~ my trio of major cinematic playlists, categorized by their affect: Mind x Body x Soul // originally posted on Twitter Articles.
Howdy internet,
A passion of mine is to watch great movies. My watchlist and taste have developed from research, essays, and critic lists I have found online. As a result of myriad movies watched, I developed some lists of my own. I believe they are worthy of sharing. Continuously so, I hope to be a singular tastemaker to all who encounter me and my work.
On Letterboxd as username:Zsoro, I have formed three major categories to recognize the greatest movies, in as humble an opinion as can be produced by someone who would create such lists. 😁
Link leads to the full list on Letterboxd:
Body ~ films that animate the body
The Body list comprises action-focused films. Blood and sweat and horror are on the menu. These are adventures and *big* movies, in one way or another — faces, FX, settings, martial arts, gun battles, bodies, and so on. All that good stuff. The Body films will get your adrenaline pumping.
Playlist link: https://letterboxd.com/zsoro/list/body/
Mind ~ films that spiral the mind
The Mind list includes my favorite mind-benders and intellectually stimulating vistas. These are sci-fi flicks and anxious thrillers, plot-heavy projects with brain-warping imagery. The Mind films will have you thinking hard and challenging your preconceptions.
Playlist link: https://letterboxd.com/zsoro/list/mind/
Soul ~ films that touch the soul
The Soul list presides over some of the all-around greatest films. Soul is most all-encompassing of the attributes and these pictures might be recognized as the principal masterpieces of the art. They harrow the heart and meld the soul into new realities borne of writers, directors, and actors involved in a great cinematic becoming.
Playlist link: https://letterboxd.com/zsoro/list/soul/
Ironically, the best films blend elements of all three of my lists, instantly rendering them imperfect. Alas, my mind slices them this way nonetheless. My Letterboxd lists are continuously added to as I cover more of the cinematic journey.
The top 52 films of each category I created infographics for, to showcase a kind of starter guide into the realms of great cinema. All opinions are my own, of course. There is a level of chronology to my lists, in the sense that they are also sometimes my original watch order or represent a recommended sequencing.
Think of my lists as an incomplete overview into the generalized categories I have created — by one-word: action x plot x heart.
Thanks for reading. Happy watching. 🍿🎞️
Thresholds of Transformation 