I’ll go first. Mine is that I can’t stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It’s like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds

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    Oh, wow. Old comment.

    The easiest route to learning about movies, is to watch a lot of movies, and reading about the movie you’ve just watched. Wikipedia, a more in depth review, interviews with people who made the movie (not just the actors).

    Google a top 100 list. Work your way through a few of them. Eg.

    https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time

    They also have cool features. For example, Michael Mann’s made a load of really cool action movies. Here’s a feature on his movies they made:

    https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-michael-mann

    Or here’s famous critic Mark Kermode’s top 10 of horror movies:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdj_22hHRyM

    Yes, he has a PhD and is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the UK equivalent of the Academy of Motion Pictures. No, he’s not a snob. Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s in the top 10. So are some older classics, which are still good.

    But if you want to read something, you could try:

    Bordwell and Thompson. Film Art: An Introduction.

    David A. Cook. A History of Narrative Cinema

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      Wow, thank you so much for all the recommendations! I sometimes feel like I don’t know how to watch certain kinds of movies (e.g., older movies, or more artsy movies). I hope reading up a bit will help me appreciate them more