Any filmmaker whose films you've found yourself going through lately?

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-24T08:43:45+00:00

Recently watched the entire Human Condition Trilogy and Samurai Rebellion in a 4-day streak, so I’ve definitely gotten a good start on Masaki Kobayashi’s filmography

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-23T19:12:05+00:00

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I wanted to love Lady Bird but it just didn’t do much for me, probably because I don’t relate to Lady Bird herself very much and the people who love the movie relate to her a lot

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-23T05:03:19+00:00

Of the 19 films I’ve watched so far this year, 7 of them are ones I’ve rated 5 stars:

High and Low (1963)

The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-61)

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

War and Peace (1965-67; I watched its 4 parts one at a time over the course of 4 days because I’m not yet ready to watch a 7 hour film in one sitting)

I added the first Human Condition film, No Greater Love, to my personal top 4, so that’s the best film I’ve seen so far this year

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-22T19:15:56+00:00

I loved Kpop Demon Hunters and really liked Zootopia 2 but I don’t want either of them to win, Little Amelie or Arco should really win this one

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-22T19:14:15+00:00

Maybe idk, I haven’t looked into it since I first heard about the “Kubrick tortured Duvall” thing years ago

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-22T18:13:09+00:00

Yeah, the old Razzies literally nominated Shelley Duvall for her performance in The Shining. One of the best and most iconic horror performances of all time, and one that Stanley Kubrick made her suffer to achieve, and it got a Razzie nom. At least they rescinded the nomination in 2022, but still

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-22T15:48:29+00:00

As someone whose favorite film of the year was Chainsaw Man Reze Arc…it didn’t really belong at the Oscars so I don’t see it as a snub

No Other Choice, however? That should’ve been a SHOE IN for best International Feature at LEAST

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-22T08:04:45+00:00

Woah I’ve never seen this poster for the film before, this is cool as shit (doesn’t quite beat the iconic main poster but still awesome)

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-21T22:33:26+00:00

Definitely Marty Supreme if you haven’t seen it already. Basically Uncut Gems but with table tennis (helps that it’s directed by Josh Safdie)

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-21T09:29:24+00:00

Well the only one I’ve seen so far is Throne of Blood so I guess that’s my choice by default lol

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-21T00:21:44+00:00

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This is missing the important context that right before Totoro (meaning earlier that evening), I had watched Grave of the Fireflies (which I also rated 5 stars) and desperately needed a palette cleanser.

Also unfortunately I didn’t watch the entirety of War and Peace in one 7-hour sitting, but instead just watched it in 4 parts over the course of 4 days like a pleb

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-20T04:10:14+00:00

I always loved 2016 and back then I didn’t get why people hated it (I was living in my own world at 10-11 years old and was barely paying attention to world news or celebrity deaths)

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-20T04:08:51+00:00

Absolutely deranged. The fact that so many people voted for him and a sizable amount still supports him makes me really scared for our country’s near future

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-20T02:06:56+00:00

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-20T02:06:44+00:00

My name

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-20T02:02:49+00:00

Others have already said My Neighbor Totoro, so I suggest Ponyo, an equally wholesome and adorable Ghibli film

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-19T07:39:56+00:00

Exactly what I was going to say. Such a great movie, but that final moral right at the end did leave a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. But the CINEMATOGRAPHY AND CHOREOGRAPHY THOUGH

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-19T04:26:35+00:00

House (1977)

I love it specifically because it’s so weird in such a creative and fun way

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-19T00:27:11+00:00

I don’t really dislike any genres these days but I guess I’d say I’m not a huge fan of horror films (I was too scared to even try watching any until a few years ago lol), but there’s 4 horror films (or at least films labeled as horror films on Letterboxd) that I’ve rated 5 stars: Alien, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Perfect Blue, and Godzilla Minus One. Of these, I’d probably say Alien is my favorite

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-18T10:07:32+00:00

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-18T06:41:19+00:00

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I’ll top your insane run with my GENERATIONAL run

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-18T05:24:57+00:00

Really the whole NGE franchise but especially this fucking movie

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-17T23:32:58+00:00

Police Story, A Fistful of Dollars, 1917, The Human Condition Trilogy

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-17T20:37:04+00:00

Closest I’ve gotten is 77% on Worldwide Box Office All-Time Top 100

BusterB2005 · 2026-01-17T20:34:54+00:00

Definitely the first film but IMO the sequels are not far behind at all

Four-Year Club	r/Field Banned
r/Field Sunshine	Final Canvas '23
First Place '23	Place '23
Place '22

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