It has finally happened, you managed to escape the never-ending vortex of YouTube videos that has kept you awake for the last three days. As you scroll through Tik-Tok, using it as a sort of methadone for your video content withdrawal, you make a decision.

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Today you are going to be better. You are not going to waste an entire day aimlessly searching for entertainment on your phone. You are going to do what people do that have their life together, that know what they want and that get it. 

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You are going to watch a movie!

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“But Aaron”, I hear you cry out “I don’t know what to watch, if there was only a person with a superior taste in movies and a beautiful, luscious head of hair that could tell me what to do!”

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Well worry no more because I am here to pretentiously give you my ill-formed and completely subjective opinion that will probably (certainly) not apply to your taste in movies. 

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Part 1 Comedy: “A Futile and Stupid Gesture” *

Fondly enough the next movie I will talk about is on the topic of Media. Which is a very welcome coincidence, that I will disguise as something intentional since this is the newsletter of a Media Studies student-association. The movie (or “film” for the those of us who will depend on European subsidies later in their career) tells the story of the “National Lampoon”, a humor magazine that reached its height of popularity in the 70's. The movie chronicles all the craziness that transpired during the magazines hay-day. From LSD trips within the office building to more LSD trips within the office building this movie has it all. 

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Funny beyond belief, with a cast almost exclusively made up of comedy heavyweights, an interesting and compelling story and an undeniable human component this is definitely a movie. 

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Part 2 Thriller: “The Invisible Guest” *

When I first watched this movie, it was extremely confusing to watch. None of what the characters were saying made any sense. Then I realized it was not an artistic choice on behalf of the director but rather me not changing the audio from the Spanish original to the English dub. After having corrected my mistake the movie's plot still did not make any sense to me. Mainly because I was already one hour into it when noticing my mistake and refused to rewatch any of it. 

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When the movie was over my Spanish friend with whom I watched it told me that it was really good though and that the twist at the end was fantastic. I am taking his word for it I hope you do too. 

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Part 3 Documentary: “Sour Grapes” *

Originally, I wanted to dedicate this part to “American Anarchist” which is a vastly better documentary than this one. But I just found out that it is not on Netflix anymore. So, you´re going to be stuck with “Sour Grapes” which incidentally also what the movie is about. This is a movie for all those too scared of true crime and too sophisticated for “Pawn Stars”. This is the perfect movie for a drinking game since every character in the movie is already constantly shitfaced. 

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Oh yeah, the movie is about the biggest counterfeit wine ring in recent history, should have made that clear earlier.

Cirrhosis /10

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Conclusion

I hope these suggestions were of help to you, even though I would be amazed if they were. If you were looking for a show to watch then this must have been a massive waste of time. 

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*All movies suggested in this article are not referenced in Chicago (author-date) style. Not out of negligence but out of protest.