An ongoing list of the films I’ve seen in cinema in 2026.
★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Good
★★★ – Interesting
★★½ – Major Flaws but Worthy
★★ – Disappointing
NAZA
★★★½
dir. Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Documentary
[UK, 2026]
Pan’s Labyrinth
(El Laberinto del Fauno)
★★★★★
dir. Guillermo del Toro
Dark Fantasy
[Spain / Mexico, 2006]
Budget: €14 million
Wings of Desire
(Der Himmel über Berlin)
★★★½
dir. Wim Wenders
Romantic Fantasy
[West Germany / France, 1987]
Budget: 5 million DM
Digger
★★★½
dir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Satirical Black Comedy
[USA, 2026]
Budget: $125–180 million
IMAX
Blades of the Guardians
(镖人：风起大漠)
★★★
dir. Yuen Woo-ping
Epic Wuxia
[China / Hong Kong, 2026]
Budget: $100–123 million
Hard Boiled
(辣手神探)
★★★★½
dir. John Woo
Action
[Hong Kong, 1992]
Budget: $4.5 million
Journey to Italy
(Viaggio in Italia)
★★★★½
dir. Roberto Rossellini
Drama
[Italy / France, 1954]
Fatherland
(Ojczyzna)
★★★★½
dir. Paweł Pawlikowski
Biographical
[Poland / Germany / Italy / France, 2026]
Budget: €10 million
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
★★★½
dir. Jane Schoenbrun
Satirical Surrealist Psychological Romantic Slasher
[USA, 2026]
Budget: $10 million
The Invite
★★★★
dir. Olivia Wilde
Sex Comedy Drama
[USA, 2026]
Budget: $15 million
All Is Lost
★★★★
dir. J.C. Chandor
Survival Drama
[Canada / USA, 2013]
Budget: $8.5 million
Spirited Away
(千と千尋の神隠し)
★★★★★
dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Anime Fantasy
[Japan, 2001]
Budget: $19.2 million
The Odyssey
★★★★½
dir. Christopher Nolan
Epic Action Fantasy
[USA / UK, 2026]
Budget: $250 million
IMAX
Afternoons of Solitude
(Tardes de soledad)
★★★★½
dir. Albert Serra
Documentary
[Spain / Portugal / France, 2024]
Magellan
(Magalhães)
★★★★½
dir. Lav Diaz
Historical Epic
[Portugal / Spain / Philippines / France / Taiwan, 2025]
Resurrection
(狂野时代)
★★★½
dir. Bi Gan
Epic Science Fiction Drama
[China / France, 2025]
Wolves
★★★½
dir. Jonas Ulrich
Drama
[Switzerland, 2025]
Perfect Blue
(パーフェクトブルー)
★★★★★
dir. Satoshi Kon
Adult Animated Psychological Horror
[Japan, 1997]
Budget: ¥90 million
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
★★★
dir. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Computer Animated Adventure Comedy
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $110 million
3D
Mortal Kombat II
★★½
dir. Simon McQuoid
Martial Arts Dark Fantasy
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $80 million
The Mandalorian and Grogu
★★★½
dir. Jon Favreau
Science Fiction
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $165 million
IMAX 3D
Maria Full of Grace
★★★★★
dir. Joshua Marston
Drama
[Colombia / USA, 2004]
Budget: $3.2 million
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
★★★★
dir. Quentin Tarantino
Martial Arts
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $60 million
Aftersun
★★★★½
dir. Charlotte Wells
Coming-of-Age Drama
[UK / USA, 2022]
EPiC: Elvis in Concert
★★★
dir. Baz Luhrmann
Documentary
[USA / Australia, 2025]
Budget: $10–11 million
IMAX
Marty Supreme
★★★★½
dir. Josh Safdie
Sports Comedy-Drama
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $60–70 million
IMAX
The Hurt Locker
★★★★★
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
War
[USA, 2009]
Budget: $15 million
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
★★★
dir. Nia DaCosta
Post-Apocalyptic Horror
[UK / USA, 2026]
Budget: $63 million
My Father’s Shadow
★★★½
dir. Akinola Davies Jr.
Drama
[UK / Nigeria, 2025]