This page has gone through many modifications and drops, mainly because I got to change my mind a lot about cinema as an entertainment industry. Upon reading Leo Tolstoy’s “What is art?” I began to have a better view on cinema. In nutshell:

• I discern cinema works into two categories: intellectual works and entertainment ones.
• Entertainment cinema. Though it does not resonate with my personal inclinations and often strikes me as a great waste of time, it does not inherently contravene moral or ethical boundaries.
• Intellectual cinema operates on a higher plane of artistic ambition and philosophical inquiry. It aspires to provoke thought, challenge perceptions, and engage with profound questions about ethics and one’s existence. However (and here’s the important point here), the pursuit of artistic authenticity must be critically examined when it crosses the boundaries of human dignity. The objectification of individuals—whether through the gratuitous depiction of nudity, the exploitation of unsimulated sexual acts, or any other means that commodify the human body—represents an ethical transgression that cannot be justified under the guise of artistic integrity. Art that seeks to illuminate the human condition must do so without degrading the very essence of humanity it seeks to portray.

That’s being said, I do have regret to what I’ve done to this list, which used to, in fact, very complete. Today ([2024-09-02 Mon 14:10]) I will work on rebuilding it again. It will have initially two sections: Underwhelming Watches and Memorable Gems. The latter is the one which is going to have the titles that got me invested/interested in important questions. Movies that applies to “Unethical use of art” will be marked under the “UUA” section.

• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• God on Trial (2008)
• Ted K (2021)
• Concerning Violence (2014)
• The Hunt (2012)
• The Truman Show (1998)
• Circle (2015)

• A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)
• Paterson (2016)
• Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
• Manchester by the Sea (2016)
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003)
• Three Colours: Blue (1993)
• Three Colours: Red (1994)
• Three Colours: White (1994)
• Amélie (2001)
• 3-Iron (2004)
• Cinema Paradiso (1988)
• Dead Poets Society (1989)

• Nymphomaniac: Vol. I (2013)
• Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
• The House That Jack Built (2018)
• Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
• A Clockwork Orange (1971)

• [2024-10-29 Tue 01:07] Natural Born Killers (1994) Added [2024-09-02 Mon 15:58]
• [2024-09-19 Thu 03:28] Midsommar (2019) [2024-09-02 Mon 14:54] A rewatch.
• [2024-09-11 Wed 08:46] The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse (2022)
• The Two Popes (2019)
• Lolita (1997)
• The Battle of Algiers (1966)
• Cube (1997)
• Cube² Hypercube (2002)
• Cube Zero (2004)
• Fight Club (1999)
• 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
• A Serious Man (2009)
• Another Round (2020)
• Phone Booth (2002)
• Being There (1979)
• The Godfather (1972)
• Whiplash (2014)
• The Menu (2022)
• Nocturnal Animals (2016)
• Persian Lessons (2020)
• El Camino (2019)
• Temple Grandin (2010)
• Forgotten (2017)
• Le Samouraï (1967)
• Fourth of July (2022)
• The Batman (2022)
• American History X (1998)
• 3 Idiots (2009)
• The Whale (2022)
• The Green Mile (1999)
• Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
• Hostiles (2017)
• Knives Out (2019)
• Green Book (2018)
• Zodiac (2007)
• Nightcrawler (2014)
• Atonement (2007)
• Falling Down (1993)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• The Machinist (2004)
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Parasite (2019)
• Inception (2010)
• Amadeus (1984)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• Exotica (1994)
• Fargo (1996)
• Joker (2019)
• The Piano (1993)
• Detachment (2011)
• Roger Dodger (2002)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Synecdoche, New York (2008)
• Come and See (1985)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Girl in the Basement (2021)
• Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Chungking Express (1994)
• Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
• A Single Man (2009)
• The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
• Millennium Actress (2001)
• The Hateful Eight (2015)
• The Croods: A New Age (2020)
• A Cultural Film (2000)
• Spirited Away (2001)
• The Street Player (1983)
• Your Name. (2016)
• Alive (2020)
• Eternals (2021)
• Picture of Beauty (2017)
• The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• The Yacoubian Building (2006)
• Ratatouille (2007)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• American Beauty (1999)
• The Best Offer (2013)
• The Words (2012)
• The Handmaiden (2016)
• In the Name of the Father (1993)
• Monster (2004)
• Chernobyl (2019)
• The Departed (2006)
• Drive (2011)
• The Night Of (2016)
• If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
• Contretemps (2021)
• El Keif (1985)
• Best Friend (2018)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• A Taxi Driver (2017)
• The Intouchables (2011)
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• Shutter Island (2010)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• The Green Berets (1968)
• Norbit (2007)
• The Hand of God (2021)
• Turkish Delight (1973)
• Sweet Bean (2015)
• Batman (1989)
• La La Land (2016)
• Terrorism and Kebab (1992)
• Her (2013)
• The Shape of Water (2017)
• 500 Days of Summer (2009)
• Tenet (2020)
• Al Aref (2021)
• Trainspotting (1996)
• 55 esaaf (2001)
• First Man (2018)
• The Gray Man (2022)
• Only God Forgives (2013)
• Abdu Mouta (2012)
• Drums (1968)
• Blue Cat Blues (1956)
• Ankhon Dekhi (2014)
• Road House (2024)
• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• The Champion of Auschwitz (2020)
• The War Zone (1999)
• A Dangerous Method (2011)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
• The Basketball Diaries (1995)
• The Irishman (2019)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• Dancer in the Dark (2000)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Léon: The Professional (1994)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
• Midnight in Paris (2011)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
• The Last King of Scotland (2006)
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
• Squid Game (2021)
• Gangs of New York (2002)
• Cruella (2021)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
• Wrath of Man (2021)
• Titanic (1997)
• The Bank Job (2008)
• Contact (1997)
• Now You See Me (2013)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
• The Report (2019)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• The Neighbors’ Window (2019)
• Alternative Math (2017)
• Bao (2018)
• The Big Short (2015)
• Spencer (2021)
• Revolutionary Road (2008)
• The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
• The Jacket (2005)
• The Bucket List (2007)
• Django Unchained (2012)
• The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
• Gladiator (2000)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
• Five Easy Pieces (1970)
• Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
• Song of the Sea (2014)
• The Nice Guys (2016)
• The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• American Psycho (2000)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002)
• The White Tiger (2021)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• City of God (2002)
• The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
• Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• Room (2015)
• Luca (2021)
• Memories of Murder (2003)
• The Platform (2019)
• The King’s Speech (2010)
• Captain Fantastic (2016)
• Yes Man (2008)
• 127 Hours (2010)
• Incendies (2010)
• Trumbo (2015)
• The Upside (2017)
• 99 Homes (2014)
• A Gentle Woman (1969)
• Anna Karenina (1997)
• I Saw the Devil (2010)
• Oldboy (2003)
• Soul (2020)
• The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
• Beautiful Boy (2018)
• No Sudden Move (2021)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
• In the Mood for Love (2000)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• The Father (2020)
• The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
• Don’t Look Up (2021)
• Bacurau (2019)
• Louise (2021)
• Cast Away (2000)
• Dark Waters (2019)
• The Past (2013)
• The Gift (2015)
• Gone Girl (2014)
• Carol (2015)
• Coco (2017)
• The Burial (2023)
• Nobody (2021)
• Wolfwalkers (2020)
• The Game (1997)
• Prisoners (2013)
• Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
• Blue Valentine (2010)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
• On the Count of Three (2021)
• T2 Trainspotting (2017)
• Nomadland (2020)
• Hamilton (2020)

• [2024-09-19 Thu 03:28] Melancholia (2011) A rewatch.
• [2024-09-02 Mon 15:56] I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 15:58] A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 15:58] On the Silver Globe (1988)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 15:59] Stalker (1979)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:00] The Ascent (1977)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:11] Big Fish (2003)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:24] Solaris (1972)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:25] Hannah Arendt (2012)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:25] Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:25] Arrival (2016)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:26] Ex Machina (2014)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:27] The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
• [2024-09-02 Mon 16:27] The Seventh Seal (1957)