A list of all the great and interesting films and shows I’ve seen in January and February of 2024.
★★★★★ – Favourite / Classic / Masterpiece
★★★★½ – Excellent
★★★★ – Great
★★★½ – Good (Minor Flawed Elements)
★★★ – Interesting (Flawed Elements)
★★½ – Major Flaws but Some Interesting Ideas
★★ – Disappointing
Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage (The Final Days)
★★★
dir. Marc Rothemund
Historical Drama
[Germany, 2005]
The Da Vinci Code
★★½
dir. Ron Howard
Mystery Thriller
[USA / Malta / France / UK, 2006]
Underworld: Evolution
★★½
dir. Len Wiseman
Action Horror
[USA, 2006]
All of Us Strangers
★★★★
dir. Andrew Haigh
Romantic Fantasy
[UK, 2023]
Shutter Island
★★★½
dir. Martin Scorsese
Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller
[USA, 2010]
Saul Fia (Son of Saul)
★★★★½
dir. László Nemes
Historical Drama
[Hungary, 2015]
L’Enfant (The Child)
★★★
dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Drama
[Belgium, 2005]
Koyaanisqatsi
★★★★½
dir. Godfrey Reggio
Experimental Non-Narrative
[USA, 1982]
خانه دوست کجاست (Where Is the Friend’s House)
★★★½
Drama
dir. Abbas Kiarostami
[Iran, 1987]
The Matrix
★★★★½
Science Fiction Action
dir. The Wachowskis
[USA, 1999]
Hunde, wollt ihr ewig leben?
(Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?)
★★★½
War
dir. Frank Wisbar
[West Germany, 1959]
Brand in der Oper (Fire in the Opera House)
★★★
Drama
dir. Carl Froelich
[Weimar Republic, 1930]
風櫃來的人 (The Boys from Fengkuei)
★★★★
Drama
dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsian
[Taiwan, 1983]
Der letzte Mann (The Last Laugh)
★★★½
dir. Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Silent Drama
[Weimar Republic, 1924]
Счастье (Happiness)
★★★½
Silent Satirical Slapstick
dir. Aleksandr Medvedkin
[Soviet Union, 1935]
Killer of Sheep
★★★★
Drama
dir. Charles Burnett
[USA, 1978]
Tout Va Bien
★★★
Political Drama
dir. Jean-Luc Godard
[France / Italy, 1972]
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
★★★★½
Cold War Spy Thriller
dir. Tomas Alfredson
[UK, 2011]