🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.

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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Yojimbo (1961)

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Yojimbo (1961)

Samurai epic meets spaghetti western.

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Harakiri (1962)

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Harakiri (1962)

Cinematography as sharp as samurai steel.

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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

War isn’t about who’s right, rather who’s left.

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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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Conclave (2024)

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

Conclave (2024)

Church is officially cool again.

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Heretic (2024)

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

Heretic (2024)

Bible school for the disbelievers.

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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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Millennium Mambo (2001)

Marko Li 1/15/25 Marko Li 1/15/25

Millennium Mambo (2001)

Mood piece for romantics of Taipei cinema.

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Ratcatcher (1999)

Marko Li 1/10/25 Marko Li 1/10/25

Ratcatcher (1999)

The art film directors wish they made.

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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Marko Li 1/3/25 Marko Li 1/3/25

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Once in a blue moon, an enchanting experience is born.

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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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Men (2022)

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Men (2022)

Welcome to uncanny valley.

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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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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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Metropolis (1927)

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Metropolis (1927)

Nein out of ten.

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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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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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Candyman (2021)

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Candyman (2021)

Making racial injustice feel like an urban myth.

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Elephant (2003)

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Elephant (2003)

Making sense of a school shooter.

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Amadeus (1984)

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Amadeus (1984)

The Mozart effect applies to movies too.

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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

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

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

The best vampire movie might actually be an anime.

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At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

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

At Eternity’s Gate (2018)

You could be convinced Willem Dafoe is a descendent of Van Gogh.

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Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)

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Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)

Mr. Robot without the hacking.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

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

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Silly caucasian girl likes to play with samurai swords.

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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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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)

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Hotel Artemis (2018)

Is stylish world building enough to make a movie?

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

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TRON: Legacy (2010)

Can they revive retro arcade nostalgia?

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

The greatest animated sci-fi film.

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Akira (1988)

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Akira (1988)

The cyberpunk anime that started it all.

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Paprika (2006)

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Paprika (2006)

The original dream heist.

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5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

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5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

Makoto Shinkai’s most beautiful anime.

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Black Swan (2010)

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

Black Swan (2010)

Marking the cultural obsession with obsession.

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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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It (2017)

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

It (2017)

As though we weren’t already scared enough of clowns.

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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

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

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

The iconic gothic nightmare.

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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

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

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Why you shouldn’t do drugs.

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Buddha Mountain (2010)

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Buddha Mountain (2010)

Wandering teenagers and audiences search for purpose in this film.

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The Incredibles (2004)

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The Incredibles (2004)

The moment Pixar animation became cinema.

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Belle (2021)

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Belle (2021)

Is this Disney or anime?

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Suzume (2022)

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Suzume (2022)

Makoto Shinkai’s visual stunner falls short of Ghibli’s magic.

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Your Name (2016)

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Your Name (2016)

A beautiful anime for romantics that already love anime.

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Coraline (2009)

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Coraline (2009)

The real charm of stop motion is bringing us back to childhood.

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In Cold Blood (1967)

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

In Cold Blood (1967)

A masterclass in cinematography.

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The Substance (2024)

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

The Substance (2024)

Superficial, artificial, the body horrors of vanity.

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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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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

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

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

An overly long film befitting of its title.

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