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I was In Love with Linda Manz and then she disapeared from the Screens. I only just discovered she is no longer with us. RIP Linda, you were a Fantastic Actor.

I need to watch 'Days of Heaven'. I liked Badlands quite a bit. Horror-wise, I tend to steer clear of the genre (though I'm realizing I have an affinity for ghost films). I will say though, you mentioning 'Nightmare on Elm Street' reminded me of how much better I like 'Wes Craven's New Nightmare'. I personally am not a fan of 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. I think the effects are great, but the acting is off to me, and I think thr mythology of Freddy Krueger himself is not well seeded through the film. 'New Nightmare' work better for me partly because it's meant to be a meta-commentary on the franchise, so I think the mythology is better used, but I also think the film overall (acting, effects, writing, atmosphere) just feels better crafted. I really love it 👍

I've been relistening to Verbathim by Nemahsis a lot.

I love Malick, Manz, and Wyeth. That Criterion 4K edition is a thing of beauty! I’m definitely intrigued by Kathryn Mohr, adding it to my Apple Music library now. I had to think a while, but the only horror film sequel I feel surpasses its predecessor is ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’. Watching it now I feel like the film delivers what the fans said they wanted, while perhaps also criticizing the shameless commercialism of horror sequel cash grabs? I could be wrong, maybe I just love Denis Hopper.

It would be cool if you add links in the description. Cool video

I’m pretty sure this is heresy, but I’d rather watch Dr. Sleep than The Shining 9 times out of 10.

My favorite new TH-cam series

Oh . I like this take .

As someone who frequently experiences DRPD, I can confidently say that Smile 2 captures the suffocating and isolating nature of feeling trapped within yourself- eerily well. This, along with I Saw the TV Glow, are two films this year that viscerally communicate internal states in a way that feels uncomfortably raw. Great video as always

Incredible video, man. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. Really adds a layer to this film for me seeing your perspective.

I've been working my way through the Predator and Alien movies. Don't come for me. Also, if you don't use Goodreads, how do you know if you've read a book before or not??? ........ For real, how do you remember?

Yes, again, I appreciate these more casual, just-hanging-out-with-us videos as much as the essays, both are insightful too. Very curious about, Don B, Paterson, and Chantal especially. Of course, Perfect Days....The music is all new to me, and naturally curious. Is it newer? I'm still stuck in the 20th Century, ha. I've been revisiting Tangerine Dream lately, and about to start a book by Vicki Mackenzie called 'Cave in the Snow' about a British Buddhist who spent over a decade secluded in the Himalayas. Thanks as ever for these.

I am in awe of how much you get done in a week! I also really enjoy short stories, and have been slowly making my way through the complete J. G. Ballard collection. I love his style, but It's gonna take me a while. I've seen a few Ackerman shorts on Criterion streaming, loved what I saw, and picked up that same blu-ray box set last CC 1/2 off sale. Still need to get around to watching it though. I saw two really inspiring films this week, 'The Substance' and 'Video Diary of a Lost Girl'. as far as music, I'm getting (slowly) in to Frank Zappa, and really enjoyed his album Apostrophe. I need to work on my time management skills, obviously. 🤣

Love these little videos

great stuff! This week I watched the horror movie Lake Mungo (really got me) and im finishing up Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Very well said.

Time is more important than money

I like your analysis, im currently trying to shift my emotional and mental space from a postmodern ironic depressive state to the meta modern paradime. This analysis is very critical of the postmodern and when you advocate for free time being a "goal in itself" your being very meta modern :) thats a good thing!

I wish I could be happy to live Perfect Days.

"you have to value your time yourself" - 🙌🙌🙌

Beautifully and cogently stated throughout here. Articulated thoughts I've tried to express.. even to myself for a while now. Perfect Days also captures the feelings I've had for a lifetime pretty much. Just watched it a couple months ago and agree it's one of th most compelling and absorbing films of recent times. I appreciate how it's so unassuming in doing so, which seems to be the point...that kind of reminder is so important, I feel. Thanks as always.

> People are more miserable than ever Just based on my perception, but it may be because now is more visible and externalized how miserable we feel? Also because our generation doesn't experience how miserable was 1940s. Don't know. I usually hear takes about an apocalyptic situation and I think is more nuanced.

Felt this in my chest.

How do I nail a video to a door like it’s 95 theses

Perfect Days was never on my radar but now it certainly is. Very good video :)

Unfortunately the modern world no longer moves in the pursuit of actual profits but increasingly about projected growth. It doesn't care about preserving the amount of gains it had yesterday. Those who own stuff want more from today and those who they owed want even more.

8:05 if your employe cut down the amount of time you needed to work then in the future he couldnt compete with other data entering companies who could pay less since they had less fixed cost of salaries and as a result were more productive.

Its an american movie that's set in BC Canada. Reminds me of Kids by Larry Clark.

I've been making my way through As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty. Very pretty I've also been obsessed with the short story "If You're Armed At the Glenmont Metro, Please Shoot Me" and it's fanmade SFM. Very intriguing concept and the way it expresses it just has such amazing prose. "My ordeal started over ten thousand years ago, at 10:15 this morning."

I love this. Perfect Days is a film I may have dismissed too easily at first, but it’s lingered with me over time. Your observations feel very Byung-Chul Han-esque with his concerns about the digitization of modern life and the relentless drive to optimise time. I’m currently reading Vita Contemplativa, which explores the value of contemplation and slowness in a world dominated by productivity and hyperactivity. Great stuff as always

Very well said! I remember sitting in the cinema thinking after 10 minutes: if the movie would just be like this for the rest of it, it would be the best one ever. And then it literally was. Hollywood has told us a movie has to have conflict, and I adore how Wim Wenders fully disregards that. And as a sidenote: I had no idea I was watching a video by a smaller channel. It appeared on my feed and I clicked on it, and you had me fully convinced I was watched a highly professional video essay! You earned a subscriber

Thank you for this. You don't know how much I needed to hear this at this point in my life. It's something you kind of know in the back of your mind, but it gets buried under the weight of modern life. Looking forward to the next one!

Just listened to that Cameron Winter album! Great stuff. Check out the band Geese if you have somehow not heard of them but know about Cameron (unlikely). Just to contribute, I've been watching the BBC series Fall of Eagles. Kind of dated but its fun to watch Patrick Stewart play Lenin so at least there's that.

If you're looking for a quick, but definitely not light read, I just flew through Train Dreams by Denis Johnson. It's a non-chronological exploration of a man's life that serves as this meditation on America and change. Really surprised me. I'd love to hear your complicated feelings on 'A Few Good Men'. It's easily my favorite Cruise film after Minority Report. Maybe I'll have to check out the podcast. Oh, and one more thing, I heard you like Columbo. My wife can't stand the guy, but me, I'm something of a fan myself. I think it's a sign of a refined palate.

I listened to Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons, and dark times by Vince Staples. My top 2 favs of 2024

This week I saw 2 altman's. The long goodbye and Nashville. What a range has this director. Nashville is a movie that on paper sounds boring but on experience traps you. The long goodbye is a weird film noir, reminds me of Cronenberg s naked lunch. At the end I don't believe on the reality of the movie that he will kill his friend

Hey, Am really intrigued by The Repeat Room. Ah yes...Columbo...truly timeless. Enjoyed it with my grandma, mom as a kid, and now still in middle age. Neat about Cassavetes and all that. Love that with the kids and the Indy Jones experience! Intrigued by most of these films, especially the last one being into niche too for sure. Will look into Phantom Brickworks as I'm very much into ambient and related. Do you like William Basinski at all? I watched an incredible doc last week called Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, which I couldn't recommend enough if you haven't seen it. Also took a poetry detour via Wallace Stevens which has been revelatory. Thanks as always for sharing. Looking forward to your next week's picks.

I feel ya on ‘Gummo’. I recently picked up the new Criterion 4K disc, and was simultaneously disgusted and enchanted. One of the most beautiful Dolby Vision transfers I saw in 2024.

On a trip to Europe recently the only English language tv we could find was Columbo - we were so struck by the pacing. You just don’t get anything that deliberate in the modern procedurals; like you said, it makes it feel so warm and comforting.

Sorry, I am so old and brain broken; where do we subscribe?? Through the thanks button?

Zodiac rules. Disney keeping Rian Johnson from making the movie he wanted ensured no SW movie will ever match Empire. Andor comes close if you count the shows. Speaking of SW shows, Skeleton crew is a very cute 80s adventure series, worth the watch. I just revisited the subtle art of not giving a fuck, fun cheeky productivity/self help book. I hope you’ll let us subscribe at higher rates too, these vids are at least worth a Chipotle burrito a month!!

I’ve been reading free books I find in my community, the current one being “The Human Condition” by William H. McNeill. I’ve been watching Broad City. Both aren’t my favorite so far, but I’m continuing to read and watch.

I thoroughly enjoyed 4000 Weeks and have definitely want to pick up Slow Productivity now. I've been giving a lot more attention to smaller things and getting out of the spiral of opening the same six apps on my phone over and over with little to nothing "accomplished" in doing so. Instead I've gone all in and started reading One Piece. 50 volumes read in about a month and a half and I get why it's so popular. Fun, easy. Rewatched Nosferatu (1922) and still really liked it. Saw Nosferatu (2024) and liked it. They sure gave that guy a mustache didn't they? -Thomas

I just watched it after seeing it mentioned in a Facebook post. I figured it was a punk movie on the order of Repo Man or Suburbia, but it's definitely darker. There is one thing though: did anyone think the revelation about CeBe and her father kinda came out of left field? It honestly took me a minute or two to realize what she was getting at, especially since she was so happy when he was released and was very affectionate toward him.

It’s so nice when you validate my opinions. I’ve been looking forward to hearing your thoughts on complete unknown.

Mr. Cook’s first language is facts

I’m so glad you brought up Margaret and our endless adolescence. That video is actually what led me to discover this channel, and it’s one of the rare times I’ve genuinely reconsidered my feelings about video essays-a format I’d grown somewhat tired of. It provoked me to think in ways I’m not sure the film itself could have. It felt like true supplemental material, not just something to reaffirm my own opinions or explain the plot or symbols to me.

Slow Productivity has gone straight into my library rental request list. Also, how many books do you find yourself reading at once?

5:07 will here went away my orginal idea for a time loop twist