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For each director's list, feature films and shorts will be included. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. As directors "graduate" to a higher tier increment, they will be moved to the corresponding director page and their rankings will be re

For each director's list, feature films, shorts, and segments from anthology films will be included. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. As directors "graduate" to a higher tier increment, they will be moved to the corresponding director pa

For each director's list, feature films, shorts, segments from anthology films, and TV movies will be included. However, not all of a director's short films, anthology film segments, or TV movies need to have been watched for inclusion here, just their feature length films. In the event that there are any of the previously listed filmed media types I have yet to see for a particular director, they will be highlighted as an "updated director ranking" as I work to finish their

These are reviewettes: short writings that are not long enough to be official reviews, but are composed within a couple hours of completing a film, just like my standard reviews. These are presented in order from newest to oldest and grouped together by the year that the film was first watched. All films are rated on a scale from Worthless to 4 Stars. 2019- Sorcerer (1977) 2.5 Stars -- It’s interesting watching the second adaptation of a novel directly after the first, espec

This recalling of my decision to watch the film and a brief review of it were quickly written after completing the film during my senior year of college. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 256th feature-length film to receive my highest rating distinction. Since it is the morning of the 91st Oscars, I thought it would be fitting to watch one of the Best Picture winners I had yet to see before heading into work today. A random number gen

This short review condemning The Devils and lamenting that its controversial content was not presented with the same care as another infamous 1970s film was written after watching the movie on Halloween of my senior year of college. My overall rating for the film was Worthless, which is depicted as a dollar sign with an 'X' through it. As with another personal favorite of celebrated film critic Mark Kermode, Brazil (1985), The Devils is a movie that squanders the brilliant ac

This reflection, largely focusing on the second of half of the film and its famous ending, was written after watching the film during the summer between my junior and senior years of college. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 248th feature-length film to receive my highest rating distinction. I was troubled by the third quarter of this film. The first part of the second part, if you will. It does not flow like the rest of the film. The

For each director's list, feature films, shorts, and TV movies will be included. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. As directors "graduate" to a higher tier increment, they will be moved to the corresponding director page and their ranking

For each director's list, feature films, shorts, and TV movies will be included. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. As directors "graduate" to a higher tier increment, they will be moved to the corresponding director page and their ranking

This is a running list of the cinematic works that I watched for the first time in 2026 that I feel deserve 4 Stars (my highest film-rating distinction). The titles below are listed in the order that I saw them and grouped together by the month in which they were watched. January: Land of Silence and Darkness (1971) March: Daughters of the Dust (1991) April: Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975) The Substance (2024) Snow Bear (2025, short) September: World Cinema (2007, short

This list is of the greatest movies primarily set at sea was requested by C1. Their submitted prompt read: "I am a huge fan of Master and Commander - can you suggest other excellent films that are set at sea? Looking forward to setting sail based on your recommendations." The names that follow the release years are the respective director(s). This list was completed 09/09/2026. Godspeed as you embark on this maritime filmwatching endeavor! 1. Master and Commander: The Far

This very brief analysis of Still Life, sitting 15 words above the maximum length for Blurbs (reviewettes), was written after watching the film during the summer between my junior and senior years of college. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 242nd feature-length film to receive my highest rating distinction. Perhaps the greatest genius of Still Life is how it changes from one story to the other and completely abandons the first for an

This short analysis of The Leopard, particularly focusing on its grand ball sequence, was written after watching the film during the summer between my junior and senior years of college. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 241st feature-length film to receive my highest rating distinction. The Leopard may tail off a bit towards the end with the grand ball of the final hour-plus of the film. This sequence feels more like a spectacle than

Casablanca (1942), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Pather Panchali (1955), and La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc (1928) sit atop this year's list, holding the same positions they did last year This year's Top 100* is a tad less diverse than last year's. While there are still only 34 films from English language-speaking countries, we are down to 27 countries featured in the Top 100 (last year, there was a record high of 28). The most represented countries are, in order: USA (26 films),

This bulleted list of observations from watching Aguirre, the Wrath of God were written while and after watching the film during the summer between my junior and senior years of college. Following the bulleted list is a blurb-sized stream of consciousness review of further observations I made about the film upon rewatching it for a scholarly film discussion in 2020. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 240th feature-length film to receive

This review/personal analysis hybrid of Crash was the final extended writing I composed post-filmwatching during my junior year at college -- papers for my film classes not withstanding. My overall rating for the film was 3.5 stars out of a possible 4. On my scale, 3.5 stars qualifies as "very good". The music was off-putting, but it fit. The screenplay was off-putting, but it fit. Every performance was phenomenal, apart from Holly Hunter’s, which was more a distraction than

This review/recounting of a filmwatching experience hybrid was written about an hour after my friends and I got back from seeing Thor: Ragnarok in theatres right before the fall break of my junior year at college. My overall rating for the movie was 3 stars out of a possible 4. On my scale, 3 stars qualifies as "good." What can I say? All of the Thor-led movies are enjoyable and worth someone’s time. Sure, I might be a little biased since Thor is my favorite superhero, but I

This recounting of my filmwatching experience and imagined reverie about having a potential discussion on To Live with its director Zhang Yimou were jotted down shortly after completing the film during the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college. My overall rating for the film was 4 stars out of a possible 4. It was the 228th feature-length film to receive my highest rating distinction. This time, I promise I just have a couple quick notes. My youngest brother

This stream of consciousness review and personal appreciation (from the point of view of a then-aspiring filmmaker) was written after watching Cléo de 5 à 7 during the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college. My overall rating for the film was 3.5 stars out of 4. On my scale, 3.5 stars qualifies as "very good." This is one of the most fascinating character studies that I have ever seen. Countless times in the film, singer Cléo (played brilliantly by Corinne Ma

For each director's list, feature films, shorts, and TV movies will be included. To avoid excessively skewing any judgment of the cinematic works, the actual star ratings I've awarded each title will not be provided. However, there will be two asterisks included after the release year to signify that the work has received my highest star rating: 4 stars. As directors "graduate" to a higher tier increment, they will be moved to the corresponding director page and their ranking