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The Name of the Rose

Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Name of the Rose

The book holds up well, the movie not so much.

Napoleon

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon

Sadly, it left me cold from the first scene to the last.

ゴジラ-1.0 [Gojira Mainasu Wan]

Yamazaki Takashi’s『ゴジラ-1.0』[Gojira Mainasu Wan]

Hands down one of the best movies in Tōhō’s Kaijū franchise.

Phantasm

Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm

For what the movie wants to be, it’s pretty darn good.

千禧曼波 [Millenium Mambo]

Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Millennium Mambo

Somewhat spoilery, but plot in this incredible movie isn’t the point.

Sympathy for the Devil

Yuval Adler’s Sympathy for the Devil

An entertaining two-hander with all the antics you can expect from a Nicolas Cage movie.

Plan 75

Hayakawa Chie’s『PLAN 75』

A movie that’s not easy to digest, but apparently easy to misunderstand.

Universal Soldier

Roland Emmerich’s Universal Soldier

Body Count’s in the House.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

If this isn’t worth an Academy Award, I don’t know what is.

Die Theorie von Allem

Timm Kröger’s Die Theorie von Allem

I like the movie, and I heartily recommend watching it. But be prepared for some crumminess.

Mononoke Hime

Miyazaki Hayao’s もののけ姫 [Mononoke Hime]

With an excursion into conflict types and Greek Tragedy.

The Killer

David Fincher’s The Killer

Extremely stylish, suspenseful, and Fincher-ish.

Poltergeist

Tobe Hooper’s (Sort Of) Poltergeist

Now with an addendum on CRT TV sets.

The Creator

Gareth Edwards’s The Creator

Not everything’s top-notch, but still a must-watch for SF aficionados.

Anselm

Wim Wenders’s Anselm

Everything is of titanic proportions.

Tenet

Christopher Nolan’s Tenet

10/10.

To Catch a Killer

Damián Szifron’s To Catch a Killer

Solid thriller, even if the script doesn’t invent the wheel.

Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens

F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens

Burn the estates.

Searching for Sugar Man

Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man

Don’t read up on it first, or Rodriguez, or anything. Just watch the movie.

Interstellar

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar

Both versions—IMAX and 70mm analog—are terrific.