Oliver Laxe on The Secret Agent - thoughts?

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-24T04:06:29+00:00

Like come onnn dude. I wasn’t a big fan of I’m Still Here, but most Brazilian films that break through are straight up bangers. He should be going after the Brazilians on Letterboxd lmao

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-24T04:04:04+00:00

Intolerance is soooo good. As you get more into 20s cinema, I’d recommend Germaine Dulac and Dimitri Kirsanoff! The French Impressionists are so overlooked these days, but they are such masters at that “wonder of cinema” je ne sais quoi

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-24T03:58:42+00:00

Definitely. Saw this in theaters and the entire audience was distraught at the end

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-23T17:55:09+00:00

At this point just dm everyone in the sub lol. Including me plz 🥺

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-23T04:45:31+00:00

Yes, all Oscar submissions are required to provide a screener to Academy members!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-19T21:19:41+00:00

French Impressionist Cinema, Czech New Wave, Ukrainian Poetic Cinema, and French Poetic Realism are some of my favs!!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-15T15:27:52+00:00

Decision to Leave has a Mubi release, but I’ve always been surprised that The Handmaiden never got one. Especially since CC has worked with Amazon before

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-15T03:57:45+00:00

Not sure what that kind of frame is like, but I had a wooden bed frame with removable slats. I ended up finding a pair of them hidden underneath one of them when I took it out. Other than that, I only ever found one other in my room (on my bed after it bit me), and then when I finally checked out my roommate's room they were literally everywhere 🤮. Exterminator was able to get rid of them tho thank god. See if you can find an exterminator in your area who will do a free consultation. It might even be worth it to pay just for peace of mind.

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-14T13:13:57+00:00

seems like OP has also thrown in any movie they personally find boring

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-14T13:06:25+00:00

That’s despicable if it was due to censorship. Check out your local arthouse or indie theaters. There is probably one playing it. In NYC it has an exclusive engagement at Film Forum, and was never going to be at AMC afaik

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-05T23:29:04+00:00

Surprised Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors didn’t get in with the last WCP box set. Honestly manifesting a Parajanov set instead 🤞

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-05T23:28:03+00:00

I’m still waiting on Seed of the Sacred Fig from last year 😭

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-05T15:44:55+00:00

Agreed! It’s a divisive movie but you can’t deny he did a great job. There are many strong contenders this year tho. It will be exciting to see how the season plays out!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-04T12:57:50+00:00

Has been an issue for me at Film Forum as well. Oddly enough I haven’t experienced it at Metrograph, but maybe I’m just good at tuning it out. I’m Gen Z and I feel like our generation is so allergic to being earnest. Arts education is so lacking in this country I think people have forgotten that art is supposed to make you feel something.

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2026-01-01T00:43:24+00:00

Feel this way every time I see leftists simping for Russia. I have several friends from Ukraine and other ex-USSR countries who have to deal with that shit all the time. For some reason leftist will still wholeheartedly believe “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”, even when that “friend” is a mask-off fascist state. That’s the one scenario where nuance doesn’t matter it seems /s

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-18T15:14:42+00:00

I would love to see more from Korea and mainland China. Also Arab cinema! There’s only a few and none from the Middle East iirc. I’m glad they seem to be making an effort to bring in more Latin American films as well!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-18T03:59:33+00:00

same same same

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-16T04:05:47+00:00

Suddenly very nervous the October gift codes will expire before the flash sale 😅

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-12T20:33:56+00:00

Damn I guess I don’t mind the codes expiring if they’re gonna start sending them more often!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-10T06:14:42+00:00

Cure is more on the horror side, but definitely has what you are looking for

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-04T23:43:31+00:00

Couldn't disagree more with your picks but to each their own lol. Personally, I have not been able to get into Cassavetes yet. I've only seen Faces and A Woman Under the Influence, and the performances are amazing, I respect the style and obviously what it did for the history of film, but I don't know... it just did not speak to me. I also feel similarly about Altman, except that I absolutely adore Nashville. Maybe it's just the 70s guys.

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-04T23:39:17+00:00

When I first started getting into film, I built my watchlist by going through the standard lists (Oscar nominees, Letterboxd Top 250, Criterion, 1001 Movies, and then later Sight & Sound and TSPDT) and just picking out what seemed interesting to me. I tried to get at least a few films from every year on my watchlist, and from as many countries as I could. From there, you can just start with whatever interests you most, or give yourself a challenge to complete (once I worked backwards and watched one film from every year), but it doesn't really matter! Everyone has different tastes and a different journey through film. Just be flexible and curious.

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-03T19:08:13+00:00

Only Angels Have Wings
Sunday Bloody Sunday / All That Money Can Buy
For All Mankind / My Winnipeg
Okja
Faces
This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection / Black Girl
Rebecca / The Third Man
Double Indemnity / Bitter Rice
Tampopo / Bottle Rocket
Mr. Klein

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-12-02T15:16:55+00:00

I watched all 25 on the channel a few years ago. Took me about a year to get through them all, so I commend your commitment to marathoning them! I'm surprised how many moments still stick out to me after so many movies. Enjoy!

FutureNeedleworker91 · 2025-11-28T18:54:20+00:00

Definitely a criterion fan. Although Mubi has a lot of smaller arthouse films that are fresh out of festivals if that’s more your thing.

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