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Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).

2017-2020 Releases

Search returned all films since 2017 out of 1678 total rated films.

MASTERPIECES

Apollo 11 (2019) 10
You know what happens, but it's exhilarating. Spectacular historical preservation of humanity at its united best.
Endless Poetry (2017) 10
Jodorowsky's vibrant retelling of his life continues. Chronicles personal and artistic development via magical realism.
Ghost Story, A (2017) 10
Bedsheet-covered meditation on the passage of time and death's inevitability. A profoundly sad haunted house.
I Am Easy to Find (2019) 10
Mike Mills, with The National, magnificently captures the meaning of life over 26 subtitled minutes.
Lady Bird (2017) 10
In 2002, 17-year-old Saoirse Ronan comes of age in Sacramento. Gerwig is keenly perceptive, funny.
Parasite (2019) 10
Bong Joon-ho masterpiece. A destitute family infiltrates the wealthy in South Korea. Thrilling black comedy.
Roma (2018) 10
Cuarón's tender portrayal of a middle-class family's domestic worker in 1970s Mexico City. Dreamlike memoir.
Shoplifters (2018) 10
Masterful portrait of a flawed, unusual family trying to survive in Tokyo. Compassionate, socially conscious.
World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People... (2017) 10
Dazzling and poignant sci-fi. Don Hertzfeldt reverse-engineered this sequel from audio of his five-year-old niece.
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations... (2020) 10
Don Hertzfeldt's mind-blowing animated series continues. Clones of David and Emily through time and space.

EXCELLENT

1917 (2019) 9
Mendes's remarkable achievement of continuous, uncut shots. The Écoust nighttime flare scene is surreal, breathtaking.
Anima (2019) 9
A short musical film collaboration between Paul Thomas Anderson and Thom Yorke. Mind-bending visual piece.
Annihilation (2018) 9
Natalie Portman joins a perilous expedition into the Shimmer, a quarantined disaster area. Hallucinogenic mystery.
Cold War (2018) 9
Doomed 1950s romance between a music director and singer, across communist Poland, Berlin, and Paris.
Dunkirk (2017) 9
Nolan's depiction of Allied soldiers trapped by Nazi forces on the beaches of northern France.
Faces Places (2017) 9
French New Wave director Agnès Varda and muralist JR travel across France. Delightful creative collaboration.
Florida Project, The (2017) 9
The magical adventures of six-year-old Moonee, living in poverty in the shadow of Disney World.
Hidden Figures (2017) 9
Spotlights NASA's black female mathematicians during the 1960s space race, especially Katherine Johnson. Vital history.
Isle of Dogs (2018) 9
The mayor of Megasaki, Japan banishes all dogs to Trash Island. Charming Wes Anderson stop-motion.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Seasons 1-4 (2017) 9
The very best news satire program. Weekly updates from former 'Daily Show' host and correspondent.
Lighthouse, The (2019) 9
The madness of two Maine lighthouse keepers in the 1890s. Claustrophobic, mythological, and meticulously shot.
Midnight Gospel - Season 1, The (2020) 9
Clancy explores psychedelic worlds with his faulty multiverse simulator. Existential cartoon set to podcast banter.
Mirai (2018) 9
Parenting two small children in a unique house that reveals family past and future. Magical.
Red Turtle, The (2017) 9
A man stranded on a deserted island encounters an enormous red turtle. Dialogue-free Japanese fable.
Shape of Water, The (2017) 9
Love story between a mute janitor and an amphibious creature at a 1962 top-secret laboratory.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 9
Visually ingenious comic-book mashup. Quantum insanity. A Marvel superhero movie that elevates the tired genre.
Stranger Things - Seasons 1-3 (2019) 9
A small Indiana town in the 1980s has a shadowy parallel dimension. Thrilling, emotionally resonant.
Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) 9
David Lynch revisits the surreal, mystical character of a quaint Washington town 25 years later.
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) 9
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers.

VERY GOOD

20th Century Women (2017) 8
A teenager is raised by his bohemian mother and two young women. Southern California, 1979.
Baby Driver (2017) 8
A baby-faced getaway driver is in deep trouble following a botched heist. Musical chase scenes.
Black Panther (2018) 8
The advanced African kingdom of Wakanda, powered by vibranium, is in transition. Socially conscious Marvel.
BoJack Horseman - Seasons 1-6 (2020) 8
Absurd adult cartoon about a washed-up 1990s sitcom horse in Hollywood. Surprising wit, depth, self-loathing.
Breadwinner, The (2017) 8
A brave 11-year-old Afghan girl dresses as a boy to survive the Taliban. Beautiful, heartbreaking.
Buster's Mal Heart (2017) 8
A motel concierge (possibly lost at sea), Y2K, and a cosmic event called the Inversion.
Coco (2017) 8
On Día de los Muertos, an aspiring musician crosses into the afterlife seeking his great-great-grandfather.
Constantly Wrong: The Case Against Conspiracy Theories (2020) 8
Kirby Ferguson documentary about the cultural fight, and collective fantasy, of conspiracy theories. Very entertaining.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) 8
The witness statement of 93-year-old Attenborough. An urgent plea to save the world, and ourselves.
David Lynch: The Art Life (2017) 8
Lynch discusses his early life, his art and his creative process. Meditative smoking and painting.
Farewell, The (2019) 8
A far-flung family reunites in China. Their grandmother has terminal cancer, but it's a secret.
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Seasons 1-2 (2017) 8
Weekly news satire, with particular attention to women's issues, from the former 'Daily Show' correspondent.
Gather (2020) 8
Portrait of Indigenous Americans working to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
Get Out (2017) 8
A black man meets his white girlfriend's parents for a weekend at their estate. Razor-sharp.
Green Book (2018) 8
Affectionate, predictable comedy about racism and segregation during a 1962 Deep South piano concert tour.
Happy as Lazzaro (2018) 8
Magical realism fable of a saintly teen sharecropper and a tobacco baroness in rural Italy.
I Lost My Body (2019) 8
A severed hand escapes a lab and searches Paris for its body. Gruesomely enchanting, touching.
In This Corner of the World (2017) 8
In Hiroshima during World War II, a daydreaming girl confronts the devastating horrors of war.
Incredibles 2 (2018) 8
Pixar superhero sequel that's much like the original, featuring mysterious villain Screenslaver. Jack-Jack has powers!
Loving Vincent (2017) 8
The last days of Vincent van Gogh. A detective story exquisitely rendered with oil-painted animation.
Moominvalley - Season 1 (2019) 8
A 2019 adaptation of Tove Jansson's beloved, charming Moomin family stories, animated in 3D CGI.
Mother! (2017) 8
Aronofsky's unsettling, grotesque allegory of artistic creation and consumption. The chaotic horror of powerlessness.
My Life as a Zucchini (2017) 8
Vibrant stop-motion animation about a young boy sent to a foster home. Delightful youthful resilience.
My Octopus Teacher (2020) 8
A filmmaker befriends an octopus living in a South African kelp forest through daily visits.
Quiet Place, A (2018) 8
In the post-apocalypse, people live in silence while hiding from blind creatures with supersensitive hearing.
RBG (2018) 8
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's incredible legal legacy since the 1970s. Plus memes of her later years.
Road to Roma (2020) 8
Alfonso Cuarón's childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped the making of Roma.
Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, A (2020) 8
Aardman Animations with more endearing stop-motion slapstick, now featuring floppy-eared blue aliens on a farm.
Social Dilemma, The (2020) 8
Societal dangers of the tech industry's surveillance capitalism, algorithmic manipulation of users, addiction, fake news.
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) 8
Another one! Rey finds hermit Luke Skywalker, then battles Kylo Ren and the First Order.
Strange Negotiations (2019) 8
Heartfelt documentary exploring the spiritual, artistic, and personal journey of musician David Bazan (Pedro the Lion).
This is Not a Conspiracy Theory (2020) 8
Seven-part (2014-2020) episodic documentary by Kirby Ferguson about the hidden forces that shape our lives.
Toy Story 4 (2019) 8
Enter Forky, a trash toy, and the antique shop's ventriloquist dummies. Bo Peep's a badass.
Trump, QAnon and the Return of Magic (2020) 8
Kirby Ferguson's 2020 documentary about the far-right conspiracy theory and the insanity of Trump's America.

GOOD

Before I Wake (2018) 7
Parents haunted by their lost child. The surprisingly rewarding payoff redeems the clichéd Canker Man.
Bird Box (2018) 7
An almost unbearable horror that the survival of four-year-olds depends on them carefully following directions.
Color Out of Space (2020) 7
Nicolas Cage in a grotesque H.P. Lovecraft adaptation. A glowing purple meteorite crashes into Massachusetts.
Enola Holmes (2020) 7
Millie Bobby Brown is the spirited, ingenious teen sister of Sherlock Holmes. Charming detective adventure.
Flavors of Youth (2018) 7
Three stories of formative childhood experiences set in different cities of China. Anime food nostalgia.
Ghost in the Shell (2017) 7
Scarlett Johansson, now cyber-enhanced, is the perfect weapon. A big-budget spectacle that honors the anime.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) 7
The ragtag, intergalactic crew fights to stay together and unravels the mystery of Quill's father.
Hello World: Confronting Bias in Software (2020) 7
Insightful reflections on the tech industry's history and the social justice of diversity and inclusion.
Horse Girl (2020) 7
I wanted to believe in earnest Alison Brie's conspiracy theories during her mental health crisis.
Klaus (2019) 7
Animated Santa Claus origin story, including a bumbling postman, horrible townsfolk, and the Saami people.
Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017) 7
Eddie Vedder's Chicago Cubs fandom during their 2016 World Series run, plus Wrigley Field concerts.
Lodge, The (2019) 7
Two kids and their soon-to-be stepmom get snowed in. Beautifully shot. Unnerving. Bleak as hell.
Okja (2017) 7
A Korean girl's best friend is a GMO created by a powerful corporation. Over-the-top antics.
Platform, The (2020) 7
A vertical prison with a food platform that descends each day. Grotesque metaphor of capitalism.
Rise and Fall of the Seattle CHOP, The (2020) 7
Popular Front documentary showing the rise and fall of the Seattle CHOP/CHAZ from the ground.
Saving Capitalism (2017) 7
Robert Reich's demoralizing yet hopeful account of how American politics became rigged by crony capitalism.
See You Yesterday (2019) 7
Two teen prodigies build makeshift time machines. A tragic Brooklyn police shooting gives them purpose.
Teach Us All (2017) 7
Devastating cycles of unfulfilled promises of educational equality to Black and Latino children since desegregation.
Unlikely (2019) 7
Investigates America's college dropout crisis and innovative ways to close the higher education opportunity divide.
What Did Jack Do? (2020) 7
Short, absurd critique of the crime genre. Lynch interrogates a talking monkey suspected of murder.
WITH: A Documentary & Concert Film About Sylvan Esso (2020) 7
Fun 60-minute documentary and live concert film capturing Sylvan Esso on their 2019 WITH tour.

FAIR

Death to 2020 (2020) 6
Comedic retrospective of the year 2020. Mockumentary starring Samuel L. Jackson. What a fucking year.
Anon (2018) 6
Stylish but contrived. Amanda Seyfried is fun as the mystery hacker. DFE (delete fucking everything).
Babysitter, The (2017) 6
A 12-year-old trying to spy on his hot babysitter learns too much and is imperiled.
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) 6
Galifianakis takes his fake celebrity talk show on the road. Expectedly pointless, charming sketch comedy.
Bottom of the World (2017) 6
Trippy mystery of a guilty subconscious. Dreams within dreams, but falls flat in the end.
Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2018) 6
Depicts a Basque fable about a cunning blacksmith who makes a pact with the devil.
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020) 6
The benefits and hazards of hallucinogens, mostly related via celebrity stoner tales and goofy reenactments.
Hubie Halloween (2020) 6
Adam Sandler the good-hearted simpleton, accompanied by SNL cast members past and present. Familiar, goofy.
OtherLife (2017) 6
Biological software can induce time-compressed virtual realities, or make false memories. A lonely, cautionary tale.
Revolt (2017) 6
Amnesiac soldier Lee Pace wakes up during a cataclysmic alien invasion in the Kenyan countryside.
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) 6
Cooper parlays her viral Trump lip-synching into an SNL-style variety special about 2020. Trippy finale.
Secret Life of Pets 2, The (2019) 6
Slightly better than the first movie. What pets do when humans aren't looking. Relatable, charming.
Wheelman (2017) 6
A getaway driver is double-crossed. Top-speed BMW driving plus cell-phone cursing. 'Locke' it is not.
Whisker Away, A (2020) 6
A spastic junior-high girl transforms into a cat, hoping to receive a classmate's affection.
XX (2017) 6
Four-part anthology of short horror films directed and written by women, including musician St. Vincent.

ADEQUATE

Beyond, The (2018) 5
Faux-documentary of astronauts, wormholes, cybernetics, alien life. Far-fetched pseudoscience. Solid visual effects.
Cloverfield Paradox, The (2018) 5
Absurd, unstable jumble of sci-fi space horror that connects to the previous two Cloverfield movies.
Delirium (2018) 5
Topher Grace, recently released from a mental institute, inherits his father's mansion. Haunted? Or psychosis?
Extinction (2018) 5
A father is plagued by nightmares of a deadly alien invasion. But there's a twist.
Extinction Variations, The (2021) 5
Rachmaninoff accompanying Oregon landscapes. Heart's in the right place, but disempowering. Heavy-handed, bleak spoken word.
Guardian Brothers, The (2017) 5
The spirit world is authoritarian and small-minded. The godless human world has tasty-looking Chinese soup.
Girl on the Third Floor (2019) 5
A rundown Victorian house oozes viscous goo and marbles. And there's some nonsensical ghost sex.
Gnome Alone (2017) 5
Help garden gnomes battle the Troggs and save the world? Or befriend wicked teenage girls?
How It Ends (2018) 5
After an apocalyptic event, a man travels west toward Seattle. How it ends is stupidly.
iBoy (2017) 5
A teen gains superpowers after smartphone fragments enter his brain. Bruv, mind-hacking everything is easy!
Orbiter 9 (2018) 5
An engineer boards a young woman's spaceship, upends her sense of reality. Promising but unfocused.
Planet of the Humans (2020) 5
Armed with questionable science, brutally exposes the flaws of renewable energy. Offers no practical solutions.
Unfamiliar, The (2020) 5
A British Army doctor returns from war. PTSD hallucinations? Tension wanes following 51-minute Hawai'i reveal.
Wrinkle in Time, A (2018) 5
I watched for the tesseracts. So much promise, an enormous budget, with TV-grade acting. Perplexing.

FROM BAD TO WORSE

Below Her Mouth (2017) CRAP
Steamy, stilted affair between a roofer and a fashion editor. Lesbian sex without character development.
Desire (2017) CRAP
Two estranged sisters reunite at a wedding. Lust destroys their lives again. Boring yet poetic.
Emoji Movie, The (2017) CRAP
They turned a smartphone messaging app into a movie? I was nihilistically curious. WEARY. GRIMACING.
Paradox (2018) CRAP
Daryl Hannah directs outlaw Neil Young in an experimental concert film of supernatural frontier nonsense.
Pets United (2020) CRAP
Blatant caricature of popular pet and robot movies, plus superficial, mean-spirited body-shaming. Avoid this garbage.
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas (2017) CRAP
An awkward explorer, with Peruvian mummy sidekick, versus a millionaire looking for King Midas' necklace.

Statistical ratings distribution of these 119 films

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