All Films Watched in 2025-2026

I'm changing my main reviewing site to:  http://letterboxd.com/kenru/ where all the reviews are rated on a 5-star basis.

However, on this site all films still are rated on a scale of 4-stars:
 ****(A+), *** 3/4 (A), *** 1/2 (A-), *** 1/4 (B+), *** (B), ** 3/4 (B-), ** 1/2 (C+), ** 1/4 ( C), ** (C-) , * 3/4 thru * (D),  3/4* thru 0*  (F)

Links are to longer reviews on site or elsewhere on the interwebs. 
A FILM is defined as 70 min.+  visual event.  A non-capitalized film title is a short film worthy of note.
The year included with the film is the year I watched each film.
  (V) =  TV, Video or DVD    ( +) = repeat viewing      (W/O)= walked out
      January, 2025
EMILIA PÉREZ (2024, d. Jacques Audiard) *** 1/2
ARMAND (2025, d. Halfdan Ullmann Tondel) **
SANTOSH (2025, d. Sandhya Suri) *** 1/4
SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, THE (2025, d. Mohammad Rasoulof) *** 1/2
SING SING (2025, d. Greg Kwedar) *** 1/2
NICKEL BOYS (2025, d. RaMell Ross) *** 3/4
BRUTALIST, THE (2025, d. Brady Corbet) *** 1/2
SATURDAY NIGHT (2025, d. Jason Reitman) ** 3/4
COMPLETE UNKNOWN, A (2025, d. James Mangold)  *** 3/4
ANORA (2025, d. Sean Baker) *** 1/2
CONCLAVE (2025, d. Edward Berger) *** 1/4
AMERICAN PRIMEVAL (2025, limited series, d. Peter Berg) *** 1/4
BABYGIRL (2025, d. Halina Reijn) ***
HIT MAN (2025, d. Richard Linklater) *** 1/2
A LIEN (2025, short, d. David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz) *** 1/2
INSIDE OUT 2 (2025, d. Kelsey Mann) ***
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (2025, d. Adam Elliot) *** 3/4
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (2025, d. Merlin Crossingham, Nick Park) *** 1/4
BEAUTIFUL MEN (2025, animation short, d. Nicolas Keppens) ** 3/4
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS (2025, animation short, d. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani) ** 3/4
WILD ROBOT, THE (2025, d. Chris Sanders) *** 1/2
MAGIC CANDIES (2025, animation short, d. Daisuke Nishio) ***
APPRENTICE, THE (2025, d. Ali Abbasi) *** 1/2
MARIA (2025,d. Pablo Larrain) ** 3/4
DIFFERENT MAN, A (2025, d. Aaron Schimberg) *** 1/4
NOSFERATU (2025, d. Robert Eggers) *** 1/2
   February, 2025
ALIEN: ROMULUS (2025, d. Fede Álvarez) *** 1/4
SIX TRIPLE EIGHT, THE (2025, d. Tyler Perry) ** 3/4
BETTER MAN (2025, d. Michael Gracey) *** 1/4
GLADIATOR II (2025, d. Ridley Scott) ** 3/4
WICKED: PART 1 (2025, d. Jon M. Chu) *** 1/4
KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2025, d. Wes Ball) ***
WANDER TO WONDER (2025, animation short, d. Nina Gantz) ** 3/4
YUCK! (2025, animation short, d. Loïc Espuche) ** 3/4
ANUJA (2025, short, d. Adam J. Graves) *** 1/4
I'M NOT  ROBOT (2025, short, d. Victoria Warmerdam) *** 1/4
LAST RANGER, THE (2025, short, d. Cindy Lee) ** 3/4
MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT, THE (2025, short, d. Nebojsa Slijepcevic) *** 1/2
ANORA (2025, d. Sean Baker) *** 3/4
BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (2025, mini-series, d. various) *** 3/4 (2nd viewing)
    March, 2025
PRIME TARGET (2025, mini-series, d. Brady Hood) ** 1/2
ADOLESCENCE (2025, limited series, d. Philip Barantini) ****
LEOPARD, THE (Il Gattopardo) (2025, limited series, d. various) ***
   April, 2025
SINNERS (2025, d. Ryan Coogler) *** 1/2
   June, 2025
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK  (2025, live TV, d. Grant Heslov, Micah Brickham) ** 1/4
SURVIVORS, THE (2025, limited series, d. Cherie Nowlan, Ben C. Lucas) ***
   July, 2025
SPY AMONG FRIENDS, A (2025, limited series, d. Nick Murphy) ** 3/4
UNTAMED (2025, limited series, d. various) *** 1/4
   August, 2025
SIRENS (2025, limited series, d. various) ***
BUTTERFLY (2025, limited series, d. various) ***
HOSTAGE (2025, limited series, d. various) ** 1/2
GRAND THEFT HAMLET (2025, doc. feature., d. Pinny Gryllis, Sam Crane) ** 3/4
WRITING HAWA (2025, doc. feature, d. Najiba Noori) ****
   September, 2025
DROP DEAD CITY (2025, doc. feature, d. Peter Yost, Michael Rohatyn) *** 1/2
AI WEIWEI'S TURANDOT (2025, doc. feature, d. Maxim Derevianko) *** 1/4
   October, 2025
ENCAMPMENTS, THE (2025, doc. feature, d. Michael T. Workman, Kei Pritsker) *** 1/2
RED SANDS (2025, doc. short, d. Romina Cenisio) *** 1/2
14 SHORT FILMS ABOUT OPERA (2025, doc. feature, d. Thomas Storesund) *** 3/4
OUTSIDER, THE (2025, limited series, d. Jason Bateman et al) *** 1/4
FOLKTALES (2025, doc. feature, d. Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing.) ***
TASK (2025, limited series, d. Jeremiah Zagar, Salli Richardson-Whitfield) *** 3/4
CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS  (2025, doc. feature, d. Sara Khaki, Mohammad Reza Eyni) *** 1/2
MONK IN PIECES (2025, doc. feature, d. Billy Shebar) *** 3/4
   November, 2025
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT  (2025, doc. feature, d. Ryan White) *** 1/4
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT (2025, doc. feature, d. Charlie Shackleton) ** 3/4
MAN WITH SOLE, A: THE IMPACT OF KENNETH COLE (2025, doc. feature, d. Dori Berinstein) *** 1/4
DUEL WE MISSED, THE (2025, doc. feature, d. Edward Staroselsky, Ilnur Rafikov) *** 3/4
FOOD DELIVERY: FRESH FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA (2025, doc. feature, d. Baby Ruth Villarama) **
LILITH FAIR: BUILDING A MYSTERY (2025, doc. feature, d. Ally Pankiw) *** 1/2
PRINCE OF NANAWA, THE (2025, doc. feature, d. Clarisa Navas) ***
LOWDOWN, THE (2025, limited series, d. various) *** 1/4
SWIMMING WITH BUTTERFLIES (2025, doc. short, d. Karl Stelter) *** 1/4
STRINGER, THE: THE MAN WHO TOOK THE PHOTO (2025, doc. feature, d. Bao Nguyen) *** 1/2
BEAST IN ME, THE (2025, limited series, d. various) *** 1/4
1985: HEROES AMONG RUINS (2025, doc. feature, d. Jeanette Russ Moreno) ***
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE (2025, d. Scott Cooper) *** 1/4
   December, 2025
AMMA'S PRIDE (2025, doc. short, d. Shiva Krish) *** 3/4
SINGLE INCIDENT, A (Eine einzelne Tat) (2025, doc. short, d. Constanze Wolpers) * 3/4
FIDDLER ON THE MOON: JUDAISM IN SPACE (2025, doc. short, d. Newberger, Miller, Kramer) ****
JAR OF TIME (2025, doc. short, d. Nevena Semova) *** 1/4
LITTLE POTATO (2025, doc. short, d. Chen Chen) ** 1/2
RUN MONNIE, RUN (2025, doc. short, d.Kerolina Biesiacka) ** 3/4
TIDES OF LIFE (2025, doc. short, d. Tatiana McCabe) *** 3/4
VAN PIANIST (2025, doc. short, d. Hetong Zhang) ** 3/4
WE WERE THE SCENERY (2025, doc. short, d. Christopher Radcliff) *** 1/4
612: DARKNESS IN THE LAND OF NICE (2025, doc. short, d. Diem Van Groth) *** 1/2
MARTY SUPREME (2025, d. Josh Safdie) *** 1/4
LLOYD WONG, UNFINISHED (2025, doc. short, d. Lesley Loksi Chan) *** 1/2
REPLAY (2025, doc. short, d. Phil Mazo) *** 1/2
SAVING SUPERMAN (2025, doc. short, d. Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian) *** 3/4
CHILD OF DUST (2025, doc. feature, d. Weronika Mliczewska) *** 1/2
ALABAMA SOLUTION, THE (2025, doc. feature, d. Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman) *** 3/4
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS (2025, doc. feature, d. Petra Costa) *** 1/2
COEXISTENCE, MY ASS! (2025, doc. feature, d. Amber Fares) ***
COVER-UP (2025, doc. feature, d. Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus) *** 1/2
HOLDING LIAT (2025, doc. feature, d. Brandon Kramer) *** 1/2
MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN (2025, doc. feature. d. David Borenstein) *** 3/4
MISTRESS DISPELLER (2025, doc. feature. d. Elizabeth Lo) ** Chinese marriage beyond my comprehension.
PERFECT NEIGHBOR, THE (2025, doc. feature. d. Geeta Gandbhir) *** 1/2
  January, 2026
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA (2026, doc. feature. d. Mstyslav Chernov) ****
ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS (2026, doc. short. d. Joshua Seftel) *** 3/4 Visits to bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. Shed tears.
ALL THE WALLS CAME DOWN (2026, doc. short. d. Ondi Timoner) *** 1/4 Survivors of Altadena fires, lost homes. Somewhat unfocused.
ARMED ONLY WITH A CAMERA: THE LIFE & DEATH OF BRENT RENAUD (2026, doc. short. d.Brent and Craig Renaud) *** 1/2 Warfare photo-journalist documentarian's career and death in Ukraine. Effective, but disorganized.
BAD HOSTAGE (2026, doc. short. d. Mimi Wilcox) *** 1/2  3 hostage stories conflated into Stockholm syndrome events, stressing one personal family history.
SEEDS (2026, doc. feature, d. Brittany Shyne) ***
CASHING OUT (2026, doc. short, d. Matt Nadel) *** 1/2 During AIDS crisis, patients sold life insurance policies for ready cash. Stories of helpfulness.
CHASING TIME (2026, doc. short, d. Sarah Keo, Jeff Orlowski) *** 1/4 Sequel to "Chasing Ice" 13 years culmination of project measuring glaciers melting. Visually stunning time lapses.
CHILDREN NO MORE: WERE AND ARE GONE (2026, doc. short, d. Hilla Medalia) *** 14 Israelis in silent protest against thousands of dead children killed in Gaza and other places. Moving but repetitive.
CLASSROOM 4 (2026, doc. short, d. Eden Wurmfeld) *** 15 students and 15 prisoners take a class together discussing common issues. Talky but interesting.
YANUNI (2026, doc. feature, d. Richard Ladkani) *** 1/4
DEVIL IS BUSY, THE (2026, doc. short, d. Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir) *** 3/4  A day's activity in a Georgia woman's health clinic (44 abortion appointments) from security lady's p.o.v. Pointed subject, well conceived and edited.
HEARTBEAT (2026, doc. short, d. Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp) *** 1/2  A filmmaking couple's filmed diary of their marital stress 25 years ago while attempting to have a child. Honest and brave.
LAST DAYS ON LAKE TRINITY (2026, doc. short, d. Charlotte Cooley) *** 1/4  When S. Florida trailer park closes and evicts 3 elderly ladies from their homes into an uncertain future. Sad, affecting, but minor in import.
ON HEALING LAND, BIRDS PERCH (2026, doc. short, d. Naja Pham Lockwood) *** 1/2 Consequences for two families involved in the famous "Saigon Execution" photo from the Tet offensive. Intimate close-up view of history.
PERFECTLY A STRANGENESS (2026, doc. short, d. Alison McAlpine) *** 1/2  Three donkeys wander in the desert and find a deserted observatory (La Silla in Chile). Poetic montage compressing 24 hours...with eerie music and time lapse stars.
ROVINA'S CHOICE (2026, doc. short, d. Annie Wong, Thomas Jennings) *** 3/4 After Trump cut off aid, refugee children dying in Kenya. One mother must choose between her older children and sick, starving infant child. Effective, moving.
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART 1 - LAST AIR IN MOSCOW (2026, doc. feature, d. Julia Loktev) *** 1/4
11.22.63 (2026, mini-series, d. various) *** 1/2 
BUGONIA (2026, d. Yorgos Lanthimos) *** 1/4
HAMNET (2026, d. Chloé Zhao) *** 3/4
TRAIN DREAMS (2026, d. Clint Bentley) *** 3/4
FRANKENSTEIN (2026, d. Guillermo del Toro) *** 1/4
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2026, d. Paul Thomas Anderson) ****
   February, 2026
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (2026, d. Joachim Trier) *** 1/2
SECRET AGENT, THE (2026,  d. Kleber Mendonça Filho) *** 1/4
BLUE MOON (2026, d. Richard Linklater) *** 3/4
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2026, d. Jafar Panahi) *** 1/2
VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, THE  (2026, d. Kaouther Ben Hania) *** 1/4
SIRAT (2026, d. Oliver Laxe) *** 3/4
F1 (2026, d. Joseph Koskinski) *** 1/4
IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU (2026, d. Mary Bronstein) *** 1/2
SONG SUNG BLUE (2026, d. Craig Brewer) *** 1/2
WEAPONS (2026, d. Zach Cregger) *** 1/2
ARCO (2026, d. Ugo Bienvenu) *** 1/4+
ELIO (2026, d. Madeline Sharafian, Somee Shi, Adrian Molina) ** 3/4
BUTTERFLY (2026, animated short, d. Florence Miailhe) *** 3/4
FOREVERGREEN (2026, animated short, d. Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears) *** 1/4
GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, THE (2026, animated short, d. Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski) *** 1/2
RETIREMENT PLAN (2026, animated short, d. John Kelly) *** 1/2
THREE SISTERS, THE (2026, animated short, d. Konstantin Bronzit) ** 3/4
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2026, d. Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang) *** 1/4
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN (2026, d. Mailys Vallade, Liane-cho Han) *** 1/2+
BUTCHER'S STAIN (2026, short film, d. Meyer Levinson-Blount) *** 1/4
FRIEND OF DOROTHY, A (2026, short film, d. Lee Knight) *** 1/2+
JANE AUSTEN'S PERIOD DRAMA (2026, short film, d. Steve Pinder) ** 3/4
   March, 2026
ZOOTOPIA 2 (2026, d. Jared Bush, Byron Howard) ** 3/4
SINGERS, THE (2026, short film, d. Sam Davis)
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA (2026, short film, d. Alexandre Singh, Natalie Musteata) ** 3/4
SINNERS (2026, d. Ryan Coogler) *** 1/2
VLADIMIR (2026, limited series, d. Shari Springer Berman, etc.) ** 1/4
  April, 2026
ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL (2026, limited series, d. S.J. Clarkson) ***
  May, 2026
IMPERFECT WOMEN (2026, limited series, d. Lesli Linka Glatter, etc.) ** 1/4
FRENCH VILLAGE, A (2026, French TV series, d. various)  7-season serial about a village under German occupation in WWII. Gripping & horrendous. *** 1/2
BOROUGHS, THE (2026, limited series, d. various) Sci-fi about monsters extending human lives in a retirement community. Fun, trivial. *** 1/4
  June, 2026
SMOKE (2026, limited series, d. various)  Psychological thriller centers around an arson investigator (Taron Egerton). ***
BERLIN (2026, limited series, d. various) Clever jewelry heist and various love stories among the thieves. *** 1/4
  July, 2026
DTF ST. LOUIS (2026, limited series, d. Steven Conrad.) *** 1/2
BANG MY BOX: THE ROBIN BYRD STORY (2026, doc feature, d. Stephanie Schwam, Jyllian Gunther) *** 1/2+
I WILL FIND YOU (2026, limited series, d. various) *** 1/4
  August, 2026
BOMBING OF PAN AM 103, THE (2026, limited series, d. Michael Keillor) ***
EYE FOR AN EYE, AN (2026, doc feature, d. Tanaz Eshaghian, Farzad Jafari) *** 3/4
MARY OLIVER: SAVED BY THE BEAUTY OF THE WORLD (2026, doc feature, d. Sasha Waters) *** 1/4
  September, 2026
BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL (2026, doc feature, d. David Kittredge) *** 3/4+
PALIMPSEST: THE STORY OF A NAME  (2026, doc feature, d. Mary Stephen) ** 3/4
FELLOW TRAVELERS (2026, limited series, d. various) *** 3/4 second watch feeling the pain of remembrance all over again.
  October, 2026
FLOOD (2026, doc. feature, d. Katy Scoggin) ** 3/4 Personal film made by evolutionist daughter who after years connects with Creationist father while family moves east to bond with 2nd daughter and family.
PYTHON HUNT, THE (2026, doc. feature, d. Xander Robin) *** 1/2+ Nicely shot and edited doc about a fun subject: Python snake hunting contest in the Florida Everglades.
ROBERT RICHARDSON: THE WHITE DEVIL (2026, doc. feature, d. Jana Hojdová) *** 1/2+ Complex, fascinating montage film about a complex life in film, made with copious material from the cinematographer himself and interviews with 3 of his infamous directors.
LAST FIRST, THE: WINTER K2 (2026, doc. feature, d. Amir Bar-Lev) *** 1/4 Exhausting lesson of ambition, ego and the pursuit of glory to be first to climb a killer mountain summit in winter. Superbly shot, chronologically, but somewhat confusingly edited.