Watch-List 01/2026

Films, Watch-Lists

This is a list of all the great and interesting films and shows I’ve seen in January and February of 2026.

★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Very Good
★★★ – Good
★★½ – Interesting Ideas but Unsatisfying
★★ – Mediocre




Marty Supreme
★★★★½
dir. Josh Safdie
Sports Comedy-Drama
[USA, 2025]
Budget: $60–70 million




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




Viet and Nam
(Trong Lòng Đất)
★★★½
dir. Minh Quý Trương
Romantic Drama
[Philippines / Singapore / France / Netherlands / Italy / Germany / Vietnam / USA, 2024]




My Father’s Shadow
★★★½
dir. Akinola Davies Jr.
Drama
[UK / Nigeria, 2025]




Man on Fire
★★½
dir. Tony Scott
Action Thriller
[USA / UK, 2004]
Budget: $60–70 million




Afternoons of Solitude
(Tardes de Solidad)
★★★★½
dir. Albert Serra
Documentary
[Spain / Portugal / France, 2024]




Cover-Up
★★★★½
dir. Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
Documentary
[USA, 2025]