works particularly well after watching a movie with a friend who insists on saying stuff like “film”, after someone shows you a song etc, looking at an ingredients list, a stray dog appears
i know this is so basic but i always get the most "out there" movie recs from talking to friends irl who particularly love movies or from total strangers in casual conversation like i will be like "i love bunnies : )" and someone will be like oh have u ever seen <obscure movie that has a bunny in it>? i swiftly add the new movie to my list. art professors especially will do this from what i remember of my time in art school but this happens to me with shocking frequency at most social events like it literally happened yesterday!!