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Alice?

I seriously doubt it’s the Woody Allen film, given your issues with his past allegations, but I’m having trouble thinking of any other film titled Alice.

What I’m saying is, I’m intrigued
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095715/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_5

A surreal stop-motion adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.



Recommendations! (I will update as people add them)

Iroquois
Naked Lunch
The Last Emperor
Angel Heart
An Elephant Sitting Still
Who Killed Captain Alex
The Children of Paradise
The Sacrifice
Old Joy
Touki Bouki
The Proposition

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The Thief (1997)
The Ox (1991)
La Leon (2007)
Witchhammer (1970)
The Whisperers (1967)
Dust in the Wind (1986)
In the Earth (2020)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
Zero Effect (1998)

Edarsenal
Rome, Open City aka Roma città aperta (1945)
La Vérité (1960)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
The Servant (1963)
Badlands (1973)
The Cranes Are Flying aka Letyat zhuravli (1957)
You Can't Get Away With Murder (1939)
Dead End (1937)
Army of Shadows aka L'armée des ombres (1969)
A Monkey in Winter aka Un singe en hiver (1962)
Band of Outsiders aka Bande à part (1964)
The King and the Clown aka Wang-ui namja (2005)
In This Corner of the World (2016) (Animation)
Hôtel du Nord (1935)
Classe tous risques (1960)
Children of Paradise aka Les enfants du paradis (1945)

Jabs
Incendies
Smooth Talk
Insiang
The Cremator
Z

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Vanishing Point
The Ruling Class
The Hidden
Apartment Zero
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
In the Bedroom
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Rabbit Hole
Margin Call
Robot & Frank
Frank
Blue Jay
Colossal
First Reformed
Shirkers
Leave No Trace
Atlantics
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Aftersun

Kamakhya
Hukkle - György Pálfi
Alice - Jan Svankmajer - Noticed this discussed above and 2nd the rec!!
Punishment Park - Peter Watkins
Tangerine - Sean Baker
Night on Earth - Jim Jarmusch
Tape - Richard Linklater
Fish Story - Yoshihiro Nakamura
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Cristian Mungiu
Timecode - Mike Figgis
Locke - Steven Knight
Hunger - Steve McQueen
Shame - Steve McQueen
Far From Heaven - Todd Haynes (Great with All That Heaven Allows by Douglas Sirk)
Wristcutters, a Love Story - Goran Dukić
Fish Tank - Andrea Arnold
Kubo and the Two Strings - Travis Knight

Apex Predator
FTA (1972, Netflix)
The Pied Piper (1985, YouTube)
Blessed Benefit (2016, Netflix)
The Ash Lad: Search for the Golden Castle (2019, Prime/Tubi/Peacock/Roku) Won't need to watch part 1 to understand this one.
The Hundred Foot Journey (2014, Hulu although this does hop around)
The Block Island Sound (2021, Netflix)
Blue Jay (2017, Netflix)
Love at First Fight (2014, Tubi)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020, Netflix)
Wrestle (2018, Kanopy)
Frantz (2016, Prime/Kanopy)
Destiny (1921, Kanopy)
Iris (2014, Vudu/Pluto/Kanopy)
Life Itself (2014, Hoopla/Kanopy)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012, Kanopy/Vudu)
The Fits (2015, Kanopy)
The Intouchables (2011, Hoopa/Kanopy)
Biutiful (2010, Hoopla/Prime/Kanopy)

And I'll throw in three titles that aren't streaming at the moment, but I'd also recommend:
The Dooms Chapel Horror (2016)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Confessions (2010, Japanese Thriller)



Are there any rules to recommending? Can I just make a shoutout to any film I loved? I can do that!



Here is a list of films I enjoyed, for many different reasons.

Hukkle - György Pálfi
Alice - Jan Svankmajer - Noticed this discussed above and 2nd the rec!!
Punishment Park - Peter Watkins
Tangerine - Sean Baker
Night on Earth - Jim Jarmusch
Tape - Richard Linklater
Fish Story - Yoshihiro Nakamura
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Cristian Mungiu
Timecode - Mike Figgis
Locke - Steven Knight
Hunger - Steve McQueen
Shame - Steve McQueen
Far From Heaven - Todd Haynes (Great with All That Heaven Allows by Douglas Sirk)
Wristcutters, a Love Story - Goran Dukić
Fish Tank - Andrea Arnold
Kubo and the Two Strings - Travis Knight



Great list, Kamakhya!

My recommendations. I tried to go for lesser seen films, and especially those available on streaming services people are more likely to have:

Tammy and the T-Rex (Tubi, Shudder)
On The Count of Three (Hulu)
The VelociPastor (Tubi, VuduFree, lots of others)
Death Rides a Horse (Tubi, Hoopla, etc)
Crip Camp (Netflix)
Images (Tubi)
God Told Me To (Prime, Shudder)
Straight Up (Netflix, Kanopy)
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Prime, Tubi, etc)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Prime, Tubi, VuduFree, etc)
Across 110th Street (Hoopla)
Blacula (Prime, Kanopy)
Hunted (2020, Shudder)
A Touch of Zen (Criterion, sorry!)
Funeral Parade of Roses (Kanopy)



I guess I'm past time for some recommendations. Some I've seen in the past year while others are from years past:

FTA (1972, Netflix)
The Pied Piper (1985, YouTube)
Blessed Benefit (2016, Netflix)
The Ash Lad: Search for the Golden Castle (2019, Prime/Tubi/Peacock/Roku) Won't need to watch part 1 to understand this one.
The Hundred Foot Journey (2014, Hulu although this does hop around)
The Block Island Sound (2021, Netflix)
Blue Jay (2017, Netflix)
Love at First Fight (2014, Tubi)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020, Netflix)
Wrestle (2018, Kanopy)
Frantz (2016, Prime/Kanopy)
Destiny (1921, Kanopy)
Iris (2014, Vudu/Pluto/Kanopy)
Life Itself (2014, Hoopla/Kanopy)
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (2012, Kanopy/Vudu)
The Fits (2015, Kanopy)
The Intouchables (2011, Hoopa/Kanopy)
Biutiful (2010, Hoopla/Prime/Kanopy)

And I'll throw in three titles that aren't streaming at the moment, but I'd also recommend:
The Dooms Chapel Horror (2016)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Confessions (2010, Japanese Thriller)



Alice?

I seriously doubt it’s the Woody Allen film, given your issues with his past allegations, but I’m having trouble thinking of any other film titled Alice.

What I’m saying is, I’m intrigued

It's been a long time since I last watched that, but I would also strongly endorse Svankmajer's Alice.



The trick is not minding
Wasn’t a big fan of either Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom nor Biutiful.

Both had really good performances overshadowed by, what seemed to me, lazy writing.



Great list, Kamakhya!

A Touch of Zen (Criterion, sorry!)
Funeral Parade of Roses (Kanopy)
Thanks! I am largely not aware of the films you listed, but will definitely seek a few out. I blind bought Funeral Parade of Roses on a whim and was surprised by how much I liked it. I also think everyone should subscribe to the Criterion Channel! Not only is it a vast wealth of solid cinema, but it is a decent company that we should support as cinephiles.



Thanks! I am largely not aware of the films you listed, but will definitely seek a few out. I blind bought Funeral Parade of Roses on a whim and was surprised by how much I liked it. I also think everyone should subscribe to the Criterion Channel! Not only is it a vast wealth of solid cinema, but it is a decent company that we should support as cinephiles.
Agreed--it's a great service.

I did an IMDb search for movies with less than 10,000 votes (I think that was the number I picked) and tried to grab from those to avoid ones people here were more likely to have seen.



Also answers to Jabba
I will also give a shout to Criterion. I got a subscription as a birthday present last year and they offer films of high quality for viewers with a wide range of cinematic interests.



I will also give a shout to Criterion. I got a subscription as a birthday present last year and they offer films of high quality for viewers with a wide range of cinematic interests.
Their physical media is often top notch as well. Great supplements, artwork, and essays can really enhance the film. I try to pick a few up during their twice yearly 50% off sales.



Women will be your undoing, Pépé
Thank you SO MUCH for the listing, Takoma! And yes, Criterion is a Must Have and one I'll hopefully be getting as well in the future.
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The trick is not minding
Thank you SO MUCH for the listing, Takoma! And yes, Criterion is a Must Have and one I'll hopefully be getting as well in the future.
Oh man. You’re in for a treat. I finally subscribed a few months ago and I haven’t been happier. All the films I’ve been meaning to watch that weren’t available are finally mine!



F. I see dead people:
[Watch one film from each group of deceased directors, actors and cinematographers]
1. Billy Wilder, Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
2. Alain Resnais, Hiroshima Mon Amour
3. Delphine Seyrig, Golden Eighties
4. Oskar Werner, Jules and Jim
5. Conrad L. Hall, Incubus

A solid group. Incubus and Hiroshima Mon Amour were my favorites.



G. The circle of life
[Watch a film with each of the following age-related themes]
1. a film with a child protagonist Queen of Katwe
2. a coming-of-age film Catherine Called Birdy
3. a mid-life crisis film The Kid Detective
4. a film tackling old age Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

I really liked The Kid Detective and Catherine Called Birdy. Queen of Katwe was good.

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was a borderline-offensive mess, would not recommend. I didn't have the emotional heft for something like Amour or another downer film. I went for a comedy instead. Mistakes were made.