1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Book -

The book doesn't care if you have a job, children, or a need for sleep. It simply sits on your coffee table, judging your Netflix queue.

For every soul-crushing Russian epic ( Andrei Rublev ) that you feel obliged to watch, there are five gems that the algorithm would never show you. 1001 movies you must see before you die book

Me: 412. Book: 589. Death: TBD.

Without this book, I would have watched Stranger Things season four for the third time. Instead, I discovered that a movie shot in 28 countries with no CGI exists, and it looks like a dream you had after eating too much cheese. The book doesn't care if you have a

Last year, I turned to a random page and landed on The Fall (2006) by Tarsem Singh. I had never heard of it. It was a financial flop. But the book dedicated 400 words to its insane, globetrotting, practical-effects beauty. I watched it. My jaw was on the floor for two hours. Me: 412

And isn't that better than checking a box?