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Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

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A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra

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A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra (2026)

Jacqueline Lentzou

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Remake (2026)

Ross McElwee

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L'inconnue (2026)

Arthur Harari

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Primetime (2026)

Lance Oppenheim

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Resident Evil (2026)

Zach Cregger

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The Weight (2026)

Padraic McKinley

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I Want Your Sex (2026)

Gregg Araki

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Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Dave Green

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Blind Love (2025)

Julian Chou

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Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026)

Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

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Buddy (2026)

Casper Kelly

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Late Fame (2026)

Kent Jones

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The Last Picture Shows (2026)

Rustin Thompson

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Chris & Martina: The Final Set (2026)

Rebecca Gitlitz

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Tony (2026)

Matt Johnson

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The End of Oak Street (2026)

David Robert Mitchell

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Dead Souls (2026)

Alex Cox

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World

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Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)

Sasha Waters

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Toy Story 5 (2026)

Andrew Stanton

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The Odyssey (2026)

Christopher Nolan

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The Christophers (2026)

Steven Soderbergh

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass (2026)

David Wain

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Girls Like Girls (2026)

Hayley Kiyoko

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Maddie's Secret (2026)

John Early

I'm Watching This Week

DIGGER (in VistaVision)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu (2026)

THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
John Wilson (2026)

VERITY
Michael Showalter (2026)

IN WHICH ANNIE GIVES IT THOSE ONES
Pradip Krishen (1989)

AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
Louis Malle (1987)

THE DEVILS
Ken Russell (1971)

About Me

I’m a passionate cinema buff, occasional film producer, 35mm collector, theater proprietor, programmer, and movie podcaster. I was born in 1971, studied film in New York during the early 1990s, started programing and podcasting in the 2020s, and have lived and worked on the outskirts of the industry all my adult life. I've ranked and cataloged every film I've ever seen and have been writing reviews and essays about them since 2010.

This project is about seeing as many films as possible in a lifetime while still maintaining an actual life. I post my sometimes brief and sometimes detailed thoughts here for my own reference and in the hope that others will seek out the films I consider worthwhile and important. The more familiar you are with my opinions, the more you’ll know how they align with yours.

How I Rate Films

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An All-timer. One of the 5000 greatest films. Usually only awarded after repeat viewings.

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One of the year's best. An excellent film. Possibly one of the 5000 greatest and certainly worthy of repeated viewing.

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A very good film. Most films I see fall in the two- or three-star ranking. I give an extra half-star to three-star films that could end up on the list of the 5000 greatest.

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A good film that fully succeeds at what it sets out to accomplish. Well worth seeing, but less effective than a three-and-a-half stars films and often less consequential than a two-and-a-half star film.

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A noteworthy or enjoyable film that I can’t fully recommend. Still, two-and-a-half star films are often some of the most memorable films of a year.

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A disappointment, an interesting failure, or just a bad movie. But still worth seeing if you’ve got the time.

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A bad, rant-worthy film. Should be avoided regardless of hype or talent involved.

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One of the worst films.