7. Intouchables
Genre: Fell good
Country: France
Why You Should Watch It: Quite simply, it will just make you feel good about yourself. At first it seems like a generic story of two people who are unlikely to be friends who end up being friends, and that pretty much what it is too. The shortcomings and vulnerability of each of the characters are what draw you in and make you share these same emotions with them. On another note, Omar Sy is likely to become a pretty big deal and land some good roles after this.
Trailer: click here
Country: France
Why You Should Watch It: Quite simply, it will just make you feel good about yourself. At first it seems like a generic story of two people who are unlikely to be friends who end up being friends, and that pretty much what it is too. The shortcomings and vulnerability of each of the characters are what draw you in and make you share these same emotions with them. On another note, Omar Sy is likely to become a pretty big deal and land some good roles after this.
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6. Stoker
Genre: Creepy
Country: UK
Why You Should Watch It: Style, watch this because of style. It's creepy enough to catch you off guard a few times while not falling into the generic type creepiness that would place it among all other suspense/horror films. As much as I dislike her, films like these force me to admit that Nicole Kidman is a good actress. That said, Wasikowska and Goode steal the show. It was also good to see Chan Wook Park (Vengeance Trilogy) finally make a good movie again.
5. Only God Forgives
Genre: Violence
Country: USA/Denmark/Thailand
Why You Should Watch It: If you liked 'Drive' then you'll be able to enjoy for similar reasons (probably because of the same actor and director combo). Even if you don't know what's going on and you're completely lost you'll still be able to love the soundtrack and cinematography. I spent most of my time watching this in a trance, just enjoying what was going on...but it's definitely worth a good read afterwards to get an idea of what it all means. It's fairly simple actually, it's just easy not to pay attention.
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4. I Saw The Devil
Genre: Violence
Country: Korea
Why You Should Watch It: The bad guy is a legitimate violent psychopath that actually scares you when he is on the loose. The "good guy" cop is an equally sadistic badass which makes these two deserve eachother. I feel this the type of badass show-down that Batman vs. Joker should have been if it had not been toned down to a PG13 rating. The style of the movie is pretty phenomenal as well, with a particularly good taxi scene.
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3. Cold Fish
Genre: Violence/WTF
Country: Japan
Why You Should Watch It: This movie successful does everything that most horror films try to do but just can't pull off. I don't know what to think of the 'based on true events' tagline because I just can't believe that. I hate every single character in this movie and yet I still love every second of it. I don't know what goes on in Sion Sono's (director) head, but it must be one of the scariest places on earth.
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2. Enemy
Genre: Thought Provoking
Country: Canada
Why You Should Watch It: It's rare to watch a film that leaves you staring at the credits trying to figure out what you just watched, and that's exactly what this does. I don't want to say much more than that because I don't want to spoil it, but if you like metaphors and internal battles then you'll enjoy this. I also have to give it extra points for being a Canadian film. This film, in addition to Incendies and Prisoners, definitely puts Denis Villeneuve on the map.
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1. Enter The Void
Genre: Drugs
Country: France/Japan
Why You Should Watch It: You probably shouldn't unless you have an open mind. It explores a few themes but I wouldn't expect too many conclusions out of it. Just...just let it happen. I enjoyed it for the unique film making of shooting entirely in first person perspective but ultimately respected it for making me acknowledge thought processes that I may have previously dismissed.
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