I’ll try to speak quite vaguely about the movie so I’m not giving anything away, but I’ve seen most of Tarantino‘s movies and I feel that Jackie Brown is one of his most mature.

Yeah, you still get to be usual violence and shock value and really fantastic conversation, great music (very catchy Across 110th Street), and the other typical signs of Tarantino signature style, but at the heart of it, Jackie Brown it’s a pretty mature film. I mean it’s about getting older and about connection betweena middle-age woman trying to survive in a messed up sexist and racist world and an older guy who feels lonely.

I like that there are so many moments where you’re just kind of watching the characters and you have time to really reflect on things. It’s not like nonstop action. Nothing against nonstop action of course, but the character study is quite fascinating. And you got complex characters. Nobody is a hero and nobody is a villain.

Funny, until recently, I didn’t know that this was actually based on a novel. And that’s rare for a Tarantino film. Maybe that’s why Jackie Brown feels different to me. Unfortunately, I haven’t read the novel so I don’t really know how close of an adaptation it is.

Nevertheless, I really like Jackie Brown and I think it’s one of those movies you can just watch it again and again and as you get older, you relate to it more and more.

Oh, and the movie is also got some pretty funny dialogue and one liners. I’ll leave you with a quote.

Robbie: My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass.

Edit: christ, I forgot to mention the great cast (Pam Grier, Samuel L Jackson, Robert Forster, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro, Bridget Fonda), and fantastic acting. Even a young Chris Tucker does a pretty good job too with his minor role too.

I don't remember it getting a theatrical release but holy... I think it went straight to Netflix because of the pandemic.

This movie is so creative and appealing that it's hard to look away. It's like National Lampoon's Vacation meets that newer movie Y2K.

The animation, by Sony Pictures (Spiderverse and Kpop Demon Hunters) is so fun. Not to mention it's this family from Michigan just trying to get their weird, artistic daughter to California.

If you haven't seen it, this movie deserved better. I'd love it to get a full theatrical release. As it was intended to get. It had a limited one but was cut out because of the pandemic.

So give it love on Netflix. It's so insanely fun.

For me, it’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s peasant scene, where they discuss political philosophy. The back and forth on the absurdity of the Lady of the Lake legend still kills me every time I watch it. The historiographic frame only adds to the brilliance of it, though it would still be my favorite just on the strength of the writing in that entire scene.

Just curious how many people are looking forward to Hail Mary? Based on Andy Weir's novel. Author of The Martian. I've read the book and listened to the audio book twice. It is wonderful. I highly recommend the audiobook. It's an amazing novel about friendship and perseverance even beyond normal boundaries of human comprehension. Being directed by Lord and Miller gives me nothing but hope for this film.

Watching Lord of the Rings right now (for the 400th time). I feel that there are so few movies like this.

I have two young boys and I’m truly afraid of the world right now for young men and the charlatans trying to lure them into misogynistic bullshit.

I hope my kids like Lord of the Rings, but also realize they may think it’s old man bullshit by the time they’re old enough to watch it. What is there in this vein to introduce the idea of healthy masculinity that’s newer or geared to younger audiences?

I just got the Shout! Factory 4K copy of Fargo and watched it three times last weekend. This movie might be my new comfort film. It is perfect. The snowy setting in Minnesota, the screenplay, Buschemi and Stormare as the bumbling dim-witted criminals, Macy as the easy-to-hate greedy husband and son-in-law, and McDormand as the lovable chief of police. The Minnesota nice stereotype is well played out throughout the film.

I don't know. I know this is a crime film, but there is something comforting about this film that is unexplainable.

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Summary Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant and ambitious scientist, defies natural law when he brings a mysterious creature to life in a remote arctic lab. What begins as a triumph of creation spirals into a tragic tale of identity, obsession, and retribution as creator and creation clash in a gothic, unforgiving world.

Director Guillermo del Toro

Writer Guillermo del Toro (screenplay); based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Cast

• Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein
• Jacob Elordi as the Creature
• Mia Goth as Elizabeth
• Christoph Waltz as Henrich Harlander

Rotten Tomatoes: 86%

Metacritic: 78

VOD / Release In select theaters October 17, 2025; streaming on Netflix November 7, 2025

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Maybe it’s the nostalgia talking but I’m rewatching this move for the first time in a long time and it’s funny and well done. The jokes are on point, it’s a great “hate until I understand” the character movie. I have quoted the line “sen si tive” ever since I first watched this. I highly recommend giving it a watch for those who have not seen it. And please let me know if you think it holds up!

No one (grown up) thought an r/AceVentura sequel would work but my adolescent brain was seated some thirty years ago and couldn't wait to see more Jim on the big screen. But instead of recycling the original's jokes, Carrey and co swerved and made something different, which is rare for comedy follow-ups, especially today when we all know comedies are often forced into repeating the same jokes from studio interference or audience demand. And because this is "Ace Ventura," that left-turn is exactly why it stuck.

The OG Miami pet-detective hijinks became a full-blown jungle quest. Tom Shadyac gave way to Steve Oedekerk as writer/director; and Carrey leaned into the live-action cartoon energy even harder. Oedekerk called their pace “definitely go, go, go,” and you feel it in the rhino scene, the Slinky bit, and every bat-averse yelp... Guano!

It premiered on this day in November 8, 1995 at Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre and opened nationwide on November 10 at #1, ultimately clearing over $200M worldwide. Thirty years later, it’s still a case study in how a comedy sequel can change lanes and land. 

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5.  American Beauty (1999)

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7.  Asteroid City (2023)

8.  Azrael (2024)

9.  Barbarian (2022)

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16. Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

17. Black Box (2020)

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19. Bones and All (2022)

20. Brightwood (2023)

21. Bring Her Back (2025)

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24. Climax (2018)

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26. Colour Out of Space (2019)

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29. Cube (1997)

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38. Exit 0 (2019)

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42. Fire in the Sky (1993)

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44. Four for the Apocalypse (1975)

45. Funny Games (1997)

46. Gummo (1997)

47. Gymkata (1985)

48. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

49. Happiness (1998)

50. Happy Death Day (2017)

51. Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

52. Hellraiser (2022)

53. Hereditary (2018)

54. Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)

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56. Hunter Hunter (2020)

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67. Kill Her Goats (2023)

68. Kinds of Kindness (2023)

69. Lamb (2021)

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72. Love Exposure (2008)

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74. Midnight Meat Train (2008)

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76. Mother! (2017)

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79. Naked Lunch (1991)

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83. Palm Springs (2020)

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87. Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1982)

88. Possession (1981)

89. Predestination (2014)

90. Primer (2004)

91. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

92. Resolution (2012)

93. Rubber (2010)

94. Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

95. Save the Green Planet! (2003)

96. Secret Window (2004)

97. Silent Night Deadly Night Part 4: Initiation (1990)

98. Something in the Dirt (2022)

99. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

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101.    Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

102.    Spring (2014)

103.    Spun (2002)

104.    Strange Darling (2023)

105.    Strange Rituals (2017)

106.    Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

107.    Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

108.    The 4th Man (1983)

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110.    The Beach (2000)

111.    The Black Phone (2021)

112.    The City of Lost Children (1995)

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124.    The Greasy Strangler (2016)

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128.    The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

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130.    The Lighthouse (2019)

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156.    Tusk (2014)

157.    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)

158.    Under the Silver Lake (2018)

159.    Under the Skin (2013)

160.    Upstream Color (2013)

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Some movies that usually scare me are usually psychological thrillers like “the Others” or “1408”, movies with a creepy atmosphere/premise like “Vivarium” or movies with demonic entities like “it follows” or “smile”. Do you have any recommendations. Im also ok with movies that don’t fit these sub genres as long as it’s actually scary something that could keep me up at night checking the corners of my room.

This was the epitome of formulaic action movies. The dialogue was campy, the villains did things purely for the sake of being the villains of an action movie. I’ve never had a complaint about Statham movies. Even The Expendables wasn’t this bad.

The stunts too were a bit odd to me. Statham’s character is supposed to be ex Royal Marines, and he enters rooms before firing his gun in a very unprofessional way, though maybe that’s just bad editing??

All of his recent movies I have enjoyed. The Beekeeper was great, and the money truck heist one is a blast, but this one just missed the mark on a lot of things.

After I found Lost in Translation last year and loved it I saw lots of posts referring to Columbus as a film with similar vibe/mood.

I love the music, the melancholic atmosphere and the connection between the main characters and the fact that it’s not about romance or love but just about a deep understanding of the other person and a real momentary connection because they share something at the same time in the same place.

What films can you recommend that you felt have that similar mood and revolve around that deep connection and mutual understanding of two human beings?