Category: MUST-SEES
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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [1980] ★★★★
Also known as the best sequel of all time, this chapter has more excitement and more dazzling special effects than any other “Star Wars” movie. The rebels are still pursued by Darth Vader, but the story focuses more on Luke Skywalker, who receives a posthumous command from Obi Wan Kenobi, ordering him to travel to the…
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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire [2005]
As Harry Potter is about to start his fourth year at Hogwarts, he finds himself selected to compete in the Triwizard tournament in which students from 3 schools participate in a series of challenging contests. Meanwhile, Voldemort’s death eaters are gaining strength, giving evidence that the Dark Lord is ready to rise again. By far the most stylish…
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The Diving Bell And The Butterfly [2007]
Jean-Dominique Bauby thought he had everything he wanted in life when a sudden stroke leaves him completely paralysed except for his left eye. But with the aid of his nurses, he manages to dictate his memoir, one blink at a time. Potentially sad and melancholic movie puts you inside the author’s mind from the word go, and…
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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service [1969]
If I had to choose the best Bond movie ever made, I would definitely pick “On Her majesty’s secret service”. I love this movie, and even though it was the first non Sean Connery Bond film, I still think it’s the best one yet. Georges Lazenby is good as 007 (though he never played the…
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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button [2008]
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” “Benjamin Button” is one of those rare movies that take you on an unforgettable journey through a man’s life. But what makes this film really special is the fact that this man was born an old man and while everyone was growing older, he…
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith [2005]
The Star Wars saga comes to an end in style as Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) finally succumbs to the dark side, after a desperate attempt to protect his wife Padme (Natalie Portman) from the hands of death. His longtime friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) ends with an incredible lightsaber fight on planet mustaphar, and we…
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Up [2009]
Wonderful animated movie from Disney/Pixar about a 78 year old man who decides to fulfill his lifelong dream: to visit the wilds of South America and the spot he and his late wife always wanted to settle down in. By tying thousands of balloons to his home, he sets out on the adventure of a…
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The Social Network [2010] ★★★½
Everything you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking site facebook, his lawsuit against co-founder Eduardo Saverin and the Winklevoss brothers (who claimed he’d stolen their idea) can all be found in David Fincher’s movie “The Social Network”. It’s one of the most talked movies of the year, and I’m happy to…
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A Prophet [2009]
Fantastic movie about a young arab man (Tahar Rahim) who is sent to a french prison, where he befriends a mafia kingpin called Cesare Luciani. Luciani forces him to commit a terrible crime (which haunts him through the whole film), and then gives him support and protection in his gang. The young man also learns how to…
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Capote [2005]
“Sometimes when I think of how good my book is going to be, I can’t breathe.” Philip Seymour Hoffman offers a unique and brilliant performance as Truman Capote, one of the most famous authors in American history. The movie follows the events that took place in Kansas in 1959, where a family was brutally murdered…
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Frost/Nixon [2008]
I had high expectations for “Frost/Nixon” and I wasn’t disappointed at all. I even got more than I wished for: an amazing 2 hours of brilliant filmmaking. Frank Langhella plays president Richard Nixon who got caught up in the watergate scandal and was forced to resign from his post. But the story focuses more on…
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The Town [2010] ★★★½
“The Town” is by far one of the best movies of the year. It’s a clever, well directed film, with a solid cast and story; I couldn’t ask for more. I loved Ben Affleck’s directorial debut “Gone Baby Gone”, but he outdid himself here. What’s more, he gives an amazing performance in the movie’s leading…
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The Circus [1928]
Brilliant Chaplin movie finds the tramp accidentally joining the circus, with hilarious consequences. Many critics do not consider this as excellent as “City Lights” or “Modern Times”, but there’s still plenty to enjoy here, especially the tightrope walking finale. There’s no doubt that Chaplin’s comedy is still fresh and funny today as it was some 80…
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Rear Window [1954] ★★★★
Stylish Hitchcock movie about a wheelchair bound photographer (James Stewart) who spends his time spying on his neighbors from his window appartment. One day he becomes convinced that one of his neighbors has killed and buried his wife. With the help of his girlfriend (Grace Kelly) and his nurse, they decide to lead their own private…
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The Painted Veil [2006]
“When love and duty are one, grace is within you.” Set in 1920 London, this engaging drama tells the story of a bacteriologist who learns that his wife is having an affair. As a punishment, he forces her to accompany him to China, where an outbreak of cholera has occured. This experience eventually brings them…
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Rope [1948]
“We killed for the sake of danger and for the sake of killing.” Quite possibly one of Hitchcock’s best movies, telling the story of two young men who strangle their classmate, hide his body in their appartment, and throw a party for his friends and family in order to test the perfection of their crime.…
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind [2004]
“Why do I fall in love with every woman I see who shows me the least bit of attention?” Absolutely fantastic movie finds Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet on top of their game as a couple who, after their relationship went down the drain, undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories. But…
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Fargo [1996]
“You’re a smooth smoothie, you know?” Excellent Coen brothers movie about a car salesman who hire two thugs to kidnap his wife, in order to collect the ransom money from her wealthy father. And that’s just the beginning! To reveal more about the story would be unthinkable. But again, and like most of the Coen’s…
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The Abyss [1989]
“When it comes to the safety of these people, there’s me and then there’s God, understand?”. Exciting underwater adventure about a diving team that encounters an alien aquatic species while searching for a lost nuclear submarine. Ed Harris leads a solid cast in this incredibly entertaining movie from writer/director James Cameron. There’s plenty to enjoy…
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The Third Man [1949] ★★★★
“In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love – they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock”. Terrific movie about a man (cottens) who arrives in…
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