Art House and Indie Films

Wow. Only 14? Now I really have to step up my game to beat you. :-)

Actually, I have about 16 or so that I've seen, though it's been ages and I can't recall much. It might be time to revisit those forgotten classics...

Only 12....

Only 12 🙂

@Nicholas Walker3

Wait, just 12? Why on earth isn't it 11? Why does I always have to be the one left dragging behind at the very end??? 😁

I am watching Delicatessen tonight :-). I still have about four more movies left on my list somewhere..

I'd highly recommend Killer Klowns from Outer Space—it's total trash, but honestly, nothing else comes close to being this much fun.

David Price5 said:I am watching Delicatessen tonight :-). I still have about four more movies left on my list somewhere..

I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I haven't actually sat down to watch Delicatessen yet, and honestly, I've barely scratched the surface of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's filmography (if you don't count Alien: Resurrection). Okay, fine, I've seen Amélie, but even my 100-year-old grandma has seen that one by now... might as well just end it all with a good deli sandwich😁

p.s. That book is going to be a hit with the old-schoolers.

Christian Taylor3 said:I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I haven't actually sat down to watch Delicatessen yet, and honestly, I've barely scratched the surface of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's filmography (if you don't count Alien: Resurrection). Okay, fine, I've seen Amélie, but even my 100-year-old grandma has seen that one by now... might as well just end it all with a good deli sandwich😁

p.s. That book is going to be a hit with the old-schoolers.

My suggestion: The City of Lost Children

22.

Honestly, some of these entries aren't even worth the runtime. Take *CQ* for instance. It’s fine—maybe a solid 6 or 7 out of 10—but the only reason it made this list is because it’s a bit eccentric, not because it’s a masterpiece. And it isn't the only one. *Zardoz* is just plain bad. Even *Ghost Dog* sits somewhere in the lower tier of Jarmusch's filmography.

I don't see why we should give more weight to a curated list than to any other collection of films. 🤷

It's precisely because they made the list. It keeps things competitive for us! :-)

Christian Taylor3 said:Only 12 🙂

@Nicholas Walker3

Wait, just 12? Why on earth isn't it 11? Why does I always have to be the one left dragging behind at the very end??? 😁

Look, you aren't the last one. I actually checked out 11 😢😬

driftingeagle27 said:I’m actually suggesting we don't write off Hollywood just yet—if anything, we should probably be circling back to some of the classics.

The way you're talking puts you at risk of grouping things together that have absolutely nothing in common, like throwing that unfortunate flick Happiness in the same bucket as an Andrei Tarkovsky masterpiece like Nostalghia, or taking a title like The Wind That Loved Me and treating it as equal to something stunning like Let the Right One In—just because they aren't Hollywood doesn't mean they belong in the same pile.

Instead, you take a look at stuff like Gone with the Wind, those Hitchcockian American thrillers, Citizen Kane, Charlie Chaplin, or Steven Spielberg... those are the benchmarks that make everything else make sense, and it keeps you from making those weird, nonsensical comparisons.

Man, that one is TRULY excellent! 👍

Michael Ortiz68 said:Look, you aren't the last one. I actually checked out 11 😢😬

I've only seen 10, and honestly, I'm a bit embarrassed about it.😛

But looking at those 10, I suppose there are a few movies where I'm not entirely sure why they'd be recommended in the first place. Take Toxic Avenger, for example. I mean, I think it's fine to watch total trash every once in a while, but I'm not quite sure I would go so far as to call it a work of art. 🤷

It might not be considered a true masterpiece, but I think its sheer originality makes it worth an exception..

Emily Thomas3 said:I'd highly recommend Killer Klowns from Outer Space—it's total trash, but honestly, nothing else comes close to being this much fun.

I’m right there with you... you honestly wouldn't believe how much garbage🙂
hm hm... I actually have 46 of these movies sitting around... though, if I'm being honest—and it's a bit embarrassing—I've only actually sat through about half of them🙂 damn, life just gets in the way sometimes, doesn't it?

David Price5 said:It's precisely because they made the list. It keeps things competitive for us! :-)

Fair enough. I suppose there is some entertainment value in that. 🙂

I've been looking through:
Believer, CQ, Delicatessen, Altar Boys, Experiment, Frailty, Hedwig (a fantastic film!), Kind Hearts and Coronets (equally excellent), M (also excellent), Pitch Black, Princess and the Warrior, Simone, Straight Story, Suspiria, 13 Conversations, Scarface, Zardoz, Suspiria, Straight Story, Simone, Pitch Black (though I have no idea why this one is even on the list given how famous it is), Devil's Backbone.

A Face in the Crowd and Emma's Shadow look quite decent, but I don't see myself sitting through those thrillers or documentaries about skaters and rappers anytime soon. 🙂

Has anyone actually sat down with 5000 Fingers of Dr. T? It looks somewhat promising, much like Fubar... and perhaps even enjoyable, given the sophisticated plot: "Two misfit girls meet, become friends, and decide to murder an elderly woman just for kicks." 😁

Aliens is out in theaters right now
Everything is Illuminated http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404030/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404030/
He was a quiet man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760311/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760311/
Everything is Illuminated http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404030/ He was a quiet man http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760311/ New York City, I love you http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401711/
...and so on

goldenhound32 said:Fair enough. I suppose there is some entertainment value in that. 🙂

I've been looking through:
Believer, CQ, Delicatessen, Altar Boys, Experiment, Frailty, Hedwig (a fantastic film!), Kind Hearts and Coronets (equally excellent), M (also excellent), Pitch Black, Princess and the Warrior, Simone, Straight Story, Suspiria, 13 Conversations, Scarface, Zardoz, Suspiria, Straight Story, Simone, Pitch Black (though I have no idea why this one is even on the list given how famous it is), Devil's Backbone.

A Face in the Crowd and Emma's Shadow look quite decent, but I don't see myself sitting through those thrillers or documentaries about skaters and rappers anytime soon. 🙂

Has anyone actually sat down with 5000 Fingers of Dr. T? It looks somewhat promising, much like Fubar... and perhaps even enjoyable, given the sophisticated plot: "Two misfit girls meet, become friends, and decide to murder an elderly woman just for kicks." 😁

That is true. I have seen that one too, so I suppose I am at 11, which isn't too bad, I guess.😂

But I still don't quite understand—it sounds like just a modified version of > but with poor acting. I mean, why would anyone bother watching that, honestly? 🤷

EDIT: 12! It's 12! I didn't even count >!

goldenhound32 said:Fair enough. I suppose there is some entertainment value in that. 🙂

I've been looking through:
Believer, CQ, Delicatessen, Altar Boys, Experiment, Frailty, Hedwig (a fantastic film!), Kind Hearts and Coronets (equally excellent), M (also excellent), Pitch Black, Princess and the Warrior, Simone, Straight Story, Suspiria, 13 Conversations, Scarface, Zardoz, Suspiria, Straight Story, Simone, Pitch Black (though I have no idea why this one is even on the list given how famous it is), Devil's Backbone.

A Face in the Crowd and Emma's Shadow look quite decent, but I don't see myself sitting through those thrillers or documentaries about skaters and rappers anytime soon. 🙂

Has anyone actually sat down with 5000 Fingers of Dr. T? It looks somewhat promising, much like Fubar... and perhaps even enjoyable, given the sophisticated plot: "Two misfit girls meet, become friends, and decide to murder an elderly woman just for kicks." 😁

Is it just me, or did you list Suspiria, Pitch Black, Simone, and Straight Story twice? 🤷

By the way, Ghost Dog isn't exactly unknown either, but I still don't agree that it's bad—it's definitely not worse than Jarmusch's stuff. It’s one of those rare movies that looks at the blending of cultures and values in such an interesting way.
I mean, you've got that old-school vs. new-school clash between the mobsters (who listen to Public Enemy) and Ghost Dog (who listens to Wu-Tang Clan). Plus, you have these two people who've crossed language and cultural barriers to become best friends, perfectly understanding each other even when they technically don't. And then there's Staten Island, which offers this cool mix of Black and Eastern culture and philosophy. To me, it's a super interesting and smart movie specifically because of those cultural layers.

I I made a mistake with BlackRock. I had no idea that was the actual title (back home, I think they translated it as Planet of Darkness). So, anyway: 12 😛

Emily Thomas3 said:Is it just me, or did you list Suspiria, Pitch Black, Simone, and Straight Story twice? 🤷

By the way, Ghost Dog isn't exactly unknown either, but I still don't agree that it's bad—it's definitely not worse than Jarmusch's stuff. It’s one of those rare movies that looks at the blending of cultures and values in such an interesting way.
I mean, you've got that old-school vs. new-school clash between the mobsters (who listen to Public Enemy) and Ghost Dog (who listens to Wu-Tang Clan). Plus, you have these two people who've crossed language and cultural barriers to become best friends, perfectly understanding each other even when they technically don't. And then there's Staten Island, which offers this cool mix of Black and Eastern culture and philosophy. To me, it's a super interesting and smart movie specifically because of those cultural layers.

Lol... looks like you caught me. Just the inevitable consequences of multitasking. 🙂
You missed Funny Games, Gangster No. 1, Ginger Snaps, and Meet the Feebles.

And Ghost Dog isn't bad, per se, but it isn't great either. A solid 6 out of 10.
The concept of two people forming a bond despite a language barrier is brilliant, but Jarmusch failed to actually convince me they were best friends. I can't quite recall why.

There was also some bizarre—and I mean bad—shooting scene toward the end... wasn't someone shot through a sink? I remember it feeling totally surreal.

Plus, when the protagonist gets in the car and that soundtrack starts playing—some weird blend of what a Japanese samurai would listen to mixed with what an American gangster might blast 😢 ...it just sounded terrible.