Describe a few of your favourite films in a sentence...

Paterson
Dreamlike Jim Jarmusch film from 2016 with Adam Driver in as a bus driver where nothing really happens.

Blood Simple
Eighties Coen Brothers’ (their best film) neo-noir private dick caper, got Frances McDormand in.

Noi the Albinoi
Icelandic surrealist black comedy about a rural loner, directed by Dagur Kari.

Angel Heart
Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro dark and moody horror/neo-noir by Alan Parker.

Aftersun
Beautiful recent film about childhood, mental health and (spoilers) loss, by Charlotte Wells, produced by the great Barry Jenkins.

(Also, if there are any films you think I’d like based on this list let me know below).

Shoot…

3 Likes

The iron giant

Achingly moving story of a small boy and his colossal robot friend set amid the backdrop of American paranoia about the soviets.

2 Likes

Josie and the Pussycats

Peerlessly brutal rockumentary following the fortunes of a small town, all female hardcore band struggling in a hostile, corporate, capital-fixated environment.

The Straight Story

Old man mows tarmac for ages and then you cry.

4 Likes

Sequel to American Pie

2 Likes

farm boy turned soldier is taught how to be a wizard by goblin, dad cuts his arm off

3 Likes

In a Lonely Place

One night a jaded Hollywood screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a popular novel; the next day a body is found and the screenwriters old army buddy is the detective in charge of investigating.

The Happiness of the Katakuris
A family move to the Japanese countryside to open a bed and breakfast; it does not go well.

Out of the Past

Small town garage owner is forced to face up to his dark history when he is recognised by an old acquaintance .

Wendy & Lucy

A young lady and her dog travel in search of work and security

Brighton Rock

A young criminal gets caught up in a murder and realises there is a witness he must take care of, one way or another, if he is to avoid capital punishment.

4 Likes

You might like Old Joy, Wild Strawberries, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring

Dead Man’s Shoes - A soldier returns to his small town and finds out his brother with special needs has been bullied by the local thugs.

Rosemary’s Baby - the birth of a right shit.

American Movie - a documentary following a naive film enthusiast as he directs his horror masterpiece.

3 Likes

Top Gun

Small man struggles with his repressed homosexuality by playing volleyball and flying planes.

Man in a rubber monster suit smashes up buildings

this could be any number of my favourite movies tbh

The Princess Diaries: everyone is cheeky and loveable but baby Anne Hathaway is especially adorable and it’s all just a low stakes comforting good time even on the millionth viewing.

1 Like

Man seeks compensation after his rug is soiled in a case of mistaken identity.

6 Likes

Stalker - Three guys go on a hike to find a room, but once they get there none of them can be bothered to go in.

3 Likes

Ringu - scary film which is largely uncredited for driving adoption of the DVD format.

Silent Running
Almost relentlessly bleak scifi, featuring some cute robots that you definitely should not allow your 9 year-old child to watch, lest the impact is still felt by them 40 years later.

3 Likes

Aliens - a mother tries to raise and protect her children in an increasingly hostile environment

2 Likes

You ever seen this?

Might be a hit in your household if Josie & the Pussycats is

2 Likes

No! This seems ideal, thanks!

We are the best!

They are the best!

2 Likes

Tyrannosaur
100 minutes of pain, suffering, death and abuse that restores ones faith in humanity

1 Like

Kontroll

When you’re in Budapest you buy a fucking subway ticket.

1 Like