February 4Feb 4 CB Team Haven't had a chance to see it myself, but Iron Lung is getting a lot of attention. Apparently the YouTuber behind it took his millions of followers (totally different world out there) to campaign for a theatrical release and it actually made some money. Is this the new model for the future? Are people going to take things into their own hands independently when all of the studios turn into a conglomerate that avoids theaters?
February 5Feb 5 CB Team I think it's a huge possibility. More people want to make movies without gatekeepers and they can pull it off with enough followers and support. People like to support their favorite artists and this could be a good way to do that.
February 5Feb 5 CB Team It made a LOT of money already. Also, it's not unprecedented, given how Talk to Me was a horror hit made by YouTubers.
February 6Feb 6 CB Team 14 hours ago, Marco Vito Oddo said:It made a LOT of money already. Also, it's not unprecedented, given how Talk to Me was a horror hit made by YouTubers.I love Talk to Me and didn't know it was YouTubers that made it. I've seen it twice already.
February 6Feb 6 CB Team 13 hours ago, FantasticJerome said:I love Talk to Me and didn't know it was YouTubers that made it. I've seen it twice already.It's an amazing movie! Their second movie, Bring Her Back, is also great. Not as good as Talk to Me, imo, but still worth checking out. The director duo started out as YouTubers in Australia.
February 7Feb 7 CB Team 12 hours ago, Marco Vito Oddo said:It's an amazing movie! Their second movie, Bring Her Back, is also great. Not as good as Talk to Me, imo, but still worth checking out. The director duo started out as YouTubers in Australia.Bring Her Back was brutal and took a while to understand what was going on or maybe I was just tired lol, but it was still pretty good.
February 9Feb 9 CB Team On 2/5/2026 at 4:01 AM, Marco Vito Oddo said:It made a LOT of money already. Also, it's not unprecedented, given how Talk to Me was a horror hit made by YouTubers.I wasn't aware Talk to Me was made by YouTubers! That's such a great movie!
February 10Feb 10 CB Team 17 hours ago, Allison Schonter said:I wasn't aware Talk to Me was made by YouTubers! That's such a great movie!I absolutely adore Talk to Me. So many great moments, but the musical scene where the camera spins while everyone takes their turn using the cursed hand lives rent-free in my head.
February 10Feb 10 CB Team On 2/7/2026 at 3:46 AM, FantasticJerome said:Bring Her Back was brutal and took a while to understand what was going on or maybe I was just tired lol, but it was still pretty good.The kid chewing the knife must be the most disturbing thing I ever seen in a horror movie.
February 10Feb 10 I haven’t seen it either but now you have sparked my interest I plan on seeing it this Friday I have a better comment once I do. But I hope you’re wrong about not having the theaters ! I love going to the theater! Nothing like it ! The sound the big picture! Brings it all to life! You Tube is just a precursor for me ! It has its place but it will never replace the theatre for me ! Wait for my review this Friday with out giving anything away I promise! I won’t spoil it for anybody !
February 10Feb 10 CB Team I'm not sure it's YouTuber movies specifically, but I think it's moreso that indie film is on its way to having a proper resurgence.
February 11Feb 11 CB Team 15 hours ago, Marco Vito Oddo said:The kid chewing the knife must be the most disturbing thing I ever seen in a horror movie.It was so brutal! That movie gives you a feeling of dread. I wouldn't mind watching it again.
February 11Feb 11 CB Team 12 hours ago, saperry said:I'm not sure it's YouTuber movies specifically, but I think it's moreso that indie film is on its way to having a proper resurgence.Hear, hear! I agree with you. The YouTubers are just people who know a lot about editing and pacing, and are applying their experience to a different medium. In the end, what makes good movies is passion, and indie creators have a lot of that (and a lot less executive interference).
February 11Feb 11 Author CB Team Yeah Talk to Me doesn't quite count, this is a YouTuber who made a movie and pushed it out themselves. Same energy, but got backing after the festival circuit. Kind of a different beast than what Iron Lung is doing specifically
February 12Feb 12 CB Team 5 hours ago, Valdezology said:Yeah Talk to Me doesn't quite count, this is a YouTuber who made a movie and pushed it out themselves. Same energy, but got backing after the festival circuit. Kind of a different beast than what Iron Lung is doing specificallyIs Iron Lung worth watching? I've been reading about it and it sounds interesting.
February 21Feb 21 hollywood is dead inside. youtubers are differently dead inside with fearful compliance to google inanitiesnow imagine an IRL manifestation of the google ads system abusing you in a theater chair
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