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Movies & Shows Worth Watching
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items Movies and shows I actually think are worth your time — what critics and audiences say, and where I land after weighing both sides. Disclosure: I earn a commission if you buy/rent through my links, at no extra cost to you.
What it is: Paul Thomas Anderson's action-thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, following a former revolutionary drawn back into conflict years later. What people are saying: Near-unanimous critical acclaim — 98% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics callin...
One Battle After Another (2025)
What it is: Ryan Coogler's supernatural horror epic set in 1930s Mississippi, blending vampire mythology with the racism of the Jim Crow South, starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role. What people are saying: Debuted at a perfect 100% on Rotten Tom...
Sinners (2025)
What it is: A sci-fi survival film starring Ryan Gosling, based on Andy Weir's novel, about a lone astronaut waking up on a mission to save humanity with no memory of how he got there. What people are saying: Critics are calling it “the first great b...
Project Hail Mary (2026)
What it is: Denis Villeneuve's continuation of the Dune saga, following Paul Atreides as he unites with the Fremen for war against House Harkonnen. What people are saying: Critics near-universally praised the visual scale and action sequences, callin...
Dune: Part Two (2024)
What it is: Christopher Nolan's three-hour biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb. What people are saying: Widely praised as a “flawed and brilliant epic,” with critics split on pacing — some found it paced magnificent...
Oppenheimer (2023)
What it is: An animated film about a robot stranded on a wild island who learns to adapt and ends up raising an orphaned gosling. What people are saying: Extremely well received — 97% critics, 98% audience on Rotten Tomatoes — with reviewers calling ...
The Wild Robot (2024)
What it is: Yorgos Lanthimos's dark fantasy-comedy starring Emma Stone as a reanimated woman discovering the world (and herself) with childlike curiosity. What people are saying: Visually acclaimed with a widely praised Emma Stone performance, but ge...
Poor Things (2023)
What it is: A multiverse-hopping action-comedy-drama following a Chinese-American laundromat owner who must save the multiverse while confronting her strained relationship with her daughter. What people are saying: Widely celebrated (and a Best Pictu...
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
What it is: Greta Gerwig's live-action Barbie film, following Margot Robbie's Barbie as she leaves Barbieland and confronts the real world. What people are saying: Audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore and strong PostTrak numbers, with critics praisin...
Barbie (2023)
What it is: Martin Scorsese's 3.5-hour historical drama about the murders of Osage Nation members in 1920s Oklahoma during the oil boom, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone. What people are saying: Critically acclaimed (92% Rotten Tomatoes,...
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)