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diff --git a/film/2020.page b/film/2020.page
index 04cd37f..392a2a1 100644
--- a/film/2020.page
+++ b/film/2020.page
@@ -78,3 +78,28 @@ Bombshell
-------------
This was good. A juicy, buzzy story.
+
+
+--------
+
+- BlacKkKlansman
+- 10 year (HK)
+- Spy Game
+- Contagion
+- uncut gems
+- just mercy
+- the core
+- the killer (1989)
+- plot against america (TV)
+- adaptation
+- mean girls
+- da 5 bloods
+- the craft
+- shadow
+- as tears go by
+- rat film
+- the deuce (tv)
+
+
+next?
+- show me a hero
diff --git a/film/2021.page b/film/2021.page
index 533816e..2b92436 100644
--- a/film/2021.page
+++ b/film/2021.page
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ end felt like just eye candy and "entertainment" though, did not add anything
special or new to the story telling. This is a finely executed and polished
film, but David Lynch's version brought a lot more to the table.
+Following (1998)
+================
+
+The Thin Man (1934)
+=====================
+
+They Live
+==========
+
+The Blues Brothers (1980)
+==========================
+
+Dead Pigs
+==========
+
+Prisoners (2013)
+=================
+
+Long Day's Journey into Night (2018)
+=====================================
Incendies
==========
@@ -61,6 +81,9 @@ Incendies
This was very good, though parts of it were so brutal they felt like a stab in
the back by the directory/screenwriter.
+Black Bear
+==========
+
No Time to Die
===============
@@ -81,3 +104,9 @@ Suicide Squad
L liked this so I gave it a try. Was surprisingly enjoyable, especially the
first 10-15 minutes.
+
+The French Dispatch
+=====================
+
+Don't Look Up
+==============
diff --git a/film/2022.page b/film/2022.page
index 1103cc8..d1261c4 100644
--- a/film/2022.page
+++ b/film/2022.page
@@ -5,3 +5,106 @@ Black Mirror: San Junipero
Watched because it gets referenced a lot in pop culture. Decent, but I didn't
like it as much as the similar (to me) episode with the mortal kombat fighting,
which had a lot of similar themes.
+
+
+Force Majure (original)
+=========================
+
+I don't know if I liked this or not.
+
+
+Downfall (Der Untergang, 2004)
+===============================
+
+
+Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
+===============================
+
+Was excited for this, but it was sort of all over the place.
+
+Memoria
+==========
+
+Audio-heavy, with Tilda Swinton. Watched with N, really liked it. Many Great
+scenes. Some later parts were borderline, almost gave up on it, but held it
+together, and I liked it.
+
+Point Break (1991)
+===================
+
+Everything Everywhere All at Once
+===================================
+
+Probably best film i've seen this year.
+
+Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas)
+=====================================
+
+Pretty great!
+
+Kimi
+=======
+
+Licorice Pizza
+================
+
+Life in the Freezer (TV)
+=========================
+
+The Batman (2022)
+==================
+
+Severance, Season One (TV)
+==========================
+
+Started well, has some great twists, and the premise works well. But very
+little gets resolved, feels like a setup for a long series.
+
+The Host
+========
+
+Wrath of Man
+============
+
+Generic action, entertaining.
+
+The Eight Hundred
+=================
+
+Melodramatic Chinese WW2 war film set in a building in Shanghai right next to
+the international quarter. High budget, bloody.
+
+
+Police Story
+============
+
+Light and funny, lots of physical comedy.
+
+
+The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
+==============================================
+
+The "Nick Cage playing Nick Cage" film. Not as good as hoped.
+
+
+Strangers on a Train (1951)
+============================
+
+Not as tight and good as some Hitchcock, but pretty memorable.
+
+
+The Gray Man (2022)
+=====================
+
+Ryan Reynolds, generic action film. Large budget, but didn't feel very
+glamorous. Silly, but also sort of trying too hard.
+
+
+For All Mankind (TV, 2022 Season)
+===================================
+
+Big budget, Apple TV, speculative fiction slash alternate history. Decent
+mainstream TV, mostly character driven.
+
+The Wind Rises (2013)
+=====================
diff --git a/film/to-watch.page b/film/to-watch.page
index 55b7580..d9b4df4 100644
--- a/film/to-watch.page
+++ b/film/to-watch.page
@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ Films To Watch
* Your Name (2016, animated; maybe?)
* Boyz n the Hood (1991)
* Mr Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
+ * Heat
+ * The Shining
+ * The Exorcist
+ * Monsoon Wedding
+ * On the Rocks (2020)
+ * Kingdom of Heaven (2005; extended version)
+ * Unleashed (Jet Li, 2005)
+ * Crimes of the Future (Cronenberg, 2022)
+ * Anarchists (Park Chan-wook, 2000)
+ * Thirst (Park Chan-wook, 2009)
+ * Stoker (Park Chan-wook, 2013)
Documentaries:
@@ -194,6 +205,8 @@ Documentaries:
* The Pruitt-Igo Myth (2012)
* What is Democracy (Astra Taylor)
* Dead Slow Ahead (2015; marine shipping)
+ * Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
+ * Boys State (2020, government camp)
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