🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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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Nosferatu (2024)

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

Nosferatu (2024)

Horny vampyr wreaks havoc on German town.

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Monster (2023)

Marko Li 2/2/25 Marko Li 2/2/25

Monster (2023)

Constantly shifting perspectives that might just shift yours.

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High and Low (1963)

Marko Li 1/28/25 Marko Li 1/28/25

High and Low (1963)

Hollywood film noir doesn’t seem that high up anymore.

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Harakiri (1962)

Marko Li 1/27/25 Marko Li 1/27/25

Harakiri (1962)

Cinematography as sharp as samurai steel.

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Conclave (2024)

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

Conclave (2024)

Church is officially cool again.

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Juror #2 (2024)

Marko Li 1/23/25 Marko Li 1/23/25

Juror #2 (2024)

If they made Law and Order into a movie.

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M (1931)

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

M (1931)

If there was ever the case for why classic films are more cinematic.

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All the Money in the World (2017)

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

All the Money in the World (2017)

…and Ridley Scott still misses.

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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

How a legendary fable should be depicted.

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The Ring (2012)

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The Ring (2012)

Let’s sleep with the lights on.

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Unbreakable (2000)

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Unbreakable (2000)

What superhero movies could have been.

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

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

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Suspense isn’t fully dead yet.

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A Ghost Story (2017)

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

A Ghost Story (2017)

Quirkiest metaphor of the decade.

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V/H/S (2012)

Marko Li 12/14/24 Marko Li 12/14/24

V/H/S (2012)

Analog horror for those that love ghost stories.

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Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)

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

Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)

Mr. Robot without the hacking.

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Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

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

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

An obscure vision even for open eyes.

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Enemy (2013)

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

Enemy (2013)

Denis Villeneuve’s artistic validation.

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Annihilation (2018)

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Annihilation (2018)

A failed attempt to expand the zeitgeist of Solaris.

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Source Code (2011)

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Source Code (2011)

Fun as long as you can turn off your brain.

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Paprika (2006)

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Paprika (2006)

The original dream heist.

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Us (2019)

Marko Li 12/10/24 Marko Li 12/10/24

Us (2019)

The scariest Peele movie, still isn’t particularly scary.

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Insidious (2010)

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

Insidious (2010)

What makes a true haunted house is foreboding tension.

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It Comes At Night (2017)

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

It Comes At Night (2017)

There’s nothing in the woods.

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Carrie (1976)

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

Carrie (1976)

Catharsis for all the high school injustice.

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Insomnia (2002)

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

Insomnia (2002)

You shouldn’t have any problems falling asleep.

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Old (2021)

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

Old (2021)

M. Night Shyamalan’s movies are indeed, too old.

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Rec (2007)

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

Rec (2007)

Found footage and zombies are a match made in hell.

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Memories of Murder (2003)

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

Memories of Murder (2003)

South Korea’s first Zodiac killer.

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Solaris (1972)

Marko Li 11/8/24 Marko Li 11/8/24

Solaris (1972)

A philosophical odyssey venturing into our cosmic subconscious.

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Alone (2020)

Marko Li 11/7/24 Marko Li 11/7/24

Alone (2020)

Giving depressed people something worth fighting for.

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Bird Box (2018)

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

Bird Box (2018)

Keep your eyes open for this fresh horror premise

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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

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

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Likely the funniest slasher of all time.

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Oldboy (2003)

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

Oldboy (2003)

Korean revenge is as twisted as they come.

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Audition (1999)

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

Audition (1999)

One of the most viscerally painful experiences captured on screen.

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Strange Darling (2023)

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

Strange Darling (2023)

Unsophisticated subversion.

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Oddity (2024)

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

Oddity (2024)

When atmosphere is the horror.

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

An entertaining detective film noir mystery even by modern standards.

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Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

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

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

In the courts of 2023, men fall so women can rise.

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

Marko Li 7/27/24 Marko Li 7/27/24

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Everything we love about noir crime classics.

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Mulholland Drive (2001)

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

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Watch Perfect Blue instead.

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Psycho (1960)

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

Psycho (1960)

The father of horror/thrillers.

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Rear Window (1954)

Marko Li 7/21/24 Marko Li 7/21/24

Rear Window (1954)

A glimpse of what visual storytelling is all about.

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Blue Velvet (1986)

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

Blue Velvet (1986)

Some masterpieces don’t age well.

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

The greatest war film ever made.

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Vertigo (1958)

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Vertigo (1958)

Hitchcock’s masterpiece disorients audiences for the worse.

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The Third Man (1949)

Marko Li 7/15/24 Marko Li 7/15/24

The Third Man (1949)

The king of classic film noir.

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Citizen Kane (1941)

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

Citizen Kane (1941)

A revolution in filmmaking no longer revolutionary.

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Memento (2000)

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

Memento (2000)

When a film is presented backwards.

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Get Out (2017)

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

Get Out (2017)

Horror fans, get in!

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Donnie Darko (2001)

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

Donnie Darko (2001)

Though no one will believe, it’s never just teenage angst.

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