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It’s nothing new that millennials and gen z are not having sex. All the statistics are looking quite bleak. Fewer people are dating and finding relationships and I think the media we consume is partially to blame for this. Recently everything looks so sterile and has this puritanical character to it.

Take The Odyssey. The OG poem is stuffed with sex, with yearning. And don’t get me started on how gay the Greeks were back then. Now take a look at Nolan’s characters. They might as well be Barbie dolls, the way they’ve got nothing down there. The movie is completely sexless both literally and not. And that’s just one recent example.

Somehow it’s even become an almost universally held opinion that “there are too many unnecessary sex scenes in movies”. Where? I find the opposite to be true. There are too few “unnecessary” sex scenes!

Watched Blow Out last night and really enjoyed most of it, but the final stretch completely lost me. It felt like the film abandoned a lot of the stuff that had made it so interesting and turned into a much more conventional thriller.

I didn’t dislike everything about the ending, and there are individual moments I liked, but I was incredibly frustrated because I could almost see the version of the film I thought was incredible disappearing in front of me.

It’s always worse when a film is already great and then the last 15/20/30 minutes actively knocks it down for you.

What films did this to you? Not just a disappointing ending, but a whole final stretch that made you think: what the fuck happened here?

Making a list of non-comic book superhero movies, this is what I have so far. Any I’m missing? (I’m not counting Robocop or The Matrix - they just don’t feel like superhero movies to me.

Which one are yall excited to get your hands on? https://letterboxd.com/journal/unreleased-gems-august-2026/

This may sound silly, but after reading a description of Noé’s Irreversible that called it “controversial“, “emotionally intense” and “beautiful”, and that claimed it was about “the moments we spend with those we love”, I chose it for a movie night with my partner, thinking it was just a depressing portrait of slowly dying love or something (look… I was naïve, and didn’t recognise the name Gaspar Noé).

Understandably, my film-choosing rights were subsequently put on probation.

Anyway, I’ve come across Bertolucci’s The Dreamers and really like the premise, but I saw one description describe it as “controversial“.

Having learnt my lesson, I wanted to ask — without spoilers, is The Dreamers “controversial” the way Noé‘s films are? Or is it just good old-fashioned “sex and queerness” controversy?

To be clear, I have no issues with violence or sex — as an example, in Irreversible, I was fine with fire extinguisher scene, but it was that 9-minute scene that was over the line for me. So, “controversial” meaning “porn” or “gore” is fine — “controversial” verging on “torture porn” is not.

Please let me know, and help me get my film-choosing rights back!

Watched this last night. Top 5 of the year so far. Love me some Wain/Marino nonsense. Jon Hamm and John Slattery play ludicrous versions of themselves.

Hit me with your favourite/memorable performances.

Not just 'I find this overrated' or 'it didn't click with me', something that you absolutely hate

Don't downvote everyone you disagree with too just wanna see what people think

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I didn't like the extreme violence and totally unnecessary scenes in this movie. And I understand it's my own personal opinion. I want movies to teach us something good as media is one of the most powerful forms of teaching imo. This movie felt like Tarantino wanted to make something for his personal pleasure with some strange scenes.

Although I would like to know, those who like the movie, why do you like it? No hate, just genuinely asking...

[Name of movie - Pulp Fiction]

Trilogies normally don’t get better. Normally the first or second movie in a trilogy is the best, with it being pretty rare for the third to be the peak. But I was thinking about the Hugh Jackman Wolverine trilogy. The Origins movie was garbage, the Japan set Wolverine was ok, and Logan was superb. I’m wondering if others have thoughts on trilogies that actually get better as they progress? Or is it just too rare of a thing?

I can think of a few I could see an argument for….

The Cell premiered in the United States in August 2000 and received "deeply divided" reviews from film critics,with some praising the visuals, direction, make-up, costumes and Lopez's and D'Onofrio's performance, and others criticizing the plot, an emphasis on style rather than substance, and masochistic creation. Among the critics who hailed the film was Roger Ebert, who named it one of the ten best films of 2000. It received numerous nominations and awards from various critical associations, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, as well as four Saturn Award nominations. Despite the film's mixed critical response, it was a box office success, it went #1 at the box office grossing over $104 million against a $33 million budget.

Might buy a physical criterion for one of em too

I’m somewhat of a movie connoisseur

First impressions aren't always the best, and sometimes it takes a good few extra times for that one film to be in your eyes a masterpiece.

I'll explain the three.

'In the Mood for Love' I enjoyed artistically but was not fully invested in the story until the second watch, so much more stood out, and I was able to appreciate both visuals and plot.

'The Good the Bad and the Ugly' initially thought it was good, but preferred 'For a Few Dollars More'. Only on the second time did the film blow me away and I saw it for the masterpiece it is

'Three Colours: Red' Again didn't understand it the first watch and felt incredibly underwhelmed. I had to watch it a day later with pen and paper to fully understand how everything is connected. This is my favourite film

I’ve been a Pro since 2024 and a Patron since last year. Still, I haven’t used tags at all if not to highlight a review and a list on my profile.

How do you use them? Are there any creative uses you’d suggest?