The Lists That Matter

Parasite (2019)

A modern classic. Class-warfare comedy that turns into something far stranger and better.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

A visual and emotional masterpiece. The best superhero film of the decade.

Oppenheimer (2023)

A masterwork. Nolan's most emotionally rigorous film, and one of the great American films of the decade.

Past Lives (2023)

A quiet masterpiece. The rare film that knows what it's about and trusts you to feel it.

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Bigger, weirder, and somehow better than the first. A blockbuster that takes its source material seriously.

12th Fail (2023)

A masterful Indian biopic. Honest about caste, class, and what dignity costs.

The Zone of Interest (2023)

Formally radical and morally devastating. The Holocaust film that finally refuses to show the Holocaust.

Maharaja (2024)

A formally ingenious Tamil thriller. Don't read about it — just watch it.

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

A morally serious legal drama that refuses to give you the answer. Sandra Hüller is electric.

The Holdovers (2023)

Warm, sad, deeply human. Da'Vine Joy Randolph is unforgettable.

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

Scorsese at 80 makes a film about the genocide America preferred to forget. Lily Gladstone is unforgettable.

Poor Things (2023)

Visually delirious and joyfully strange. Emma Stone's most committed performance.

Animal (2023)

Maximalist, polarizing, and undeniably crafted. Watch only if Vanga's previous work intrigued you.