had a couple of v pleasant movie watching experiences with others and realized I have been missing out on one of life’s utmost pleasures, watching movies in a group setting. to remedy this, I am starting to screen movies on a schedule, two evenings a week, for myself, my neighbors (I live in a small apt complex), and select others to drop in on when they feel like.
seeking recommendations along two lines:
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What movies have you watched in a group setting that have absolutely killed?
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Every month will have a theme, and for November the theme is “just to feel” - v emotional movies. Doesn’t have to be super sad, it could be joyful, but preferably not a children’s/family film or an anime (sorry just not my thing, though there are exceptions of course - you can’t do an emotional movies program without Grave of the Fireflies)
Just watched Chingking Express recently and really enjoyed it.
A Scene at the Sea by takeshi Kitano walk the line between funny and tragic. It’s about a deaf surfer. His movies Hana-bi (fireworks) and Sonatine are both excellent and have similar vobes as well.
The Straight Story by David lynch is also a long the lines of melancholic, funny and poetic like the other movies I listed.
Chungking Express is superb. As is The Straight Story.
I’d throw in a recommendation for Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters” - it’s an often funny, joyful movie that nonetheless deals with serious subjects of poverty, social isolation, found family, and more.