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.

 

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)

Black Box Diaries FL (2024) – 1 ¾ stars (2/9/2024)

CENTRAL FLORIDA FILM SLAM (2/9/2025)

Memoir of a Snail (2024) – 4 ½ stars (2/8/2025) – rewatch

Sugarcane (2024) – 3 ¼ stars (2/8/2025)

Der Siebente Kontinent (The Seventh Continent) FL (1989) – 1 ¾ stars (2/7/2025)

Bergman Island (2021) – 3 stars (2/6/2025)

The Wolf Hour (2019) – 2 ¼ stars (2/5/2025)

Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) FL (1972) – 3 ½ stars (2/3/2025)

Noah’s Ark (1959) – 3 stars (2/3/2025)

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) – 1 star (2/2/2025)

The Curse (2023) – 3 stars (1/31/2025 – 2/2/2025)

A Gentleman in Moscow (2024) – 2 ½ stars (1/30/2025 – 1/31/2025)

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) – 2 ¾ stars (1/29/2025)

Woman of the Year (1942) – 2 ½ stars (1/27/2025)

CENTRAL FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL (CENFLO) (1/25/2025 – 1/26/2025)
Artistry & Innovation: Reimagining the Nutcracker TV/Web/NT (2024) – 1 star
Beyond the Ruins (2024) – 1 ½ stars
Plus several short films

Wolf Man (2025) – 3 stars (1/25/2025)

Here (2024) – 2 ¼ stars (1/24/2025)

His Three Daughters (2024) – 3 ½ stars (1/24/2025)

New York, New York (1977) – 2 ¾ stars (1/22/2025)

Handling the Undead FL (2024) – 2 ¾ stars (1/21/2025)

How the West Was Won (1962) – 3 ¼ stars (1/20/2025)

Billy Liar (1963) – 3 ¼ stars (1/19/2025)

Blood Sucking Freaks (a.k.a. The Incredible Torture Show) (1976/1981) – ¼ star (1/18/2025)

Woman of the Hour (2024) – 3 ¼ stars (1/17/2025)

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) – 3 stars (1/17/2025)

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) – 4 ¾ stars (1/16/2025) – rewatch

The Brutalist (2024) – 4 ½ stars (1/14/2025) — rewatch

Countdown (1967) – 3 stars (1/2/2025)

Avalanche Express (1979) – 1 star (1/1/2025)

Les Misérables (1952) – 2 ¾ stars (12/30/2024)

The Show Sl (1927) – 1 ½ stars (12/29/2024)

The Piano Lesson (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (12/28/2024)

3 Women (1977) – 4 stars (12/27/2024)

Desk Set (a.k.a. His Other Woman) – 2 ¾ stars (12/26/2024)

Defending Your Life (1991) – 4 ½ stars (12/25/2024) — rewatch

Wicked (2024) – 3 ¼ stars (12/25/2024)

Wicked, Wicked (1973) – 1 ¼ stars (12/25/2024)

Brainstorm (1983) – 2 ½ stars (12/23/2024)

Love Lies Bleeding (2024) – 3 stars (12/22/2024)

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) – 3 ½ stars (12/18/2024)

George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey Hybrid (1984) – 3 ¼ stars (12/18/2024)

Babygirl (2024) – 2 ¾ stars (12/17/2024)

Mountains (2024) – 1 ¾ stars (12/17/2024)

Memoir of a Snail (2024) – 4 ½ stars (12/16/2024)

The Brutalist (2024) – 4 ½ stars (12/15/2024)

The Seed of the Sacred Fig FL (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (12/14/2024) 

Janet Planet (2024) – 2 ¼ stars (12/14/2024)

Heretic (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (12/13/2024) 

Daughters (2024) – 2 stars (12/13/2024)

Nosferatu (2024) – 2 stars (12/12/2024)

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (12/11/2024)

Nickel Boys (2024) – 1 ½ stars (12/10/2024)

Emilia Pérez FL (2024) – 3 ¼ stars (12/9/2024)

Look Into My Eyes (2024) – 3 stars (12/9/2024)

Challengers (2024) – 1 ¼ stars (12/8/2024)

The Substance (2024) – 2 ½ stars (12/7/2024)

Nightbitch (2024) – 1 ¾ stars (12/5/2024)

A Real Pain (2024) – 2 ¾ stars (12/4/2024)

A Complete Unknown (2024) – 4 stars (12/3/2024)

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) – 1 ¾ stars (12/2/2024)

Maria (2024) – 3 ¾ stars (12/1/2024) 

Mothers’ Instinct (2024) – 3 stars (12/1/2024) — 8,000th movie

 

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