A Happy Couch Potato

Though on occasion I lament the loss of my earlier-in-life habit of seeing most films for the first time in a theater, I'm not at all unhappy with how convenient it is nowadays to easily see recently released movies at home. What has been your ratio of movie theater vs. home viewing over the last two or three decades? I'd bet my daughter's ratio over her young lifetime is 1:5, at best. Contrast that with my estimated lifetime ratio of 3:2, even when taking into account the near-total shift in my habits over recent decades. 

But aside from the convenience of home viewing, the ease of discovering unsung gems like The Ballad of Wallis Island in our modern era makes yearning for a return to any good old days seem silly. Pre-1990 an unassuming jewel like this early 2025 release could have easily escaped my attention. Tiny cast - with just one marquee name, Carey Mulligan - no superheroes, car chases, explosions or noise, a simple story, simply told. If a movie like this makes it to the local megaplex, it usually lasts a week, at most. In my young adult life, you'd have had to search out this treasure at an "art" movie house. I sat on my couch, munchies nearby, fully immersed for over ninety minutes. 

What worthwhile film did you most recently uncover thanks to modern convenience?