🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

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Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Sex, politics, road trip.

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Nosferatu (2024)

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Nosferatu (2024)

Horny vampyr wreaks havoc on German town.

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Aftersun (2022)

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Aftersun (2022)

Warm, nostalgic melancholy.

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Shoplifters (2018)

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Shoplifters (2018)

Stealing our hearts in the process.

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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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Braveheart (1995)

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Braveheart (1995)

When heart matters more than historical accuracy.

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The Princess Bride (1987)

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The Princess Bride (1987)

Saving the princess is always a feel-good fairy tale.

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Scarface (1983)

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Scarface (1983)

Shakespearean downfall of a charismatic drug lord.

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Anora (2024)

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Anora (2024)

An unexpectedly auteur romcom.

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Millennium Mambo (2001)

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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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Delicatessen (1991)

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Delicatessen (1991)

La crème de la crème of French originality.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

When the story is more intriguing than the slashing.

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The Piano Teacher (2001)

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The Piano Teacher (2001)

Aren’t all piano teachers masochistic?

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A Star Is Born (2018)

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A Star Is Born (2018)

Lady Gaga can sing, but can she act?

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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)

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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Global archeological adventure awaits!

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Die Hard (1988)

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Die Hard (1988)

All I want for Christmas is an action blockbuster.

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The Wrestler (2008)

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The Wrestler (2008)

How wrestling is both fake and real at the same time.

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The Hurt Locker (2008)

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The Hurt Locker (2008)

This deployment won’t really blow you away.

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The King’s Speech (2010)

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The King’s Speech (2010)

Did I stutter?

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Silence (2016)

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Silence (2016)

Silence has never been so pitiful.

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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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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)

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

Suspense isn’t fully dead yet.

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Stand By Me (1986)

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Stand By Me (1986)

Pre-internet adventures of American adolescence.

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Billy Elliot (2000)

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Billy Elliot (2000)

For men that want to follow their dreams.

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Dead Poet’s Society (1989)

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Dead Poet’s Society (1989)

Father figure not just for The Holdovers.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

The precursor to Gen Z filmmaking.

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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Sometimes the realest love is the most bittersweet.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Perhaps the holy grail is the laughter we found along the way.

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Groundhog Day (1993)

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Groundhog Day (1993)

When the jokes are good enough to repeat again and again.

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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)

A romcom even men should enjoy.

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Steve Jobs (2015)

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Steve Jobs (2015)

Our favorite asshole tech CEO.

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Pollock (2000)

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Pollock (2000)

Do you have to be unstable to be a great artist?

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Elephant (2003)

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Elephant (2003)

Making sense of a school shooter.

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Captain Phillips (2013)

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Captain Phillips (2013)

Look at me, I’m the captain now.

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Amadeus (1984)

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Amadeus (1984)

The Mozart effect applies to movies too.

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The Last Samurai (2003)

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The Last Samurai (2003)

Bringing Japan to western audiences.

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Black Hawk Down (2001)

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Black Hawk Down (2001)

Nonstop explosive action.

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Jaws (1975)

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Jaws (1975)

Spielberg makes a generation afraid of the beach.

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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

Can a painting be famous enough for an entire movie?

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Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

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Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

When a supporting lead steals the show.

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Silly caucasian girl likes to play with samurai swords.

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Forrest Gump (1994)

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Forrest Gump (1994)

Life is like a box of chocolates.

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Crumb (1994)

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Crumb (1994)

Genius or pervert?

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Taxi Driver (1976)

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Taxi Driver (1976)

You talking to me?

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