🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Sex, politics, road trip.
Aftersun (2022)
Warm, nostalgic melancholy.
Monster (2023)
Constantly shifting perspectives that might just shift yours.
Ratcatcher (1999)
The art film directors wish they made.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Once in a blue moon, an enchanting experience is born.
Stand By Me (1986)
Pre-internet adventures of American adolescence.
Billy Elliot (2000)
For men that want to follow their dreams.
Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
Father figure not just for The Holdovers.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The precursor to Gen Z filmmaking.
Lion (2016)
Finding your biological roots.
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
The iconic gothic nightmare.
Buddha Mountain (2010)
Wandering teenagers and audiences search for purpose in this film.
Lady Bird (2017)
A fresh coming of age story disarming the biggest skeptics.
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Nihilism portrayed through Japan’s lost teens.
Rushmore (1998)
Wes Anderson without the set pieces.
Poor Things (2023)
Visual spectacle of a generation.
Spirited Away (2001)
The best introduction into anime film.
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
The childhood we've all dreamed of.
Booksmart (2019)
Superbad, but with girls.
You Won't Be Alone (2022)
A sentimental love letter to humanity.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Gothic yet innocent, one of Tim Burton's best in years.
Sing Street (2016)
Coming of age wallflowers make catchy music.
Moonlight (2016)
Gorgeous drama with powerful performance by everyone except the lead.
No Hard Feelings (2023)
No feelings at all, really.