🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

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

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

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

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Men (2022)

Marko Li 12/25/24 Marko Li 12/25/24

Men (2022)

Welcome to uncanny valley.

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Ninja Scroll (1993)

Marko Li 12/17/24 Marko Li 12/17/24

Ninja Scroll (1993)

Legendary ninja battles are always cut short.

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You Were Never Really Here (2017)

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

You Were Never Really Here (2017)

A violent metaphor on burden, trauma and guilt.

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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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Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

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

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019)

When a supporting lead steals the show.

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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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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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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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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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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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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

When a war movie is so brutal it feels like a reenactment.

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Goodfellas (1990)

Marko Li 7/20/24 Marko Li 7/20/24

Goodfellas (1990)

As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.

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Green Room (2015)

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

Green Room (2015)

If Fincher made a slasher.

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I Saw the Devil (2010)

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

I Saw the Devil (2010)

Korean revenge in a nutshell.

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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

When you think you sound cooler than you really are.

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Sin City (2005)

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

Sin City (2005)

Comic book style oozes in spades.

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127 Hours (2010)

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127 Hours (2010)

Claustrophobic immersion.

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The Departed (2006)

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

The Departed (2006)

Cat and mouse gangster masterpiece by Scorsese.

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The Call (2020)

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

The Call (2020)

Probably the most awesome villain in Korean horror.

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Inglorious Basterds (2009)

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

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece.

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Drive (2011)

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

Drive (2011)

Romanticizing Los Angeles crime.

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You Won't Be Alone (2022)

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

You Won't Be Alone (2022)

A sentimental love letter to humanity.

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Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

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

Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)

A satisfying progression of violence.

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Bones and All (2022)

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

Bones and All (2022)

If Romeo and Juliet were cannibals.

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Titane (2021)

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

Titane (2021)

The year's weirdest film.

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When Evil Lurks (2023)

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

When Evil Lurks (2023)

Evil so sinister you’ll think it’s real.

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Life (2017)

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

Life (2017)

Aliens have plot armor too.

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The Killer (2023)

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

The Killer (2023)

A good film for anyone else, a mediocre film from Fincher.

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