Films I have seen
This is an incomplete list of all films I have seen, some with additional comments.
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
12 Monkeys
13 Going on 30 (2004)
1408
16 Blocks (2006)
Thankfully has a happy ending. It'd be too painful for me otherwise.
1BR (2019)
This is a pretty well-crafted film about a collective of seemingly brainwashed people, whose absolute and unquestioning faith in their own atrocious system is simply mind-boggling. At least before you realise that many elements of this could have been taken directly from history – or even some parts of the world today.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Very impressive.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Spectacular. Great.
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Good.
2012 (2009)
21 (2008)
28 Days Later
30 Days of Night (2007)
4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, 2007)
Very good. Intriguing.
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Good, but painful at the... painful scene close to the end.
678 (2010)
Good.
7 Seconds
84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
Very good.
88 Minutes
A Beautiful Mind
Recommend.
A Chorus Line (1985)
A Christmas Story (1983)
The first half hour or so I found this film rather silly, but eventually I realised that it accurately and cleverly depicts the state of mind of a child.
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Not bad at all.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Not bad.
À l'intérieur (Inside, 2007)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
A Serious Man (2009)
A View to a Kill (1985)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The ending is almost perfect.
ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
Abigail (2024)
About a Boy (2002)
About Schmidt (2002)
Very good.
Absolute Power
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ad Astra (2019)
Air Force One
Airplane! (1980)
Good.
Alice (1990)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Cute and with somewhat impressive visuals. I particularly fancy the rabbit.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alien
A true classic.
Alien 3
Alien Raiders (2008)
Alien Resurrection
Alien vs. Predator
Alien: Covenant (2017)
The “philosophical” discussion in the beginning is very predictable and silly. The rest of the movie contains a few aliens. It’s not a terribly bad film, but it doesn’t impress me.
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Aliens
Along Came a Spider
American Beauty (1999)
Excellent. At first I was a bit concerned about a few silly scenes, but it wasn’t long before I fell in love with the movie. It has a number of hilarious moments, it is exciting and keeps you keenly focused until the very end, there are cute girls, it is deep, and it even features a future Starfleet captain. And the ending is almost happy. After all, the main protagonist is given something better than sex (and a kiss or two).
American Gangster (2007)
American Hustle (2013)
American Made (2017)
Entertaining.
Amour (2012)
Good.
Amulet (2020)
An American Warewolf in London (1981)
Pretty good.
An Education (2009)
An Unfinished Life
Recommend.
Analyze This
Andra sidan (2020)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Anger Management
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
Cute.
Annie Hall (1977)
Very good (if you disregard the lobsters and the spiders).
Annihilation (2018)
Not bad at all, but the occasional reference to a real-world scientific concept only makes the phenomenon (Hox genes) or character (refraction) appear much more implausible.
Another Earth (2011)
Antichrist (2009)
Authentic and beautiful.
Anything for Jackson (2020)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Arcadian (2024)
Horror films almost never frighten me, and this one isn’t an exception, at least not in the usual sense of the word “frighten” as used in this context. However, this film does get to me in a horror-like way, but this unusual reaction of mine certainly was not the intention of the filmmakers.
Armageddon
Arrival (2016)
Initially, I wasn’t quite impressed by the film: there were too many silly lines and circumstances giving away the fact that this is a mainstream Hollywood production and not an authentic story (the cheap joke in the helicopter, the way the linguist is initially approached, her way of talking to her military commander, the fact that the US relies solely on two individuals, the two scientists’ talk about the fate of the world lying in their hands). But eventually I found the film’s strengths to outweigh its initial mistakes.
As Good as It Gets
Recommend.
Assault on Precinct 13
Atomic Train
Attack the Block (2011)
Audition (1999)
Aux yeux des vivants (Among the Living, 2014)
Avatar (2009)
Beautiful.
Await Further Instructions (2018)
Awake
Awakenings
Babylon (2022)
Good.
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Bad Santa (2003)
Barbarian (2022)
Pretty good.
Basic
Batman (1989)
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Returns (1992)
Bean (1997)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Spectacular, smart, and funny.
Becoming Jane
Beetlejuice (1988)
Begin Again (2014)
Pleasant to watch.
Being John Malkovich
Below (2002)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
Better Watch Out (2016)
The second half was just painful to watch.
Big (1988)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Great.
Birth
Recommend.
Black Swan (2010)
Not bad.
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blast
Blood Work
Blue Jasmine (2013)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Good.
Bob Roberts (1992)
Bobby
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Assuming my understanding of the methods of production of this film is correct, I don’t approve of them. That being said, the film is extremely hilarious. I cannot deny that.
Borgman (2013)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Brazil (1985)
Recommend.
Breach
Bridesmaids (2011)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Broadcast News (1987)
Broken (2012)
Good. (But such awful and horrible people. Some hope, though.)
Broken Flowers
Bruce Almighty
Brüno (2009)
Not as funny as Borat.
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Burn After Reading
Byzantium (2012)
Good.
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (2021)
Cape Fear (1991)
Good.
Carol (2015)
Good.
Carrie (1976)
Awful, horrible people. It is painful to watch such human cruelty and stupidity. Still, neglecting that, this is a very well-made and in many ways beautiful movie.
Casino Royale
Cat People (1982)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Good.
Cats (1998)
Cat's Eye (1985)
Good.
Caveat (2020)
Pretty good. I do like the rabbit.
Cecilie
Cellular
Changeling (2008)
Changing Lanes
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Good. The squirrels are magnificent.
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Children of Men
Child's Play (1988)
Chinatown (1974)
Christine (1983)
Clear and Present Danger
Cliffhanger
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Recommend.
Closer (2004)
Some parts are very good.
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloverfield
Clueless (1995)
Very cute girls in a rather pointless movie. Well, maybe the cute girls make it somewhat less pointless.
Coherence (2013)
Color Out of Space (2019)
Colors
Come True (2020)
Not bad at all.
Coming to America (1988)
Conspiracy Theory
Constantine
Contact (1997)
Recommend. The first half or so is great.
Contagion (2011)
Control (2004)
Copycat (1995)
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Crank
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Crimson Peak (2015)
Beautiful images.
Crimson Tide
Croupier (1998)
Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks, 2023)
Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
Dante's Peak
Dark Shadows (2012)
Dark Water
Date Movie
Dave
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Day After Tomorrow
Daybreakers (2009)
Daylight
De ofrivilliga (Involuntary, 2008)
A movie about stupid, selfish, and immature people.
De uskyldige (The Innocents, 2021)
Although at times painful to watch, this is nevertheless a great film.
De Zaak Alzheimer
Dead Calm (1989)
Dead Silence
Deadstream (2022)
Fairly good.
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Good.
Deep Blue Sea
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
A bit too silly and predictable.
Delicatessen (1991)
Very good. Visually stunning.
Demon (2015)
Des hommes et des dieux (Of Gods and Men, 2010)
Devil (2010)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
Unfunny and silly. No chemistry. Too American.
Die Another Day (2002)
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 4.0
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Generally very good.
Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Djúpið (The Deep, 2012)
Good.
Doctor Sleep (2019)
That girl is my new hero!
Donnie Brasco
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
Don't Breathe (2016)
Don't Look Now (1973)
Doomsday (2008)
Doubt (2008)
Good.
Down with Love
Dr. No (1962)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Good.
Drabet (Manslaughter)
Dracula (1931)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
I have no idea how this movie got so good reviews.
Dream Scenario (2023)
Good.
Dreamcatcher
Dreamgirls (2006)
Drive (2011)
D-Tox
Du levande (You, the Living, 2007)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Easy A (2010)
Very good, actually. Very fun and pleasant to watch.
Eden Lake (2008)
I watched the first 40 minutes or so, before I decided to skip through the rest of the film in a minute or two, just to see how it ends (and, “no”, I didn’t like the ending, either). Being extremely painful to watch, I saw no reason to ‘enjoy’ the whole film at a normal frame rate. Those disgusting teenagers, and the unbearable injustice depicted, fills me with rage. My strong reaction might be related to the fact that I was bullied during my childhood, and that I have always detested immature, disrespectful, and morally lacking youth behaviour (and all forms of animal cruelty). (The fact that I detested [the Swedish] youth culture while I was a teenager myself also contributed strongly to the feelings of isolation I still bear within me today.) I wouldn’t say it’s a bad movie per se, but I can’t stand it, and even though many people probably can, I really hope that they still, from an intellectual point of view, recognize the terror depicted in the movie.
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Very beautiful.
Eight Legged Freaks
El crimen del Padre Amaro
Recommend.
El espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone, 2001)
El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth 2006)
Great, but cruel.
El Orfanato (The Orphanage)
Electrick Children (2012)
Elegy (2008)
Elephant
Elf (2003)
Elizabeth
Emma (1996)
Emma. (2020)
En man som heter Ove (A Man Called Ove, 2015)
If you bear with the slightly uninspiring first few minutes of it, you will find that this is a very fascinating, moving, and funny film with a surprisingly touching finale.
En underbar jävla jul (2015)
Pretty good, actually.
Enchanted (2007)
Cute, funny, and with a fair amount of beautiful music.
Entrapment
Enys Men (2022)
Equilibrium
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
One of the most amazing movies I have ever seen. Clementine is the woman of one's dreams for every man that has never really lived (outside of books, or away from the computer). Her joyfulness, impulsiveness, and never-ending, childlike, high spirit can make any man come to life. Still, her recklessness and disrepect for others is hard to accept.
Europa Report (2013)
Very good. Highly interesting topic. To me, Jupiter's moon Europa is definitely the most interesting place in the solar system away from Earth.
Evan Almighty
Everyone Says I Love You
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)
Very good. Very funny.
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Neither original nor slow burning, this horror film seems overrated to me.
Evolution
Évolution (Evolution, 2015)
Excision (2012)
eXistenZ (1999)
Good.
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist: The Beginning
Extra Ordinary (2019)
Eye in the Sky (2015)
Good.
Eyes Wide Shut
Face/Off
Fallen (1998)
Falling Down
Fame (1980)
Recommend.
Fanny och Alexander (Fanny and Alexander, 1982)
An amazing piece of art. Extremely beautiful indoor environments, vivid and interesting characters, intelligent monologues and dialogues, a lot of warmth, and elements of magic, comedy, suspension, and horror, this film has it all. (Five-hour cut.)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Good to be back in the HP universe. (But I do miss Hogwarts and all the teachers and students.)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
I do think it is a good film. And it is emotional (unless you are blind).
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fear (1996)
Fear Dot Com
Final Call
Final Destination
Final Destination 2
Firewall (2006)
Five Fingers
Flight (2012)
Flight 93
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
Flightplan
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Good.
Foolproof
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Fracture (2007)
Frantic
Freaks (2018)
Very good.
Freaky Friday (2003)
Free Guy (2021)
Very unrealistic, but entertaining (and a bit cute).
Frenzy (1972)
Frequency (2000)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Fright Night (1985)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Funny Games (2007)
Gaia (2021)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Game Night (2018)
Pretty clever.
Garden State (2004)
Although it contains a number of rather silly scenes, this is generally a very good film. Samantha is (most often) absolutely amazing. (This movie is actually somewhat similar to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.)
Gattaca
Get Out (2017)
Ghost Rider
Ghost Ship
Ghost Stories (2017)
Ghost Town (2008)
Ghost World (2001)
I hate disrespectful, irresponsible, and selfish behaviour.
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Silly.
GoldenEye (1995)
Goldfinger (1964)
Gone
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Gosford Park (2001)
Gothika
Gravity (2013)
Very good.
Grease (1978)
If I got it right, this is a musical comedy in which 30-year-old actors play brainless teenage hooligans in their last year of high school. Feels wrong and unnatural. I really don't understand the success; maybe it did its magic back in the late '70s.
Green Room (2015)
Gremlins (1984)
Very good.
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Gretel & Hansel (2020)
Groundhog Day
Gräns (Border, 2018)
This is a realistic depiction of the Swedish tulltjänstetroll. Seriously, though, the film has its moments but also suffers from a common issue in Swedish films: you can sometimes very clearly sense that the actors are actually acting.
Habemus Papam (We Have a Pope, 2011)
Hagazussa (2017)
Hair (1979)
Hairspray
Half Nelson
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (2018)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Good.
Hannibal
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
See my long article on the Harry Potter movies (and universe).
Heat (1995)
Hellboy (2004)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hereafter (2010)
Hereditary (2018)
The most horrifying elements in this film are the non-supernatural ones. The scenes following the car accident are truly scary. I cannot even find the right words to describe it. It just feels so authentic. You can really feel the pain, horror, and guilt – it’s so intense. That’s true, real-world horror. Extremely well acted and directed. (The supernatural parts are much more boring and not original at all.)
Hide and Seek
High Life (2018)
Hinter den Augen die Dämmerung (Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes, 2021)
Good.
Hitchcock (2012)
Hope Springs (2012)
Host (2020)
Although this film has received very positive reviews, including a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 93 reviews with an average rating of 7.8/10, I personally fail to see its qualities. All I see is a bunch of immature and spoiled young people who play silly games to pass the time because they don’t have anything better to do. Eventually this setup turns into an unoriginal, predictable, and rather boring ghost story.
Hostel 2
Hot Shots!
Hounds of Love (2016)
House of the Dead (WME)
Worst movie ever.
House of Wax
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Not bad.
Hudson Hawk
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
Hugo (2011)
Cute.
Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (2013)
Mostly very good.
Husbands and Wives (1992)
I Am Dina
I Am Legend (2007)
Recommend. Surprisingly fresh. But poor Sam[antha].
I Saw The Devil (2010)
I See You (2019)
I, Robot
I love Audi (the car) ever since.
Ice Age
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Iceman
Identity
Il racconto dei racconti (Tale of Tales, 2015)
Imaginary Playmate (2006)
Immaculate (2024)
Impostor
In Bruges (2008)
In Fabric (2018)
In Fear (2013)
In Flames (2023)
In Her Shoes (2005)
In the Line of Fire
In the Loop (2009)
In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Not bad.
Inception
Recommend.
Independence Day
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Quite entertaining.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Quite entertaining.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Quite entertaining.
Inferno (1980)
Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021)
Infinity Pool (2023)
Influencer (2022)
Inside Man
Insidious (2011)
Instinct
Interstellar (2014)
Fascinating and surprisingly emotional. Not perfect, but very good.
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Not bad at all.
Into the Woods (2014)
Intouchables (The Intouchables, 2011)
Very good.
It (1990)
It (2017)
If you seek a frightening experience, this is not the horror film for you. Instead, this is more of a cosy family horror film. In many ways, it is very similar to the 1990 original.
The best thing about this film is its warmth, the kindness among the children. My favourite scene is the one in which Beverly and Ben first meet. Such magic! Why doesn’t that happen in real life?
It Chapter Two (2019)
The (mainly) non-supernatural incident at the very beginning is the most emotional and frightening part of the film. It’s truly horrible and hard to watch. The pain is so intense. The rest of this supernatural horror film, however, fails to be scary. In addition, unlike its predecessor, it lacks emotion and warmth. Although it still is reasonably entertaining to watch, it is a bit too long, has a slightly too convoluted plot, too many silly jokes and standard twists and visuals, and I found it rather tiresome close to the end.
It Comes at Night (2017)
Pretty good and effective.
Jackie Brown
J'ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother, 2009)
Jaws
Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Johnny English
Johnny English Reborn
Too predictable.
Johnny Mnemonic
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Initially I found this film to be almost unbearably silly and I prepared myself mentally for 108 boring minutes. However, some half an hour into the film I got used to its style, and I almost found it entertaining, occasionally even a bit funny. And eventually Elsa is introduced and with her the amazing dynamics between her and Johannes. In the end, I really enjoyed the film.
Joker (2019)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Could also be named "A series of intelligence-insultingly unlikely events".
Judge Dredd
Jules (2023)
Not bad.
Julie & Julia (2009)
Very good, except for the 'lobster incident', which is far from good, possibly even unforgivable. I'd suppose most of the makers and viewers of the film don't even recognise this frightening possibility.
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Cute.
Juno
Jurassic Park
Recommend.
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Just Friends (2005)
At first this film appears to be yet another dumb American teenage 'comedy', but one is soon mesmerised by the adorable character played by Smart.
K-19: The Widowmaker
Keeping Mum
Kill List (2011)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Kindergarten Cop
King Kong (2005)
Recommend. This move got it all.
Kiss the Girls
Knackningar (Knocking, 2021)
Knight And Day
Knives Out (2019)
Very good.
Knocked Up (2007)
Koirat eivät käytä housuja (Dogs Don't Wear Pants, 2019)
A genuine and daring investigation into the human mind.
Koko-di Koko-da (2019)
K-PAX
Krampus (2015)
Kung Fury (2015 short film)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
La casa del fin de los tiempos (The House at the End of Time, 2013)
La cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children, 1995)
Very good. Cute and visually interesting.
La frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body, 1963)
La maschera del demonio (Black Sunday, 1960)
La Pianiste (The Piano Teacher)
A highly intellectual and fascinating film, depicting the conflict between the correct, mature, responsible, and inherently solitary academic teacher, and the underlying emotional human being, with her needs to be seen, to be cared for, and to live her sexuality. It also emphasises the surprising and rather subtle traces of sexuality that are always present in her seemingly-prudish public life. In addition, the film touches upon the difference between fantasy and reality, but at a somewhat more superficial level.
La región salvaje (The Untamed, 2016)
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Very good.
Lady Chatterley (2006)
Lady in the Water (2006)
Lamm (Lamb, 2021)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Awesome! A really great movie.
Last Night in Soho (2021)
Good.
Late Night with the Devil (2023)
Laurence Anyways (2012)
Very good.
Le Daim (Deerskin, 2019)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie, 2001)
Le Passé (گذشته, The Past, 2013)
Very good. Realistic and subtle about guilt.
Leave No Trace (2018)
Very good. The filmmakers had so many opportunities to introduce a stupid conflict, a childish tantrum, or simply a bad guy, and yet manage not do to so. I love that.
Lemming (2005)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
L'Enfant d'en haut (Sister, 2012)
Good.
Les Amours imaginaires (Heartbeats, 2010)
Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, 2010)
Les chambres rouges (Red Rooms, 2023)
Not bad.
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Lethal Weapon 4
Liar Liar
Licence to Kill (1989)
Life (2017)
Perfectly enjoyable, but not awesome.
Life of Pi (2012)
Fairly good, but certainly not amazing. Some parts are way too silly.
Lights Out (2016)
Little Joe (2019)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Livide (Livid, 2011)
Pretty good.
Long Kiss Goodnight
Looper (2012)
Los ojos de Julia (Julia's Eyes, 2010)
Lost in Translation
Recommend.
Love & Friendship (2016)
Love Actually
Recommend.
Lucky Number Slevin
Luz (2019)
Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In, 2008)
Good.
M3gan (Megan, 2022)
Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Mama (2013)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mandy (2018)
Manhattan (1979)
Very good. Funny and pleasant to watch.
Manhunter (1986)
Marie-Line
Mars Attacks!
Marsh
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Mask (1985)
Good.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Truly excellent and remarkable, and invites a couple of violent laughing fits. Very pleasant to watch.
Mean Girls (2004)
(First, there's no 'equation' anywhere. Second, the typesetting is outrageous. With a $17 million budget, surely they could have found a mathematician to ask for advice.)
Meet Joe Black (1998)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Melancholia (2011)
This is an outstanding movie, with many hidden truths in it. The most obvious one, I believe, is the one about the world of the depressed. I have suffered from bad mental health for as long as I can remember. I have been deeply depressed once, but I am not today, possibly thanks to my medication. Nevertheless, the majority of the thoughts and feelings I experience today are sad thoughts and feelings of sorrow, anger, and anxiety. I have always felt like I am at war with the rest of society. I see all the cruelty and suffering in the world (especially when it comes to non-human animals), and I am constantly aware of it; I’m surprised others don’t see it, or care about it. At the same time, now that I am no longer deeply depressed, I can appreciate the beauty in the world, and I cherish the small moments of joy that I can find in life. Needless to say, it is hard to identify with ‘normal’, ‘happy’ people in such a state. Even though I have no problems interacting with any kind of people, I never identify with them. I cannot – I see the world through way too different glasses.
More than once, I have imagined joining the army and going to war. Indeed, in a real war, my mindset would finally be in harmony with the environment – using the glasses of ‘normal’, ‘happy’ people. Welcome to my world. This is exactly, I believe, what is seen in this film. Another thing that comes to mind is the intimate relation between depression and sexuality. I’m not thinking about depression reducing the sexual drive, but rather some ‘opposite’ of it. You are so bored you have to do something. I don’t know, really. Also, the part about ‘making a scene’ feels familiar. If you are depressed, it gets hard to interact ‘normally’ with your fellow humans, and you’ll likely ‘make a scene’. If you feel worse every day, eventually you’ll ‘make a scene’. This is especially true if your issues are not commonly understood in your human environment. People will get angry with you. And if you ever has ‘made a scene’, you’ll never forget it; you will always keep a fraction of your brain imagining what would happen if you made a scene in the present situation.
Of course, the setting of the first part of the film is natural, almost obvious: It’s her super-costly wedding, paid by someone else. Everyone expects her to be so happy, and she has to pretend being happy, not to disappoint her family. This should be her day, but it isn’t. And everyone gets angry with her.
Men (2022)
Very good.
Men in Black
Men in Black 3
Men in Black II
Mercury Rising
Michael Clayton (2007)
Mickey Blue Eyes
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Good.
Midnight Run
Midsommar (2019)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Mimic (1997)
Mindhunters
Misery
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Potter
Recommend a lot.
Mission Impossible
Mission to Mars
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
Very entertaining.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Moloch (2022)
Mommy (2014)
Mostly this is a very good film. But somehow I cannot help but feel that the film is an entry in a discussion about healthcare ethics, and as such, it is not very subtle; instead, I find it almost silly, especially towards the end.
Mona Lisa Smile
Recommend.
Monolith (2022)
Monsters (2010)
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Very good. This is not only the film that gave us the Biggus Dickus sketch, it also teaches the importance of knowing your grammar.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Moon (2009)
Good.
Moonraker (1979)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Very good.
Moonstruck (1987)
Morgan Pålsson - världsreporter
Swedish, and therefore not very good.
Morran & Tobias – Som en skänk från ovan (2016)
Mother of Tears (2007)
Mother! (2017)
A very moving film. Actually, it is a great piece of art well worth watching, if only you can stand its cruelty.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Colourful and spectacular, and with a fair amount of brilliant scenes.
Mr. Bean's Holiday
One hilarious scene, but the rest of the film is rather boring (athough quite watchable still).
Mr. Brooks
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mud (2012)
Murder at 1600
Murder by Numbers
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Mustang (2015)
Good.
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Pretty good (funny).
My Friend Dahmer (2017)
My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (2020)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Mystic River
Recommend. And, of course, ...
Naked Lunch (1991)
Pretty good.
National Treasure
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Near Dark (1987)
Network (1976)
Next
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Nitram (2021)
No Strings Attached (2011)
No Time to Die (2021)
Nope (2022)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Very interesting. For me, it is impossible not to recognise a number of Barbara’s qualities in myself. Maybe I should elaborate on that. I certainly do not identify completely with her; for example, I never lie or manipulate. Still, we both seem to have grasped the inherent meaningless of life, and the idea that one should endure life by minimising one’s pain. Similarly, we both seem to employ humour and wit as a major coping strategy. On a more concrete level, we both are very lonely, and we both have problems establishing friendship relations in natural ways. We share the lifelong hunger for a partner in life, and another most unfortunate property: the set of people we romantically desire is contained in the set of people that would never realistically engage romantically with us. Finally, we both know how it is to be loathed by others.
I actually felt less alone watching this movie.
Notting Hill (1999)
Very good. "Best of the genre" candidate.
Nymphomaniac: Director's Cut (2014)
Generally, I found Volume I to be very good. It is interesting and feels authentic; it also has a clear theme. However, I was a bit disappointed by the second half of Volume II. The first disappointment was Seligman’s comments about abortion. Of course I do support his main stance that women should have the right to make abortions (to the extent allowed by the ethical axioms and logical deduction), but his logic then gets confused. It is almost as if they willingly misinterpret each other. In fact, in the end, Seligman is nearly run over by the sound logic of Joe. They are adults, and they are smart people; they should be able to communicate clearly. I get an urge to elucidate their logic (also in connection to the snails).
A bit later, I was even more disappointed to hear Seligman’s ideas about paedophilia. During the initial four hours and 25 minutes, Seligman has been portrayed as a wise old man, but all of a sudden, he fails entirely in his ethical reasoning, and this time he is really crushed by Joe’s very valid deductions. Maybe you are supposed to get disappointed at him, but it still doesn’t feel right. Disregarding Seligman’s comments, however, the topic about the lonely man and his newly discovered shame is treated in a very good way.
Annoyed by the recently mentioned issues, I was also not impressed by the ‘soul trees’, which just felt silly and trivial; although the idea is somewhat interesting, it is taken too far. Towards the end, people disappoint you further but this time I don’t think it makes the film look bad – you are supposed to get disappointed here. Somehow the ending feels right (in the sense that it makes the film good). Taking into account what happens afterwards, there is a lot of realism in the way Joe says she is happy that she didn’t make herself a murderer and believes she will never put herself in that position again.
Overall, this is a very good film. Is there too much sex in it? No, I don’t think so. The main topic of the movie is sexual addiction and associated mental illness. In order to depict this theme in a true and authentic manner, you need nudity. Now, the director also displayed sex in an uncensored manner in his previous film Antichrist (2009), which was not about sexual addiction. Still, that was a movie about human nature and the human psyche, and sex is certainly an important part of that.
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Octopussy (1983)
Oculus (2013)
Office Space (1999)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Ondskan
One False Move
One Hour Photo
Open Water
Oppenheimer (2023)
Good.
Orphan (2009)
Orphan: First Kill (2022)
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Out of Sight
Outbreak
Outpost (2008)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
Beautiful, and overall a worthy homage to the 1939 classic.
Pacific Rim (2013)
Paddington (2014)
Good.
Paddington 2 (2017)
Absolutely lovely.
Pahanhautoja (Hatching (en), Ruva (sv), 2022)
Panic Room
Paranormal Activity (2009)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Passenger 57
Patriot Games
Pearl (2022)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Pengabdi Setan (Satan's Slaves, 2017)
Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion (Satan's Slaves 2: Communion, 2022)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Phenomena (1985)
Intriguing and cute.
Philomena (2013)
Very good.
Phone Booth
Pi (π, 1998)
Piercing (2018)
Piggy (2022)
Pineapple Express
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Great.
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Poltergeist (1982)
Toothless. It is quite impossible to be scared by this colourful family adventure with ghosts akin to those in the Ghostbusters film series. Maybe the film did its job back in the early '80s, but today [2012] it doesn't.
Poor Things (2023)
Intriguing, original, and entertaining.
Population 436
Awful ending. So hard to watch.
Poseidon (2006)
Possession
Recommend.
Practical Magic (1998)
Precious (2009)
Predator
Predator 2
Predators (2010)
Premium Rush (2012)
Prevenge (2016)
Prime (2005)
Primer (2004)
Prometheus (2012)
Proof
Recommend.
Proxima (2019)
Good.
Psalm 21 (2009)
Psycho (1960)
Psycho Goreman (2020)
Psycho II
Psycho III
Punch-Drunk Love
Quantum of Solace
Quarantine (2008)
Rabid (1977)
Radius (2017)
Not bad at all.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Quite entertaining.
Rams (Hrútar, 2015)
Very good.
Ransom
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Raw (2016)
Raw Deal
Ready or Not (2019)
Ready Player One (2018)
Re-Animator (1985)
Rear Window (1954)
Red (2010)
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Planet (2000)
Red Road
Regarding Henry
Reign of Fire
Relic (2020)
Renfield (2023)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Really, really good.
Ringu (リング, Ring, 1998)
Ripley's Game
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Risky Business (1983)
RoboCop (1987)
Role Models (2008)
Sometimes a bit too silly and predictable.
Ronin
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Run (2020 film)
Rushmore
S1m0ne
Saint Maud (2019)
Santa Sangre (1989)
Sator (2019)
Scare Me (2020)
Scare Package (2020)
Very boring.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Although the basic idea isn’t original at all, the implementation is very good. It has some Stephen King feeling to it.
Schindler's List
School of Rock (2003)
Scoop
Recommend.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scream (1996)
Scream (2022)
Silly (as expected).
Scream 2 (1997)
Sea Fever (2019)
Secretary (2002)
Really good.
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Serenity
Seven (Se7en) (1995)
Severance (2006)
Shallow Hal
Shame (2011)
Shattered Glass
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
She Will (2021)
Shirley (2020)
Showtime
Shutter Island (2010)
Very good.
Signs
Silent Hill
Recommend.
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Simon Birch
Single White Female (1992)
Sinister (2012)
Effective.
Skinamarink (2022)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Recommend.
Skyfall (2012)
Sleep Tight (2011)
Not bad.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Smile (2022)
Snatch (2000)
Sneakers (1992)
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Pretty good.
Solaris (2002)
Soldier
Source Code (2011)
I don't like the title.
Southbound (2015)
Not bad.
Space Cowboys (2000)
Speak No Evil (2022)
Spectre (2015)
Speed
A great thriller.
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Sphere
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Spiral (2019)
Spring (2014)
Spy Game
Stand by Me (1986)
Quite good.
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek heading the wrong direction. It seems to have evolved into some sort of mainstream, American teenage, science fiction. Hopefully just temporarily.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek the way it should be.
Star Trek: Generations
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek the way it should be.
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Stardust (2007)
A truly lovely fairy-tale; it is so beautiful to watch The Star shine when she feels safe and happy.
Starting Out in the Evening (2007)
Stay (2005)
Stealth
Steve Jobs (2015)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Stockholm Stories (2014)
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Stopmotion (2023)
Storm
Suitable Flesh (2023)
Sully (2016)
A great film, even though the depiction of the NTSB is not very accurate (I hope).
Summer of 84 (2018)
Very good. I particularly enjoyed the interaction between Davey and Nikki. Those scenes are beautifully directed and acted. The pair’s conversations have different “modes” that all feel very authentic in themselves and the transitions between these modes feel natural. In one mode, the pair has a very mature and equal relationship – and Davey’s lines seem remarkably genuine given his age. In another mode, Nikki takes the role of a big sister that cares for Davey and tries to guide him right. The glue that connects these modes is the kindness and warmth between them. Also, the way Nikki handles Davey’s romantic fantasies is just brilliant.
Sunshine (2007)
Not too bad, but: From a scientific point of view, this is surprisingly obvious nonsense. They could at least have made an attempt to make it somewhat believable.
Super 8 (2011)
A very good film. (And they are so cute.)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
Suspiria (1977)
Quite spectacular and intriguing.
Suspiria (2018)
I don’t know if I prefer the 1977 Suspiria or the 2018 remake. I think I prefer the overall aesthetics and mood of the original, but I definitely spent more post-viewing time mentally processing the remake. And one of its scenes – yes, the torture porno one – is unforgettable, although I am not sure if that’s a good thing.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Rather brilliant (and somewhat confusing), although the overall quality is a decreasing function of time, but – fortunately – the derivative is close to zero for almost the entire movie. Very good music.
Swimming Pool
Swordfish
Sylvia
Recommend.
Synchronic (2019)
The science of this film doesn’t make sense. It does become silly.
Taboo (2002)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Good.
Taking Lives
Talk to Me (2022)
Tears of the Sun
Ted (2012)
If it had not been for the squirrel incident, I would have written a positive comment about the movie.
Tenemos la carne (We Are the Flesh, 2016)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Tesis (Thesis, 1996)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
The 6th Day
The Abyss (1989)
Great.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Sometimes smart, sometimes stupid.
The Astronaut's Wife
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
The Avengers
The Aviator
The Awakening (2011)
The Babadook (2014)
The Babysitter (1995)
The Banishing (2020)
Neither original nor effective. Mostly boring, actually.
The Bank Job
The Beguiled (2017)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
Good.
The Beta Test (2021)
The BFG (2016)
The Big Short (2015)
A good film (but I didn’t get any of the financial jargon!).
The Birds (1963)
I am sorry, but no matter how hard I 'try', I cannot possibly be afraid of small birds... This film might have worked in the early 1960s, but today it doesn't. (And no, I am not afraid of sharks, either.)
The Black Phone (2021)
The Bone Collector
The Bookshop (2017)
Good.
The Boy Behind the Door (2020)
Not bad.
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Bridges of Madison County
Recommend a lot.
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Good.
The Cave (2005)
The Changeling (1980)
Good.
The Clearing
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
This is apparently considered a “horror” film. However, if you have been around for a few decades, you have seen these kinds of things many times before, so you cannot possibly be even a tiny bit scared. But, if you don’t have any such expectations, you can still enjoy the film if you don’t have anything better to do (or any better film to watch).
The Conspiracy (2012)
The Constant Gardener
The Contract
The Conversation (1974)
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Quite extraordinary, featuring Sir Michael Gambon.
The Core
The Cottage (2008)
The Crazies (2010)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Rather amazing. Sometimes cute but always intelligent, this story is submerged in a subtle but ever-present haze of sadness due to the constant reminder of perishability and transience, to lost opportunities, and to the prison of one's physical age. To me, no scene can beat the one under the table in terms of magic; I missed its warmth during the remainder of the film. The story also points out (indeed, emphasises) the circular nature of life.
The Da Vinci Code
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Tapes (2016)
The Daughter of Evil (The Blackcoat's Daughter, 2015)
The Dead Pool
The Deep House (2021)
The Descent
The Descent Part 2 (2009)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Own
The Devil's Tomb
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Dresser (1983)
Interesting.
The End of the Affair
Recommend.
The Endless (2017)
Good.
The English Patient
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcist (1973)
Pretty good. A classic.
The Exorcist III
The Eye (2008)
Good idea, bad implementation.
The Eyes of My Mother (2016)
The Fabelmans (2022)
Good.
The Family Man
The Farewell (别告诉她, 2019)
Very good.
The Father (2020)
Good.
The First Omen (2024)
The Fly (1986)
The Fog (1980)
The Fog (2005)
The Four Feathers (2002)
The French Connection (1971)
The Frighteners
The Fugitive (1993)
The Full Monty (1997)
Good.
The Game (1997)
The Godfather (1972)
Amazing.
The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (1990, 2020)
Magnificent.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Amazing. At least as good as the first film.
The Golden Compass
The Good Girl (2002)
Good, and has a couple of highly interesting themes. But one particular line seems completely off.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Magnificent. Colourful and with a lot of details.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Guardian (2006)
The Hallow (2015)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
The Hangover (2009)
Mainly funny (but the police officers are just silly).
The Happening (2008)
The Haunting (1999)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
The Hills Run Red (2009)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Generally, the The Hobbit film series contains too little imagination and too many silly jokes and battle scenes for my taste. It is not visually impressive enough, and too predictable. (In fact, I'd say the same thing about the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy.)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Holdovers (2023)
Great. (Mr Hunham’s experience at the party is one that I have experienced countless of times – Mr Tully’s, never.)
The Hole in the Ground (2019)
The Hours
The House of the Devil (2009)
Could be much worse.
The House That Jack Built (2018)
The Human Stain
The Humans (2021)
Very good.
The Hunt (2020)
The Hunt for Red October
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Innkeepers (2011)
A bit too silly, stupid, and predictable.
The Interpreter
The Invasion (2007)
The Invention of Lying (2009)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invitation (2015)
The Iron Lady (2011)
Recommend.
The Island
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Not bad.
The Killing Room (2009)
The Last Days of Disco
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Pretty (or, at least, moderately) good, but the last 30 seconds are terrible. The film would be much better without that part.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
The Lighthouse (2019)
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Good.
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Lodge (2019)
I felt so very sorry for Grace. Kids can be so cruel.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lost Boys (1987)
The Lost City of Z (2016)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Machinist
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Pretty good.
The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
The Marksman
The Martian (2015)
The Mask (2004)
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Menu (2022)
The Monster (2016)
The Mortuary Collection (2019)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Nanny Diaries
The Net
The Night House (2021)
Very good. Smart and original.
The Night Porter (1974)
A well-made film inspired by unimaginably horrible historic events.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Number 23
The Objective (2008)
The Offering (2023)
The Omen (1976)
The Others
Good.
The Oxford Murders
Is this written by a mathematician? I wouldn't have guessed that.
The Pelican Brief
The Perfect Storm
The Phantom of The Opera (2004)
The most beautiful, true, and emotionally intense piece of art ever created by mankind.
The Planet of the Apes (2001)
The Pledge (2001)
Unfair...
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Prestige (2006)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Queen
The Reader (2008)
Good.
The Reaping
The Remains of the Day
Recommend a lot.
The Rental (2020)
The Rewrite (2014)
The Ring (2002)
Too silly and unoriginal.
The Rite (2011)
The Rock
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Too many dogs got hurt.
The Ruins (2008)
The Sentinel
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Pretty good, actually.
The Shape of Things
Awful to watch, but a great movie.
The Shape of Water (2017)
Really good. Lovely visuals and a good, emotional story. At times very cruel, but that is – of course – intentional. The ethical discussion is rather obvious, and occasionally satisfying, but sometimes more Hollywood than logically sound. (But then again, this isn’t a film about theoretical ethics or animal rights.)
The Shining (1980)
Very good. A classic.
The Silence of the Lambs
Recommend.
The Simpsons Movie
The Sixth Sense
The Snapper (1993)
Good.
The Sound of Music (1965)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Square (2017)
Interesting.
The Strangers (2008)
The Stylist (2020)
Very good. Brilliant, really. The portrayal of a sensitive and alienated individual whose only contact with other human beings happens in a professional setting is exceptionally authentic: The pain, the longing, the apparent saviour, the misinterpreted cues, the awkwardness, the obsession, the disappointment, the inevitable disaster.
The Sum of All Fears
The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
The Terminator
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Very good.
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (2011)
The Thirteenth Floor
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Time Machine (2002)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Not bad.
The Town (2010)
The Transporter
The Truman Show (1998)
Disturbing but bearable.
The Truth About Love
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
The Unborn (2009)
An attempt, at least.
The Uninvited (2009)
The Vigil (2019)
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Very good. Fascinating.
The Visit (2015)
The Visitor (2007)
A very good movie.
The VVitch [Witch]: A New-England Folktale (2015)
The War of the Roses (1989)
(To protect my mental health for the rest of the evening, I stopped watching at the very beginning of the apparent 'reconciliation dinner'. It's simply not worth it for a movie.) Personally, I fail to consider this film a comedy, not even a 'black' one.
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The Whole Nine Yards
The Wicker Man
Really awful to watch. So unfair.
The Wife (2017)
A very good film. Clever.
The Wind (2018)
The Witches (1990)
The Witches (2020)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
The Wizard of Oz
The Woman in Black (2012)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The Wretched (2020)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The Young Victoria (2009)
Thelma (2017)
Very good. Initially, I thought to myself, “this isn’t very nuanced”. But at the end, I had completely changed my mind: “This is very nuanced.”
There's Something About Mary (1998)
Thinner
Three... Extremes (2004)
Thumbsucker
Recommend. (I wish so much that someone had used me for such a 'teenage experiment' when I was at that age.)
Thunderball (1965)
Till Death (2021)
Tillsammans (Together, 2000)
Time Bandits (1981)
Titane (2021)
Titanic (1997)
Possibly the most beautiful film ever made. When you are done watching it, it is like all the happiness in the world sank with the ship, and all that remains is emptiness.
To Rome with Love (2012)
Good.
Tom à la ferme (Tom at the Farm, 2013)
Tomboy (2011)
Interesting.
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Top Gun
Total Recall
Tower Heist (2011)
Trading Places (1983)
Tragedy Girls (2017)
Transporter 2
Transsiberian
Trapped
Tremors
Triangle (2009)
Not bad.
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Excellent.
Trolljegeren (Troll Hunter, 2010)
True Crime (1999)
True Lies
Turist (Force Majeure, 2014)
Very good.
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Not bad.
Ultraviolet
Unbreakable
Underwater (2020)
Dumb and dull.
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution
Unfriended (2014)
Unsane (2018)
Unstoppable (2010)
Untraceable
Up in the Air (2009)
Ur mörkret (2024)
Us (2019)
V for Vendetta
Vacancy
Valentine
Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, 2023)
Yet another vampire film. But this one is very good.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Videodrome (1983)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Villains (2019)
Rather silly.
Violation (2020)
Not bad.
Virus (1999)
Vuelven (Tigers Are Not Afraid, 2017)
Good.
Vuxna människor (1999)
Wag the Dog
Wall Street (1987)
Wanted (2008)
War of the Worlds (2005)
WarGames (1983)
Far from realistic, but very entertaining.
Warm Bodies (2013)
Watcher (2022)
Not bad.
Waterworld
We Are Still Here (2015)
We Are What We Are (2013)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
West Side Story
What Lies Beneath
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Whatever Works (2009)
Quite good. But I had preferred the unrealistically happy ending (because that's what I need).
When a Stranger Calls
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Good. (But one slightly problematic thing about this kind of film is that they incorrectly suggest that happy endings are likely, while, in reality, they hardly even exist.)
Whiplash (2014)
Entertaining.
White Noise
White Oleander
Wind Chill (2007)
Quite effective, actually.
Winter's Bone (2010)
Wolf
Wonder Woman (2017)
Mostly good or very good.
Wonka (2023)
Not bad.
Working Girl (1988)
World Trace Center
World War Z (2013)
X (2022)
X-Men
X-Men 2
X-Men: First Class (2001)
Yes Man (2008)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Won't Be Alone (2022)
You’ll Never Find Me (2023)
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
Good.
You're Next (2011)
Zodiac (2007)
Zombieland (2009)
Ночной дозор (Night Watch) (2004)
Too messy.
Солярис (Solaris, 1972)
Good.
הערת שוליים (Footnote, 2011)
Very interesting.
מיתה טובה (The Farewell Party, 2014)
Pretty good.
آفساید (Offside, 2006)
Very fascinating.
جدایی نادر از سیمین (A Separation, 2011)
Very good. Interesting.
زیر سایه (Under the Shadow, 2016)
괴물 (The Host, 2006)
기생충 (Parasite, 2019)
박쥐 (Thirst, 2009)
Good, often hilarious.
부산행 (Train to Busan, 2016)
아가씨 (The Handmaiden, 2016)
Really good.
仄暗い水の底から (Dark Water, 2002)
呪怨 (Ju-On: The Grudge, 2002)
怪談 (Kwaidan, 1964)
色，戒 (Lust, Caution, 2007)