🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.

Companion (2025)

Marko Li 4/7/25 Marko Li 4/7/25

Companion (2025)

Sci-fi silliness.

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The Princess Bride (1987)

Marko Li 1/26/25 Marko Li 1/26/25

The Princess Bride (1987)

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

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Anora (2024)

Marko Li 1/24/25 Marko Li 1/24/25

Anora (2024)

An unexpectedly auteur romcom.

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Megalopolis (2024)

Marko Li 1/21/25 Marko Li 1/21/25

Megalopolis (2024)

Francis Coppola can even turn disasters into masterpieces.

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Delicatessen (1991)

Marko Li 12/30/24 Marko Li 12/30/24

Delicatessen (1991)

La crème de la crème of French originality.

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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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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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Groundhog Day (1993)

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

Groundhog Day (1993)

When the jokes are good enough to repeat again and again.

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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

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

Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

A romcom even men should enjoy.

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Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

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

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

When a supporting lead steals the show.

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Crumb (1994)

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

Crumb (1994)

Genius or pervert?

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Hotel Artemis (2018)

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

Hotel Artemis (2018)

Is stylish world building enough to make a movie?

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

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

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Wes Anderson’s funniest film.

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Fargo (1996)

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

Fargo (1996)

Shakespearean level comedy, ay?

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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Marko Li 12/11/24 Marko Li 12/11/24

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Gimme some of your tots!

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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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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

An outdated masterpiece.

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A Serious Man (2009)

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

A Serious Man (2009)

The Coen Brothers’ seriously unique sense of irony.

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Logan Lucky (2017)

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

Logan Lucky (2017)

The redneck NASCAR heist.

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Burnt (2015)

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

Burnt (2015)

If Gordon Ramsey made a movie.

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Tampopo (1985)

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

Tampopo (1985)

For the love of ramen!

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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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Am I Racist? (2024)

Marko Li 11/9/24 Marko Li 11/9/24

Am I Racist? (2024)

The Republican Borat?

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Django Unchained (2012)

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

Django Unchained (2012)

Glorious gunslinging in this awesome Tarantino western.

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Babylon (2022)

Marko Li 10/27/24 Marko Li 10/27/24

Babylon (2022)

A vapid love letter to Hollywood filmmaking.

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The Big Lebowski (1998)

Marko Li 8/15/24 Marko Li 8/15/24

The Big Lebowski (1998)

A stoner movie for intellectuals?

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Lady Bird (2017)

Marko Li 6/28/24 Marko Li 6/28/24

Lady Bird (2017)

A fresh coming of age story disarming the biggest skeptics.

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Fallen Angels (1995)

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

Fallen Angels (1995)

Nostalgia for a time that has never been known.

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Amélie (2001)

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

Amélie (2001)

The fondest love we all remember.

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Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

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

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Ridiculously fun Kung Fu.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

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

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

The polyamorous fantasy.

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Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

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

Lars And The Real Girl (2007)

Oh, you don’t like real girls?

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La La Land (2016)

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

La La Land (2016)

The most accessible modern musical.

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Rushmore (1998)

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

Rushmore (1998)

Wes Anderson without the set pieces.

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Drag Me to Hell (2009)

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

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

As playful as horror gets.

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Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

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

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)

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

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My Sassy Girl (2001)

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

My Sassy Girl (2001)

One of the best romantic comedies.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

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

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (2017)

The best drama of the decade doesn’t need to advertise itself.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Wes Anderson's most polished art project.

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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

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

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

An everlasting romance in wonderfully European gothic style.

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In Bruges (2008)

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

In Bruges (2008)

Wit, personality and a ton of fun.

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

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

Midnight in Paris (2011)

What if you could go back in time and meet your literary heroes?

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

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

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

A fashion film with a story that even male audiences will enjoy.

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Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

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

Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

The childhood we've all dreamed of.

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The Big Short (2015)

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

The Big Short (2015)

Excellently presented, a fun and superior portrayal of the 2008 financial crisis.

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Booksmart (2019)

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

Booksmart (2019)

Superbad, but with girls.

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Andhadhun (2018)

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

Andhadhun (2018)

A dark Indian comedy that will get you rolling.

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Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

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

Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

The search for meaning is always the most poetic.

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