For those of you substituting cocaine with fun movies, these are guaranteed tickets to dopamine. Read about 'Sketch', 'Dead Talents Society', 'The Forbidden City', 'Creation of the Gods II' etc.
Happy New Year! I've seen three on your list and enjoyed them all (The Lost Bus, Deep Cover, and Relay). I'll have to look for the others. We've survived another year. That feels like enough to celebrate.
Thanks for that - I’ll use it as a reference - I’d only heard of one or two of them. Had to think what movie I’d enjoyed most this year only to find they were from 2023 and 2024 respectively. (obviously I don’t get out enough)
It's extra confusing because movies can take years to find a distributor after running the festival circuit. Small movies aren't devoured, though A24 etc offer hope to the scene. generally, the best movies are never seen by the masses.
'La Chimera' means you've wonderfully got an art cinema streak. I liked it too, though I found the same director's 'Happy as Lazarro' more enchanting and profound. I'm also attracted to her actress sister :)
Happy New Year! I've seen three on your list and enjoyed them all (The Lost Bus, Deep Cover, and Relay). I'll have to look for the others. We've survived another year. That feels like enough to celebrate.
It's our universal birthday, the planet tolerated us again. I'll take that positive... and you having seen some of these movies!
Thanks for that - I’ll use it as a reference - I’d only heard of one or two of them. Had to think what movie I’d enjoyed most this year only to find they were from 2023 and 2024 respectively. (obviously I don’t get out enough)
Hundreds of Beavers
https://youtu.be/JZ8NEwAgsjQ?si=zd92RLhCv14WV-3g
La Chimera
https://youtu.be/DG0M8vJgltw?si=-29VZISk1yPS6l4p
It's extra confusing because movies can take years to find a distributor after running the festival circuit. Small movies aren't devoured, though A24 etc offer hope to the scene. generally, the best movies are never seen by the masses.
'La Chimera' means you've wonderfully got an art cinema streak. I liked it too, though I found the same director's 'Happy as Lazarro' more enchanting and profound. I'm also attracted to her actress sister :)
'Hundreds of Beavers', 100% original, was on my list last year - https://www.magicalinternationalmovies.com/p/2025-magical-international-movie-awards-independent-movies (enjoy the rest of them).
Cheers Mike - Happy as Lazarro next it is then😉