Content reviews: What makes a good slow movie? - TomWhitwell/SlowMovie GitHub Wiki

It's hard to predict what will work well as a Slow Movie and what won't. I haven't watched all of these all the way though, so add your impressions and recommendations below.

2001: A Space Odyssey 5/5

Heavily featured in Bryan's original article and works brilliantly — beautiful image after beautiful image.

Isle of Dogs 5/5

Wonderful, every frame is beautiful and crisp and full of little details.

La Jetée 4/5

Extremely striking and distinctive high-contrast photography. The version I found has burnt-in Spanish subtitles which is a bit odd but adds a bit of mystery!

The Nightmare Before Christmas 5/5

So distinctive and so many little details in every frame, works really well, start it on 1st December and time it to end on 5th January...

Psycho 5/5

Works very well - distinctive high-contrast photography, familiar images, a strongly episodic story that unfurls gradually over a few months.

Metropolis 4/5

Familiar but surprising images, and all those gothic intertitles.

Alphaville 4/5

Very distinctive imagery all the way through, lots of 'every frame a picture' experiences.

Howl's Moving Castle 4/5

Wasn't sure how well this would work in black & white, but it looks beautiful - lots of very distinctive frames.

Un Chien Andalou 4/5

One of the first things I tried on the Slow Movie Player, and works really well.

Citizen Kane 3/5

Slightly less beautiful-looking than I expected, but works pretty well. Frames with newspaper pages are remarkably detailed.

The Battle of Algiers 3/5

Some beautiful images, a bit bleak.

The Shining 2/5

Surprisingly disappointing - relatively low contrast images, and maybe repetitive framing. Colour is so important in this film.

Koyaanisqatsi 2/5

Had high hopes for this, but it came across as relatively low-contrast and indistinct in this context.

Touch of Evil 2/5

Again, I expected this to work really well, perhaps it's just the file I got, but it was surprisingly grey and repetitive.

The Holy Mountain ?/5

Haven't left this running in the kitchen yet, suspect it would be fantastic with breakfast.

The Grand Budapest Hotel 4/5?

I've seen this movie 100 times so watching it so slowly was fun because I remembered lines from every scene. It's also very symmetrical and pretty

WEVAL - SOMEDAY Music video 5/5

Frames change so fast that every update is a treat. Played on slow settings with every step 1 frame.

Spirited Away 5/5

Beautiful movie with great art and absurd character design.

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 4/5

Playing the full MCU in order takes some commitment, and not all the movies are great for SlowMovie (looking at you Thor: Dark World). There are standout moments from individual films for MCU fans though. Seeing a frame of Tony Stark suiting up in the original Iron Man or a team shots from the Avengers are always a fun surprise as the movies play out. It's also a fun conversation piece if playing in an area where guests can see and comment since the characters are well known.