poltergeist 4/5
    Spaced (Seasons 1 & 2) 5/5 !
    The Color Purple 4/5
    My Life as a Zucchini 5/5 !
    Sleepless in Seattle 3/5
    Steve Jobs 4/5
    Spotlight 4.5/5
    Train to Busan 5/5 !!!
    American Psycho 3/5
    Dead Right 3/5
    Fist Full Of Fingers 4/5
    The World’s End 5/5
    Waiting for Guffman 5/5
    Best In Show 5/5
    2001: A Space Odyssey 5/5 !
    A Mighty Wind 4/5
    Sorry To Brother You 3.5/5
    Paths Of Glory 5/5
    American Graffiti 5/5
    Bowling For Columbine 5/5
    Team America: World Police 3.5/5

  • @Doofens
    @Doofens 3 года назад

    its absurd how half of these are on my letterboxd watchlist and synecdoche new york out of all films I've seen too in July.

  • @KiaraLioness
    @KiaraLioness 3 года назад

    Yooooo I haven't heard anyone talk about Mysterious Skin! I watched it when 500 Days of Summer came out I was like 15 and wanted to watch all of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's movies. Really stays with you. I'd love to see you do a full video on it!

  • @MrShaunhunter
    @MrShaunhunter 3 года назад

    Keep up the good work

  • @andrewreed4924
    @andrewreed4924 3 года назад

    In my opinion First Cow is a masterpiece. An understated masterpiece though for sure. It just feels like it's own perfectly self-contained time capsule of empathy and kindness.

  • @elenathorne
    @elenathorne 3 года назад

    Inspired by these videos so I made my own list this July with rating wow

  • @somerandomidioticnerd9769
    @somerandomidioticnerd9769 3 года назад

    I probably won't watch most of these, but this was a fun watch

  • @dann_stuff
    @dann_stuff 3 года назад

    Thanks for these videos, since i started watching your channel, I make my own list of what I watched in the month! I definitely have discover a lot of films thanks to you, so I would like to reccomend you a film, it is called "Las elegidas" it's a mexican movie about a girl that ends in the world of prostitution, it has an interesetnig way to tell such a heartbreaking history that resembles the reality in the country, hope you have the time to watch it! :)

  • @lorilawlit242
    @lorilawlit242 3 года назад

    YOU R THE BEST

  • @CyrionWillems
    @CyrionWillems 3 года назад

    I also watched before sunset this month after holding it off way too long.. And man, did I love it even more than the first one! I actually think I dreamed about it and all of the lost love in my life all night after watching it! Still have to see before midnight so I skipped that part of the video ;)

  • @celedonbog4591
    @celedonbog4591 3 года назад +1

    I decided to look up my name (karsten) and found your channel and I love it

  • @calowenby1654
    @calowenby1654 2 года назад

    I remembered quite a few things from this video and forgot they were all from this video.

  • @Deidre0000
    @Deidre0000 3 года назад

    I love Raising Arizona ! And Oh Brother Where Art Thou!

  • @m4yr4
    @m4yr4 3 года назад

    I also watched mysterious skin in july and just seeing the clips in the video made me feel uneasy, it's a beautiful movie but it reallly traumatized me in a way

  • @jacquelinewithac8668
    @jacquelinewithac8668 3 года назад

    O Brother whereart thou gives me PTSD because I had to watch the gopher scene like 30 times for my screenplay class and I can recite it from perfect memory yet I have never watched the full film

  • @goldenboy140
    @goldenboy140 3 года назад

    The Rome Episode in Night On Earth is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I still laugh my ass off to this day when I watch it.

  • @leongglm
    @leongglm 3 года назад +5

    Commenting every day until Karsten ranks the Barbie movies:
    Day 2

  • @agustinamartini
    @agustinamartini 3 года назад

    poster never stop stopping is BY FAR the best movie made in film history.

  • @filmbrokiller
    @filmbrokiller 3 года назад

    i audibly gasped when u talked about not really enjoying Spaceballs out of sheer nostalgia it gives me. its def not the best mel brooks film but i love it.

  • @Ash-hx1jz
    @Ash-hx1jz 3 года назад

    Glad more people are seeing Gregg Araki’s works!

  • @mrstaypuft655
    @mrstaypuft655 3 года назад +1

    You should do a video on like your favourite films of all time

  • @nellyb1594
    @nellyb1594 3 года назад

    Huh. I really didn't know the Coen Brothers directed 'O Brother Where Art Thou'. Or if i did I totally forgot that they did lol. That's one of my favorite comedies ever really.
    Also, Mysterious Skin is a phenomenal movie. I stumbled upon and started it with exactly zero knowledge/expectations as to what the movie was. It's very very uncomfortable to watch and at times SUUUUPER difficult to get through, but i loved it. Not one I'll be going back to over and over to watch because of how difficult it is in some parts, but I would absolve recommend it to any movie/story lover. Definitely wouldnt recommend it to a casual fan of film at all though hahah.
    Thanks for the video. Im a new subscriber, so I'm very excited to start going through your catalog.

  • @puyanwei
    @puyanwei 3 года назад

    In July I watched;
    - LA Confidential (Loved the tribute to film noir)
    - Roma (What a tribute to the director's maid)
    - Mid90s (Jonah Hill's tribute to his 90s)
    - Finished off watching Bojack Horseman (Kinda bitter sweet sadness)
    - Ozark Season 1... then season 2 and then season 3 lol bingeeeee... thx Ozark for taking away my movie watching goal xD
    Thx Karsten, will deffo check out some of ur picks!

  • @kalle3879
    @kalle3879 3 года назад +1

    What I watched:
    Dunkirk 4.5/5
    Star Wars (rewatch) 5/5
    Men in Black 3 (rewatch bc it was on TV) 3/5
    Goodfellas (rewatch) 5/5
    Jackie Brown (rewatch) 4.5/5
    LOTR Trilogy (rewatch) 4.5/5
    The Host 4/5
    Parasite (rewatch) 5/5
    Snowpiercer (rewatch) 4.5/5
    Apocalypse Now (rewatch) 5/5
    Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (rewatch) 5/5
    Platoon 4/5
    Shoplifters 4/5
    Boyhood 5/5
    Baby Driver 4.5/5
    The Hunger Games 2.5/5
    Dazed and Confused (rewatch) 5/5
    Joker (rewatch) 4/5
    The Irishman 3.5/5
    Meet the Parents 3.5/5
    Da 5 Bloods 4/5
    Why did I rewatch so many movies??