Genre Film Puns

I know that this question was posted before but what genre or topic that series and movies here rarely tackle that you want to see?

For Example: A Filipino Cosmic Horror Film but from a religious perspective or a Sci-Fi Thriller Series about a Rich Girl Antagonist in a Telenovela becoming self aware and realizes that there's something wrong with the world she's living in.

Phantom of the Paradise (1974) directed by Brian de Palma.

I'm not a fan of musicals. In the Broadway style at least. The characters don't start singing in the middle of dialogue, here it's justified by the story. This film is excessively dear to me, and I will try to explain it.

First of all, it is part of a sort of Faustian mythology that speaks to me completely. The main character has a mythological figure and somewhere I have the impression of having a film that is sometimes expressionist like the great films of Murnau and also this gothic pop aspect that makes this film an unidentifiable object.

Brian de Palma is at his best for me, whether it's his totally baroque camera movements, his crazy cutting and editing. Despite the grandiosity of the visuals, the film has a certain depth of emotion (the recording scene with the ghost's robotic voice is overwhelming) and a look at the music business. The future will prove De Palma even more right when we see how marketing can take over music.

And what about the soundtrack... it speaks for itself! The film makes it better and it makes the film better.

My 13yo son loves spooky movies but I don't want to show him anything too intense yet. We love M Night Shyamalan films and are going to watch the Ring next. We binged all of Are You Afraid of the Dark and Twilight Zone as well! So any good television shows are also welcomed.

Any other recommendations for good PG13 horror and suspense?

Thanks!

Basically the title. I was listening to Home with You by FKA Twigs and I was thinking about the line “I’ve never seen a hero like me in a SCI-FI”, and it got me thinking how much I’d love to her act in a major sci-fi movie. I could also see Doja and Grimes in something similar as well. And if QT ever actually makes Kill Bill 3 I feel like Lana Del Ray could have a cool cameo.

so here are some of my all time favorite movies a little bit of why for a few :

TAXI DRIVER (existential crisis)

JOKER

TETSUO THE IRON MAN (obscureish weird horror, body horror)

PANS LABRYINTH

• i love the mystism, the folklore ties, the “it’s up to your own interpretation” approach, very powerful, and a historically accurate depiction of spain in terms of the reds

Blood in blood out

The first SAW

The descent

Edit: We just finished GvK and she loved all 4 of the Monsterverse films. We also watched Pacific Rim and she was a big fan. We're gonna move onto some of the Toho films now

Hi folks!

I'm undertaking a study of the western genre in film.

I've got a bit of a challenge for you. :)

Thanks to some folks here who've helped improve the overall list of films.

What I'm trying to finalize now is the /order/.

More specifically, I've organized my western genre study in the following way: 26 "must-watch"/"A-tier" films every other week, supplemented by "B-tier"/"supporting" films on alternate weeks.

As such, please see this google spreadsheet, which attempts to plan out that viewing schedule.

What I specifically would like your assistance with is many of the "B"-series films from weeks 4-18. Ideally, it'd be films specifically from the "Classics" (line 84) and "Modern/Revisionist" (line 102) section's listings that have thematic/plot, cast/director, or other salient details that relate to an "A"-tier film, providing contrast and value in understanding them both.

For example, see week 2 where I've put High Noon in contrast with Rio Bravo because Howard Hawks said "I made Rio Bravo because I didn't like High Noon". That's actually not the best example, but I think you get the point.

Curious to see your recommendations.

It has well-known actors, U of T landmarks, and references the city with a map and shout-out to Scarborough. Although it's set in the US.

I was browsing HBO Max and saw this movie and thought "I like Harrison Ford. Why not give it a shot? Can't be worse than Fifth Element (yeah, I really was not impressed by that movie)". And I was pleasantly surprised by it. Ridley Scott and everyone involved did a fantastic job. There were some parts of it I didn't enjoy as much, like the kind of forced romance between Decker and Rachael, but other than that I enjoyed it.

I'll admit I was taken aback a bit at first because of the lack of action and excitement that comes with a lot of sci-fi movies. This was more of a slow and depressing burn than a thrilling adventure. And I enjoyed the change of pace. The story itself really grabbed my attention also and made me feel for the replicants like I would for regular humans. Overall, I'd give it a 4/5 stars.

I do plan on watching 2049 when I can get around to it. But I'm curious what other sci-fi movies are out there that are like this one that I might enjoy. They don't necessarily have to be as literally dark as this one, though. They can have a positive ending. As for the soundtrack of this movie, I was surprised by how little music there actually was and more of just ambience and sounds of the city. But again, very well orchestrated.

Thanks for the recommendations if you have any.

I grew up reading the likes of Katharine Kerr, David Eddings, some of Terry Goodkind, Tolkien obvs, and a soft spot for Elizabeth Moon’s Paks books. I’ve tried Brandon Sanderson but haven’t been able to get into his works - if I should read a particular book/series first, happy to hear it (in the same way I’d never recommend for someone to read Colour of Magic to get into Pratchett despite it being the first Discworld novel)

I tried reading Priory of the Orange Tree, and more recently the Poppy Wars, after seeing them as recommendations.

While both have their merit they seemed to be the opposite of fantasy I grew up with - almost deliberately steering clear of the tropes I find endearing to the genre, honestly.

What would you lovely redditors recommend I get my teeth into, to find a new love for the genre/author to follow/series to find? I honestly miss eagerly awaiting the next book in a series and devouring it on release day.

Title says it all, but just thought it’s an interesting question given that he’s basically made dramas/comedy-dramas so far, and mostly period pieces. And obviously he’s already dipped his toes into romance, westerns, neo-noir, and crime throughout his work.

Options include but not limited to:

Sci-fi

Sports (I remember reading somewhere that he’s a big baseball fan)

Horror

War

Sword and sandals (??!!)

I gave myself the challenge to watch one movie everyday in 2022. So i wanna know your suggestions, besides the usual ones i can find in every movie list. Feel free to also tell me your fav movies :)

I was at home for the holidays and wanted to watch something animated, Spider-Man into the spider verse. As soon as I put it on and it doesn’t look like Disney/Pixar, everyone’s like “oh it’s just dumb cartoons or mindless shōnen anime 🙄”, as if there’s only three varieties of animation

Americans have such an intense aversion to it, we’re the only ones who thinks we need live action remakes of anime. Other places think it was perfect just the way it was.

Look first of all, Pixar should have taught you something. Animation can be sophisticated, it can be for adults and kids. It can connect with everyone

And now in defense of anime: yes, a good portion of it is nothing but weeb trash, but there’s ones that are truly interesting and unique. Take “Your Name”, most people like it and it’s a good simple story. Then take something like oddtaxi, which people say is similar to Tarantino plots and has a really interesting vibe. I’m not too versed on anime, but most people seem to think every anime is dragon ball z

Animation as a medium is astonishing. You can make anything you want to imagine. You can do something like demon slayer or courage the cowardly dog and mix in cgi. You can do what SpongeBob does and integrate live action. It’s just so limitless. Traditional film is fairly more limited

Hey guys! First post here. I'm trying to get into horror and I gotta say, I love that this genre has its own subreddit here on this site!

As some kind of NY Resolution I chose to read at least 40 books this year. I'm currently reading Madame Bovary (which I am loving by the way) but I've been getting into this spooky mood with some films and the like. I'd like to step into the genre!

Let's start with a description of my tastes. When it comes to literary fiction, I like "magical" style, something dreamy, and the subject matter of my favourite books is mostly about something existentialist, about otherness, originality, losing/gaining sense of self, finding the meaning of your own existence (not the meaning of life - that's different!) and so on.

But when it comes to horror, I like a variety of things. I like folk horror, The Wicker Man is one of my favourite films. I also like typical gothic fashioned stuff, such as Black Sunday (the Bava film), The Haunting (I might read the Shirley Jackson book too!). I'd also happily read something connected to trauma, maybe something related to queer/LGBT communities. I'm interested in body horror, occult horror, cosmic horror... anything goes basically but I don't want it to be another typical horror lit, I want it to be unique!

Some of my favourite horror films (if you want to tailor your recs by my taste in film):

• Black Sunday (dir. Bava)
• Suspiria (dir. Argento)
• Nosferatu: Symphony of the Night
• Cabinet of dr Caligari
• The Shutter (Thai version)
• Blair Witch Project
• The Haunting (1963 one, but I'm quite fond of the panned remake)

Some of the books I want to check out:

• Clive Barker's Books of Blood, Sacrament
• Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of the Hill House
• Edgar Allan Poe's short stories
• H.P. Lovecraft's works
• The Cipher by Kathe Koja
• Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca

I'd love to hear some recommendations from you!

Disclaimer: For the past few years, I've come to love film, but I will make this clear: I am NOT an expert by any means, and I still have a whole LOT to watch. Plus, I don't have much time to write this or to explain my ideas properly (and I'm falling asleep as I write this), so I'm sorry in advance if this sounds amateurish. Now that that's out of the way...

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I'll try keeping this as short and simple as possible. I've come to notice that, especially outside of Hollywood, there are quite a decent amount of films that all fall into this specific umbrella category. They're all categorized by having more relaxed plots, although each one does things a little bit differently.

Most of these follow a protagonist who lacks a clear or specific goal or motivation, and we instead follow their daily life for a period of time. Sometimes they do have a concrete goal, but, overall, it doesn't actually weight much in the film.

They will usually still lean close enough on employing a classical narrative structure, with specific story beats and plot points, but the building up and aftermath to these feels much looser and relaxed.

These writing decisions are often made to help immerse the viewer in the world of the film.

A few examples that I can think of are Lady Bird (2018), Call Me By Your Name (2017), The Florida Project (2017), Kiki's Delivery Service (1989), My Neighbour Totoro (1988) and a bunch of other Ghibli films (which, even when following more narrative conventions, still feel very loose and relaxed).

I understand that "genre" might not be the right term - but I really don't see why, considering, for once, how Horror, a movie genre with very specific staples and conventions, is considered a genre, but Drama, an extremely vague category which comprises so many films, is also considered a genre.

So, does anyone know if there's an already existing label to these - or something close enough ?

Edit: Ultimately, as suggested by u/Ingepierce, Naturalism seems to be the best descriptor. Thank you for everyone's suggestions !

The post-war USSR produced numerous occupational movies, where main conflicts centered around whether a workers' brigade would fulfill a plan/whether a talented but unmotivated specialist would reform/ or a saboteurs' plot would be uncovered. There usually was a symbolic and chaste romantic subplot thrown in, but overall such formulaic and overzealous films didn't age well. The 1961 comedy "The Girls" by Yuri Chulyukin had all the chances to share the same fate: it featured a competition between 2 woodcutters' brigades; an idealistic and hardworking cook and workplace optimisation. Yet thanks to the changing political climate (the Khrushchev Thaw) and talents of the director and the lead cast (Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Nikolai Rybnikov) out came a sincere and touching romantic comedy that is enjoyed by Russians to this day (especially around New Year).

Here is my video about it, where I don't only recap the film's plot, but also point out some curious details (and don't let the clickbaity thumbnail dissuade you 😜).

I'll take movies that had theatrical releases, or just straight-to-streaming type flicks that were better than they had any right to be.

I'm talking S. Craig Zahler movies, I'm talking A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Informer, Blood Father, Run All Night, The Equalizer, Shot Caller, Wind River, Cold Pursuit, The Town, Sicario, Out of the Furnace, Wheelman, etc.

Thank you!!

Out of all the different types of horror films I've seen over the years, nothing quite gets me going like a good old-fashioned slasher film. Some would give me chills, while others would have me busting a gut laughing in delight. Some of the most well known got me into the sub-genre featuring slasher villains like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Chucky, and the chainsaw wielding nightmare Leatherface. Then, as time has gone by, I've come to love films from outside these characters and their respective franchises. The following list is a list of my favorite slasher films from outside the big name franchises, but what are yours (they can be from the big name franchises and the lesser known gems)?

• Sleepaway Camp (1983)

• Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

• Black Christmas (1974)

• Dr. Giggles (1992)

• Blood Harvest (1987)

• My Bloody Valentine (1981)

I'm trying to grade a satirical short film which features an amateur heist. I've have been watching some tutorials creating different looks but the more I do, the less I know which one I should choose for my project. I read somewhere that romcoms usually have more vibrant colors and action films are more contrasty and wondering if there could be a guide somewhere that details what sorts of look are often used for different film genres.

I'm looking for animated films that are at least above the low quality ride along animated film's (films that are created to ride the hype wave of another very similar movie with a similar name, you know the ones I mean!) I'm looking for things most people probably haven't heard of, but may be considered diamonds in the rough.

It’s movie night on the Sunny, what kind of movie do you think each crewmate is picking?

Safe to say Luffy is Action-Adventure with Comedy

Just any podcast about treasure hunting, treasure hunters, combined with history and stuff? I’d love to know if you guys have heard any that are worth listening to!

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I'm looking for a movie that is an entertaining genre movie but also has some stuff under the surface. It's to watch with other people, thats why it has to be accesible, but if it's too regular i get bored, so that. A perfect example of this is Memories Of Murder(2003) by Mr. Bong Joon Ho, which is one of my 5 favorite films, i'm looking for movies in the vein of that

This is what I have so far:

INFJ = Science-Fantasy

INTJ = Solarpunk, Sci-fi,

INTP = Cyberpunk, Sci-fi, Retrofuturism

INFP = Fantasy maybe Post apocalyptic

My knowledge of genres ends there...someone make a better one ._.

Thanks and apologies if this is the wrong one :)

I’ll rephrase, if you were Stanley Kubrick what would be your next film? (Excluding Napoleon and AI)

I asked a similar question a few years ago and was hoping for some more suggestions.

I'm looking for fun action/adventure films that require little attention, so I can watch them while wrapping presents. Fantasy is my preferred genre, but other genres work, as well.

A couple of perfect examples:

• Deathstalker

• Hundra

• The Warrior and the Sorceress

What other suggestions do you have?

Edit: I'm primarily looking for B level movies. I feel like A list films deserve my full attention.