Films and shows I've loved — a running list of what has shaped the way I see.
One Battle After Another
★★★★★ · 2025
Sinners
Project Hail Mary
★★★★★ · 2026
The Fellowship of the Ring
★★★★★ · 2001
The Two Towers
★★★★★ · 2002
The Return of the King
★★★★★ · 2003
The Godfather
★★★★★ · 1972
The Godfather Part II
★★★★★ · 1974
Goodfellas
★★★★★ · 1990
The Departed
★★★★★ · 2006
Casino
★★★★★ · 1995
Reservoir Dogs
★★★★★ · 1992
Inglourious Basterds
★★★★★ · 2009
Django Unchained
★★★★★ · 2012
Pulp Fiction
★★★★★ · 1994
Once Upon a Time in America
★★★★★ · 1984
Joker
★★★★★ · 2019
Catch Me If You Can
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Good Will Hunting
★★★★★ · 1997
Fight Club
★★★★★ · 1999
Drive
★★★★★ · 2011
Parasite
La La Land
★★★★★ · 2016
12 Angry Men
★★★★★ · 1957
A Beautiful Mind
Room
★★★★★ · 2015
Warrior
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Inception
★★★★★ · 2010
Interstellar
★★★★★ · 2014
The Matrix
Alien
★★★★★ · 1979
Oppenheimer
★★★★★ · 2023
Back to the Future
★★★★★ · 1985
The Dark Knight
★★★★★ · 2008
Gladiator
★★★★★ · 2000
Die Hard
★★★★★ · 1988
Mission: Impossible III
Top Gun: Maverick
★★★★★ · 2022
Rush
★★★★★ · 2013
Iron Man
Thor: Ragnarok
★★★★★ · 2017
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Black Panther
★★★★★ · 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: No Way Home
★★★★★ · 2021
Rocky
★★★★★ · 1976
Seven Samurai
★★★★★ · 1954
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
★★★★★ · 1975
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
★★★★★ · 1969
WALL-E
Toy Story
Toy Story 3
Ratatouille
★★★★★ · 2007
The Lion King
My Neighbor Totoro
Spirited Away
Coco
Up
Finding Nemo
Prisoner of Azkaban
★★★★★ · 2004
Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
Memento
American Psycho
City of God
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Se7en
Saving Private Ryan
★★★★★ · 1998
The Prestige
Dead Poets Society
★★★★★ · 1989
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ford v Ferrari
Logan
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Wild Robot
★★★★★ · 2024
Ip Man
The Karate Kid
Toy Story 2
Monsters, Inc.
The Incredibles
Inside Out
The Truman Show
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Titanic
The Revenant
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Aviator
When Harry Met Sally...
Lost in Translation
X2: X-Men United
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Spider-Man 2
Blade Runner 2049
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
John Wick
John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Marty Supreme
★★★★☆ · 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
F1
Superman
Mickey 17
Scarface
★★★★☆ · 1983
Rush Hour
★★★★☆ · 1998
Rush Hour 2
★★★★☆ · 2001
The Wolf of Wall Street
★★★★☆ · 2013
Barbie
★★★★☆ · 2023
Shutter Island
★★★★☆ · 2010
Batman Begins
★★★★☆ · 2005
Spider-Man
★★★★☆ · 2002
The Dark Knight Rises
★★★★☆ · 2012
The Avengers
Iron Man 3
Captain America: The First Avenger
★★★★☆ · 2011
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
★★★★☆ · 2017
Ant-Man
★★★★☆ · 2015
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: Far From Home
★★★★☆ · 2019
Doctor Strange
★★★★☆ · 2016
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
★★★★☆ · 2021
Remember the Titans
★★★★☆ · 2000
Zootopia
Zootopia 2
How to Train Your Dragon
Mulan
Sorcerer's Stone
Goblet of Fire
Order of the Phoenix
★★★★☆ · 2007
Half-Blood Prince
★★★★☆ · 2009
Deathly Hallows Pt. 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
★★★★☆ · 2003
Avatar
Ip Man 2
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Incredibles 2
★★★★☆ · 2018
A Bug's Life
Brave
Finding Dory
Cars
★★★★☆ · 2006
Monsters University
Bruce Almighty
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
★★★★☆ · 1994
Liar Liar
★★★★☆ · 1997
Dumb and Dumber
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Easy A
The Mask
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Yes Man
★★★★☆ · 2008
Happy Gilmore
★★★★☆ · 1996
Big Daddy
★★★★☆ · 1999
50 First Dates
★★★★☆ · 2004
The Waterboy
Click
Billy Madison
★★★★☆ · 1995
The Great Gatsby
Blood Diamond
The Man in the Iron Mask
Romeo + Juliet
Don't Look Up
(500) Days of Summer
Transformers
X-Men
Kung Fu Panda
Space Jam
The Fast and the Furious
Ballerina
Rush Hour 3
★★★☆☆ · 2007
Iron Man 2
★★★☆☆ · 2010
Thor
★★★☆☆ · 2011
Thor: The Dark World
★★★☆☆ · 2013
Thor: Love and Thunder
★★★☆☆ · 2022
Captain Marvel
★★★☆☆ · 2019
Chamber of Secrets
★★★☆☆ · 2002
Cars 2
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
★★★☆☆ · 1995
Mr. Deeds
Grown Ups
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
★★★☆☆ · 2009
X-Men: The Last Stand
★★★☆☆ · 2006
X-Men: Apocalypse
★★★☆☆ · 2016
Dark Phoenix
2 Fast 2 Furious
★★★☆☆ · 2003
Ted Lasso
★★★★★ · 2020
Succession
Key & Peele
Game of Thrones
Sherlock
Breaking Bad
Planet Earth
The Office
★★★★★ · 2005
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chappelle's Show
New Girl
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Dragon Ball Z
★★★★☆ · 1989