Great Cinematic Works First Watched in 2026

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)