New Views

What have I watched recently?

This page lists my views – of new AND old films and shows – over the last two months, along with star ratings, in addition to links to reviews, if I wrote a review. To visit all my reviews of feature films, go here.

For all my ratings, visit my movie lists, and go here for a guide to colors and symbols. (Star ratings are on a 0-5 scale, with quarter-star increments for feature films, half-star increments for shows and whole stars only for shorts.)

Feature films are in bold, TV/web shows are in regular, short films are in italics, and the names of festivals and/or screening events are in ALL CAPS.

 

FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Eastern Western (2025) – 1 star (4/14/2025)
5X REAL (4/14/2025)
La Gloria (2025) – 3 ¾ stars (4/13/2025)
MIDNIGHT SHORTS (4/12/2025)
This Land (2025) – 4 stars (4/11/2025)
Apostasy Blues (2025) – 1 ¼ stars (4/10/2025)
There’s a Robbery in Progress (2025) – 2 stars (4/8/2025)
Georgie (2025) – 4 stars (4/8/2025)
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere (2025) – 1 ½ stars (4/8/2025)
On Swift Horses (2025) – 2 stars (4/4/2025)
Jane Austen a Gâché Ma Vie (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life) FL (2025) – 3 stars (4/3/2025)
Hacking Hate (2025) – 3 ¼ stars (4/2/2025)
Unmoored FL (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (4/1/2025)
The Shrouds (2024) – 1 ¼ stars (3/28/2025)
Stolen Kingdom (2025) – 3 stars (3/6/2025)

Organization of Independent Filmmakers Blaze Challenge (4/12/2025)

The Betsy (1978) – 2 ½ stars (4/11/2025)

Gambit (1966) – 3 ¾ stars (4/2/2025)

Now and Then (1995) – 1 ½ stars (3/31/2025)

FILMAPALOOZA (3/19/2025 – 3/22/2025)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – 5 stars (3/11/2025) – rewatch

Mickey 17 (2025) – 1 ¼ stars (3/10/2025)

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu FL (2005) – 3 ¾ stars (3/9/2025)

Short Term 12 (2013) – 2 ¾ stars (3/7/2025)

Coherence (2014) – 3 ¼ stars (3/6/2025)

The Visitor (2008) – 3 ½ stars (3/5/2025) 

Local Hero (1983) – 1 ¾ stars (3/5/2025)

Les Misérables (1935) – 3 ¾ stars (3/4/2025) 

A Canterbury Tale (1944) – 1 ½ stars (3/4/2025)

Memoir of a Snail (2024) – 4 ½ stars (3/1/2025) – rewatch

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) – 3 ½ stars (2/28/2025)

OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS (2/24/2025)
Magic Candies FL (2024) – 5 stars
In the Shadow of the Cypress * (2023) – 5 stars
Wander to Wonder (2023) – 4 stars
Beautiful Men FL (2023) – 4 stars
Yuck! FL (2024) – 3 stars

The Apprentice (2024) – 4 stars (2/22/2025)

OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (2/22/2025)
I Am Ready, Warden (2024) – 5 stars
Incident (2023) – 4 stars – rewatch
Death by Numbers (2024) – 4 stars
Instruments of a Beating Heart FL (2024) – 3 stars
The Only Girl in the Orchestra * (2024) – 3 stars

The Girl with the Needle FL (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (2/21/2025)

OSCAR LIVE-ACTION SHORTS (2/19/2025)
The Last Ranger FL (2024) – 5 stars
I’m Not a Robot FL * (2024) – 4 stars – rewatch
A Lien (2024) – 4 stars
Anuja FL (2024) – 4 stars
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent FL (2024) – 4 stars – rewatch

The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) – 1 ½ stars (2/17/2025)

LOVE YOUR SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL (2/13/2025 – 2/16/2025)

The Wild Robot (2024) – 2 ¾ stars (2/12/2025)

Show Boat (1951) – 3 stars (2/11/2025) 

Show Boat (1936) – 1 ½ stars (2/11/2025) 

Show Boat ½SlWS (1929) – 1 ¼ stars (2/10/2025)

 

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