

๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ Spicy - A must watch
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ Hot - Recommended
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ Mild - Could be good
๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ Bland - Donโt bother
๐ถ๏ธ 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.
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.
Dead Poetโs Society (1989)
Father figure not just for The Holdovers.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The precursor to Gen Z filmmaking.
Annihilation (2018)
A failed attempt to expand the zeitgeist of Solaris.
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
The greatest animated sci-fi film.
Buddha Mountain (2010)
Wandering teenagers and audiences search for purpose in this film.
Days of Heaven (1978)
When Terrence Malick makes a film rather than a diary.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Can war be poetic?
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Nihilism portrayed through Japanโs lost teens.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
The polyamorous fantasy.
The Tree of Life (2011)
Emotionally charged visual storytelling for the soul searchers.
Children of Men (2006)
Love, depravity and humanity.
Lost in Translation (2003)
The power of loneliness bringing unlikely friendships together.
Her (2013)
A man dumps his wife for AI.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
The Matrix (1999)
Hackers know gun-fu.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The definitive visual establishment of space.
No Country For Old Men (2007)
How a coin toss changed cinema.
Garden State (2004)
American teenage transient love.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
An everlasting romance in wonderfully European gothic style.
American Beauty (1999)
Ironically, the films free from commercial influence have the most influence.
You Won't Be Alone (2022)
A sentimental love letter to humanity.
Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
The search for meaning is always the most poetic.
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Super raw Chinese observatory piece from 2001-2017.
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
An empty shell if you watched the original classic.