Instead, MartinScoresayshe's electrifyingbiopicaspowerfulashisOscarwinningTheDepartedfocusesonhowWallStreetmogulsoldhissoulinexchangefortheAmericandreamoffancymansion, Luxuryvehiclesandloadsofcashsailon a boatfitfor a bondvillain.
Followingtwoverydifferentfamiliesfromtwoverydifferentsocialclasses, thefilmis a beautifullyshotmasterpiecewithanawesomemusicalscoretomatch, tookhomebestforeignlanguagefilmattheGoldenGlobesandwasnominatedforsixAcademyAwards.
Ifyoulikeyourmoviesjampackedwiththesharpclevernessof a comedyyetbrimmingwiththerelentlesslydarkthemesof a thrillerthanparasitemayjustburrowitswayintoyou.
Number 18.
TheWrestler.
Thiscaughteveryoneoffguardbackin 2008 a movieaboutanagingprofessionalwrestlerplayedbyMickeyRourke, directedbythesameguywhobroughtusRequiemfor a Dream.
Butitjustsohappenstobe a deeplytouchingdramaaboutgrowingoldandpluckingupthecouragetostart a newlifeforyourself, justintroducingyouallright, aswellasgivingustonsofrealisticbackstageinsightsintotheworldofwrestling.
Andifyoudon't find a waytoveerin a differentdirection, itwillcompletelyconsumeyou, servingupsomeunbelievablygoodbelievableperformances, manybyunknownactors.
CityofGodhas a searingmessagetoconvey, anditdoesn't pullanypunchesalongtheway.
Withtherevengefueleddramaof a Westernandsimplywondrousandsurrealspecialeffects, CrouchingTigermanagestotakethes, somewhatagingmartialartstemplateandmakeitevenmorerelevantandentertainingthaneverbefore.
Also, inessence, it's a storyabout a littlegirlwhowantstoproveherworthinessofbeing a princess, butit's theeclecticcharactersandsubplotstheroutethatmakethis a truespectacle.
PictureAliceinWonderlandbut R ratedthethemesairsovastinthismoviethatitreallyneedstobewatchedmultipletimestofullyappreciateitanditsvariouscharacters, beittheviciousCaptainVidel, themysteriousFundorthenightmarishPaleMan.
I feelasthoughtheycouldhavemoviesoftheirveryownnumber.
13.
TheGrandBudapestHotel.
Ifyou'reafter a vibrantcolorpaletteandendlesslyquotablefourdimensionalcharacters, thenWesAndersonisusually a prettysafebet.
Oh, howthegoodDieYoung.
Withanyluck, she's left a fewclueBecksforyouroldfriend, butoneneverknowsuntiltheinkisdryonthefestive.
EternalSunshineoftheSpotlessMindMixingsciencefictionandromance, thisMichelleGondryfilmis a departureforFunnyManJimCarey, whoseperformancewaswidelyhailedasoneofthebestofitstimealongsideKateWinslet.
Anotheraccomplished, thusbeingtakingon a challengingrole.
Youknow, I'm a stalkeroranything, right?
Stalker?
You'retheonethattalkedtome.
Remember, thatistheoldesttrickinthestalkerbook.
Themovieis a refreshingdelightthatnapstheOscarforbestoriginalscreenplayafterdiscoveringhisformerlovehasdeletedhimfromhermemorythrough a newanadvancedprocedure.
A supernaturalhorrordramasuchasthiseasilycouldhavecomeoutinthelatesixtiesorseventies, drawingparallelstoclassicslikeRosemary's Baby, TheExorcistandTheOmen.
I wish I couldshieldyoufromtheknowledgethatyoudidwhatyoudid, butyoursisterisdeadatthesametime.
Hereditarystillfeelslike a productofthe 2000 ten's.
Touchinguponmentalhealthandtraumawith a modernsensibility, ToniCollettedominatesthescreenas a womanwho's eitherbeingtornapartbyanevilpresenceorthemadnesswithin.
Whereassomanyotherhorrorfilmsliterallyjumpoutattheaudience, directorAriAstorluresusinwith a tenseforeshadowingandsubtlescares, leavingascompletelyunpreparedwheninsanitytakesover.
NumbereightMulhollandDrive.
I hopethat I neverseethatfaceeveroutsideof a dream.
Thankstothesetworunningplots, weget a headymixofheavyviolenceanddelicatestorytellingthat's beencalledoneofcinema's greatachievementsbycloselymirroring J.
WhentheSocialNetworkhittheaters, Facebookwasstill a relativelynewphenomenonjumped 10 yearslater, anditisimpossibletoimaginetheworldwithoutthesocialmediaplatform.
Cameron.
I'm still a littleskeptical.
Wehaveenoughfunctionalityinthesitetoreallydrawtheattentionandgainthecriticalmassnecessarytoget a sitelikethistoruntogether.
DirectorDavidFincherandwriterAaronSorkinshapethestoryofMarkZuckerberginto a modernShakespeareandrama.
Youhavepartofmyattention.
Youhavetheminimumamount.
TherestofmyattentionisbackattheofficesofFacebook, wheremycolleaguesand I aredoingthingsthatnooneinthisroom, includingandespeciallyyourclients, areintellectuallycreativelycapableofdoing.
Thequestioniswhetherthisis a storyoftriumphfortragedy.
It's hardtosay, sinceFacebookstoryisfarfromover, butthisfilmdepicts a legendaryoriginstorythatwasrelevantin 2010 andremainsverymuch a partofthezeitgeist.
After a decadedrop, thetheJustFacebookexpertlycrafted, brilliantlywritten, flawlesslyactedintimelywhilealsobeingtimeless.
Wecan't thinkof a betterfilmtorepresentthepastdecadeofcinema.