Favorite movies of the 2010s?

hm! incheresting...

What We Do In The Shadows (2014) - A mockumentary about vampires living in NZ created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. This is a movie you could watch over and over again without ever getting tired of it. You also notice new things each time. The characters are delightful, especially Viago (played by Taika) and Stu (a literal tech man who showed up to set with ZERO acting experience, not even knowing he was going to act in the film, and as told to just play himself). The movie is mostly improv. It is in the same universe as the WWDITS TV show but the tone and humor aren’t quite the same - I prefer the film. 

Boy Meets Girl (2014) - A touching story about a trans woman living in the rural south who explores her sexuality with a woman after a lifetime of only dating men. While Ricky’s friends, family, and community support her, there is some transphobia and there is discussion of her struggles with mental health. That said, it is a deeply healing piece of media and ends happily. The lead actress, Michelle Hendley, is a trans woman who had no prior acting experience. She brings a very real, very authentic performance. 

Megamind (2011) - A lot of people make posts on this website like “I wish there was a movie where-” and Megamind covers a huge chunk of those. It flips the villain/hero dynamic, is very bisexual, and features the coolest boots you have ever seen.

Lovebirds (2011) - An adorable romcom featuring Rhys Darby. After his girlfriend dumps him, he discovers a wounded duck and decides to nurse it back to health. He seeks out the help of an expert at the aviary, and they fall in love. Most of the movie is Rhys carrying around this little duck in a bag like a lapdog. The entire soundtrack is Queen. There’s a sequence where he dresses up as an astronaut. There’s a lot of romcom movies, I feel, that Suck. Like... they don’t really land the romance OR the comedy, but this one does. It completely knocks it out of the park. 

Ghost Shark (2013) - It’s my favorite Bad Movie after The Room (2003). Gather round, friends, and watch a spectral shark materialize in the middle of a slip-n-slide.