jensen
miles

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MILES' LIST

ROCKY

listen. if you want to go into film. or you enjoy film. or you appreciate film, you've gotta watch rocky. it's important. it's memorable. it's a best picture winner. and if you're saying you've never run around your house in your underwear to gonna fly now, well, then you're a fucking liar.
Who knew this was coming? Everyone.
is pulp fiction at the top of yours?
No comment.

LITTLE WOMEN

i don't cry in public a lot, but when i do it's because of this movie. you know how it is.

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

i take no criticism on this: it's the best mad max movie ever. hands down. i almost shaved my own head in the theatre bathroom after i saw this to be like charlize theron.
Seriously?
i would never lie about that. fury road kicks ass.

GET OUT

if jordan peele could direct everything ever, the world might be a nicer place.
What about Keira?
okay, hear me out, a collaboration between the two of them.

BOOKSMART

i want every movie ever to take notes from this indie. and then just rewatch the entire movie again to make you feel better that you know NOTHING.

DONNIE DARKO

it's weird as shit but it's good, okay? okay. schedule enough time to watch it twice. and then watch explanations after.

SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

literally a perfect movie. and the first r rated midnight showing i got to see.
Weren't you, like, eight when this came out?
yes.

BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

a staple in russian cinema and the reason my parents met. i felt like i couldn't just leave it off the list. the staircase scene alone is a cinematic masterpiece.

HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK

the second one is better and i'll fist fight anyone who says different. i know kevin mcallister didn't say "horse's ass" in this one but it's still better.
How in God's name did you go from Battleship Potemkin to Home Alone?
clearly it's because they're both cinematic masterpieces.

JOJO RABBIT

of course i had to include the single greatest use of the word "fuck" in any movie ever. taika waititi is a genius.

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD

it's literally it's own genre. try to convince me otherwise; you can't. watch this and then every other edgar wright film to ever exist because he's amazing.
I really thought if you were going to go Edgar Wright, you'd go with Hot Fuzz.
that is equally as acceptable.

HEATHERS

SHUT UP, HEATHER. SORRY, HEATHER.
That's the Broadway version—
DANG DANG DIGGITY DANG DANG DANG.

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

taika waititi is a genius part two.

FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF

if you watched this and say you didn't want to rent a parade float and lip sync the beatles afterwards, you're a fucking liar.
Most of us just wanted to cut school, I think.
go big or go home.

CASABLANCA

is it an obvious choice? probably. but there's a reason it's so popular.
Is it because it's a cinematic masterpiece?
you get me, rhodes.

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JENSEN'S LIST

PULP FICTION

All I'm going to say is Ezekiel 25:17.
you should get that tattooed on your forehead.

SUNSET BOULEVARD

The unravelling of the human psyche has been done a lot in film, but not as well as this. I watched this in a class at university and it was brilliant. If you watch a movie in a class and don't think it's shit, it's a good movie.
i feel like there's another reason you like this.
Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
there it is.

LOVE ACTUALLY

Is it terrible? Yes. Will it still make me cry every Christmas? Yes. Airport run through scenes are a must.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

Can I use my cinematic masterpiece card on this? Because it's definitely a cinematic masterpiece. The script is amazing, the characters are incredible, and by God, that cliff scene deserved an Oscar.
i'm kind of ashamed it didn't make my list.
You should be.

JUNO

Juno is my emotional support movie. Also, filmed in ten minutes from where I used to live. Go Canadian cinema starring Canadians. Always.

LITTLE WOMEN

It's a fantastic movie. And it makes Miles cry. Win win.

HAMILTON'S AMERICA

If you want to be a writer or a director or a producer or anything in the media, you have to watch this. The journey from idea to page to edits to becoming the biggest and most successful broadway show of all time up to this point is mesmerizing. I could watch this everyday and not be sick of it.
now we just have to get you tickets to see the show.
I cried watching this, I won't make it through the show.
i'll bring tissues.

PARASITE

Can we have more movies like this, please? Bong Joon-ho is a master of filmmaking. And I want him to do everything ever.

BLACKKKLANSMAN

This movie is an incredible story and John David Washington is amazing. Every actor was at the top of their game and the parallels to American politics was astounding. Also, I want to hug Samuel L. Jackson like Spike Lee did at the Oscars.
when you win your oscar can you hug me like that? i want to be your trophy partner.

HAIRSPRAY

On the stage or in the theatre, Hairspray is amazing.
the zac efron version or the michael st gerard version?
Any version of Link Larkin that sings Ladies Choice is my Link Larkin.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY...

Put Billy Crystal in a movie with witty dialogue and it becomes an instant classic. Prove me wrong. You can't.

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Also a best picture winner about boxing. Just saying. Packs an emotional punch, pun intended.
this would be second on my favourite boxing movies. i cried watching this too.
I'll take that as a win.

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Could I have said Empire Strikes Back? Sure. But Marion Ravenwood isn't in Empire Strikes Back. Archaeology babe Indiana Jones isn't in Empire Strikes Back. The score of Raiders is better. The story is better. The locations are prettier.
empire also doesn't have sweaty and practically shirtless harrison ford, either.
I'm not seeing a downside to Raiders.

MOONLIGHT

It's... It's incredible, okay? Just watch it.

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

Taika Waititi is a genius part three.
i love you so much.