A list of all the great and interesting films and shows I’ve seen recently.
List is ordered chronologically backwards.
★★★★★ Masterpiece / Classic / Favourite
★★★★½ Exceptional
★★★★ Great
★★★½ Good but some flawed elements
★★★ Interesting but flawed
★★½ Major flaws but some good ideas
Tár
★★★★½
dir. Todd Field
Psychological Drama
[USA / Germany, 2022]
Close
★★★★
dir. Lukas Dhont
Coming-of-Age Drama
[Belgium / Netherlands / France, 2022]
Cheer: Season 1
★★★★
created by Greg Whiteley
Sport Docuseries
[USA, 2020]
Archer: Season 2
★★★★
created by Adam Reed
Adult Animated Sitcom
[USA, 2011]
Titanic: 3D
★★★★★
dir. James Cameron
Epic Romance / Disaster
[USA, 1997]
Cunk on Earth
★★★½
created by Charlie Brooker
Mockumentary Series
[UK, 2023]
Moonlight
★★★★★
dir. Barry Jenkins
Coming-of-Age Drama
[USA, 2016]
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth)
★★★★★
dir. Guillermo del Toro
Dark Fantasy Horror
[Spain / Mexico, 2006]
Training Day
★★★½
dir. Antoine Fuqua
Crime Thriller
[USA, 2001]
La Caja
★★★★
dir. Lorenzo Vigas
Thriller Drama
[Mexico, 2021]
Heartstopper: Season 1
★★★½
created by Alice Oseman
Romantic Coming-of-Age Comedy-Drama
[UK, 2022]
Sicario
★★★★
dir. Denis Villeneuve
Action Thriller
[USA, 2015]
Emily the Criminal
★★★½
dir. John Patton Ford
Crime Thriller
[USA, 2022]
Alcarràs
★★★
dir. Carla Simón
Drama
[Spain / Italy, 2022]
Jaws: 3D
★★★★★
dir. Steven Spielberg
Thriller
[USA, 1975]
Serre Moi Fort (Hold Me Tight)
★★★
dir. Mathieu Amalric
[France, 2021]
The Pale Blue Eye
★★½
dir. Scott Cooper
Mystery Thriller
[USA, 2022]
Aftersun
★★★★½
dir. Charlotte Wells
Coming-of-Age Drama
[UK / USA, 2022]
The Favourite
★★★★½
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Period Black Comedy
[UK / Ireland / USA, 2018]
Barbarian
★★
dir. Zach Cregger
Horror Thriller
[USA, 2022]
Ad Astra
★★★★
dir. James Gray
Psychological Science Fiction Adventure Drama
[USA, 2019]
Prey
★★★½
dir. Dan Trachtenberg
Science Fiction Action
[USA, 2022]
Blade
★★½
dir. Stephen Norrington
Superhero
[USA, 1998]
The Mummy
★★½
dir. Stephen Sommers
Action-Adventure
[USA, 1999]
Competencia Oficial (Official Competition)
★★★★
dir. Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
Black Comedy-Drama
[Spain / Argentina, 2021]
Titanic
★★★★★
dir. James Cameron
Epic Romance / Disaster
[USA, 1997]
These lists might also be of interest:
Watch-List 06/22
Film Lists Archives