Seen Recently

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

★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Very Good (Minor Flawed Elements)
★★★ – Good (Flawed Elements)
★★½ – Interesting (Major Flaws)
★★ – Dull (Lack of Energy)

Airplane!
★★★
dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
Disaster Comedy
[USA, 1980]
Budget: $3.5 million

American Gangster
★★★
dir. Ridley Scott
Biographical Crime
[USA, 2007]
Budget: $100 million

Doubt
★★★★
dir. John Patrick Shanley
Drama
[USA, 2008]
Budget: $20 million

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
★★½
dir. Justin Lin
Action
[Germany / USA, 2006]
Budget: $85 million

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
★★
dir. Chris Columbus
Fantasy
[UK / USA, 2001]
Budget: $125 million

Hostel
★★½
dir. Eli Roth
Horror
[USA / Czech Republic, 2005]
Budget: $4.8 million

Secret Window
★★½
dir. David Koepp
Psychological Horror Thriller
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $40 million

The Ninth Gate
★★★
dir. Roman Polanski
Neo-Noir Horror Thriller
[France / Spain, 1999]
Budget: $38 million

Memoirs of a Geisha
★★★
dir. Rob Marshall
Epic Period Drama
[USA, 2005]
Budget: $85 million

Napola – Elite für den Führer
★★★½
dir. Dennis Gansel
Drama
[Germany, 2004]

The Thin Blue Line
★★★★
dir. Errol Morris
Documentary
[USA, 1988]

河边的错误
(Only the River Flows)
★★★½
dir. Wei Shujun
Neo-Noir Murder Mystery
[China, 2023]

The Aviator
★★★½
dir. Martin Scorsese
Epic Biographical Drama
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $110 million

Million Dollar Baby
★★★½
dir. Clint Eastwood
Sports Drama
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $30 million

Sink or Swim
★★★½
dir. Su Friedrich
Documentary
[USA, 1990]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Extended Edition
★★★★½
dir. Peter Jackson
Epic High Fantasy Adventure
[New Zealand / USA, 2003]
Budget: $94 million

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Edition
★★★★
dir. Peter Jackson
Epic High Fantasy Adventure
[New Zealand / USA, 2002]
Budget: $94 million

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extended Edition
★★★★½
dir. Peter Jackson
Epic High Fantasy Adventure
[New Zealand / USA, 2001]
Budget: $93 million

高三 (Senior Year)
★★★
dir. Zhou Hao
Documentary
[China, 2005]

Chronique d’un Été
(Chronicle of a Summer)
★★★½
dir. Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin
Documentary
[France, 1961]

Aral – Fishing in an Invisible Sea
★★★½
dir. Carlos Casas
Documentary
[Uzbekistan / Italy, 2004]

Hotel Rwanda
★★★½
dir. Terry George
Docudrama
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $17.5 million

Wild Robot
★★★½
dir. Chris Sanders
Animated Science Fiction Adventure
[USA, 2024]
Budget: $78 million

Nuremberg
★★★½
dir. Yves Simoneau
Television Docudrama
[Canada / USA, 2000]

Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
★★★½
dir. Stuart Schulberg
Documentary
[USA, 1948]

Nazi Concentration Camps
★★★½
dir. George Stevens
Documentary
[USA, 1945]

Anora
★★★★
dir. Sean Baker
Romantic Comedy-Drama
[USA , 2024]
Budget: $6 million