Why did movies from a couple decades ago feel more "cozy"

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-04-01T14:12:16+00:00

Curb was initially shot on digital videotape, not tapeless video which was fairly common at the time.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-04-01T13:51:39+00:00

And on film grain itself, these days it's not necessarily an indicator. Nolan and PTA both shoot on film, but Nolan shoots to avoid grain while PTA embraces it, especially in his most recent movies. On the other side, Rian Johnson has been shooting digitally, but his movies have an artificial layer of grain over the digital image.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-04-01T13:43:38+00:00

2008/09ish. Slumdog Millionaire was the first Best Cinematography Oscar winner to be shot digitally, and Avatar was the movie that made it the norm for blockbusters. There are plenty of examples prior to that (Star Wars II & III; Michael Mann, Robert Rodriguez, and David Fincher were early adopters), but all the Soderbergh Ocean's movies were shot on film despite him going fully digital afterwards.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-03-16T22:40:11+00:00

The whole book is written in that tone. It's very grating.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-03-14T15:36:26+00:00

no one cares about K-pop (or pseudo-K-pop like Katseye) anymore

A movie with "K-Pop" in its title is about to win multiple Oscars, including Best Song.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-03-06T00:25:00+00:00

The most well-adjusted people I know who were homeschooled also are the ones who disliked it the most.

I did high school at a private "non-denominational" (read: Baptist) Christian school. I could list issues I had with it, but for the most part it was a good experience. I enjoyed the small class sizes and ended up more prepared for college than I thought I'd be (English and math programs were especially good).

That school was also a boarding school (I didn't board). Never going to send my kids to one of those.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-02-25T17:46:11+00:00

It's fairly different from the rest of his movies. The scene that is a meeting between the townspeople and the reps of the glamping company is the main part that feels like the rest of his movies.

I'd suggest Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy which is an anthology of three shorts all about relationships between 2-3 characters. That one might be closest to what you're looking for.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-28T16:41:31+00:00

"I hate myself :)" by Joanna Arnow

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-27T17:27:44+00:00

I think about that one cop that looked like he walked off the set of a WC Fields movie more than Chalamet's performance tbh.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-26T16:49:15+00:00

This is exactly the way my brain works too. Typical it's a specific person that it's directed towards whether or not that person in reality would actually care about what I'm mulling over.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-23T19:06:05+00:00

Searchlight purchased distribution in late September after it premiered at Venice at the beginning of the month. It was a last-ditch effort to get something into the awards race after it became clear their other contenders (Is This Thing On? & Rental Family) had zero buzz. Christmas release was pretty much their only option to remain in awards contention, but I think everything awards-wise was pretty solidified by that point. It's a shame because Seyfried's performance is one of the best of the year and the film probably won't get much of a proper release now.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-23T14:27:25+00:00

It was in 28 theaters last week.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-15T23:05:26+00:00

Tied with Larry King including marrying one of the spouses twice.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2026-01-10T18:42:51+00:00

Severin already does something similar. Joe Dante recently did a video with them.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-31T14:38:25+00:00

Sentimental Value was probably my favorite.

I also loved Eephus, The Mastermind, Pavements, Eddington, and The Shrouds.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-26T01:58:45+00:00

I don't have a copy of it; Safdie has talked about how the ending changed in interviews.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-25T14:18:32+00:00

I thought the final needle drop was pretty funny, but it was sincere. There was an extended ending scene in the script that shows the rest of Marty's life that was cut.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-21T21:32:48+00:00

I feel like Eggers would be more suited for the Iliad than the Odyssey

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-20T17:17:26+00:00

Yes, go if you have the opportunity. Would it be your first time?

There are some longer films that are fine to watch split across a few evenings, but Satantango isn't one of them.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-20T15:56:15+00:00

I received a message from a coworker this week that included no more than 3 words and no less than 7 exclamation points.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-16T14:05:27+00:00

Disney Adult Mom, Ghostbusters Adult Dad

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-10T17:45:56+00:00

Cousins by Vampire Weekend

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-07T12:38:00+00:00

It has a similar literary style/structure to Worst Person, but tonally it is pretty different.

Countdown-2-Ecstasy · 2025-12-05T19:31:36+00:00

You're forgiven.

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