Seen Recently

Films, Watch-Lists

A list of all the great and interesting films and shows I’ve seen recently.


★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Good (Minor Flawed Elements)
★★★ – Interesting (Flawed Elements)
★★½ – Major Flaws but Worthy
★★ – Disappointing




Volver
★★★½
dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Comedy-Drama
[Spain, 2006]




Swordfish
★★½
dir. Dominic Sena
Action Thriller
[USA, 2001]




Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
★★★½
dir. Mike Newell
Fantasy
[UK / USA, 2005]




Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
★★★
dir. Chris Columbus
Fantasy
[UK / USA, 2002]




铁西区 (Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks)
★★★★★
dir. Wang Bing
Documentary
[China, 2002]




The Viewing Booth
★★★
dir. Ra’anan Alexandrowicz
Documentary
[Israel / USA, 2019]




Babygirl
★★★
dir. Halina Reijn
Erotic Thriller
[USA, 2024]




The Brutalist
★★★★½
dir. Brady Corbet
Epic Period Drama
[USA / UK, 2024]




The Batman
★★★½
dir. Matt Reeves
Superhero
[USA, 2022]




Leviathan
★★★★
dir. Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
Documentary
[USA, 2012]




攻殻機動隊 (Ghost in the Shell)
★★★★½
dir. Mamoru Oshii
Japanese Animated Neo-Noir Cyberpunk Thriller
[Japan, 1995]




Schwarze Milch (Black Milk)
★★★
dir. Uisenma Borchu
Drama
[Germany / Mongolia, 2020]