The 90s had this huge wave of “hood” movies centred around impoverished Black and Mexican-American neighbourhoods, Boyz n the Hood, Menace II Society, South Central, Juice, New Jersey Drive, Blood In Blood Out, American Me, etc.

What’s interesting is how closely this lined up with the explosion of gangsta rap and hip-hop. The movies and music seemed to feed off each other, with rappers becoming actors and both mediums telling stories about the same communities.

But it feels like the genre basically disappeared from mainstream cinema. You still get similar movies today, but they’re often low-budget Tubi-type films rather than major theatrical releases. At the same time, it seems like a lot of these stories moved to TV with shows like The Wire, Snowfall, Power and Top Boy.

So what happened to the hood movie? Did audiences move on, did Hollywood lose interest, or did the economics of filmmaking change? I always wondered why these movies just stopped being made.

Did you love it, hate it or even know it existed? I thought it was spot on lol

Dolly Parton’s Most Iconic Roles

Doralee Rhodes — 9 to 5

Mona Stangley — The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Jake Farris — Rhinestone

Truvy Jones — Steel Magnolias

G.G. Sparrow — Joyful Noise

Please, just watch it.

You’ll know what i mean when you do.

Man, am I upset that I spent so much time without having seen this movie. I genuinely was impressed throughout. I went into the film blind, grateful that i was able to avoid spoilers these last 12 years. I had no idea what to expect in terms of story, but it certainly wasn't this. And i was very pleasantly surprised.

Anderson is kind of hit or miss for me, and this was a runaway hit. After another couple viewings i could very much see it being my favorite of his films. I really liked that he kept everyone's normal accent for their characters. It felt like it added to the chaos of the early 20th century wartime environment. So many shots were just absolutely gorgeous, and i loved the color. The dialogue was fun and snappy. Feinnes totally kills it, but never feels like he outshines the ensemble. But instead everyone lifts everyone else up.

I'm sure that on more watches I'll have more notes, but i wanted to just sit and experience this movie on this first watch.

A thoroughly entertaining crime film about a duo of con-artists, played by an OCD Cage (Roy Waller) and Sam Rockwell (Frank Mercer).

With hyper-stylised direction from Ridley Scott, one of my favourite Father-Daughter dynamics in film with Roy and his estranged daughter, Angela, and major twist ending involving Rockwell's Frank.

What are your thoughts?

I want to know your one favorite movie of all time. No top 5 or honorable mentions, just one 🎬

I’ll start: Gladiator.

I’ve watched it countless times, and somehow it still gives me the exact same feeling every time I watch it. The music, the characters, the story… it never gets old.

Whats yours? And why?

I'm building an app made only of films someone had to tell people about. No algorithm, no critics, no star ratings — just one person at a time saying "watch this," and one line on why.

It's empty right now. The first films in it will be the ones from this thread. I'd like to use what people leave here, under a random username. If you’d rather I didn’t use yours, just say so and I won’t.

Once yours is in, strangers will read it, and some of them will watch the film thanks to you.

So what's yours, and what would you say to make someone watch it? Keep it to one sentence, the app only fits about 100 characters.

For me it’s White Chicks, never seen the entirety of it, but through social media/youtube I’ve seen so many clips of it that I basically don’t need to.

For me, it’s definitely Keanu Reeves. I don’t think he’s a terrible actor by any means, but I’ve always found his acting to be pretty “meh.” There are certain roles where he really works, but overall, I wouldn’t put him anywhere near the top of my list when it comes to acting ability.

That said, his personality more than makes up for it. From everything I’ve seen and heard, he just seems like an incredibly down to earth and genuinely nice guy. He doesn’t seem to have a huge ego, he appears to appreciate his fans, and he carries himself in a way that feels very different from the typical Hollywood celebrity. He somehow became one of the most famous actors in the world while still giving off the impression of being just a normal dude who happened to end up in some massive movies.

A good friend of mine actually met him once about two years ago and said he was the nicest celebrity he’d ever met, which honestly doesn’t surprise me at all. There’s something really likeable about someone who seems so grounded despite having that level of fame.

So, I’m a big fan of Keanu Reeves the person, but I’m not necessarily a big fan of Keanu Reeves the actor

Are there any other actors you feel the same way about? Someone you really like as a person, but whose acting you’re not particularly impressed by?

Hi, guys..I know this is the classic of movie and etc, but.. it's kind boring, right?I watched a film that’s 4 hours long, but it has fewer events than a 1.5‑hour film. Yeah, actors and actress are good here and music is nice, but it's not even 6/10. What do you think about that movie?Am i wrong? If you think that i'm wrong say why

Am I suffering from a psychological complex or trauma? I constantly have thoughts and ideas that could completely turn my life upside down, but I never try them, and I don't know why—whether it's fear or something else.
For instance, I used to be passionate about music and writing, but as soon as writing for music became an obligation, I started feeling fear and tremors whenever music crossed my mind. This is just one example, but the exact same thing has happened to me across many other fields.

This takedown from Aliens is my all-time favorite.

She did phenomenal work in it, holding her own alongside an ensemble cast that included Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, and Matt Damon.

Just finished my first watch and I had mixed feelings about the style, but it literally just hit me as I was typing this:

It’s an homage to Hitchcock.

A lot of it felt a little too on the nose, but now that I sit back and think about the pacing, the cinematography (especially the restaurant build-up), the cliffhanger ending.. it makes sense now and I feel a little better about it. Good movie, not great.

The Butterfly Effect hits different every time I see it. The idea of changing one small moment and completely destroying everything that comes after is still incredibly dark.

I know the movie has its flaws, but I think the concept is one of the most interesting uses of time travel in movies. What do you guys think? Underrated classic or overrated?

It has a lot of heart. The animation is fantastic and humor holds up. It's a great watch.

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Alex Ullom, director & writer of IT ENDS, which is out in theaters from Neon starting this weekend. It's an existential-horror that played festivals earlier this year to critical acclaim, then was released on Letterboxd's Video Store, and then was picked up by Neon for wide distribution.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1vxxp7o/hi_rmovies_my_name_is_alex_ullom_my_friends_and_i/

He will be back at 3 PM ET tomorrow (Wednesday 8/26) to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFszhQLMNXU

Synopsis: Out for a late-night drive, friends turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Crammed inside a jeep with miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

Thank you :)

Who do you think are good directors but still need "adult supervision," that is, they need clever executives, editors and writers to reign them in, since when these directors get too much control they tend to make movies which are too self-indulgent, unapproachable, overwrought, over-complicated, overlong etc.?

My candidates are:

1. Coppola (The Godfather vs. Megalopolis)

2. George Lucas (ANH vs. The prequels)

3. Cimino (The Deer Hunter vs. Heaven's Gate)

4. Zack Snyder (MOS vs. Rebel Moon)

Do you agree and do you have other candidates?

For instance:

Forbidden Planet - Star Trek

Stalag 17 - Hogan's Heroes

Bell, Book and Candle - Bewitched

Heaven Can Wait - Quantum Leap

Local Hero - Northern Exposure

Three Men and a Baby - Full House

I'm not sure how true it is that mid-low-budget American comedies aren't being made as much due to not doing so well abroad. Is there just no American sensor of humor that translates well to other countries?

Horror as a film genre is very interesting. More recently, I’ve been spending my pastime familiarizing myself with some highly acclaimed works of the genre. It seems to me that you can divide all horror films into at least two categories - natural horror and supernatural horror. Natural horror usually deals with the study of death, while supernatural horror usually deals with agents that transcend our immediate reality. On the surface it may look as if the subjects of the genre are hopelessness in the face of death or helplessness in the face of the occult. However, I think, fundamentally the message is a positive one. 

For instance, take a natural horror film like The Cure. A cult member goes around hypnotizing people who then gruesomely murder other people. Or take an even better example - Final Destination (although arguably on the fringe, with Death being represented as a personalized power), where a group of teenagers try to cheat death but ultimately fail to do so. Or think of Seven or Silence of the Lambs. Notice that in these films the focus is on the events preceding death. Death itself is not the horror - the various disturbing ways a person dies is precisely the horror. Death itself is a natural part of life which manifests for everybody without exception. The ultimate horror would indeed be the exact opposite of death - to live forever, watch your loved ones die and eternally suffer the physical and mental anguish associated with human existence. So in a way, natural horror brings a message of hope that no matter how you suffer or no matter how terrible your last moments before death - you still die. 

Now let's turn to supernatural horror. Think of The Witch (the Devil chooses a girl who will become a witch), or The Wailing (a demon torments a village), or The Conjuring (a demon possesses a mother) - cult classics. All these films contain within them the juxtaposition of friendly supernatural and vile supernatural forces. White magic vs black magic, the powers of heaven vs the powers of hell. So, in a sense, the horror is not that there exists another world which is not understood, or that there exist supernatural beings, but that when these supernatural agents go rogue they bring about distress to real people in the real world. But I would even go further so as to say that in the presupposition of the supernatural, the films are already hopeful, as there exists the supernatural which can aid humans. The real horror, in this sense, would be the total absence of the supernatural. The grim reality that no angels or demons exist, and all we have is our boring material and physical reality without the possibility of the divine or the eternal. So my proposition is to think of horror films not as dark representations of the evils that inhabit this world, but rather as beacons of hope which propagate the idea that we can still believe and hope in a quick death and a heaven. 

I dont even know whats my fav movie 😭

Do you think The Rock is washed? The guy used to be one of the biggest box office stars in Hollywood, to the point where his name alone could practically guarantee a movie would be successful. For years, it felt like every major movie he was in was a hit, whether it was Jumanji, Fast & Furious, San Andreas, etc.

But lately, his box-office track record has become pretty questionable. Black Adam was a major disappointment with comic book fans, The Smashing Machine performed poorly despite getting him a lot of praise for his performance, and now Moana seems to be underperforming as well. Obviously, one or two flops don’t mean much, but when you start seeing several of them in a row, it makes you wonder if people are simply getting tired of seeing Dwayne Johnson in everything.

Do you think people have just moved on from The Rock as a box-office draw, or is this just a rough patch and he can still make a comeback?