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The Ultimate Film Studies Watchlist by The House of Tabula (YouTube)

Pre-1920s

1. 4:52 The Films of the Edison Labs
2. 6:05 The Films of Louis and Auguste Lumiére
3. 6:57 The Big Swallow (1901)
4. 7:56 Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902)
5. 9:04 The Great Train Robbery (1903)
6. 10:07 Fantasmagorie (1908)
7. 10:56 Suspense (1913)
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1. Gandhi (1982) — 9/10
2. Ultraman S01 (2024) — 5/10
3. Man on the Inside (2024) — 7/10
4. Borg vs. McEnroe (2017) — 8/10
5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — 8/10
6. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — 7/10
7. Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023) — 7/10
8. The Tomorrow War (2021) — 4/10
9. Goldeneye (1995) — 8/10
10. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Black and White) (1981) — 9/10

Gandhi (1982) — 9/10

The first scene shows us the end. It introduces us... [More]

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1. Catholic Cowgirl (2024) — 7/10
2. Ford v Ferrari (2019) — 9/10
3. Chocolat (2016) — 7/10
4. The Shining (1980) — 9/10
5. The Instigators (2024) — 5/10
6. The Last Samurai (2003) — 9/10
7. Silo S02 (2024) — 7/10
8. Bad Sisters S02 (2024) — 5/10
9. Max Payne (2008) — 6/10
10. Pain & Gain (2013) — 7/10

Catholic Cowgirl (2024) — 7/10

Katherine is a clean comic, very pretty but not leaning on her looks for her laughs. Her act is pretty... [More]

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1. Conclave (2024) — 9/10
2. The Rundown / Bienvenue dans la jungle (2003) — 5/10
3. The Dead Don’t Die (2019) — 5/10
4. Devara Part 1 (2024) — 8/10
5. Disappear Completely (2022) — 8/10
6. Sisu (2022) — 8/10
7. Lumberjack the Monster (2023) — 8/10
8. Dinner in America (2020) — 9/10
9. Shrinking S02 (2024) — 6/10
10. Taxi Driver (1976) — 8/10

Conclave (2024) — 9/10

Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is the dean of the cardinals in the Catholic Church.... [More]

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1. Tschugger S01–S02 (2021–2022) — 9/10
2. Tschugger S03 (2024) — 9/10
3. Tschugger S04 (2024) — 9/10
4. Titans S01–S04 (2018–2023) — 7/10
5. Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024) — 5/10
6. One Punch Man S01–S02 (2015–2019) — 9/10
7. End of Watch (2012) — 7/10
8. The Boy and the Heron (2023) — 8/10
9. The Killer (2023) — 6/10
10. Operation Hyacinth (2021) — 7/10

Tschugger S01–S02 (2021–2022) — 9/10

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1. Terminator Zero S01 (2024) — 6/10
2. Kung Fu Hustle (2004) — 9/10
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 7/10
4. Il pianeta delle scimmie (Planet of the Apes) (2001) — 5/10
5. JFK (1991) — 8/10
6. The Century of the Self (2002) — 9/10
7. Last Breath (2019) — 7/10
8. Farha (2021) — 8/10
9. Roma (2018) — 8/10
10. Another Life E01 (2019) — 3/10

Terminator Zero S01 (2024) — 6/10

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1. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — 9/10
2. School of Rock (2003) — 6/10
3. Nuclear Now (2024) — 8/10
4. Sahara (2005) — 8/10
5. Glassboy (2020) — 6/10
6. The First Men in the Moon (1964) — 7/10
7. Dracula Untold (2014) — 8/10
8. Here Comes the Boom (2012) — 8/10
9. Arctic (2018) — 9/10
10. Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024) — 9/10

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — 9/10

My review from 2018 stands. It’s a fun super-hero action-movie that’s not trying to be... [More]

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1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — 7/10
2. Shanghai Knights (2020) — 7/10
3. Cowboys and Aliens (2011) — 5/10
4. Fifth Element (1997) — 10/10
5. Assassin’s Creed (2016) — 5/10
6. The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) — 9/10
7. John Wick 4 (2023) — 8/10
8. Disturbia (2007) — 8/10
9. Split (2016) — 9/10
10. Platform 2 (2024) — 3/10

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — 7/10

I don’t have much to add to my review from 2017.

I watched it in German. “Die... [More]”

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1. Live Free or Die Hard (2007) — 7/10
2. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) — 8/10
3. Whiplash (2014) — 9/10
4. The Punisher (2004) — 8/10
5. Ein Schatz zum Verlieben (Fool’s Gold) (2008) — 7/10
6. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) — 8/10
7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) — 4/10
8. Lost in Translation (2003) — 9/10
9. Bad Monkey S01 (2024) — 8/10
10. The Last Castle (2001) — 8/10

Live Free or Die Hard (2007) — 7/10

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1. Moonfall (2022) — 5/10
2. The Island (2005) — 6/10
3. Changing Lanes (2002) — 5/10
4. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — 7/10
5. The Heat (2013) — 7/10
6. Wicked Little Letters (2023) — 7/10
7. 3 Body Problem S01 (2023) — 8/10
8. Kaos S01 (2024) — 8/10
9. Hunter Killer (2018) — 7/10
10. Transformers (2007) — 7/10

Moonfall (2022) — 5/10

I’d seen this movie before, but couldn’t find my review of it, so here it is. This is not a good movie. The... [More]

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1. Sherlock Holmes (2009) — 6/10
2. Hijack (2023) — 6/10
3. French Dispatch (2021) — 9/10
4. Exploding Kittens (2024) — 5/10
5. Tombstone (1993) — 8/10
6. Kiss of the Dragon (2001) — 6/10
7. Waterworld (1995) — 7/10
8. Godzilla Minus One (2023) — 8/10
9. I Canoni die Navarone (1961) — 8/10
10. Born on the Fourth of July (1989) — 8/10

Sherlock Holmes (2009) — 6/10

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is like a superhero. He’s not only brilliant,... [More]

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1. Shrinking (2023) — 8/10
2. John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019) — 8/10
3. South Park: The End of Obesity (2024) — 8/10
4. South Park (Not Suitable for Children) (2023) — 8/10
5. South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023) — 8/10
6. The Terminator (1984) — 8/10
7. Glass (2022) — 8/10
8. Ghosts of Mars (2001) — 4/10
9. Five Days at Memorial (2022) — 4/10
10. The Sandman (2022) — 7/10

Shrinking (2023) — 8/10

Jimmy (Jason Segal) is a psychiatrist at a... [More]

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1. The Lost City (2022) — 6/10
2. Mission to Mars (2000) — 6/10
3. Mission Impossible − Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — 8/10
4. Who Killed Malcolm X? (2019–2020) — 4/10
5. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — 9/10
6. Independence Day (1996) — 9/10
7. Gorillas in the Mist (1988) — 8/10
8. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009) — 7/10
9. (T)Raumschiff Surprise − Periode 1 (2004) — 5/10
10. American Assassin (2017) — 5/10

The Lost City (2022) — 6/10

Loretta Sage... [More]

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1. American Gods S03 (2021) — 8/10
2. 47 Rōnin (2013) — 7/10
3. The Highwaymen (2019) — 8/10
4. World War Z (2013) — 7/10
5. Seven Pounds (2008) — 7/10
6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — 9/10
7. Star Wars: Le Réveil de la Force (2015) — 10/10
8. PBS American Experience S36E04 − Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (2024) – 8/10
9. Living with Yourself (2019) — 7/10
10. 6 Balloons (2018) — 9/10

American Gods S03 (2021) — 8/10

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1. Beasts of No Nation (2015) — 8/10
2. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — 8/10
3. Cam (2021) — 4/10
4. Tribes of Europa (2021) — 5/10
5. Curb Your Enthusiasm S12 (2023) — 10/10
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2008) — 7/10
7. Metal Lords (2022) — 8/10
8. Emily the Criminal (2022) — 8/10
9. Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) — 8/10
10. What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) — 9/10

Beasts of No Nation (2015) — 8/10

The story follows the young... [More]

The re-review 25 Years Later, Alexander Payne’s Election Remains as Relevant as Ever by Daniel Joyaux (Roger Ebert.com) writes the following about the movie Election.

“The elephant in the room when talking about “Election” is Hillary Clinton, in that comparing her (and others) to Tracy Flick over the years has become a sort of code for calling a woman a robotic, success-obsessed ambition machine who needs to stay in her lane. Like Jim McCallister, people saw Clinton’s Flick-like ambition as almost an existential threat,... [More]”

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1. The Straight Story (1999) — 8/10
2. Shaolin Soccer (2001) — 8/10
3. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) — 6/10
4. The Unforgivable (2021) — 8/10
5. Predestination (2014) — 8/10
6. Fury (2014) — 9/10
7. Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (2024) — 8/10
8. Black Mass (2015) — 8/10
9. Batman: The Animated Series (1992) — 5/10
10. Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024) — 2/10

The Straight Story (1999) — 8/10

This movie was directed by David Lynch and is... [More]

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1. Big Fish (2003) — 8/10
2. Barbie (2023) — 5/10
3. Simon Romang: Charrette! (2022) — 8/10
4. Darkman (1990) — 6/10
5. Bullet Train (1990) — 6/10
6. Last of the Mohicans (1992) — 8/10
7. Mission Impossible II (2000) — 8/10
8. Father Figures (2017) — 5/10
9. Athena (2022) — 5/10
10. Archer: Series Finale (2024) — 9/10

Big Fish (2003) — 8/10

Tim Burton directs this offbeat story (I know, it almost goes without saying) of a couple of generations... [More]

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1. How it Ends (2018) — 5/10
2. Castlevania S04 (2021) — 8/10
3. Paddleton (2019) — 8/10
4. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) — 7/10
5. The Curse S01 (2023) — 5/10
6. Death Note (2017) — 5/10
7. Licorice Pizza (2021) — 5/10
8. A Series of Unfortunate Events S01–S03 (2017–2019) — 7/10
9. Long Shot (2019) — 9/10
10. Dune (2021) — 8/10

How it Ends (2018) — 5/10

Will Younger (Theo James) and Samantha Sutherland (Kat Graham) are expecting. Her parents... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

1. Mr. Popper’s... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

1. Star Wars: Episode... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

1. Dave Chappelle: The... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

1. Monty Python and the... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

Tenet (2020) — 7/10

Protagonist... [More]

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1. The Greatest Showman (2017) — 6/10
2. Foundation S02 (2023) — 6/10
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) — 6/10
4. Big Mouth S06 (2022) — 8/10
5. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (2009) — 8/10
6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — 7/10
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — 7/10
8. Big Mouth S07 (2023) — 7/10
9. Silo S01 (2023) — 10/10

The Greatest Showman (2017) — 6/10

Jesus Christ, I hate musicals. I... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

Pete Holmes: I AM Not... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

The Witcher S03 (2023)... [More]

These are my notes to remember what I watched and kinda what I thought about it. I’ve recently transferred my reviews to IMDb and made the list of around 1600 ratings publicly available. I’ve included the individual ratings with my notes for each movie. These ratings are not absolutely comparable to each other—I rate the film on how well it suited me for the genre and my mood and. let’s be honest, level of intoxication. YMMV. Also, I make no attempt to avoid spoilers.

Men in Black (1997)... [More]

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