There’s so many good films that came out in the last 10 years that are to this day hard to find on streaming because they don’t fit into the Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+ model of "shut your brain off and shut the fuck up about the economy"
Parasite
I, Tonya
Get Out
BlacKkKlansman
Sorry to Bother You (in bold because this is one of the most important films of the last 10 years, and no one fucking talks about it)
David Byrne’s American Utopia (yes, I’m putting two Spike Lee joints on my list, IT’S MY LIST)
Furiosa (WHY DID EVERYONE SLEEP ON THIS ONE!? IT’S ALL THE MAD MAX THINGS WE ALL LIKE AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY I FEEL LIKE I’M GOING CRAZY)
The Boy and the Heron
Godzilla Minus One
The Fabelmans (This one is incredible. All y’all let Steven Spielberg down. This movie has EVERYTHING that he’s all about and it’s a heartfelt introspection into who he is as a director, what his influences are, and why it’s important to make media about how Nazis suck)
RRR
Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Some of these are very easy to find because they were too popular to be ignored, but some of these I saw in a cinema, and then that was it. I need to either wait for an independent theater to decide they want to rent a reel for a weekend for 2 screenings, or to save up $25 to buy the movie outright because it’s not streaming anywhere.
Honestly putting together this list made me feel like I’m actually going crazy a little bit. There’s been so many masterpieces in the last 10 years. To the extent that I left an entire Mad Max film off my list, and the one I left off is the one everyone likes.
The problem isn’t that no good movies are coming out. The problem is the studio system and the streaming services don’t promote the creative and innovative movies. They don’t fit into the overall system of propaganda that our media landscape is. Particularly any Boots Riley or Spike Lee film is going to be made to be seen by people who already know they’re generational directors because the studios expressly don’t want you to think about how America exploits Black art. If you did that you might do something about it, and that would disrupt the money streams.
Half of the movies you listed have been either on one of the platforms you listed or have rotated around the different platforms, at least in the US. Netflix even had the black and white version available when I watched it.
I go to the theater a few times a month. I encountered two rude people in the last 5 years. Better theaters have better people. Or at least encourage better behaviors.
kruhmaster@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Cinemas without rude people exist.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In the past 10 years, you can’t think of even one movie that was good and went to theaters?
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
There’s so many good films that came out in the last 10 years that are to this day hard to find on streaming because they don’t fit into the Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+ model of "shut your brain off and shut the fuck up about the economy"
Some of these are very easy to find because they were too popular to be ignored, but some of these I saw in a cinema, and then that was it. I need to either wait for an independent theater to decide they want to rent a reel for a weekend for 2 screenings, or to save up $25 to buy the movie outright because it’s not streaming anywhere.
Honestly putting together this list made me feel like I’m actually going crazy a little bit. There’s been so many masterpieces in the last 10 years. To the extent that I left an entire Mad Max film off my list, and the one I left off is the one everyone likes.
The problem isn’t that no good movies are coming out. The problem is the studio system and the streaming services don’t promote the creative and innovative movies. They don’t fit into the overall system of propaganda that our media landscape is. Particularly any Boots Riley or Spike Lee film is going to be made to be seen by people who already know they’re generational directors because the studios expressly don’t want you to think about how America exploits Black art. If you did that you might do something about it, and that would disrupt the money streams.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Half of the movies you listed have been either on one of the platforms you listed or have rotated around the different platforms, at least in the US. Netflix even had the black and white version available when I watched it.
WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Would’ve loved to see Furiosa but movies are in and out of theaters so quick and then onto streaming. They really need to fix that.
Tiger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Also loved Furiosa. Dune would be a good theater addition yeah?
Steve@communick.news 3 weeks ago
You should spend time with better people.
I go to the theater a few times a month. I encountered two rude people in the last 5 years. Better theaters have better people. Or at least encourage better behaviors.