I had written off The Secret Life of Walter Mitty based on… Essentially nothing. I think I assumed it was just another Ben Stiller comedy flick.

I did finally watch the film and I was blown away. It is astonishingly beautiful and warm and just a joy to watch. The cinematography is stunning and its a film that made me start to take notice of the world around me even more.

Mon Oncle

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.

Saw. I don’t watch much horror but that movie kept me thinking about it til years later wanting to get the same feeling the first time I watched it.

Love and Death on Long Island. This was a completely random, blind watch in a theatre. I’d read nothing about it, or even seen a trailer. I was fascinated from start to finish. Completely surprised me in a good way.