🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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.
A Complete Unknown (2024)
Bob Dylan and mainstream are like electric and folk.
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
War isn’t about who’s right, rather who’s left.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Once in a blue moon, an enchanting experience is born.
The King’s Speech (2010)
Did I stutter?
Silence (2016)
Silence has never been so pitiful.
Billy Elliot (2000)
For men that want to follow their dreams.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
I’d rather just watch his live performances.
Pollock (2000)
Do you have to be unstable to be a great artist?
Amadeus (1984)
The Mozart effect applies to movies too.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
One of the few military war films that could make you cry.
At Eternity’s Gate (2018)
You could be convinced Willem Dafoe is a descendent of Van Gogh.
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Can a painting be famous enough for an entire movie?
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
The iconic gothic nightmare.
The Imitation Game (2014)
How Alan Turing beat the Nazis.
The Pianist (2002)
The haunting silence of the Holocaust.
Ford V Ferrari (2019)
Right on track to our hearts.
Babylon (2022)
A vapid love letter to Hollywood filmmaking.
Schindler’s List (1993)
The most poignant portrayal of the Holocaust.
1917 (2019)
A visually impressive war film shot in one take.
Shape of Water (2017)
The best introduction into Guillermo del Toro's style.
Rush (2013)
The best racing film is one with a triumphant finish.
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
A compelling cat and mouse, you'll root for the mouse.
Oppenheimer (2023)
When drama feels like action.
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
A nice layup from Scorsese but no slam dunk.
Foxcatcher (2014)
Wrestling with financial dependancy.