🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
War isn’t about who’s right, rather who’s left.
All the Money in the World (2017)
…and Ridley Scott still misses.
The King’s Speech (2010)
Did I stutter?
Silence (2016)
Silence has never been so pitiful.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
One of the few military war films that could make you cry.
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Nonstop explosive action.
At Eternity’s Gate (2018)
You could be convinced Willem Dafoe is a descendent of Van Gogh.
The Imitation Game (2014)
How Alan Turing beat the Nazis.
The Pianist (2002)
The haunting silence of the Holocaust.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
The bureaucratic hunt for Osama Bin Laden.
In Cold Blood (1967)
A masterclass in cinematography.
Lust, Caution (2007)
Love is a tough pill to swallow.
Babylon (2022)
A vapid love letter to Hollywood filmmaking.
Schindler’s List (1993)
The most poignant portrayal of the Holocaust.
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
When Chess is global war.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Can war be poetic?
The Master (2012)
Might as well read a novel instead.
The King (2019)
A medieval biographical drama that never feels stale.
1917 (2019)
A visually impressive war film shot in one take.
The Last Duel (2021)
A perfect showcase of moral ambiguity and bias.
Dunkirk (2017)
One of the most re-watchable war films.
Oppenheimer (2023)
When drama feels like action.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
A nice layup from Scorsese but no slam dunk.
Foxcatcher (2014)
Wrestling with financial dependancy.
The Favourite (2018)
As fun as powder wigs and debauchery gets.
Ferrari (2023)
A slow crossing of the finish line.