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1. Bruno Manser − Die Stimme des Regenwaldes (2019) — 8/10
2. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) — 8/10
3. The Birdcage (1996) — 6/10
4. Doug Stanhope: Discount Meat (2024) — 8/10
5. Blue Velvet (1986) — 8/10
6. Good Will Hunting (1997) — 10/10
7. Speed (1994) — 7/10
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — 10/10
9. A History of Violence (2005) — 7/10
10. Carrie (1976) — 8/10

Bruno Manser − Die Stimme des Regenwaldes (2019) — 8/10

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1. The Addams Family (1991) — 7/10
2. Addams Family Values (1993) — 6/10
3. Die göttliche Ordnung (2017) — 9/10
4. Silverado (1985) — 7/10
5. Achtung Fertig Charlie (2003) — 7/10
6. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) — 5/10
7. Moon (2009) — 8/10
8. Gotthard (2016) — 8/10
9. Platzspitzbaby (2020) — 8/10
10. Die Schwarze Spinne (2022) — 5/10

The Addams Family (1991) — 7/10

Gomez (Raúl Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) Addams live with their... [More]

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1. Christine (1983) — 8/10
2. The Boys S04 (2025) — 9/10
3. South Park S28 (2025) — 9/10
4. Stranger Things S05 (2025) — 8/10
5. Lee Camp at the Cobra Club (2025) — 7/10
6. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) — 6/10
7. Liz Miele: Space Camp (2025) — 7/10
8. Dead Poets Society (1989) — 9/10
9. Spaceballs (1987) — 6/10
10. Hellboy (2004) — 8/10

Christine (1983) — 8/10

Christine was born in Detroit in 1957, She came off the assembly line... [More]

I recently had some time off at the end of the year. What to do?

I decided I wanted to catch up on my movie and series reviews and notes.

I (briefly) considered whether to “declare bankruptcy”—just give up on the unfinished drafts and start fresh, or maybe just make quick, short notes, or maybe just publish whatever I had, in whatever form it happened to be in.

But then I remembered how happy it makes me when I search for and find my notes for a show or movie I look up. They remind me of... [More]

Renato KaiserIn September of 2023, I saw “s’läbä isch geil” by Renato Kaiser. It was a solid two hours. He had no notes. He delivered a two-hour show from memory. He is incredibly eloquent, introspective, insightful, poetic, and very, very funny.

These are the “chapters” of that nearly two-hour show

• Life is good
• Severin
• What about immortality?
• Would we want that? Why not?
• Just for ourselves? Or for everyone?
• Swiss Lotto / Win4Llife
• Cats; Altersheim
• Flossing
• Gendering in speech
• Serial killers... [More]

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1. Zurück in die Zukunft II (1989) — 7/10
2. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — 8/10
3. Zurück in die Zukunft III (1990) — 7/10
4. Rambo: Last Blood (2019) — 6/10
5. Non c’è più religione (2016) — 6/10
6. King Arthur (2004) — 6/10
7. Triangle of Sadness (2022) — 6/10
8. A Knight’s Tale (2001) — 9/10
9. El Verdugo / 100 Rifles (1969) — 6/10
10. Paddington in Peru (2024) — 6/10
11. The End of the Tour (2015) — 9/10

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1. Born Poor (2025) — 8/10
2. Rückkehr des Königs (Return of the King) (2003) — 8/10
3. The Whiskey Bandit (2017) — 8/10
4. Palestine Is Still the Issue (2002) — 9/10
5. House of Gucci (2021) — 6/10
6. Heat (1995) — 6/10
7. Miami Vice S01 (1984) — 7/10
8. Knight Rider S01 (1982) — 6/10
9. Antarctica S01 (2011) — 6/10
10. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (2023) — 6/10

Born Poor (2025) — 8/10

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1. Blood Diamond (2006) — 9/10
2. Cape Fear (1991) — 9/10
3. Das Netz (1991) — 9/10
4. Donnie Brasco (1997) — 8/10
5. Sandman S02 (2025) — 4/10
6. Road to Perdition (2002) — 7/10
7. Jump Cut (2024) — 8/10
8. Die drei Musketiere (1948) — 7/10
9. The Grudge (2019) — 6/10
10. U-571 (2000) — 6/10

Blood Diamond (2006) — 9/10

Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a diamond smuggler in Liberia and Sierra Leone. He’s incredible, seemingly using a... [More]

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1. Robocop (2014) — 6/10
2. Stirb Langsam 2 (Die Hard 2) (1990) — 8/10
3. Punisher: War Zone (2008) — 5/10
4. Brian Simpson: Live from the Mothership (2024) — 8/10
5. Fatal Attraction (1987) — 8/10
6. The 6th Day (2000) — 6/10
7. October Sky (1999) — 8/10
8. Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023) — 7/10
9. Flyboys (2006) — 8/10
10. Schtonk (1992) — 8/10

Robocop (2014) — 6/10

Omnicorp has robot warriors. They use them all over the world to mop up... [More]

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1. Over the Top (1987) — 6/10
2. Happy Gilmore (1996) — 7/10
3. The Interview (2014) — 7/10
4. Last Man Standing (1996) — 8/10
5. Havoc (2025) — 5/10
6. Snatch (2000) — 8/10
7. Adú (2020) — 9/10
8. Elysium (2013) — 8/10
9. Violent Night (2022) — 7/10
10. North Country (2005) — 9/10

Over the Top (1987) — 6/10

Lincoln Hawk is a truck driver who makes extra money with arm-wrestling. He’s quite well-known on the trucker circuit. He’s divorced from... [More]

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1. Pollock (2000) — 7/10
2. Equalizer (2014) — 9/10
3. Rush Hour 3 (2007) — 7/10
4. Murder Sheets (2024) — 8/10
5. Emotionally Exhausting (2015) — 8/10
6. Self Help Me (2020) — 8/10
7. Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It (2024) — 8/10
8. No Country for Old Men (2007) — 9/10
9. Fatherhood (2023) — 6/10
10. Abgang mit Stil (Going in Style) (2017) — 7/10

Pollock (2000) — 7/10

Jackson Pollack died as he lived: a miserable, self-pitying, drunken asshole.
... [More]

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1. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) — 6/10
2. Letterkenny S04–S11 (2017–2023) — 7/10
3. High Plains Drifter (1973) — 6/10
4. Hercules (2014) — 5/10
5. The Lost Prince (Il Principe Dimenticato / Le Prince oublié) (2020) — 7/10
6. Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) — 7/10
7. Mystic River (2003) — 8/10
8. The Red Shoes (1948) — 8/10
9. A Winter’s Tale (2014) — 6/10
10. Space Between Stars (2018) — 8/10

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) — 6/10

I watched... [More]

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1. Fist Fight (2017) — 4/10
2. Pacific Rim (2013) — 9/10
3. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — 6/10
4. Equalizer 3 (2023) — 6/10
5. Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (1994) — 3/10
6. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) — 8/10
7. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) — 6/10
8. Talk to Me (2022) — 5/10
9. Equalizer 2 (2018) — 6/10
10. Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) — 5/10

Fist Fight (2017) — 4/10

I really like Charlie Day, whom I know... [More]

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1. Dante’s Peak (1997) — 9/10
2. Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) — 7/10
3. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) — 8/10
4. Jane Goodall: The Hope (2020) — 7/10
5. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) — 8/10
6. South Park S27 (2025) — 9/10
7. O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000) — 10/10
8. Woman at War / La Donna Elettrica (2018) — 8/10
9. Richard Jewell (2019) — 8/10
10. Prigione 77 (2022) — 8/10

Dante’s Peak (1997) — 9/10

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1. The Walk (2015) — 7/10
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) — 6/10
3. Das Lehrerzimmer (The Teacher’s Lounge) (2023) — 7/10
4. Arcane S01–S02 (2022–2024) — 7/10
5. Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — 7/10
6. Black Adam (2022) — 5/10
7. Time Bandits (1981) — 7/10
8. The Phantom of the Open (2021) — 7/10
9. Asterix & Obelix im Reich der Mitte (2023) — 4/10
10. Dinner with Skinner (2025) — 8/10

The Walk (2015) — 7/10

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1. Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) — 6/10
2. Death Becomes Her (1992) — 8/10
3. Superman (2025) — 4/10
4. Plane (2023) — 6/10
5. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) — 6/10
6. Secret Headquarters (2022) — 5/10
7. Outbreak (1995) — 8/10
8. John Rambo (Rambo) (2008) — 7/10
9. The Running Man (1987) — 6/10
10. Invelle (Nowhere) (2023) — 8/10

Jurassic World: Rebirth (2025) — 6/10

I can’t tell whether this movie is just cheesy or whether it’s the motion... [More]

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1. Big Mouth S08 (2025) — 8/10
2. The Outside Man (“Brutale Schatten”) (1973) — 7/10
3. Toy Story 4 (“Alles hört auf kein Kommando”) (2019) — 7/10
4. Pirates of the Carribean − Fremde Gezeiten (“On Stranger Tides”) (2011) — 6/10
5. Love, Death, and Robots S04 (2025) — 7/10
6. Chief of War S01 (2025) — 8/10
7. Fack ju Göhte (2013) — 5/10
8. La dégustation (2022) — 6/10
9. Warlord (2025) — 4/10
10. Two Tickets to Paradise (2022) — 6/10

Big Mouth... [More]

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1. Constantine (2005) — 10/10
2. Romancing the Stone (1984) — 8/10
3. Mr. McMahon (2024) — 7/10
4. Fast X (2023) — 7/10
5. Kung Fu Panda (2008) — 9/10
6. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) — 7/10
7. Das Krokodil und sein Nilpferd (1979) — 4/10
8. Gaza Doctors Under Attack (2025) — 8/10
9. Bad Words (2013) — 8/10
10. Mythic Quest S01-S04 (2020-2025) — 8/10

Constantine (2005) — 10/10

I watched and reviewed this in 2013. The rating stands.

Romancing... [More]

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1. Biking Borders (2021) — 8/10
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — 7/10
3. The Age of Innocence (1993) — 8/10
4. Oppenheimer (2023) — 8/10
5. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) — 8/10
6. Madame (2017) — 6/10
7. Habemus Papam (2011) — 7/10
8. Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (2009) — 7/10
9. The Staircase (2004–2018) — 4/10
10. Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025) — 9/10

Biking Borders (2021) — 8/10

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1. Godzilla (1998) — 7/10
2. Our Friend (2019) — 5/10
3. Hulk (2003) — 7/10
4. Black Mirror S07 (2025) — 9/10
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — 8/10
6. Morbius (2022) — 7/10
7. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — 9/10
8. T2 Trainspotting (2017) — 8/10
9. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — 4/10
10. L’immensità (2022) — 7/10

Godzilla (1998) — 7/10

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1. Bill Burr: I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014) — 10/10
2. Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at the Lowry (2024) — 9/10
3. Mank (2020) — 9/10
4. Bobby Yeah (2011) — 8/10
5. Midnight Express (1978) — 8/10
6. The Infernal Machine (2022) — 7/10
7. Shrek the Third (2022) — 5/10
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — 4/10
9. Everest (2015) — 7/10
10. Die Another Day (2002) — 6/10

Bill Burr: I’m Sorry You Feel That Way (2014) — 10/10... [More]

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1. Rocky III: (2017) — 6/10
2. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: (2017) — 9/10
3. Happy S02 (2017) — 7/10
4. No Other Land (2024) — 8/10
5. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) — 4/10
6. Plane (Absturz im Dschungel) (2023) — 4/10
7. The Holdovers (2023) — 9/10
8. Bastille Day (The Take) (2016) — 7/10
9. Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001) — 7/10
10. Masters of the Universe: Revelation (2021) — 5/10

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1. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — 7/10
2. Boss Level (2020) — 7/10
3. Better Call Saul S06 (2022) — 9/10
4. Footloose (1984) — 7/10
5. The Creator (2023) — 6/10
6. Police Academy (1984) — 6/10
7. Papillon (2017) — 9/10
8. Divergent (2014) — 5/10
9. Severance S02 (2024) — 6/10
10. Terminator Renaissance (2010) — 6/10

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — 7/10

This is a film that is tediously trying to convince us that Anne Hathaway is a mousy doormat... [More]

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1. Doubt (2008) — 8/10
2. Mission Impossible − Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) — 7/10
3. Der Morgen Stirbt Nie (Tomorrow Never Dies) (1997) — 7/10
4. Puss in Boots (2011) — 7/10
5. Independence Day (1995) — 9/10
6. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) — 6/10
7. Happy S01 (2017) — 9/10
8. Chronicles of Riddick (2004) — 8/10
9. Shane (1953) — 5/10
10. Pitch Black (2000) — 7/10

Doubt (2008) — 8/10

This movie combines two great things:... [More]

This video is 136 minutes long and comprises 135 films. Thanks to YouTube user @BoPeep01 for their service is creating a list of all timestamps and films, which I’ve included below. If you click a timestamp, it jumps to the video at that location.

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)
8. 11:41... [More]

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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

This show is a labor of love by David... [More]

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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

As with any other Japanese animated feature, this one is... [More]