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
Rear Window
★★★★★
dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Mystery Thriller
[USA, 1954]
Lawrence of Arabia
★★★★★
dir. David Lean
Epic Historical Drama
[UK, 1962]
The Godfather
★★★★★
dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Crime
[USA, 1972]
Pray Away
★★★½
dir. Kristine Stolakis
Documentary
[USA, 2021]
Found
★★★★
dir. Amanda Lipitz
Documentary
[USA / China, 2021]
Una Película de Policías (A Cop Movie)
★★★★
dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios
Documentary
[Mexico, 2021]
Virunga
★★★★½
dir. Orlando von Einsiedel
Documentary
[UK / Congo, 2014]
Le Sommet des Dieux (The Summit of the Gods)
★★★★
dir. Patrick Imbert
Animated Drama
[France / Luxembourg, 2021]
The Hurt Locker
★★★★★
dir. Kathryn Bigelow
War Thriller
[USA, 2008]
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
★★★★
dir. Rachel Dretzin and Grace McNally
Documentary Miniseries
[USA, 2022]
Somebody Somewhere: Season 1
★★★★
created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen
Comedy-Drama Series
[USA, 2022]
Undone: Season 2
★★★★
created by Kate Purdy and Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Adult Animated Psychological Comedy-Drama Series
[USA, 2022]
铁西区: 工廠 (Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks – Part 1: Rust)
★★★★★
dir. Wang Bing
Documentary
[China, 2002]
Chloe
★★★★
created by Alice Seabright
Psychological Thriller Miniseries
[UK, 2022]
The Sea Beast
★★★½
dir. Chris Williams
Computer-Animated Adventure
[USA, 2022]
Lenox Hill
★★★★½
developed by Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash
Documentary Miniseries
[USA, 2020]
These lists might also be of interest:
Watch-List 03/22
Film Lists Archives