Watch-List 02/2026

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

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

Gladiator II
★★
dir. Ridley Scott
Historical Epic
[USA, 2024]
Budget: $310 million

Richie Rich
★★★★
dir. Donald Petrie
Adventure Comedy
[USA, 1994]
Budget: $40 million

The Alabama Solution
★★★
dir. Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman
Documentary
[USA, 2025]

My Darling Clementine
★★★★½
dir. John Ford
Western
[USA, 1946]
Budget: $2 million

Maria Full of Grace
★★★★★
dir. Joshua Marston
Drama
[Colombia / USA, 2004]
Budget: $3.2 million

Kill Bill The Whole Bloody Affair
★★★★
dir. Quentin Tarantino
Martial Arts
[USA, 2004]
Budget: $60 million

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
★★★★½
dir. John Ford
Western
[USA, 1949]
Budget: $1.6 million

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
★★★★★
dir. Richard Marquand
Epic Space Opera
[USA, 1983]
Budget: $32.5–42.7 million

The Secret Agent
(O Agente Secreto)
★★★★½
dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
Historical Political Thriller
[Brazil / France / Germany / Netherlands, 2025]
Budget: $5 million

Saving Private Ryan
★★★★★
dir. Steven Spielberg
War Epic
[USA, 1998]
Budget: $65–70 million

Dunkirk
★★★★★
dir. Christopher Nolan
War
[UK / USA, 2017]
Budget: $100 million

Battleground
★★★
dir. William A. Wellman
War
[USA, 1949]
Budget: $1.6 million

The Mastermind
★★★½
dir. Kelly Reichardt
Heist
[UK / USA, 2025]

Aftersun
★★★★½
dir. Charlotte Wells
Coming-of-Age Drama
[UK / USA, 2022]

Heldin
★★★½
dir. Petra Volpe
Drama
[Switzerland / Germany, 2025]
Budget: €3.7 million

Miroirs No. 3
★★★½
dir. Christian Petzold
Drama
[Germany, 2025]

In die Sonne schauen
★★★★
dir. Mascha Schilinski
Drama
[Germany, 2025]
Budget: $5 million

EPiC: Elvis in Concert
★★★
dir. Baz Luhrmann
Documentary
[USA / Australia, 2025]
Budget: $10–11 million