🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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)

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Nosferatu (2024)

Horny vampyr wreaks havoc on German town.

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Scarface (1983)

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Scarface (1983)

Shakespearean downfall of a charismatic drug lord.

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Steve Jobs (2015)

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Steve Jobs (2015)

Our favorite asshole tech CEO.

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Amadeus (1984)

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Amadeus (1984)

The Mozart effect applies to movies too.

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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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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

Sushi that still leaves you hungry.

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Crumb (1994)

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Crumb (1994)

Genius or pervert?

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Black Swan (2010)

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Black Swan (2010)

Marking the cultural obsession with obsession.

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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

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Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Why you shouldn’t do drugs.

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Burnt (2015)

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Burnt (2015)

If Gordon Ramsey made a movie.

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Memories of Murder (2003)

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Memories of Murder (2003)

South Korea’s first Zodiac killer.

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The Substance (2024)

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The Substance (2024)

Superficial, artificial, the body horrors of vanity.

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Shame (2011)

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

Shame (2011)

Somehow, sex addiction seems uninteresting.

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Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

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Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)

When Chess is global war.

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I Saw the Devil (2010)

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I Saw the Devil (2010)

Korean revenge in a nutshell.

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Challengers (2024)

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Challengers (2024)

Luca Guadagnino challenges what we know about filmmaking.

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Perfect Blue (2001)

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Perfect Blue (2001)

Paranoia and schizophrenia visually personified.

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Whiplash (2014)

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Whiplash (2014)

It’s quite my tempo.

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Prisoners (2013)

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Prisoners (2013)

Riveting story of people going to any length to save a kidnapped daughter.

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American Psycho (2000)

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American Psycho (2000)

Psychopathy has never been so hilarious.

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The Prestige (2006)

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The Prestige (2006)

How far would you go to create the greatest magic trick?

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Zodiac (2007)

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Zodiac (2007)

Chasing the most infamous serial killer.

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Boiling Point (2021)

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Boiling Point (2021)

A recipe for success.

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Nightcrawler (2014)

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Nightcrawler (2014)

A thrilling crime drama that takes you down the mind of a sociopath.

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Nocturnal Animals (2016)

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Nocturnal Animals (2016)

Tom Ford demonstrates that to make a good film you just need a vision.

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Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems (2019)

A stressful film that gets you emotionally invested.

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500 Days of Summer (2009)

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

500 Days of Summer (2009)

A fan favorite romance speaking to hearts of hopeless romantics.

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Obsession and the pursuit of greatness in the most seductive way.

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Man on Fire (2004)

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Man on Fire (2004)

Denzel Washington proves you can build a movie around one star.

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The Favourite (2018)

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The Favourite (2018)

As fun as powder wigs and debauchery gets.

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Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

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Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

A visual treat but facade of modernity.

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The Lighthouse (2019)

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The Lighthouse (2019)

You'd have to be in a particular mood to appreciate this one.

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Pearl (2022)

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Pearl (2022)

A unique horror/slasher that focuses on story as opposed to the scares.

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House of Gucci (2021)

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House of Gucci (2021)

Nothing more, nothing less than you should expect.

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The Menu (2022)

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The Menu (2022)

But where's the lamb sauce?

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The Handmaiden (2016)

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The Handmaiden (2016)

A masterclass in camera movement, if only it could move audiences.

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Pig (2021)

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Pig (2021)

Waiting for a punchline that never happens.

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Hunger (2023)

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Hunger (2023)

A vegan burger that doesn’t know what it wants to be.

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