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Agree to disagree about Rooney Mara's performance. I imagine that reading the novel (which I didn't even know about until after seeing the film) probably colors one's perception both for good and for...

1. Mad Max: Fury Road

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There's a moment from Mad Max: Fury Road that I'll always remember. Our protagonist, Furiosa, is driving a war rig into a massive storm....

2. Sicario

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The first seven minutes of Sicario are going to give people nightmares. We arrive at a crime scene that is profoundly disturbing. But instead of...

3. Breathe

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I didn't hear about Breathe (aka Respire) until very late last year. The film got almost no distribution and nobody I knew was talking about it. But I...

5. Wild Tales

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It's kind of odd that there aren't more movies like this. Wild Tales is basically an anthology film, telling six different stories in roughly two...

I know what you mean. I was fortunate enough to see it for free at an Italian festival near UPENN's campus. The theater was packed with hardly any empty seats, and it was awesome to see it alongside...

7. Youth

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Paolo Sorrentino's latest film opens with several minutes of music. We see a a musical performance of The Retrosettes 'You've Got The Love' at an alpine...

9. The Assassin

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From the moment Hou Hsiao-hsien's The Assassin came on the theater screen until the time it ended, I felt like I was in another world. The visual...

I think that moment may be the best, most succinct counter-argument for being famous. I can't imagine getting mobbed like that upon leaving my home/apartment. It's also doubtful that Kapadia touched...

11. The Hateful Eight

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Older films tend to be more revered, whether it's deserved or not. A film made by a director from twenty years ago has an automatic leg up...

13. Man from Reno

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Directed and co-written by David Boyle, Man from Reno is a stellar mystery/thriller that flew under the radar last year. Man from Reno was made...

15. Mustang

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Directed and co-written by Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Mustang tells the story of five sisters living in Northern Turkey. One day, the girls are playing...

18. Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

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When I first heard about the synopsis for Kumiko, I became incredibly intrigued. The story is about a Japanese woman who becomes...

I also liked how Brooklyn didn't really have an antagonist, with the exception of the nasty Irish shopkeeper. I think that even those moments that appear saccharine are bolstered by Ronan's...

20. Son of Saul

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I often purchase a hot tea before my movie's showtime. Since it's too hot for my palate at first, I'll let it cool down during the trailers and...

22. The Stanford Prison Experiment

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In August of 1971, Stanford professor Philip Zimbardo and a team of researchers conducted one of the most famous psychological...

25. Red Army

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Gabe Polsky's documentary is about what's arguably the greatest sports dynasty in history, the Soviet Union hockey team of the 1970s and 1980s.
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29. Tokyo Tribe

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I'm a huge fan of Sion Sono, so when I heard that his latest film could be described as a Rap Opera set in a future Tokyo with warring tribes......

33. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of these people called Scientologists. But...

I was pretty disappointed that 'World of Tomorrow' lost.

34.Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom

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Evgeny Afineevsky's documentary takes place during the demonstrations in Maidan square. A student protest movement...

Well, for me it wasn't so much that I had "figured it out". I knew it a possibility by the end, but I also thought it might go a couple different ways. If anything, not having the thought would make...

Good to see you, dreamdad.

All three of the movies you mentioned made my list, though two have already been revealed, of course. If you do get a chance to watch some new films from this list I'd...

36. The Martian

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It's pretty exciting to see Ridley Scott, the man who brought us Alien, back at the helm for a new science fiction film. This is a very different...

I was genuinely surprised by how much I liked it. I actually think it may be one of Spielberg's best films.