Comment by JKCalhoun

Anyone that wants their own private "film school", can invest 10 years or so and work through the "1001 Movies to See Before You Die" [1]. It's a book compiled by several film critics as I understand it. For each of the films there's a page or two explaining the significance of the film (according to the critic that chose it for the list).

My wife and I have been at it for perhaps 6 years now. We probably have 3 years or so to go to finish it.

You do learn, I think, patience. I found long slow films tedious initially but have come to know why some film are that way and I am more willing now to just go with the flow.

To be sure though, any film over two or so hours we might split across two days to watch.

[1] https://1001films.fandom.com/wiki/The_List