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Rogue One: A Star Wa

★★★★ Director: Gareth Edwards Year: 2016 I quite enjoyed Rogue One. Maybe because it explained the stupid Death Star design. Or maybe because it shows the galaxy as a diverse ...

La La Land

★★★★ Director: Damien Chazelle Year: 2016 Beautifully done and a great homage to the Umbrellas of Cherbourg, one of my favorite films. > More Info

Narcos: Season 1

★★★★ Creators: Carlo Bernard, Chris Brancato, Doug Miro Year: 2015 Really well done series telling the side of Escobar I wasn't familiar with. > More Info

War Dogs

★★★★ Director: Todd Phillips Year: 2016 This was a very unexpected surprise. Really enjoyed it as much as Lord of War. Very insightful and shocking how recently it took place. > ...

Drunk Stoned Brillia

★★ Director: Douglas Tirola Year: 2015 I expected more from this documentary. It was eye opening to see the roots but wanted more breadth in the story. It felt half ...

Snowden

★★★★ Director: Oliver Stone Year: 2016 > More Info

The Eagle Huntress

★★★★ Director: Otto Bell Year: 2016 > More Info

Fantastic Beasts and

★★★ Director: David Yates Year: 2016 > More Info

99 Homes

★★★★ Director: Ramin Bahrani Year: 2014 > More Info

Kubo and the Two Str

★★★★★ Director: Travis Knight Year: 2016 > More Info

Oasis: Supersonic

★★★★ Director: Mat Whitecross Year: 2016 > More Info

Suicide Squad

★★★ Director: David Ayer Year: 2009 > More Info

The BFG

★★★ Director: Steven Spielberg Year: 2016 > More Info

Moon

★★★★ Director: Duncan Jones Year: 2009 This has been on my To Watch list ever since it came out. Glad I was finally able to see it. I guess ...

Black Mass

★★ Director: Scott Cooper Year: 2015 Now I know why this film came and went. Compared to what it could have been, this film disappointed. Great characters and story ...

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 accomplished this film ...

The Beauty Inside

★★★★ Director: Jong-Yeol Baek Year: 2015 Absolutely loved this film. The premise is an outrageous Woody Allen or Milan Kundera. The casting is perfect and it's typical Korean sappy. ...

21 Years Richard Lin

★★★★ Director: Michael Dunaway, Tara Wood Year: 2014 Richard Linklater is very much the director of my generation. I discovered his films much like most others in college, living ...

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I'm obsessed with films and watch a lot of them. And because I watch such a bizarre and eclectic mix from one day to another, I thought I'd keep a journal of my viewing habits. This is more for my personal records (I've watched too many films where halfway through, I realize I've already seen it).

But along the way, if there are films you'd think I'd like, I'm always up for great recommendations.

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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 ...

Ex Machina...

★★★★★ Director: Alex Garland Year: 2015 This is the Blade Runner of this generation. Amazing story, pacing and directing of what the future holds for us and ...

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