Garden State
Year: 2004
Director: Zach Braff
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This is one of those movies that has grown on me tremendously since I saw it in the theaters. I have a vague memory of being impatient in the theater and thinking that the movie was dragging on. Since owning a copy I find this not to be the case [...]

House Of Flying Daggers
Year: 2004
Director: Yimou Zhang
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I am a huge fan of the Wuxia films, and I think Zhang does them best. He is an incredibly talented director, and really excels at beating you over the head with visual themes and composition. In this regard he is probably only surpassed by Hitchcock in my [...]

Amelie
Year: 2001
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Before I write anything I should confess that Amelie is my favorite movie. It is a really charming story that makes me laugh and cheers me up every time I see it. I can also relate to the main character in many ways so I think that is why I don’t [...]

The Fountain
Year: 2006
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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Lets start by saying the I absolutely loved both Pi and Requiem For A Dream they are definitely two of my favorite movies. With that said, I came into The Fountain with very high hopes considering it was both directed and written by Aronofsky. I was pleased and disappointed.

Run Lola Run
Lola Rennt
Year: 1998
Director: Tom Tykwer
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Run Lola Run is an incredible movie. It is a non stop adrenaline rush from the opening title sequence to the end credits. 10 years later, it is still hard to find another cutting edge and fast paced ride like it. The premise is simple, it is about [...]

A Scanner Darkly
Year: 2006
Director: Richard Linklater
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I’ll start off by saying that I am a Philip K. Dick fan. A Scanner Darkly is Linklater’s adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name. Linklater, has both directed and written three movies that I liked a lot: Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, and Waking Life. [...]