Edge of Tomorrow. I’m a sucker for time-shenanigan movies and it was a fantastic surprise.
The Matrix in the theater was just amazing not knowing anything going into it. I thought it was gonna be some generic sci-fi action popcorn flick and was so wrong. Honorable mention to Knives Out and Everything Everywhere All At Once, both incredible movies in ways I didn’t expect.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was a blind find for me when I was growing up
Think it was early to mid 10s I watched it when I was in college (UK - not uni). Which was when I was starting to really get into movies. I found out what indies were and was literally just looking up lists of movies, seeing the director and actors (even then sometimes just the title was enough) and I would just go and find a way to watch it.
Eternal Sunshine was the pinnacle find of this period in my life, I think. At the time it was my favourite film which didn’t get toppled till Blade Runner 2049 came out. I’ve watched it countless times and I still find out new aspects to the film that I either missed or have forgotten since the last rewatch. I always recommend it to people who haven’t seen it.
Donnie Darko - Just such a great, strange movie
Pulp Fiction
