I'm starting my marathon on the Black canon on the weekend. But there's another one I want to do (and I bolded the important parts if you want to skip around):
E.T. v. Filmspotters' Favored Feel-Good Films
But of course that involves the community being willing to nominate their preferred feel-good films. I don't care what genre they're a part of, i.e. comedy, musical, sci-fi, fantasy, romcom, etc., and they don't need to be of any particular genre anyway, only that they make you feel good. And also, that I haven't seen them, don't want to do any rewatches. I'm looking to view 50 titles between now and the end of 2021.
Because of my regular viewing preferences - smaller films, art house, plenty of drama with some comedies here and there - my true feel-good time is with TV shows, my rewatch of Never Have I Ever being a prime example. Even Stranger Things is, to me, pretty feel-good. I don't see enough feel-good films, so this does fit a need for sure, though I'm hoping others can get something out of this as well.
So what I'm asking is, Would you be interested in joining in on the nominating process? If there are a decent number of people that are into it, I'm going to create another thread. It won't be super officious or anything, just people recommending films, and I'll take the lead in forming the list. The ones people cosign the most will of course be the first ones that cement their place in the lineup, then I'll make some decisions along the margins on films just mentioned once to me, but it will be a group project to get together.
Once the list is made, I'll pick one name of a film from a hat every week and watch that film. During vacations, I may do it more often. I'm already doing the Black canon in order by release, this might make it a little more fun and spontaneous.
Let me know if you're in. Thanks!