5-Star Films
Last Black Man in Sa...
★★★★★ Director: Joe Talbot Year: 2019 > More Info It's a bit slow and took me many viewings to get into it. But when it starts ...
The Edge of Democrac...
★★★★★ Director: Petra Costa Year: 2019 > More Info What an amazing documentary and access to footage. Granted, it told a one-sided political ...
Comrades, Almost a L...
★★★★★ Director: Peter Ho-Sun Chan Year: 1996 > More Info This film ages well. About the thirst for success as well as seeing New York ...
Jojo Rabbit...
★★★★★ Director: Taika Waititi Year: 2019 > More Info
Parasite...
★★★★★ Director: Joon-ho Bong Year: 2019 > More Info Loved the commentaries about the film and the use of windows, mullions, stairs, and waters ...
The Sun is Also a St...
★★★★★ Director: Ry Russo-Young Year: 2019 > More Info This won't be everyone's film, but as a Korean immigrant and my love of NYC, ...
Hitchcock/Truffault...
★★★★★ Director: Kent Jones Year: 2015 > More Info
Snatch...
★★★★★ Director: Guy Ritchie Year: 2000 > More Info
Mistress America...
★★★★★ Director: Noah Baumbach Year: 2015 > More Info
Miss Sloane...
★★★★★ Director: John Madden Year: 2016 > More Info
The Palm Beach Story...
★★★★★ Director: Preston Sturges Year: 1942 > More Info
Isle of Dogs...
★★★★★ Director: Wes Anderson Year: 2018 > More Info
The Squid and the Wh...
★★★★★ Director: Noah Baumbach Year: 2005 > More Info
Phantom Thread...
★★★★★ Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Year: 2017 I can easily say that I've loved almost every PT Anderson film. Also helps that he once emailed me when ...
The Shape of Water...
★★★★★ Director: Guillermo del Toro Year: 2017 > More Info
Coco...
★★★★★ Director: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina Year: 2017 > More Info
I, Tonya...
★★★★★ Director: Craig Gillespie Year: 2017 > More Info
Lady Bird...
★★★★★ Director: Greta Gerwig Year: 2017 > More Info
Oldboy...
★★★★★ Director: Chan-wook Park Year: 2003 One of the sickest and greatest movies ever. Absolutely disgusting but wow, what an imagination. And it would only work in ...
Hardcore Henry...
★★★★★ Director: Ilya Naishuller Year: 2015 > More Info
Carlos...
★★★★★ Director: Olivier Assayas Year: 2010 Wow. Just wow. I could watch 10 hours of this. Gorgeously shot, acted. I felt transported to the 70's. Amazing portrayal ...
Predestination...
★★★★★ Director: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers) Year: 2014 A completely under-rated film that was missed. It's absolutely genius. One of my favorite time ...
Julieta...
★★★★★ Director: Pedro Almodóvar Year: 2016 I'm always a sucker for an Almodovar film. This one was thoughtful and bizarrely Spanish soap crazy but still fun. It ...
Sicario...
★★★★★ Director: Denis Villeneuve Year: 2015 Amazing sound. Incredible pacing. And shot incredibly well. It's almost a perfect film. I was on the edge of my seat ...
Moonlight...
★★★★★ Director: Barry Jenkins Year: 2016 I can't believe a film like this could ever be made and for that, I'm amazed and in awe. Incredible film ...
Kubo and the Two Str...
★★★★★ Director: Travis Knight Year: 2016 > More Info
The Jungle Book...
★★★★★ Director: Jon Favreau Year: 2016 This film cemented the brilliance of Jon Favreau. I am officially jealous of him. I still don't get how he ...
Deadpool...
★★★★★ Director: Tim Miller Year: 2016 This is close to perfection. Breaks and creates a new genre. Fun and watchable again and again. > More Info
Beasts of No Nation...
★★★★★ Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Year: 2015 What an incredibly powerful film and the performance was amazing. Abraham Attah should have been nominated for best actor, let alone supporting ...
The Seven Five...
★★★★★ Director: Tiller Russell Year: 2014 > More Info
Southpaw...
★★★★★ Director: Antoine Fuqua Year: 2015 I had no idea this was an Antoine Fuqua film. I think it's up there as boxing films go with Raging ...
Lucky Number Slevin...
★★★★★ Director: Paul McGuigan Year: 2006 So I watched this again because I loved it the first time. Now, I realize just what a brilliant and ...
Blow Up...
★★★★★ Director: Michelangelo Antonioni Year: 1966 Not sure why it took me so long to watch this film. I've always wanted to. Absolutely loved the formalities of ...
Homicide...
★★★★★ Director: David Mamet Year: 1991 I'm not sure how I never saw nor heard of this film. It's brilliant and everything I love about New York ...