🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Spicy - A must watch
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Hot - Recommended
🌶️🌶️🌶️ Mild - Could be good
🌶️🌶️ Bland - Don’t bother
🌶️ Rotten - Disaster

Which movies are worth watching? These ratings serve as recommendations for cinema enjoyers based on cinematography/story/fun and to discover similar films. Reviews/analysis are spoiler protected.

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The Princess Bride (1987)

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The Princess Bride (1987)

Saving the princess is always a feel-good fairy tale.

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Soul (2020)

Marko Li 12/24/24 Marko Li 12/24/24

Soul (2020)

Pixar films do have soul after all.

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Isle of Dogs (2018)

Marko Li 12/19/24 Marko Li 12/19/24

Isle of Dogs (2018)

A love letter to dogs or Japan?

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Marko Li 12/17/24 Marko Li 12/17/24

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Global archeological adventure awaits!

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Ninja Scroll (1993)

Marko Li 12/17/24 Marko Li 12/17/24

Ninja Scroll (1993)

Legendary ninja battles are always cut short.

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Stand By Me (1986)

Marko Li 12/16/24 Marko Li 12/16/24

Stand By Me (1986)

Pre-internet adventures of American adolescence.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Marko Li 12/15/24 Marko Li 12/15/24

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Perhaps the holy grail is the laughter we found along the way.

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Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Marko Li 12/13/24 Marko Li 12/13/24

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Even Miyazaki can be romantic.

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Life of Pi (2012)

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Life of Pi (2012)

A Big Fish meets a big lion.

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The Martian (2015)

Marko Li 12/12/24 Marko Li 12/12/24

The Martian (2015)

Cast Away, but on Mars.

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

Can they revive retro arcade nostalgia?

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A typical, yet effectively entertaining blockbuster.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Wes Anderson’s funniest film.

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Hellboy (2004)

Marko Li 12/9/24 Marko Li 12/9/24

Hellboy (2004)

When Guillermo del Toro does steampunk.

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

Marko Li 12/9/24 Marko Li 12/9/24

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

The greatness of this Pinocchio is a lie.

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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Marko Li 12/9/24 Marko Li 12/9/24

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

A perfect full circle Christmas story.

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Gladiator (2000)

Marko Li 12/9/24 Marko Li 12/9/24

Gladiator (2000)

Definitely entertained.

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Ratatouille (2007)

Marko Li 11/10/24 Marko Li 11/10/24

Ratatouille (2007)

When the world fell in love with a chef rat.

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The Incredibles (2004)

Marko Li 11/10/24 Marko Li 11/10/24

The Incredibles (2004)

The moment Pixar animation became cinema.

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Belle (2021)

Marko Li 11/10/24 Marko Li 11/10/24

Belle (2021)

Is this Disney or anime?

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Suzume (2022)

Marko Li 11/10/24 Marko Li 11/10/24

Suzume (2022)

Makoto Shinkai’s visual stunner falls short of Ghibli’s magic.

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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The death of Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli.

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Star Trek (2009)

Marko Li 11/1/24 Marko Li 11/1/24

Star Trek (2009)

A sci-fi space film that has no right being this good.

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Princess Mononoke (1997)

Marko Li 10/31/24 Marko Li 10/31/24

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Animated storytelling perfected.

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Big Fish (2003)

Marko Li 10/31/24 Marko Li 10/31/24

Big Fish (2003)

A heartwarming and quirky tale from the best of Tim Burton.

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Hero (2002)

Marko Li 10/31/24 Marko Li 10/31/24

Hero (2002)

The pinnacle of Chinese cinematography.

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

Marko Li 9/19/24 Marko Li 9/19/24

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

There’s more under the hood of the Mad Max universe.

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Marko Li 7/25/24 Marko Li 7/25/24

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Perhaps the vastest epic of all time.

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

Marko Li 7/16/24 Marko Li 7/16/24

Barry Lyndon (1975)

An epic character study underneath all the powered wigs.

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The Green Knight (2021)

Marko Li 6/21/24 Marko Li 6/21/24

The Green Knight (2021)

Off with the audience’s head.

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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

Marko Li 6/18/24 Marko Li 6/18/24

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)

The definitive western epic.

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

What if you captured the comic book style in live action?

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The definitive visual establishment of space.

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Interstellar (2014)

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Interstellar (2014)

Galaxies apart, love still ties us together.

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

One of the greatest sci-fi epics to date.

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Poor Things (2023)

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Poor Things (2023)

Visual spectacle of a generation.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

The beauty of martial arts.

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Spirited Away (2001)

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Spirited Away (2001)

The best introduction into anime film.

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Inception (2010)

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Inception (2010)

A film you could only dream of.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Wes Anderson's most polished art project.

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Casino Royale (2006)

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Casino Royale (2006)

The most seductive modern bond film.

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Inglorious Basterds (2009)

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Inglorious Basterds (2009)

Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece.

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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

The childhood we've all dreamed of.

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The Quick and the Dead (1995)

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The Quick and the Dead (1995)

A fun western in between different filmmaking periods.

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The Revenant (2015)

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The Revenant (2015)

A chilling experience bringing the best from Lubezki.

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

This animation lifts the limits of what's possible with storytelling.

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Marko Li 6/15/24 Marko Li 6/15/24

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Gothic yet innocent, one of Tim Burton's best in years.

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Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Marko Li 6/15/24 Marko Li 6/15/24

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

A good giant monster film.

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Marko Li 6/14/24 Marko Li 6/14/24

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Humor but not enough heart to make this popcorn flick meaningful.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Marko Li 6/14/24 Marko Li 6/14/24

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

A love letter to westerns, save none for the audience.

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