🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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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Companion (2025)

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

Companion (2025)

Sci-fi silliness.

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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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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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Metropolis (1927)

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

Metropolis (1927)

Nein out of ten.

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Unbreakable (2000)

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

Unbreakable (2000)

What superhero movies could have been.

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Blade Runner (1982)

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

Blade Runner (1982)

Why science fiction should exist.

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Annihilation (2018)

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

Annihilation (2018)

A failed attempt to expand the zeitgeist of Solaris.

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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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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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Limitless (2011)

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

Limitless (2011)

There’s still a limit to the audience’s disbelief.

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Source Code (2011)

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

Source Code (2011)

Fun as long as you can turn off your brain.

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District 9 (2009)

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

District 9 (2009)

Defying traditional alien tropes.

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

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

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Can they revive retro arcade nostalgia?

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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

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

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

A typical, yet effectively entertaining blockbuster.

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Gattaca (1997)

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

Gattaca (1997)

We’re more than the sum of our genes.

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

The greatest animated sci-fi film.

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Redline (2009)

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

Redline (2009)

No red tape in this galactic adrenaline filled death race.

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Paprika (2006)

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

Paprika (2006)

The original dream heist.

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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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Hellboy (2004)

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

Hellboy (2004)

When Guillermo del Toro does steampunk.

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Chronicle (2012)

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

Chronicle (2012)

The superpower experience every high schooler dreams of.

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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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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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Alien: Romulus (2024)

Marko Li 11/2/24 Marko Li 11/2/24

Alien: Romulus (2024)

The resurrection of the Alien franchise?

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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

Marko Li 11/2/24 Marko Li 11/2/24

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

Some Hollywood franchises need to die.

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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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Gravity (2013)

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

Gravity (2013)

Nothing quite pulls you in like disaster in space.

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Looper (2012)

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

Looper (2012)

Time travel, cyberpunk, everything sci-fi fans will love.

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Snowpiercer (2013)

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

Snowpiercer (2013)

Parasite, but on a train.

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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 Lobster (2015)

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

The Lobster (2015)

A dark marriage of comedy.

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Alien (1979)

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

Alien (1979)

The alien movie that really started it all.

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28 Days Later (2002)

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

28 Days Later (2002)

The core essence of a zombie film.

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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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Predestination (2014)

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

Predestination (2014)

Sci-fi paradox with a twist.

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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Do androids dream of electric sheep?

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The Matrix (1999)

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

The Matrix (1999)

Hackers know gun-fu.

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The definitive visual establishment of space.

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Interstellar (2014)

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

Interstellar (2014)

Galaxies apart, love still ties us together.

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Dune: Part Two (2024)

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

Dune: Part Two (2024)

One of the greatest sci-fi epics to date.

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Arrival (2016)

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

Arrival (2016)

The most interesting aspect of aliens may have yet to be discovered.

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Inception (2010)

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

Inception (2010)

A film you could only dream of.

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Watchmen (2009)

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

Watchmen (2009)

Should have been the most significant comic book film of all time.

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Ex Machina (2014)

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

Ex Machina (2014)

Everything a Black Mirror episode strives for.

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The Invisible Man (2020)

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

The Invisible Man (2020)

Elisabeth Moss has established herself as household name in the horror genre.

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Upgrade (2018)

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

Upgrade (2018)

Just plain AI fun.

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The Artifice Girl (2022)

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

The Artifice Girl (2022)

A more substantial AI film.

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Under The Skin (2013)

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

Under The Skin (2013)

A24 is born.

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V For Vendetta (2005)

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

V For Vendetta (2005)

Resisting fascism in style.

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Timecrimes (2007)

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

Timecrimes (2007)

An indie Spanish film on an interesting paradox.

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