🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 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)

Marko Li 4/7/25 Marko Li 4/7/25

Nosferatu (2024)

Horny vampyr wreaks havoc on German town.

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Ninja Scroll (1993)

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Ninja Scroll (1993)

Legendary ninja battles are always cut short.

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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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Candyman (2021)

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Candyman (2021)

Making racial injustice feel like an urban myth.

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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

The best vampire movie might actually be an anime.

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V/H/S (2012)

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V/H/S (2012)

Analog horror for those that love ghost stories.

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Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

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Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Even Miyazaki can be romantic.

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Life of Pi (2012)

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Life of Pi (2012)

A Big Fish meets a big lion.

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Akira (1988)

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Akira (1988)

The cyberpunk anime that started it all.

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It (2017)

Marko Li 12/10/24 Marko Li 12/10/24

It (2017)

As though we weren’t already scared enough of clowns.

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Insidious (2010)

Marko Li 12/9/24 Marko Li 12/9/24

Insidious (2010)

What makes a true haunted house is foreboding tension.

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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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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

The iconic gothic nightmare.

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Hellboy (2004)

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Hellboy (2004)

When Guillermo del Toro does steampunk.

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

An outdated masterpiece.

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Chronicle (2012)

Marko Li 11/10/24 Marko Li 11/10/24

Chronicle (2012)

The superpower experience every high schooler dreams of.

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Suzume (2022)

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Suzume (2022)

Makoto Shinkai’s visual stunner falls short of Ghibli’s magic.

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Coraline (2009)

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Coraline (2009)

The real charm of stop motion is bringing us back to childhood.

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Bird Box (2018)

Marko Li 11/1/24 Marko Li 11/1/24

Bird Box (2018)

Keep your eyes open for this fresh horror premise

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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Likely the funniest slasher of all time.

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Oddity (2024)

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Oddity (2024)

When atmosphere is the horror.

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Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Marko Li 10/27/24 Marko Li 10/27/24

Late Night with the Devil (2023)

Wait, you mean Late Night TV wasn’t always the devil?

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Longlegs (2024)

Marko Li 9/16/24 Marko Li 9/16/24

Longlegs (2024)

The longer the legs, the harder they fall.

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Dawn of the Dead (2004)

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

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Zombies and shopping malls, what more do you need?

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Drag Me to Hell (2009)

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

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

As playful as horror gets.

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The Shining (1980)

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

The Shining (1980)

Redrum.

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Spirited Away (2001)

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Spirited Away (2001)

The best introduction into anime film.

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Constantine (2005)

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Constantine (2005)

World building that will leave you wanting to go back to hell.

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The Babadook (2014)

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The Babadook (2014)

Thematic horrors of a single mother.

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You Won't Be Alone (2022)

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You Won't Be Alone (2022)

A sentimental love letter to humanity.

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The Innocents (2021)

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The Innocents (2021)

Children with supernatural powers is the organic storytelling we needed.

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The Black Phone (2021)

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The Black Phone (2021)

A fun addition to the phone horror genre.

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Gothic yet innocent, one of Tim Burton's best in years.

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Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary (2018)

This is why A24 makes some of the best movies.

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Doctor Sleep (2019)

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Doctor Sleep (2019)

It’s hard to imagine a sequel to The Shining being this wildly entertaining.

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Bones and All (2022)

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Bones and All (2022)

If Romeo and Juliet were cannibals.

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Titane (2021)

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Titane (2021)

The year's weirdest film.

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The Box (2009)

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The Box (2009)

Press a button win 1 million dollars but someone dies.

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It Follows (2014)

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It Follows (2014)

An indie horror that is better than a lot of high budget ones.

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The Witch (2015)

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The Witch (2015)

A film that may truly make you believe in blackmagic.

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When Evil Lurks (2023)

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When Evil Lurks (2023)

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

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Hellbender (2022)

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Hellbender (2022)

Homemade horror done right.

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Nope (2022)

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Nope (2022)

A visual treat with less compelling social commentary this time around.

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Smile (2022)

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Smile (2022)

I’m not smiling.

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Talk to Me (2022)

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Talk to Me (2022)

There’s not much to talk about.

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