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I saw “The Menu” and “Palm Springs” having never even heard of them. I would highly recommend both, especially if you know nothing about them.

Watch Society. Just watch it. Don't Google it!

I always do this, as far as possible.

I avoid trailers like the plague. When reading reviews I'll skip most of it. I want to know the gist of the plot, and I want to know the summary.

I enjoy movies so much more this way. Sure, sometimes I end up watching some duds, but most of the time I'm really engrossed and I love the surprises.

If I watch a trailer, especially the modern 5-minute condensed versions, I find it takes away >90% of the excitement. Doesn't matter if the movie comes out next year, the trailer will come back to me and I will recall the spoiled plot points.

I try to see most movies that way.

You can pick movies by looking up the film in wikipedia and immediately jumping to "critical response" without reading anything else.

(though I should have paid MUCH more attention with megalopolis)