Movies

Films I rewatch every year or two, roughly in the order I would recommend them to someone who has not seen any.

The bathhouse is still the best piece of world-building I have seen on screen.

A film about language that changed how I think about explaining things in writing.

Every frame looks lit by hand. I watch it once a year, usually in winter.

Two people talking for ninety minutes, and somehow it never drags.

Proof that kindness can carry an entire film.

Quiet, patient, and mostly about buildings. My favorite kind of film.

The best use of a time skip I know of, and the soundtrack holds up on its own.

© 2026 Nathan Mai

Movies

Films I rewatch every year or two, roughly in the order I would recommend them to someone who has not seen any.

The bathhouse is still the best piece of world-building I have seen on screen.

A film about language that changed how I think about explaining things in writing.

Every frame looks lit by hand. I watch it once a year, usually in winter.

Two people talking for ninety minutes, and somehow it never drags.

Proof that kindness can carry an entire film.

Quiet, patient, and mostly about buildings. My favorite kind of film.

The best use of a time skip I know of, and the soundtrack holds up on its own.

© 2026 Nathan Mai

Movies

Films I rewatch every year or two, roughly in the order I would recommend them to someone who has not seen any.

The bathhouse is still the best piece of world-building I have seen on screen.

A film about language that changed how I think about explaining things in writing.

Every frame looks lit by hand. I watch it once a year, usually in winter.

Two people talking for ninety minutes, and somehow it never drags.

Proof that kindness can carry an entire film.

Quiet, patient, and mostly about buildings. My favorite kind of film.

The best use of a time skip I know of, and the soundtrack holds up on its own.

© 2026 Nathan Mai