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 – Very Good
★★★ – Good
★★½ – Interesting Ideas but Unsatisfying
★★ – Mediocre




Winnetou
★★★
dir. Harald Reinl
Western
[West Germany / Italy / Yugoslavia, 1963]
Budget: 4 million DM




The Patsy
★★★
dir. King Vidor
Silent Comedy-Drama
[USA, 1928]
Budget: $272,000




Goldfinger
★★★★★
dir. Guy Hamilton
Spy
[UK / USA, 1964]
Budget: $3 million




American Movie
★★★★½
dir. Chris Smith
Documentary
[USA, 1999]




Souleymane’s Story
(L’Histoire de Souleymane)
★★★★
dir. Boris Lojkine
Drama
[France, 2024]




Sentimental Value
(Affeksjonsverdi)
★★★★½
dir. Joachim Trier
Comedy Drama
[Norway / France / Germany / Denmark / Sweden / UK, 2025]




Train Dreams
★★★★
dir. Clint Bentley
Period Drama
[USA, 2025]




The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
★★★½
dir. Andrew Dominik
Epic Revisionist Western
[USA, 2007]
Budget: $30 million




Good Will Hunting
★★★½
dir. Gus Van Sant
Drama
[USA, 1997]
Budget: $10–16 million




Starsky & Hutch
★★★★
dir. Todd Phillips
Buddy Cop Action Comedy
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $60 million




Wild Strawberries
(Smultronstället)
★★★★½
dir. Ingmar Bergman
Road Drama
[Sweden, 1957]




Frankenstein
★★½
dir. Guillermo del Toro
Gothic Science Fiction
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $120 million




Predator: Badlands
★★★½
dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Science Fiction Action
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $105 million




Angels & Demons
★★★½
dir. Ron Howard
Mystery Thriller
[USA, 2006]
Budget: $150 million




The Da Vinci Code
★★★½
dir. Ron Howard
Mystery Thriller
[USA, 2006]
Budget: $125 million