I love your critiques, "Showgirls" is the epitome of "So Bad it's Good." Molly is the only character you really feel sorry for, the dialogue is laughably outrageous, and Elizabeth Berkeley definitely got her wish over not being exclusively remembered as Jessie Spano.
I highly recommend watching the episode of the docuseries “Cursed Films” about the making of “Stalker”. It’s definitely not a cheesy docuseries and the name is a bit misleading as it doesn’t play into the idea of a “curse”, but all the films in the series were labeled as such when they premiered. It was clearly made with love by serious film buffs and I would watch all the episodes but especially the one on “Stalker”. It was put out by Shudder, I just watched it during my free trial of AMC+ but I think it’s also on prime. You, Broey Deschanel, and Be Kind Rewind are my favorite creators in the film analysis genre. My only complaint is that I have already watched all of your videos at least once. Can’t get enough. 😌
for 2023, I definitely recommend watching La Casa Lobo (2018) it is a Chilean horror animation about the story if a woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German religious colony. It was made over the course of 5 years and is FULLY TO SCALE. It is truly impressive.
Im so so so happy u mentioned show girls ,its one of my comfort movies and the whole late 80s- early 90s vibe & fashion that its full of Also Kyle Mclaclan stars in it which is one of the main actors that worked with Lynch 💕💕💕💕
I watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire the other day, already want to watch it again. Just wonderful. Definitely the best film I've watched for the first time so far this year! (Granted, I've only watched two films for the first time so far, but still.)
Just discoverd your youtube channel and am loving it. There are some movies in this video that I have been avoiding for the same reasons you talk about , but now I feel a little braver to take them on!
I watched Eraserhead again a year ago (7th time) I often said out loud, WTF? One of the weirdest, disorienting, but great film. Fully agree w everything you said about American Psycho. Another great visual film is L’Eclisse by Antonioni
Okay but one thing about Gigi: Gaston grows to love her in a romantic and sexual way ONLY ONCE she enters the world as a woman, not as a girl. There's an entire song he sings about how difficult it is for him to rectify the girl he knew with the woman she now is. And additionally, he knows her extremely well- they have a basis of friendship and respect, and though it takes him a while to realise he wants to offer her his unconditional devotion, he does - which is itself the BEST option for Gigi, as without it, she would have ended up like her unemployed actress mother, or her narcasistic Aunt. Honestly it's actually one of the better versions of this kind of story imo. I watched it as a child (my grandma had it on VHS) and it was a favourite- Gigi is hardheaded, stubborn, friendly, fun, and she states clearly multiple times her boundaries and expectations. I (might) be bias, but I truly think we are applying a modern understanding of feminism onto something that was hugely influenced by not only the 1950s Hollywood, but by 1940s France, and then additionally, 1890s Paris. Yes that first song is a bit fucked up (He doesn't say he likes 'little girls' because they are little, but because they grow up into young women- it never read as full on pedophilia, but really gross misogny) but honestly when looking into the actual relationship- it's pretty fucking good for the woman who wrote it, the era it's based in, the era it was written in, and the era it was produced into a movie. Okay, rant over. Thank you for creating such brilliant video essays btw, just found your channel and currently binge watching.
Btw my favorite romance movie of all time is les amants du pont neuf and also juliette biniche is the uncrowned it girl in this movie her clothes are my personal favorite type of aesthetic i call it homeless - core
You NEED to watch the mirror by tarkovsky one of the most beautiful and moving movies I've ever seen and it has one of the most complex structures in history of cinema
Dear Final Girl, if you're open to suggestions, I think you might appreciate the bizarre masterpiece that is Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 "The Holy Mountain", and when I say bizarre, I mean grotesque. Made my stomach turn many a number of times, yet strangely glad I watched it.
This was wonderful! Heh, a lot I haven't seen a lot of these 😅 I saw the 2000-something anime, Metropolis! Does that count? It doesn't? Oh...sorry Still I love it...
Have you seen Cabinet of Dr Caligari? A must. L’Age D’Or as well. City Lights and Gold Rush by Chaplin are outstanding…City Lights may be the funniest and most moving movie ever made. I remember Carol Burnett and others calling Chaplin a genius when I was young, and thinking, that must be hype. But no, he was a genius
I NEED to watch Dr Caligari, it’s been on my watch list forever, and as I said I’m in my German expressionism era. From the clips I have seen it is visually so stunning and unlike anything else. As for the others, thank you for the recommendations!☺️
I think hysteria is actually Havana syndrome. I know it sounds far fetched but radio frequency weapons go back at least to the 30s (Alphred Loomis) and probably were in development since the technologies inception. I have talked to hundreds of people with “Havana syndrome “ and am certain that the weapons have been in common use for literally decades. FYI most of the victims I have met are women =\\ but that could be because they are more willing to talk about it. Idk
I love your critiques, "Showgirls" is the epitome of "So Bad it's Good." Molly is the only character you really feel sorry for, the dialogue is laughably outrageous, and Elizabeth Berkeley definitely got her wish over not being exclusively remembered as Jessie Spano.
It’s definitely a polarizing film, but I couldn’t help but adore it hahaha
I highly recommend watching the episode of the docuseries “Cursed Films” about the making of “Stalker”. It’s definitely not a cheesy docuseries and the name is a bit misleading as it doesn’t play into the idea of a “curse”, but all the films in the series were labeled as such when they premiered. It was clearly made with love by serious film buffs and I would watch all the episodes but especially the one on “Stalker”. It was put out by Shudder, I just watched it during my free trial of AMC+ but I think it’s also on prime.
You, Broey Deschanel, and Be Kind Rewind are my favorite creators in the film analysis genre. My only complaint is that I have already watched all of your videos at least once. Can’t get enough. 😌
for 2023, I definitely recommend watching La Casa Lobo (2018) it is a Chilean horror animation about the story if a woman who takes refuge in a house in southern Chile after escaping from a German religious colony. It was made over the course of 5 years and is FULLY TO SCALE. It is truly impressive.
Im so so so happy u mentioned show girls ,its one of my comfort movies and the whole late 80s- early 90s vibe & fashion that its full of
Also Kyle Mclaclan stars in it which is one of the main actors that worked with Lynch 💕💕💕💕
I watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire the other day, already want to watch it again. Just wonderful. Definitely the best film I've watched for the first time so far this year! (Granted, I've only watched two films for the first time so far, but still.)
I watched it this summer and I definitely feel inclined to watch it again!
Just discoverd your youtube channel and am loving it. There are some movies in this video that I have been avoiding for the same reasons you talk about , but now I feel a little braver to take them on!
I watched Eraserhead again a year ago (7th time) I often said out loud, WTF? One of the weirdest, disorienting, but great film. Fully agree w everything you said about American Psycho. Another great visual film is L’Eclisse by Antonioni
Okay but one thing about Gigi: Gaston grows to love her in a romantic and sexual way ONLY ONCE she enters the world as a woman, not as a girl. There's an entire song he sings about how difficult it is for him to rectify the girl he knew with the woman she now is. And additionally, he knows her extremely well- they have a basis of friendship and respect, and though it takes him a while to realise he wants to offer her his unconditional devotion, he does - which is itself the BEST option for Gigi, as without it, she would have ended up like her unemployed actress mother, or her narcasistic Aunt. Honestly it's actually one of the better versions of this kind of story imo. I watched it as a child (my grandma had it on VHS) and it was a favourite- Gigi is hardheaded, stubborn, friendly, fun, and she states clearly multiple times her boundaries and expectations. I (might) be bias, but I truly think we are applying a modern understanding of feminism onto something that was hugely influenced by not only the 1950s Hollywood, but by 1940s France, and then additionally, 1890s Paris. Yes that first song is a bit fucked up (He doesn't say he likes 'little girls' because they are little, but because they grow up into young women- it never read as full on pedophilia, but really gross misogny) but honestly when looking into the actual relationship- it's pretty fucking good for the woman who wrote it, the era it's based in, the era it was written in, and the era it was produced into a movie. Okay, rant over. Thank you for creating such brilliant video essays btw, just found your channel and currently binge watching.
Btw my favorite romance movie of all time is les amants du pont neuf and also juliette biniche is the uncrowned it girl in this movie her clothes are my personal favorite type of aesthetic i call it homeless - core
You NEED to watch the mirror by tarkovsky one of the most beautiful and moving movies I've ever seen and it has one of the most complex structures in history of cinema
Dear Final Girl, if you're open to suggestions, I think you might appreciate the bizarre masterpiece that is Alejandro Jodorowsky's 1973 "The Holy Mountain", and when I say bizarre, I mean grotesque. Made my stomach turn many a number of times, yet strangely glad I watched it.
This was wonderful!
Heh, a lot I haven't seen a lot of these 😅
I saw the 2000-something anime, Metropolis! Does that count? It doesn't? Oh...sorry
Still I love it...
I’ve actually heard of that anime before and been keen on watching it! Did you enjoy it?
Have you seen Cabinet of Dr Caligari? A must. L’Age D’Or as well. City Lights and Gold Rush by Chaplin are outstanding…City Lights may be the funniest and most moving movie ever made. I remember Carol Burnett and others calling Chaplin a genius when I was young, and thinking, that must be hype. But no, he was a genius
I NEED to watch Dr Caligari, it’s been on my watch list forever, and as I said I’m in my German expressionism era. From the clips I have seen it is visually so stunning and unlike anything else. As for the others, thank you for the recommendations!☺️
Speaking of silent films ;-) Mel brooks Silent Movie is pretty hilarious !!!
showgirls isn't 'so bad it's good' it's not camp it's satire and precise
I think hysteria is actually Havana syndrome. I know it sounds far fetched but radio frequency weapons go back at least to the 30s (Alphred Loomis) and probably were in development since the technologies inception. I have talked to hundreds of people with “Havana syndrome “ and am certain that the weapons have been in common use for literally decades. FYI most of the victims I have met are women =\\ but that could be because they are more willing to talk about it. Idk