films

[francoisarnaudsource]

Someone's Daughter (2026) | dir. Wiebke von Carolsfeld

↳ François Arnaud as Paul

[dare-g]

Inspector Ike (2020)

[umuima]

Everyone Else (2009)

[umuima]

A film that so elegantly shows the silent identity struggles in the context of a relationship. I’ve never seen a work so honest & precise. Transparent filmmaking & the performances are perfect.

[oldfilmsflicker]

Pearl Berman: You want me to say that everything is my fault. I’m not gonna do it. You think I was mean to you when you were a kid? You think I didn’t do enough for you? Well, I’m sorry, but I had a couple of other things on my mind, you know? Like a Depression, a war, and your father – God bless him – sleepwalking through your whole childhood. God forbid I should know myself the way you know yourself, that I should ask myself those questions. Like what happened to my life? Did I deserve more? Did I ever for one second get as much as I gave? God forbid I should ask those questions, because if I looked inside myself and I really saw what I shut out my whole life, what I really missed, there’d come from out of me such a rage it would blow this building apart, and it would blow you into a million little pieces and it would blow Queens off of the face of the goddamned map!

[oldfilmsflicker]

Movie Quote of the Day – Used People, 1992 (dir. Beeban Kidron) | the diary of a film history fanatic

[cheaphalloweencostume]

any horror recs for someone annoying and pretentious looking for things they’ve never watched before? they dont have to be good just interesting and the more bonkers the better. foreign films very welcome! thank you thank you

oh hell yes if we’re just reaching for Weird Shit You Might Not Have Seen (But You Might Have Idk Your Life):

Beyond the Black Rainbow

Lair of the White Worm

Necromentia

Cure

The Devil’s Backbone (this one isn’t that weird or unknown i just think it’s really underrated)

Noroi: The Curse (again not unheard of but an all-time underrated favorite. TO ME)

Ghostwatch

man my brains kinda broke i feel like this list didn’t end up cutting very deep at all but im still Thinking 🤔

[sandushengshou]

Big World 小小的我 (2024) dir. Lina Yang

[badassdemonsword]

Heated rivalry shouldve been about 2 ugly old guys that play mahjong then maybe id consider watching it

[krownest]

i don't remember them playing mahjong but they do other old man things like going to the wet market together and drinking soup and taking walks. anyway go watch suk suk / twilight's kiss

[krownest]

"ok but where's the old chinese lesbians" go watch all shall be well. it's by the same director and the old chinese lesbians are also at the market

[carriefisher]

BAILEY’S 3K CELEBRATION —🫶🏻 for @dancingsinthedark VAMPIRE WOMEN IN HORROR van helsing (2004), vampire in brooklyn (1995), from dusk till dawn (1996), interview with the vampire (1994), the hunger (1983), queen of the damned (2002), vamp (1986), near dark (1987), ganja and hess (1973), vampires (1998), abigail (2024), a girl walks home alone at night (2014), bram stoker's dracula (1992), underworld: evolution (2006), slaughter of the vampires (1962), blade (1998), abigail (2024), thirst (2009), the invitation (2022), and the hunger (1983)

[junkfoodcinemas]

Female Psychopaths on Film

[celluloidrainbow]

IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN (1977) dir. Elizabeth Stevens, Cathy Zheutlin, & Frances Reid Made by the feminist filmmakers’ collective Iris Films to help lesbian mothers facing custody battles, this interview-based documentary portrays the diversity of experiences of lesbian mothers across race and class, featuring eight mothers and their children. (link in title)

[gayfilmgeek]

Anemone Me (short film, 1990) dirs. Suzan-Lori Parks, Bruce Hainley

[romanceyourdemons]

you by no means have to “hand it to” kenneth branagh but hamlet 1996 makes some pretty damn cool choices, especially setwise. like “to be or not to be” delivered into a one way mirror with claudius and polonius on the other side, hamlet pointing a dagger into his reflection’s chest or directly at the king, with neither us nor claudius sure if hamlet knows the one way mirror is there—that’s COOL

[romanceyourdemons]

also kate winslet ophelia does it like no one has done it before, right on a level with the scene stealiness of harold perrineau mercutio in romeo + juliet (1996). this is HER movie now

[romanceyourdemons]

godddddddd ophelia being put in a straightjacket and locked in a ready-made padded room in the castle, while hamlet is quietly sent away for a dignified, off-the-books execution…… it’s not subtle but DAMN does it work

[raptorcivilization]

There’s a BAFTA-winning, Oscar-nominated documentary that posted Kermit gulag

[raptorcivilization]

Mr Nobody Against Putin is a documentary about a Russian teacher that documents - and attempts to subvert - the state propaganda being used in Russian schools to justify the Ukraine war. The guy secretly recorded a lot of footage and had to be snuck out of Russia for his own safety, and so this could be known. It’s been receiving critical accolades and heaps of praise, including the aforementioned award wins/nominations.

My boyfriend just watched it in a theater and noticed something. At one point the movie references the guy who implemented the gulag system, following up on a comment from a history teacher, and this is the image they picked to represent it.

It’s fucking Kermit gulag. They grayscaled an image of the gulag scene from Muppets Most Wanted and used it to illustrate an actual Soviet gulag, alongside actual historical pictures and footage, in a deathly serious documentary. See for yourself, 32 minutes in. There is no reference or citation to the Muppets/Disney in the credits so this seems like a genuine fuckup in the editing room.

[raptorcivilization]

Update: this movie just won the Oscar for Best Documentary

[night-dark-woods]

ID. grayscale still of people rolling Kermit strapped to a small chair or board out of a gate with a large sign that reads "GULAG" in latin characters. End ID.

[roseillest]

AFRIQUE, JE TE PLUMERAI // AFRICA, I WILL FLEECE YOU (1992) dir. JEAN-MARIE TENO

[ahneunjin]

GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (2017) dir. Francis Lee

[puppygirllaika]

every AI work tool out there is like "did you know you're wasting up to 90% of your time on pointless busywork that could be automated away? and i look inside and the "busywork" is like. learning how something important works or double checking the reading on the safety valve. AI companies love to say "why would you waste time learning that in the moment when, instead, you could always ask me about it later?" and it's like. the point isn't to "have access to that information", the point is to know it. The AI can only tell me how to fix that air compressor if i can tell it what the problem is, and even then its instructions might not warn me of potential hidden dangers or might not see that i've got my screwdriver on the wrong screw or might not even be telling me the truth. I need to know how the pump works. I need to know which lines lead where. I need to understand the system I am working with. If something goes wrong I need to know how to fix it, because by the time something tells me how to fix it, it might be too late.

[puppygirllaika]

someone please add the abigail sims poem chatgpt fucks my wife i am too high to deal with the results that duckduckgo search is giving me to sift through right now.

[houndmother]

[puppygirllaika]

Fail Safe (1964) never stops being relevant.

[puppygirllaika]

Also if you've never seen Fail Safe please go watch it. It's one of the best movies I've ever seen, it remains a personal favourite to this day, and especially if you are of the conviction that old movies tend to be stuffy and boring, this is legitimately one of the most tense, gripping, edge-of-your-seat suspense dramas you will ever watch. Even having seen it a dozen times before i find myself white-knuckling the arm of my couch through certain scenes, and on top of that the direction, cinematography, sound design, and action are all amazing. This movie uses close-ups and the power of silence better then any other I've ever seen. I think about this pair of shots all the damn time:

It also just. Has a lot of relevancy still today, and it's one of the things I recall most frequently when thinking about the efficacy of AI in the modern day. It's not about AI, it's about war, and weapons, and posturing of nations, and the way that secrets and hatred and dehumanization of our enemies and the increasing reliance on systems and automation, not just by machines but by humans told to act under orders and stripped of their agency, lead us into a future that no one is prepared for nor capable of preparing for, with the potential for devastating consequences. And it's a movie where you want to watch the credits all the way through to the end to feel the full impact of what you've just seen.

also +1 for having a character using forearm crutches throughout the movie who isn't a villain or treated as lesser, but instead as a highly respected, thoughtful, and considered leader. the crutches are never commented on, just treated as a totally normal part of his character. better disability rep then a lot of shit today tbh.

Anyway, you can find it for free on the internet archive, here:

Fail Safe 1964 Sidney Lumet : Sidney Lumet : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Fail-Safe 1964 Sidney Lumet

[slow-burn-sally]

A recent conversation in a discord group reminded me of something important. If you're on the younger side (under 25 or 30) and you haven't seen all the incredible, dark and disturbing fantasy films that came out in the 1980s and late 1970s, then I would strongly encourage you to do so. There was something so dark about that genre during that time that I absolutely adore and that isn't really around in modern films for children and young adults (once they learned that it traumatized a whole generation of us).

My faves in case you need any recommendations. (Some of these are really not appropriate for children, so keep that in mind lol).

The Dark Crystal - 1982 - the Skeksis will give you nightmares. I am honestly very proud of the remake for being just as disturbing if not more so than the original.

Watership Down - 1978- NOT FOR CHILDREN - Jesus Christ why did so many of our parents show us this film at a formative age? It's all about trauma and death and displacement and there's literal blood and murder. Not a G Rated Film. Still, it's very good. Loads better than that CGI remake from a decade ago.

The Secret Of NIMH - 1982 - Incredible movie. Minor disturbing elements. Probably my favorite on the list. It's just a great adventure story with real world issues (animal experimentation, mental health problems, disabilities) and there's even a lovely romance. Highly recommend.

Legend - 1985- This film is just straight up disturbing. Yes, there's a lot of beautiful shots of unicorns and sexy, 20-something year old (insane Scientology wack job) Tom Cruise and gorgeous Mia Sara, but there's also torture, madness and literally the Devil (Tim Curry is the entire reason you should watch this film)

Labyrinth - 1986 - I only really have two words. David. Bowie. My 10 year old self found out about a lot of burgeoning kinks while watching that man prance around in eyeliner and a codpiece. It's a wonderful adventure as well - if you ignore the blatant romantic and sexual tension between Bowie and an underage Jennifer Connelly (none of us could)

The NeverEnding Story - 1984 - Lots of disturbing imagery in this one! The Nothing was fucking terrifying, and the creatures in this world seemed uniformly creepy, but still incredibly well done. Love the adventure of it.

The Princess Bride - 1987 - Not technically a kids film maybe? Lots of adult themes and adult jokes, but safe for kids imo. I adored it and still do. Incredible performances by Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin. R.O.U.S, Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! (need I say more?)

The Last Unicorn - 1982 - A beautiful film with stunning representations of innocence, good and evil. Just gorgeous really. I should rewatch it as it's been 20 years or so.

[rannulfr]

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Adding a couple...

LadyHawk.

A romance / Action film about a knight and a maiden who are cursed. Her to transform into a hawk during the day & him into a wolf at night. Forever keeping them apart.

DragonSlayer

A coming of age tale about a wizard apprentice who must save a village from a dragon & the sacrifice lottery the village has established around it.

(Rare example of 1980s genderfuckery)

Willow

LOTR before we ever thought a LOTR film would ever be possible. You've probably seen this one, but just in case.

The Flight of Dragons

Transplanted into the body of a dragon a scientist must come to terms with magic, even while explaining it.

Krull

Classic adventure story severely undervalued in its time.

Some of the creepiest spider stop motion to ever exist.

[brightlotusmoon]

These are all on my favorite movies list. I find myself humming the Flight Of Dragons song randomly to this day.

[slow-burn-sally]

As an autistic child with ADHD and a burgeoning case of OCPD, I was deeply upset by many moments in many of these movies (particularly The Dark Crystal and The Never Ending Story, which are dark, so you have every right to feel grossed/creeped out by those muppets. They were hella extremely creepy.

[thistlearts]

They all shaped me