Submitted by Whathappensnext___ t3_z8gb56 in movies
I love movie recommendations and want to hear yours!
What’s the last best movie you watched? Or series - maybe a specific episode?
What made it so good? Had you seen it before? Where can it be found? Bonus if you can provide a link.
Say more than one if you cant decide.
Looking forward to hearing your answers!
That's my boy with Adam Sandler &Andy Samberg
I rewatched All the President's Men for the first time in like 10 years. Still a banger
Whiplash, on peacock
C’mon C’mon. Joaquin Phoenix was incredible. Highly recommend.
Nightcrawler (2014) is still my favorite movie of the last 10 years. It’s on HBO MAX.
Prey (2022) the Predator prequel was excellent. It’s on HULU.
And the series “Atlanta” just finished its run. Creator/co-star Donald Glover described it as “Twin Peaks with Rappers”. I’m not into Rap, but the characters & story is so strong, it doesn’t matter.
I just watched Shin Ultraman the other day, and loved every single second of it - if you have even the slightest interest in tokusatsu, I can't recommend it enough.
Green book
Glass Onion in theaters!
The last good one I remember is X. Looking forward to seeing Pearl.
Movie: Top Gun: Maverick (2022). The original was a fun movie with a thin plot. Pete Mitchell a.k.a. Maverick is a much more interesting character three decades later. He's coming to terms with the impending end of his very protracted adolescence / young adulthood and he has some regrets. For me, his rekindled relationship with Penny Benjamin is the best thing in the film. Finding love later in life can be complicated for a number of reasons. They handled this very, very well.
I saw it in the theater three times and have watched it three times at home now as well. It is very, very rewatchable for me. I get it if young people don't get what the big deal is, but there is more to this movie than just nostalgia for nostalgia's sake.
TV: Currently watching a four-part NetFlix documentary called Pepsi, Where's My Jet? and it's a hoot. I remember the ad campaign in the mid '90s and this case making the news sometime later.
Severance on Apple TV. It's quirky and weird. It's about a company that has some employees go through a procedure that separates their work memories and their outside memories. There's a mystery involving the inside group trying to figure out what their outside lives are like as well as what they actually do at their jobs (which is quite ambiguous). The season finale was one of the most satisfying that I've seen in years.
Also while you're on Apple TV there's Ted Lasso. Great pick me up, feel good show. Doesn't matter if you don't like football. Ted is such a lovable character.
Smile, great little horror flick with Kevin Bacon's daughter as the lead. Left me with a 😊
The Menu. Ralph Fiennes was awesome!
Terrifier 2
RRR
Excellent movie. J.K. Simmons won an Oscar for this for a reason.
This is resting firmly in my top 5. It's a family drama, scifi, kung-fu action, romance film and it excels at all of them. Why did I cry about rocks with googly eyes (all 3 viewings).
There are a lot of great suggestions in here but this one is special.
Star Wars: Andor
This series redefines the Star Wars saga with superb writing and character arcs...with amazing acting, but without Jedi or Sith or lightsabers. It takes place within the Star Wars timeline between 'Rogue One: Star Wars Story' and 'Star Wars: A New Hope'. It's easy to become attached to both the antagonists and protagonists in this well written Disney+ tv series.
Devotion is pretty good
Atlanta was phenomenal. We only started watching it this last year, just in time for the finale.
I hadn’t heard many good things about Smile, but so glad I gave it a shot! Sosie Bacon was excellent and the tension stayed high. The final scenes were deeply creepy.
If I didn't like Rogue One would I like it? I tremendously enjoyed Mando and the OG trilogy.
Just caught some of The Wonder, which was good, but I wasn’t as in the mood for it as I could’ve been, so I’ll have to come back to it. Binged all of 1899, which was a bit predictable but executed its well worn tropes better than usual.
Succession. I enjoyed all episodes (they build on one another) but if I had to pick one I'd say the season 2 finale was the best for me.
Episode 10 of Andor, blew my mind ! One of the finest pieces of tv this year.
My latest favorite movie would be Aftersun. A beautiful, heartbreaking movie, with splendid performances.
Not anymore I don’t think. I could be wrong but my understanding was that it had a one week limited run before going to NF in a few weeks. Looking forward to it! Just couldn’t make it out over the ThxGiv weekend.
I know it’s being pulled in theaters today. I just said I watched it in theaters
Same. Loved it. Previews don’t get to the crux of the film at all.
Prey is something that irritates me. Would’ve loved to have seen it on a big screen. It’s really good in my humble opinion. And shot beautifully.
The diner scene and the lead up to it is a riot. No way that gets made even 20 years ago. Pacing is slow given the era but absolutely paved the way for so many other films after it.
Just binged the entirety of Severance yesterday. It was amazing.
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You Can Count On Me (2000). Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Broderick. My friends and I are on a Kenneth Lonergan kick right now and this one was a great watch.
Agreed. It would have been awesome to see it on the big screen. Eagerly anticipating a physical release. I’d love to have it in 4k.
a few good men
Elvis.
It's a stand-alone series and very different than Mando and the OG trilogy. The superb acting skills and dialog of Stellan Skarsgard, Genevieve O'Reilly as well as Diego Luna, and many others within this story of a perceived oppressive lifestyle that gives birth to a rebel alliance amongst the looming presence of the Galactic Empire helps make this series impressive. It's the story, character arcs, meaningful monologues and dialog that sets it apart from other Star Wars stories. no fan service.
I just watched Blue Jasmine (2013) on Netflix for the first time and enjoyed it. Great organic character development and acting against what seems like a mundane plot.
Gotcha. Wasn't being a jerk or anything. Just adding some context in case others are interested.
Pearl was awesome too 👍🏻
Some friends and I stumbled into watching RRR last week, and boy, what an absolute ride we were not prepared for.
That had to be the most delightful bromance, exhausting-to-watch dance sequence, over the top action, and hilarious costume changes I've seen in a very, very long time.
It's rare to find a movie where you both feel every minute of a three-hour run time jogging along, and sitting on the edge of the sofa to see what ludicrous thing happens next.
One Cut of the Dead. I don’t want to ruin too many surprises here, so I’ll just say this is definitely a movie for people who love movies. It’s the kind of movie that makes you want to restart from the beginning as soon as you finish.
Aftersun is #1 on my top twenty but I had the travel 35 miles last week to see it and you probably have to travel further.
Love Mike Mills movies
I recorded Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri on YouTube TV months ago after hearing it was good. On a whim I decided to watch it on Saturday night. It was kinda funny because all the curse words were overdubbed with clean words which I normally don't like and wouldn't watch an altered movie. However, the movie was just so darn good that I just kept watching and didn't want to stop.
Anyhow, I am still blown away by that movie and it's been a couple of days. It was so well done.
My favorite movie of the year. I watched this months ago, but it never leaves my head since then. The ending of the film still haunts me.
Silver linings playbook
So true. I had part of the ending ruined for me by a couple of coworkers and it didn’t matter because the movie is so good. Loved it.
The season one finale of “Severance” was one of the best episodes of TV that I’ve ever seen. I’ve watched that last episode several times. It was a perfect culmination of the entire season and left me wanting more! Can’t wait to see what happens next.
Just rewatched The Gray Man. One crazy fun action flick!
Excellent movie! Loved it!
Agreed, but jeez, what the hell happened to Sandra Bullock's face.
Thanks for the reminder! It's been on my list to watch!
500 days if summer
Finally watched Knives Out after it's been recommended to my by almost every person I know - and they were right, I loved it ♡
Recently saw Loving Adults on Netflix. Danish with English audio. Dark psychological thriller. Just loved the twists.
One Piece Film Red is great! Not sure how confusing it would be for people who don't watch/read the series, but I loved it even though I'm not caught up and haven't been introduced to half the characters yet. Btw, give One Piece a shot! The series up to episode 325 is on Netflix and the dubbing is top tier imo. Guarantee you won't regret selling you soul to the Straw Hat crew xD
Invictus. Clint Eastwood directs Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela in the true story of how he used the nations under performing rugby team to pull the people together. This movie is absolutely incredible.
Lost. Yes, I know I’m more than 15 years late to the party but my girlfriend just put me onto it and it’s absolutely blowing me away. The survivors of a plane crash are stranded on an uncharted island and must work together, often clashing, to get back home and unravel the mysteries of the island. Just finished the first season and like a junkie I can’t wait to see more!
I will constantly rewatch the ending of this movie whenever I need to get absolutely jacked
What!? I missed it?? Damn, I’d been waiting all damn summer to see this movie and I had no idea it was only gonna be in theaters for such a short amount of time
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (2019), by Werner Herzog. Saw it on Amazon Prime.
Depends why you didn't like Rogue One. It's a similar style and has one of the same writers. But it's also a lot better. It's the movie Rogue One was trying to be.
I gave up after episode three, lead actor was feeble 😕
I rewatched Happy Death Day at the weekend and I've decided that what I want to see at the cinema more than anything is a double-bill of Groundhog Day and Happy Death Day on February 2nd with another double-bill of Happy Death Day first then Groundhog Day on November 18th. Do that every year and I'll be there for it.
A Silent Voice on Netflix. I watched it at a particularly difficult time for me and it helped me handle my thoughts at the time. I will say it is one of those movies that even though its great, I never want to watch it again.
I would buy that day one on 4k bluray.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Smile was great. I expected the classic stupid-plot-casual-horrorfilm but it was really great. Only thing that bothered me was the huge amount of repeating jumpscares.
I disagree. Imo Rogue One was way better than Andor.
I really want a Tangerine & Lemon spin-off.
I loved Lucky. It’s a great film.
Great movie!
My dinner with Andre
Great movies, good laughs!👍
Captain Phillips.
Last of the Mohicans.
So damn epic. That end waterfall scene gives me chills.
I saw Scarface (1932) the other day, it was at least as entertaining and violent as the remake. Tony Camonte is even more of a madman than Tony Montana, absolute psycho! He kills without remorse while whistling, and beats his sister (who's very cool and makes a funny sexy dance) and wants to bang her. The final shootout should be as iconic as the 1983 one. No gore, of course, and not a bunch of f-words (there is, surprisingly for movies from the time, one "fuck off" though, quite possibly the first ever in a film), but loads of cold-blooded murders, Tommy guns, car chases and hard-boiled funny dialogues.
Top five all time for me
That's a fun double feature. Cannibalism, and a movie that I was sure would involve cannibalism
It's an oldie, but I recently watched Brief Encounter for the first time. I gotta say, it's probably the best romance I've watched! Celia Johnson, one of the leads, does such a great job in the movie. The last moments movie were perfection and just heartbreaking to the core. I can't believe I hadn't watched it sooner!
Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Little Fish (2020) double feature with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
What did you want him to be?
Arrival (2016)
Lucky (2017)
Only Murders in the Building (TV series)
Andor (TV series)
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Blade Runner (1982) (Final Cut: 40th anniversary screening)
Glass Onion Was awesome
Cinco Lobitos (Lullaby). Please, watch it if you can.
LA Confidential
Im young so I never got to see these movies. This one is great. The story unfolds slowly and piece after piece you start to understand the story more and more.
Its a police movie about the corrupt police deprtment. Then a murder happens and 3 cops that couldnt be more different from one another are trying to solve the case and by doing so unravel something big.
I 100% recommend watching it if u dont get bored by people talking and dont need shootouts every 5mins
I know people dislike Amy Schumer but I watched Trainwreck for the first time and I really liked it.
It was funny, it was different (the girl being toxic for once not the guy), with so many surprise Celeb (of course mainly snl) appearances. I've watched so many serious and heavy movies lately and I had forgotten the balm of a good romcom.
Mmm.. Not my tempo
Inconceivable
Great movie
Amsterdam
Drive my car.
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I gave it my yearly rewatch this week too! One of my favorites.
Scent of a woman
Finally got around to watching Suspiria (2018) on Prime, and I fell in love with the atmosphere and cinematography. Best horror film of the past decade, along with Hereditary, to me.
I read the title of the post as "the last bad movie you watched" so I almost lost my shit when I saw you say Whiplash
I just became a huge fan of Nope, a horror movie that is sort of like Tremors if Tremors gave you a little bit more implications to think about after the movie is over. Don't look up what happens if you can avoid it. It's on Peacock.
As for TV, I just finished my first ever watch of Cowboy Bebop. It's mostly episodic so there's probably a guide out there if you want to skip certain episodes, but I can give it a compliment I do not mean lightly. It's perfect.
This movie's ending is so simultaneously triumphant and depressing it deserves a new word for the feeling. Triumphressing.
Interesting.
Drama, scifi, action, romance, and comedy.
Call me by your name
Yesterday I watch Heinosuke Gosho's An Inn at Osaka as well as Danny DeVito's Matilda. Both were fantastic films that I would highly recommend to just about any movie lover. I had seen Matilda many times before, but it was my first time watching An Inn at Osaka.
I watched Matilda on Netflix, but you can find An Inn at Osaka on the internet archive for free.
I thought he was interesting.
I thought it was one of the worst movies I’ve seen in the last couple of years. Terrible dialogue, predictable story and too focused on setting the scene for a sequel. Waste of time.
Despite its somewhat alternative adaptation from the book, it’s a solid film. Some of the best to come out of Netflix since daredevil and the punisher.
Epic in every way. The cinematography, the cast, and the score are absolutely superb.
Blade Runner 2049, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Why would you watch Woody Allen at this point though?
Just rewatched Last Man Standing on DVD. I put on old DVD’s while on treadmill instead of music. Great shoot ‘em up prohibition era gangster flick. With Bruce Willis playing a gun for hire working both sides of a rivalry. Also has Bruce Dern, Michael Imperioli, and Christopher Walken among others.
Ex Machina. I like movies that make me think a lot afterward.
Just rewatched it last night.
It wasn't a wide release or anything, so you may not have been able to see it anyway.
Triangle of Sadness
Everything. Everywhere, All At Once
Exciting and fun and emotional and even if you don't get the concept 100% right away, it's still a great watch
I didn’t know it was a Woody Allen film until after I watched it. I saw Cate Blanchett was in it and figured it’d be decent. I get where your question is coming from. I can’t say the fact detracted from the movie being good.
Oh, he’s a good director for sure. So is Polanski. But I’m not touching their movies knowing what I know now.
I watched everything everywhere all at once. I thought the first half was one of the funnier things I've seen all year. Enjoyed the whole movie but I was laughing my ass off for a solid hour. Really loved it. It's on showtime.
Tár, I’ve seen it three times now.
Man on Fire. W/ Denzel Washington ❤️
The Road
Fair enough.
The Bad Guys
Such an amazing ride.
Yeah it feels so triumphant in the moment and then the movie ends >!and you realize have seen Neimann completely devoured by his determination, back into the cycle of abuse and devoid of all the things which kept him human!<
>!Even in an interview Chazelle said that he envisions that Fletcher has now been validated in his beliefs and will always think he was right to do what he did and that Andrew likely died in his early 30s of a drug overdose!<
EEAAO
Prisoners on Blu-ray
Yupe, same here.
Force Majeure. A rewatch that I appreciated much more than when it came out and I mainly begrudged watching a couple fight
Devils Gate (2017)
Last week I watched The Little Drummer Girl (2018) with Florence Pugh, Alexander Skarsgård, and Michael Shannon. It was a 6 part miniseries about a British actress recruited by the Israelis to infiltrate a Palestinian rebel group in the late 70's. I really liked it. The main theme I think was that you have to pick a side and commit yourself to it - you can't be apolitical. Somehow I hadn't heard of it until recently when someone on here mentioned it.
Stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you.
Where did you watch it? In a theater or is it online? Been waiting a while for this one.
I saw this in a huge and totally empty theater in downtown Vancouver. I had the place all to myself. I felt like some wealthy Hollywood bigshot. The movie is a favorite and I highly recommend James Ellroy's novels.
I can probably quote every line in this movie from beginning to end.
I don't mind jump scares if they integrate into the plot well, it's when it's a fucking cat or something jumping out of a closet that I hate them.
I watched it online - the only place it's available is amazon prime video for Japan, unfortunately.
I see. The wait continues.
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Everything Everywhere All At Once, Paramount+