• Infinity Pool
  • Commando
  • Possessor
  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023 First-Time Watches Film of the Month

This is not a ranked list. Number corresponds to calendar month it ranked #1 (usually out of 25-30 new watches).

  • The Night Comes for Us
  • Leave the World Behind
  • Silent Night
  • May December
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
  • Carrie
  • Mission: Impossible III
  • The Untouchables
  • Reality
  • Napoleon
  • Rope
  • Fair Play
  • Killers of the Flower Moon
  • Pain Hustlers

November 2023 First-Time Watches Ranked

I rated Rope higher than Napoleon because it objectively is better but Napoleon is my #1 this month!

  • Triangle
  • The Exorcist III
  • Train to Busan
  • Terrifier
  • When Evil Lurks
  • Heat
  • The Raid 2
  • The Raid
  • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
  • Oppenheimer

July 2023 First-Time Watches Ranked

I watched A LOT of good films this month! Hardest month of ranking I’ve had to do yet.

  • The Equalizer 3
  • The Conjuring 2
  • Belle
  • The Conjuring
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  • Oldboy
  • Body Double
  • The Quiet Girl
  • The Equalizer
  • The Spectacular Now
  • American Skin
  • 1917
  • The Flash
  • Extraction 2
  • To Catch a Thief

June 2023 First-Time Watches Ranked

Past Lives & Close are ranked lower than a few films they were rated higher than. They’re better made films but enjoyed…

  • Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
  • Fatal Attraction
  • Taxi Driver
  • Sisu
  • Evil Dead Rise
  • Possessor
  • Carlito's Way
  • Goodnight Mommy
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Air

March 2023 First-Time Watches Ranked

The Tragedy of Macbeth is rated higher but ranked a bit lower than a few others due to enjoyment factor.…

  • Commando
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Triangle of Sadness
  • The Woman King
  • Piggy

February 2023 First-Time Watches Ranked

Yes, there are multiple films below Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. It’s too much fun to rank on merit alone.…