{"id":11702,"date":"2026-09-04T05:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/04\/the-auteur-comeback-why-movies-feel-like-movies-again\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T05:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:03:13","slug":"the-auteur-comeback-why-movies-feel-like-movies-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/04\/the-auteur-comeback-why-movies-feel-like-movies-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The Auteur Comeback: Why Movies Feel Like Movies Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you remember how fun the press tour for Don’t Worry Darling<\/em> was? Not the movie itself, just the press tour. I recall so vividly how dramatic the red carpet was<\/u><\/a> when the film premiered at Venice, and with this year’s Venice just kicking off this week, I was reminded of all that wonderful online discourse.<\/p>\n

Years later, I’m still quoting star Harry Styles when he talked about working on the film. “My favorite thing about the movie is, like, it feels like a movie. It feels like a real, like, you know, go-to-the-theater-film movie,” he said during one press call (via Newsweek<\/u><\/a>).<\/p>\n

It was not a deep quote or anything, and it was widely memed and mocked. But he is actually saying something here that I and many other cinema fans yearn for in film. I want a movie to feel like a movie. I want it to dredge up all the emotions that a visit to a theater can bring. Sometimes you go to a movie, and it doesn’t feel like a movie.<\/p>\n

Are we back in a time when movies feel like movies? Archer Green on YouTube thinks so. Let’s dive in.<\/p>\n