My Favorite Movies

James Stewart, in the darkest, most profound and sad performance of his career, falls in love with the alluring, distant, unattainable and mesmerizing Kim Novak.
Bernard Herrmann composes a heavenly, breathtaking wagnerian symphony.
and Alfred Hitchcock, in the absolute peak of his powers, materializes the most beautiful, haunting, compelling and heart breaking tale of love that transcended any cinematic or human barrier.
my all time favorite motion picture.

The peak of italian neoralism. an incomparable masterpiece which explores the avatar of a poor family in the post war escenario. tears invaded my face the first time I saw it. and to this day still amazes me, how bitter, shocking and yet touching and beautiful this film is. one of the most powerful endings in cinema history,

Kubrick's best film. From the narrow, noisy and dirty trenches to the opulent, wide and silent high rank officers' estates. One of the most compelling and touching anti-war statements. Kirk Douglas is simply amazing here. The ending magnifies even more this true cinematic marvel.

Voyeurism and male-female struggles are the core of one of Hitchcock's most entertaining and fascinating exercises of suspense. The indisputable master of the macabre achieved one of cinema's most intriguing and witty gems.

Fabulous brit noir with great prose by novelist Graham Greene, some other ad libbed by Orson Welles himself (cuckoo clock). Expresionistic state of the art photography. Immense duo Welles-Cotten. Baroque and poetry in black and white.

The peak of Kurosawa's filmography.
A moral tale that relates human existence.
A cornerstone in the use of narration and editing.

the best directorial debut ever. groundbreaking masterpiece, an immense rule book for filmmakers.

Charlot's best film. An impressive and endlessly witty true cornerstone of comedy.

State of the art direction by Polanski. A homage that surpases a lot of Film-noirs and hard-boiled detective thrillers. one of the best and most bitter endings ever captured.

The greatest and creepiest horror film of all time!!! Polanski introduced to us a fascinating story with satanism and prepartum deliria as the main subjects. the world wouldn't be the same after this film, from a cinematic view as well as for the consecuences led by it.

Billy Wilder was unstoppable creating the sassiest and most acid masterpieces as this cruel noirish hollywood satire. William Holden and Erich Von Stroheim are always a privilege to watch, but the elderly and mentally unstable femme fatale Gloria Swanson always causes chills run down my spine. One of my unquestionable favorites.

The Everest of german expressionism. An ambiguos, terrifying and terrific tale.

Chaplin's most tender, sympathetic and touching masterpiece...one direct punch to the heart.

One of the greatest love stories ever captured on celluloid. A masterpiece in all the sense of the word.

Buñuel's masterpiece is also one of the most crude and heart-breaking stories ever told about children growing up on the slums of a corrupt, violent, blind and messy city. one of the most depressive documents ever produced.

horror/suspense masterpiece. Hitchcock hits the spot once again, creating one of his most eerie and captivating films. full on twists, memorable performances, as well as the best murder ever captured on screen!

David Lean's unsurpassed poetic and majestic touch goes through the arabian desert with the enigmatic T.E Lawrence. Superb script, editing, art design and cinematography. Peter O'toole and Omar Sharif were in the roles of their lifetime.

The birth of the cinematic montage, more than just a propaganda film. A basic, poignant, groundbreaking masterpiece.

Fritz Lang's epic adventure. the mother of all science fiction films.

Profound, existentialist and visually stunning. wisely narrated by an inspired Bergman.

The most beautiful and charming christmas story. immense touch by Capra's direction and Stewart's presence.

Fellini's biggest achievement. a profoundly sweet and moving masterwork. exceptional performances, soundtrack, screenplay, direction. overall astonishing in every department.

A seminal neo-noir, one of the most powerful and violent psychologic dramas. Scorsese's master direction and Herrman's jazzy score bring a new meaning to god's lonely man...

Bogey's launch to stardom. top notch thriller, the first film-noir ever conceived.

visually, the most breath-taking film ever created. Anthological.

No one does it to you like Max Shreck's horrifying portrayal of the immortal walking corpse Count Nosferatu. Murnau conjures up the supernatural with immeasurable power.

The birth of a nation. as seen through the eyes of Sergio Leone, in his greatest opera of the west.
The genius of Leone and Morricone, in their respective visual and sonorous treatment, is mesmerizing.
A larger than life, solemn, almost sacred elegy that presents a remarkable group of characters and compels them to move to the rhythm of a waltz of death. Henry Fonda, tears down his heroic cinematic persona, to incarnate the devil; Jason Robards as a sympathetic outlaw who yearns for settle down; Charles Bronson as Harmonica, an impervious man with no name; and the fully blossomed gorgeousness of Claudia Cardinale, as never seen before.
What other filmmakers cemented for the genre, Sergio Leone lifted it to the stars, and beyond. He abandoned what made him popular, the nihilistic and frenetic nature of his work; for a gradual, more introspective and rhetorical masterpiece that increases its power with each passing minute, exudes vitality and spiritual depth, and rightfully placed him among the grand myths of cinema.

Hitchcock's greatest escapism/espionage tale. charming, tongue-in-cheeck performances by Robert Donat and the icy Hitch blond Madeleine Carroll. exciting and amusing from start to finish.

I know Elia Kazan did something wrong, but it doesn't have anything to do with this powerful, moving, indisputable masterpiece. Marlon Brando stands out in the role of his life.

enigmatic and bizarre nightmare, enjoyable iniciatic jouney through Lynch's perverted mind.

Lynch's kind portrait of the victorian era tale. beautiful cinematography and superb performances especially by John Hurt, full of grief and tenderness inside his makeup.

A classic adventure with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston & Tim Holt as the pack of losers who sold their souls only to find countless misfortune and greed, but also laughs, pure absolute movie magic.

The perfect blueprint of the great heist films. a lyrical, fatalistic and bitter work, like a castle of cards. Superb from Huston expressionistic direction to Sterling Hayden's deeply felt portrayal. Marilyn Monroe never looked more beautiful.

As beautiful and nostalgic as sad and depressing. Truffaut begins his film career with the right foot, as well as his alter ego.

Epitome of the spaghetti-western. phenomenal acting trio; epic, raw, operatic grand direction by the unique Sergio Leone, sublimed by Ennio Morricone's score, a quintaessential, perfect film-music marriage. fantastic at every level.

If Hitch ever directed a Bond film, this is it. a marvelous trip all over america's most eye-catching landscapes by the hand of the always cool Cary Grant and the angelical beauty Eva Marie Saint.

thought provoking, challenging, over the top, and flawlessly executed. only Kubrick could make this rampage of ultra-violence that clean, exquisite and maliciously fun.

A surreal and mesmerizing trip through the conflicts surrounding the deranged life of a filmmaker, none other than Fellini himself...

Herzog's masterpiece. a deep touching, and bittersweet story of blind hope through the amazon river. phenomenal Klaus Kinski playing an enterprising man with an enormous love for the opera.

A heartrending drama, but also a remorseless religious satire. Buñuel sets fire on every iberic-latinamerican taboo with his characteristic twisted humour.

beautiful, nostalgic and touching masterpiece. best performance by Gregory Peck ever.

sexual and bloody tour de force. Polanski makes his own femenine, twisted and lovely to look at version of Norman Bates.

Amazing Buñuel film, as paranoic, mysognist and mesmerizing as always. great performance by Arturo De Córdova. some say the bell tower scene inspired Hitchcock in the equally brilliant climax of vertigo.

Mesmerizing build up of romance and tension by the snappy and captivating pen of Daniel Mainwaring (as Geoffrey Homes) and Jacques Tourneur's keen eye. They draw a vigorous and pulsating tale of a man with a tormented past that encloses emotional and business related attachments, murder and betrayal.
Robert Mitchum is the man who passively awaits for a dreadful fate, not without scrutinizing and sabotaging the people who damaged him first.

Overwhelming epic production, left by Anthony Mann and assumed with undeniable talent by a then young filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Dalton Trumbo's screenplay has priceless moments and dialogue. One of the best assembled casts in film history.

Some years before the eruption of the Italian neorealism, at the other side of the atlantic, John Ford, the poet of cinema, adapted John Steinbeck's celebrated novel, which dealt with the drought and poverty in america, and a family of Oklahoma farmers, struggling to remain together despite all the adversities they have to face on their way to california, their promise land.
The mother and the son, Jane Darwell and Henry Fonda, stand out with amazing performances, and both respectively have magnificent final speeches that embody the soul of this bitter and overwhelming descent into the misery and tenuous hope of the proletariat.

To live inside a fable, where we can play with time, places and sentiments, a perfect sphere of existence that can only be reached in dreams is a pleasant thought we all cinephiles love to have. As mere mortals, or the infants we still are, we have two ways to conquer that fantasy world, we can either sleep, or we can enter and sit in a dark room, operate a machine and enjoy the ride while we are awake.
That is the theme of one of the most beautiful fairy tales ever portrayed on the silver screen.
The adjectives to describe such amazing story are endless, the truth is that every image and musical note open a path to culminate in one of the most exhilarating, nostalgic, tender, uplifting, colossal and everlasting gems in film history.

Scorsese helms the absolute epitome of wiseguy films. the mob was never potrayed with such eclecticism, coldness, hilarity and coolness.

San francisco, California. where some of the greatest thrillers in film history have taken place, is the location of one of the most haunting and painstaking character studies in the genre. Gene Hackman is simply brilliant in his personification of a surveillance expert sunk by guilt, who gradually succumbs to the insidious and intricate scheme he is struggling to find out. Profoundly insightful and conspicuous.

"Love and murder at first sight"
Fred MacMurray is sunk by his crave for money and for the enticing Barbara Stanwyck.
Amoral, snappy and tense exercise of suspense; and probably Miss Stanwyck's finest hour.
Rounded noir perfection.

Gene Tierney is Laura, an angel immortalized in a portrait, who enthralled the soul of three men, and my humble self as well. David Raksin's beautiful and haunting score and the utmost exactness of skill, both in screenplay and direction take this film up high as an enchanting love story and as a dark and complex mystery. Now I know why Otto Preminger, allegedly, destroyed all of the original director Rouben Mamoulian's footage. Another pinnacle of noir, and an obvious precursor, along with Luis Buñuel's Él, of my favorite film, Vertigo.

Expatriate filmmaker Jules Dassin pulls off a paris style noir masterpiece. Starring a great world-weary french Bogey Jean Servais. full of all my beloved noir keys, darkness, gloomy atmospheres, losers without a dime but with everything at stake, a well planned but ultimately gone wrong heist and the unavoidable disastrous destiny knocking on everybody's door. suspenseful, deep and utterly compelling.

Stanley Kubrick plunges once again into noir, and reaches, with an almost millimetrical precision as co-writer and director, an essential heist film, led by the always brilliant Sterling Hayden and soaked in feelings of tragedy and powerlessness against fate.
Kubrick's best, behind the incommensurable 'Paths of Glory'

The bloodiest western ever, the captivating choice of suicidal glory among fellow fighters in the last days of the wild west. magnificent

The quintaessential mafia film. the powerful almighty Don and his sons will always be at the top of the game. an exquisite film with operatic grandeur.

Jack Nicholson's fondest performance. A strong, funny, straightforward and exceptional achievement, magnified by an unforgettably bittersweet ending.

Tim Burton's masterpiece. an immensely beautiful, charming, poignant cinematic jewel. images full of lyricism embellished by an almost celestial score by Danny Elfman.

Darius Khondji's moody cinematography is the most outstanding factor of one of the best thrillers of the 90s. Andrew Kevin Walker's screenplay is superb, just as the two leads Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt. Suspense goes uphill with every passing minute, and ends up in a powerful and mind-blowing moment. David Fincher's masterwork.

Thrilling, humorous, moving. the good adjectives to describe the first Ford-Wayne masterpiece are countless. A magnificent film with richness all over, heroism, racism, social class struggles, love stories and a charming alcoholic played by Thomas Mitchell.

DePalma's last masterpiece. Pacino accomplished one of his most memorable, touching and heart warming characters.
A film that goes relentlessly to the top of crime/neo-noir films of all time.

According to some scholars, the last work of the film-noir golden age. Orson Welles takes Whit Masterson's simple story of murder and corruption on the mexican-american border and improves it, making it a feast for the eyes, starting with a lenghty travelling shot. Russel Metty's striking photography and Henry Mancini's snappy score are major points, as well as the acting department, led by none other than Welles, as the crooked cop, funny appearences by Dennis Weaver and Akim Tamiroff and Charlton Heston as a mexican, which might be odd, but he did a very good job. A cinematic tour de force.

A minimalist work of powerful and dramatic precision. Bresson tells the story of a prison break without any contrivance nor decoration, with naturalism and painstaking attention to the sound, the enviroment, and the main character's thoughts. the suspense is nail-biting, and the subject matter is profound. cinema in its purest form.

Excellence is what is achieved with this film, in every single department. Kazan's direction is deep, the writing is flawless. Brando is outstanding as that despicable wild animal, and Vivien Leigh can't hide her beauty, she is just fragile, tender, deeply disturbed and magnificent.

Luis Buñuel's swan song is as delightful, vigorous, loudly cynic, rich and subversive as his other grand works. Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet and Angela Molina are simply wonderful. masterpiece of imagery and eroticism.

A truly remarkable achievement that deserves the label of the greatest musical of all time. The gathering of all the musical numbers results in a coherent and fluid masterpiece corroborated by a
terrific performing triad. A colorful, vital, charming and extremely funny testament of hollywood's golden age.

Terry Gilliam's masterpiece of lyrical and ethereal imagination. Unique take on Orwell's 1984 totalitarian regime. devastating and yet uplifting ending, I tremble every time I see it.

The irrational stubbornness of Eddie Felson takes him to a downward spiral from where he will dream with a second chance to accomplish his only goal in life, but to do that he will shake hands with the devil in a -soul for glory- exchange.
Eventually, even greater odds will give Eddie irreparable blows, taking him to finally understand the character that takes to function, both in the pool table as in his broken-down life. At the end he gets what he desired the most, full field his dream on the pool table, but he paid the most terrible price for it.
Paul Newman gives an outstanding performance as the young, talented, arrogant and uncontrollable pool player 'Fast' Eddie Felson, a tragic figure who succumbs to the machinations of money and success and will find comfort in the company of Sarah, his lonely and handicapped girlfriend, also brilliantly played by Piper Laurie, the only person who truly loves Eddie and looks after him regardless of anything.
Robert Rossen's writing (with Sidney Carroll and adapting Walter Tevis novel) and direction, Eugen Schüfftan's cinematography and Dede Allen's montage are the pillars that achieve the film's austere atmosphere, a rare blend of extreme pessimism and lyrical quality; a risky vital quest, the frailness and futility of human existence and the brief sense of liberation given by alcohol; mixed up feelings intensified by the incredible performances of the two leads and a pair of equally great co-stars, Jackie Gleason and George C. Scott. A masterpiece of profound significance.

Can your hearts stand the shocking facts of the true story of Edward D. Wood Jr.? Martin Landau and Johnny Depp are fantastic, as well as Tim Burton's unique quirky vision of the worst director of all time. a cinematic marvel.

A triumph of the heart and spirit over social standards.
Paddy Chayefsky's screenplay is gold on everybody's mouth, but especially in a magnificent Ernest Borgnine, as the modest and kind-hearted italian american butcher whose romantic life is far from idyllic.
Delbert Mann's direction shines for its simplicity and good judgment.
One of the warmest, most touching and rewarding self-examinations and sentimental recollections I have experienced with a motion picture.

Truman Capote's haunting literary classic gets a masterful transfer to the screen.
Richard Brooks' carefully thought out writing and direction makes tangible everything the author expressed in his bestseller.
A geometrically precise setup, supported by the dense and murky atmosphere of Quincy Jones' jazzy score and Conrad Hall's magnificent cinematography.
Robert Blake also borders perfection with his eerie, mild-mannered and strangely sympathetic characterization of the tragic Perry Smith.

A milestone of 60s cinema re-birth, one way ticket to the the decandence and misery of NYC, Voight and Hoffman are two hustlers with hope, innocence and compassion for each other. Raw, brutal, bitter and fascinating.

Sergio Leone closed his short but fruitful career with a last masterpiece. Morricone plays one of the best soundtracks of film history and Leone accomplishes a lyrical, nostalgic, violent and touching gangster epic. an ode to friendship and true love. immense duo Robert De Niro-James Woods.

Ford & Wayne open us the door that leads to their sensibility and wisdom. A truly unforgettable western epic.

Hitch's personal favorite of his own, and one of mine too. the adorable Teresa Wright and the always cool Joseph Cotten as well as the master's talent for pace, character development and sophisticated but dark sense of humour makes this film a great experience.

poetic, sublime and fascinating demythologized western with superb narrative pillars. Clint Eastwood's masterpiece.

Second installment of "dollars" trilogy. magnificent touch by Leone's brutal, cold-heart, raw, violent, almost operatic approach to action. great duo Eastwood-Van Cleef. the most entertaining and touching of the three spaghetti-western masterpieces

masterful debut film for Tarantino. great homage to old school heist films. memorable in every sense.

Another everlasting glimpse of John Huston's adventurous and relentless soul.
The epic tale of two petty rascals who embarked on a quest for wealth, but found instead the essence of life itself, and most importantly, remained together against all odds.
An incisive ethnographic and existential study, and a chant to camaraderie and glory narrated with vigor and beauty.

Lionel Stander and Donald Pleasence are marvelous, as well as the screenplay and direction, with Polanski's intense, bizarre and darker than night humour. both delightful and warped piece of art.

intense, visceral, intimate, touching anti war picture. both Walken and De Niro achieve magnificent performances. the russian roulette scenes are full of brutalilty, impotence and sadness, all displayed with overwhelming realism.

Oliver Stone's best film, intricated and fascinating. excellent cast. one of the greatest montages ever made.

excellent sci fi film adapted to the screen by michael wilson and the famous "twilight zone" creator Rod Serling and superbly directed by Flanklin J. Schaffner. the last escene is one of the most outstanding and even horrifying visions in cinema history.

Hitch does it again. he pulled his strings and created a state of the art thriller in a minimal space. only the best and most gifted director could succeed this well.

Woody Allen's masterpiece. perfect x-ray of the neurotic incurable romantic in the search of emotional stability. A charming ode to the big apple. outstanding screenplay, performances and photography.

F.W Murnau's crafty direction and Emil Jenning's disturbing charm gives us a plunge into men's most dark ambition, sin and redemption.

Sordid and mean spirited pulp with a classic score, and probably the british gangster film par excellence. Michael Caine, in a brutal but cool performance, plays the avenger Jack Carter, a London racketeer who goes to the foggy Newcastle trying to get the people who killed his brother. Seriously nihilistic, bleak and vividly detailed.

Lindsay Crouse is an eminent psychologist who is desperate for adventure. One day she'll meet Joe Mantegna's character, a swindler that will provide her a few tricks to reach a little excitement in her life. There will be, of course, a few bumps on their way.
A tight and thoughtful writing and direction along with Juan Ruiz Anchia's stylish photographic work, construct a rich and atmospheric hitchcockian tour de force with no room for gratuitousness, not even in Mamet's notorious use of coarse words. David Mamet's first and easily best film.

Caustic, twisted and outrageously funny nuclear war satire with immeasurably brilliant writing and stupendous performances by George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Slim Pickens and the unmatched Peter Sellers, all playing maniacal officers going through the most absurd and lovable situations. Hilarious and frightening masterpiece about human irrationality, sexual undertones and mutual annihilation.

One of the wittiest and most exciting pictures done by the master.
Robert Walker's performance stands out, as the presumptuous and presumably homosexual psychopath Bruno Anthony.
A nail-biting concatenation of events with delightfully twisted sense of humour, impeccably written and staged.

A superb Hithcockian/freudian thriller with a bizarre plot (outrageous for its time, banned and detroyed by critics) about a young filmmaker's obsession for capture women's reaction when they're facing death. In a few words, the "snuff films" myth was introduced to us in this underrated suspense masterpiece.

Haunting, atmospherical and captivating german horror-crime tale, masterfully crafted by Fritz Lang and starring the ever mesmerizing and intriguing Peter Lorre.

This is arguably universal pictures' first of their classic, long life horror series. A sumptuous gothic mega production, starred by the beautiful Mary Philbin and Lon Chaney, the man of the thousand faces, in his most famous role. Not only adapts Gaston Leroux immortal tale, but also includes a scene of a ball, very reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe's The masque of the red death. The only regret is that Carl Laemmle, head of universal studios, changed the original ending of the source material for a more 'spectacular' one. When director Rupert Julian refused to do so, he was fired.
Lon Chaney's makeup is terrific, and the un-masking scene remains as one of the most impressive moments in movie history.
An atmospherical and breathtaking piece of early cinema that stands the test of time like a well-aged wine.

Bloody Sam webs an unnerving and near perfect psychological thriller. A film that deals with the rites of manhood, the qualities and attributes conventionally thought to be appropriate to a man, especially physical strength or guts, which David Sumner (impressive Dustin Hoffman) doesn't have of course, until the end, when he'll have to face his offenders and start a blooshed in order to preserve his life, wife and possessions.

Two geniuses, Kafka and Welles, give birth to the ultimate "individual vs. state" paranoid fantasy. A nightmarish and mesmerizing trip to the confines of human mind, in its desperate fight beyond hope, against the terrible and insatiable monster of totalitarianism. I, as a law student, feel disgusted and yet fascinated by the bureaucratic chaos, so stylishly displayed by the baroque Orson Welles, and marvelously portrayed by Anthony Perkins. One of the highest points of cinema-literature marriage.

Great screenplay, and direction. sincere homage to poetry, suitable portrayal of a severe and restrictive period. comradeship, juvenile passions, search of identity, all sublimed by an overwhelming epilogue.

Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum are face to face, pound to pound in this thrilling and terrifying noir with a great score by Bernard Herrmann

Another example of Chaplin's maestry to blend great comedic moments with heartwarming sensitivity. Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan are one of the best and most recognizable partners ever in a motion picture. pure silent magic.

Just when everyone thought good old noir was under the ground, John Boorman resurrected it in style, mixing it with a little psychedelia and avant-garde techniques, adding sex appeal of blond babes Angie Dickinson and Sharon Acker, and last but not least, placing the tough guy Lee Marvin in the deadly assignment of getting the money he was double-crossed for. Topnotch example of innovative, hypnotic and thrilling filmmaking.

Rough, exciting and suspenseful thriller starring Clint Eastwood, in the role that made him a star, as police inspector Harry Callahan, one of the coolest and most iconic anti heroes in motion picture history. Superb narrating pulse by Don Siegel, vibrant editing and jazzy score by Lalo Schifrin, which is also Eastwood's favorite music genre. Andy Robinson is also very good as the psychopathic Scorpio killer, loosely based on the notorious Zodiac case.

Anthologic, mythical, epic war film directed with the grand-scale, flawless eye of David Lean. magnificent photography, cast, screenplay, soundtrack. extraordinary ending.

A cast of legends and an excellent screenplay made easier for Stanley Kramer to achieve such powerful and compelling courtroom drama. A film that any person should have the opportunity to watch, especially the world leaders.

Boyle's eclectic narration perfectly suits this uproarious trip to anarchy, frenzy and mayhem. wonderful wicked experience.

A romantic spy thriller with the graceful presence of the cool Cary Grant, the beautiful Ingrid Bergman, and the great Claude Rains. superb story and highly distressing and exciting suspense.

A gloomy but touching story of loneliness, addictions and search of love. Elisabeth Shue and Nicolas Cage are magnificently disturbing, crude, despondent, depressing and hyper realistic in their roles.

Slightly predictable, but dark and suggestive enough to be considered one of the greatest french thrillers I've ever seen. I'm sure Alfred Hitchcock would have done a better film out of this twisted murder plot, but is not bad at all the way it is.

Creepy gothic ghost tale with a great performance by Deborah Kerr. stunning photography by Freddie Francis and impressive tact for suspense by Jack Clayton.

Beautiful, magical, dreamy allegory about discovery. the young Ana Torrent perfectly embodies the tenderness, innocence and boundless imagination of childhood.

1950's innocence gone forever, the colors, the problems, the motives, the honor, the love and hate, and the sensitivities of Nicholas Ray and James Dean. an iconic stamp of america and of a difficult age.

Bergman constructs an intimate, cathartic, sad but hopeful examination of an old timer's last trip to redemption. moving and thought-provoking.

An unforgettable night of fun and wickedness with the grand couple Liz Taylor- Richard Burton playing a bitter, shattered marriage. great directorial debut for Mike Nichols and superb screenwriting by Ernest Lehman.

horrific odyssey painfully but wonderfully personified by Adrien Brody. superb storytelling by an inspired Polanski.

The darkest side of the genius was fully flourished in this rambunctious, violent, brutal and yet bizarrely amusing thriller. the last great Hitchcock film.

My favorite version of the Arabian nights tale is this wonderful, timeless epic fantasy with a great acrobatic performance by Douglas Fairbanks. magical ride for all of us who are still kids.

Akira Kurosawa and Takashi Shimura outdo themselves in this heartbreaking drama. dealing once again, with fantastic lirycism, the crucial issues of shaping individual destiny in a world where there's no reason to live as one more zombie-like bureaucrat. powerful statement.

Amazing screwball comedy that works at almost every single level. who could ask for better when Frank Capra is behind the lens & both Colbert and Gable keep charm and laughs all the way through the show.

Inventive, sensible, witty and comical film-noir homage.

Warped, distorted, violent, ineffable and yet beautiful lyrical love story. Sailor and Lula are the ultimate match made in hell.

Hitch did it again in this gripping, superbly written and beautifuly staged murder mystery.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz's swan song united two gigantic legends in a deadly battle of wit, persuasion and humiliation. a masterful thriller with richness in dialogue, theatricality, and twists, all submerged in the purest, most malicious and delightful black humour.

Only Buñuel's boundless brilliance and cynicism could achieve this mischievous, thought-provoking drama. A sad testament of what happens inside nearly all religious groups, only very few practice what they preach.

Without any doubt, a horror masterpiece. Every silence, feeling, and presence is loaded with chilling and mesmerizing power. Nicholson drives the film through the edge, as well as Kubrick's "sense and sensibility" for space and lighting. operatic, barroque and remarkable style. A must see for any horror-Kubrick afficionado.

Dustin Hoffman completely owns the main role, as the absentminded, insecure, and nervous Ben Braddock. Gracious, bittersweet, irreverent and magnificent initiation journey.

Nothing new could be added to describe the greatness of this 90s genuine cinematic milestone. a cunning, diabolicaly cool experience.

Clift, Baxter, Hasse and Malden all stand out with great performances. Hitchcock accomplishes a noirish, distressing and beautiful film.

Who could ask for a better cinematic couple than Bogie and Bacall when their chemistry is so obvious that sparks off the screen. great direction, songs, performances, and snappy dialogues.

Polanski finishes the apartment dwelling trilogy with a unique, strange and captivating film loathed by critics back on its release. it goes from a regular, existential black comedy unrelentingly transmuting itself into a paranoid, atmospheric journey of macabre visions and insanity.

One of Cronenberg's most comercial and yet superb films. gruesome, gory, raw and yet touching. one of the best sci-fi/horror films, better than the original.

A shifting visceral cerebral austere horror fantasy that blows your mind away. long live the new flesh, Cronenberg's masterpiece, period.

so I finally got to see it again, after so many years when I was just a little kid, the power of this fantastic movie is even stronger than what I remember.

Suspenseful and imaginative sci-fi classic, with Richard Matheson's thoughtful prose, and remarkable special effects.

Imagine your own house as an immense fortress full of deadly traps and gigantic monsters around the corner. Fascinating stuff.

The commie aliens invade the land of freedom. Don Sigel/Daniel Mainwaring/Jack Finney's classic paranoic cult B-movie. exceptional Kevin McCarthy.

Landmark horror classic with an interesting socio-political subtle. low budget/documentary feel, raw claustrophobic, intense, nightmarish, and highly addictive.

Classic noir was re born from the ashes with this superb adaptation of James Ellroy novel. A complex detective story inside the crooked L.A police.

great start for Spielberg, making an exhausting hitchcockian/Kafka-esque thriller with a great performance by Dennis Weaver, bringing to life the fear in crescendo for a faceless and merciless truck driver whose only goal is to end the common man's journey at any cost.

Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson elicit candor and passion without the need of words, and yet Noel Coward's screenplay is very rich and arouses a huge deal of emotion. All that in the master hand of David Lean signifies a tender and intense romance, a battle inside a woman's heart, captured with the utmost capacity by all those genius and sensitive minds involved in it.

The ever cool McQueen is the leader of a formidable bunch that includes Charles Bronson, Richard Attenborough, James Coburn, Donald Pleasence and James Garner. the german war prisons were never this fun.

Intense, strange and stunning. beautiful pair of actresses, dazzling cinematography, bizarre and compelling subject.

I wish this could happen to me...a sweet, tender, funny date with the woman you always wanted. outstanding performances by the two young lovers. an unforgettable afternoon in Vienna. it isn't a mere one night stand, but the night when they met the love of their life. I absolutely love this film.

A nostalgic and heartfelt stroll with these now mature lovers. amazing script, chemistry and setting. It may sound like blasphemy but I think this little marvel can be compared with some of the most romantic and tender gems like Brief encounter or Casablanca. more sad and bitter than the first one, It closed a chapter I'll never forget.

with this low budget noir gem Welles shows his guts once more, by giving it his essential expresionistic style, and also because he cut and dyed the hair or the gorgeous Rita Hayworth. marvelous.

The gorgeous Rita, for her famous flirtation while dancing singing and marrying rich criminals, gets a slap full of anger by the cool Glenn Ford. a noir jewel, an imperishable delight.

A cinematic milestone that evokes the horrors of the war, an ill-fated moment that stays for a lifetime.

Fellini narrates his sometimes pleasent, sometimes hard youth with his peculiar friends. An overlook jewel that inspired many other, like Barry Levinson's Diner or George Lucas' American Graffiti.

Mischievous, visually stunning, hilarious and compelling. quite an achievement adapting Günter Grass' novel.

Scorsese's take on a Kafkian comedy with deranged proportions, one of his most underrated and unknown little gems.

What else can I say, an eternal cult classic. one of the most chilling and horrifying film experiences ever. definitely not for the faint-hearted.

Polanski succeeds at almost every level in his first work. a brilliant and tense drama set on a tiny yacht with two men on a dangerous game to win the female on board

One of the finest courtroom dramas ever, and definitely the best exposure of the affairs in and out the courtrooms; as well as the trickeries, rapid-fire delivering and fast-talking that any efficient (not righteous) criminal lawyer should have, unbiased, detached from any inner conviction or moral standpoint.
The opposite forces are masterfully played by Jimmy Stewart and George C. Scott, two individuals with an expertise in the use of every cunning, dirty scheme able to be used in order to destroy the credibility of each other's arguments and win the case no matter what is right and what is wrong; that is what, at the end, paradoxically leads the person who won the case to question about the decision, even if he doesn't show any concern.
Sadly, justice is such a variable and obscure concept... will it prevail? Think again.
Preminger's direction is clean and focused on the right spots; the screenplay is snappy and occasionally very funny; Duke Ellington's music is quite mellow; and Lee Remick couldn't be lovelier, what a doll.

A fordian masterpiece. Fansworth's last goodbye, and one of the few "normal and simple" Lynch's films.

Phenomenal Cagney, great production code era gangster film, a drama about role models, friendship and moral, beautifully shot.

The closest adaptation of William Golding's literary masterpiece.
Peter Brook was mainly a theater director, perhaps that is why his cinematic skills may appear flat, and his handle of kid actors is also average. Despite that, his naturalistic approach is a strength.
The power of the film comes exactly from the allegory, the core of the story, a sour and ultimately devastating microcosmos about death of humanity and reason, and the embrace of anarchy and savagery as the only means of survival.

There are many ways to follow when recapitulating the virtues of this postmodern marvel of the western genre. beginning with the loose and affable nature or tone of the story by screenwriter William Goldman and director George Roy Hill; Conrad Hall's impressive photographic work; Burt Bacharach's mellow musical interludes; and above all, the likeable, legendary partnership Paul Newman-Robert Redford, both comfortably playing the notorious outlaws who shared the same woman and destiny. Their charm, chemistry and tongue-in-cheek attitude can't be ignored, especially in the memorable final scene.

Anguishing psychological thriller with a very believable display of a contained sociopath and his modus operandi.
It is in the vein of the 'my wife vanished and I don't have a clue of her whereabouts' theme displayed in other interesting movies like Frantic or Breakdown.
Everything looks so verisimilar that the agony, uncertainty and eeriness seem to be endless.

Oliver Reed gives an outstanding performance in Ken Russell's fiendish, macabre and utterly delirious parade that shows through a pinhole the dangers and excesses of superstition in the dark ages of christianity.

another example of the ethereal, mesmerizing, deranged and fascinating world of Mr. Lynch, this time lead by a gorgeous pair of performers.

Daring and suggestive semi documentary with a plethora of dark, diabolical imagery.

Gripping, frantic and viscerally realistic thriller with a formidable Gene Hackman as the hard-boiled law enforcer Popeye Doyle.
Gritty ambiance, impressive performances, and one of the most staggering and tense car chases ever shot.

David Mamet's screenplay is far from the facts, but his cunning dialogues, along with De Palma's solid narration, both emerge in a thrilling, fun, larger than life clash between good and evil, adorned by an anachronistic but superb score by Il maestro Morricone.
Great appearances by Robert De Niro as Al Capone and Sean Connery as Jimmy Malone.
The vicious baseball bat scene and the train station suspenseful homage to 'battleship potemkin' stand out.

The greatest comedian of all time finally leaves behind 'The Tramp' the character that made him famous, and here plays a serial killer, a very affable and charming one, though.
A gem of black comedy, in which Chaplin showed a little wickedness, without abandoning his social commentary nor his sentimentality.
He easily proves why murder can be also a laughing matter.

A 'simple' bank situation turns into a media circus, thanks to the incompetence of two amateur robbers, wonderfully played by Al Pacino and John Cazale.
Charles Durning (the head of police) and Chris Sarandon (the gay lover of Pacino's character) are equally great in their roles.
A bold, landmark movie, that goes from outrageousness to sublimity, from hilarity to affecting sympathy.

Truffaut homages Henri Langlois, Laurel and Hardy. Hitchcock and Balzac, and brings back his alter ego, Antoine Doinel. Now at the doors of adulthood, he was kicked out from the army, and struggles to find a job, first as a night porter, shoe seller, tv repairing engineer and even as a private eye for a detective agency. But don't get confused, this is a pleasant, charming comedy, where all the sorrow and rebelliousness of his childhood is gone for good, and now his only concern is to win the heart of the girl he likes.
Nostalgic stroll through the beautiful Paris, in company of a magnificent auteur who always knew how to gather the sweetest moments of life into a film; Jean-Pierre Léaud's likeable absent-mindedness; Claude Jade's natural beauty; and Charles Trenet's sweetest ballad.

Unjustifiably forgotten new classic. A striking and quirky neo noir with a superb triad of criminals blinded by greed. Terrific score by Elmer Bernstein.

Rich and candid fable, clearly separated in two parts, the first is a delightful romantic comedy in Italy's best tradition, the other is a tender morality tale, both work perfectly, and never cease to amaze and arouse emotions. The best, most surprising work of this modern day Chaplin named Roberto Benigni.

One of the best free adaptations of Bram Stoker's novel, and arguably, the film that started universal pictures' famous and significant monster series. Bela Lugosi renders the mythical Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula with unnerving distinction, making his incarnation the best known for any human being.

Two passionate and courageous journalists of different nationalities become witnesses of the horrors of war in southeast asia, one of them is a native who will have to hang on to his life while the nightmare remains.
Haing S. Ngor portrays the victim Dith Pran, with such candidness and affability that is hard not to shed a tear while you see all he had to go through, and all the sacrifices he made, for love and friendship. Remarkable, startling, but more important, incredibly uplifting.

Rudyard Kipling's poem is translated to the screen by the pulsatile direction of George Stevens.
The best thing about this classic adventure is the chemistry between the great actors involved in it, they are all charming and funny, a magnificent triumvirate formed by Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Victor McLaglen; with special mention to Sam Jaffe as their humble and valiant waterboy Gunga Din.
Along with 'The man who would be king' this is probably the peak of the "colonial" adventure movies, in both are explored always relevant themes like greed, vital quest and the value of friendship.
Sheer and unadulterated joy.

I applaud counterculture when it reaches such intensity, veracity and boldness. A landmark film that cleverly showed the middle finger to an entire era, and still does.

The greatest cinematic transition of a comic book ever done. Richard Donner's vigorous narrative pulse, Christopher Reeve's perfect incarnation and John Williams' majestic score made this movie an instant everlasting classic. Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman and the legendary Marlon Brando are some of the other additions to a perfect equation. An epic and exhilarating tale about the themes we the mere mortals constantly love to revive. The one and only superhero movie.

Gian Maria Volonté persuasively personifies a suave, spitefully malevolent kind of hitchcockian sociopath. A surreal and strong meditation about how some human beings can be corrupted by power. A fundamental allegory to understand the Italian sociopolitical situation of that time, and possibly to draw parallels with any present so-called democratic system of government.

Incredibly touching story about two friends whose lives were destroyed by war. Alan Parker's direction is flawless, as well as the performances and the soundtrack. An emotional roller coaster ride that feels more genuine every time.

A magical and bittersweet comedy with a superb Peter Sellers, in the most mature and concise role of his career, even if he's portraying a childish man who's suddenly deified by an empty, artificial society. A supremely sincere and pleasantly understated film that engages all us in careful thought, about how absurd, pointless and obtuse our lives can be, and how the most unexpected person in the whole world can make us be aware of it. everlasting fable, parallel to the fisher king.

Paradigmatic example of the Coen brothers' fantastically odd, cartoonish and hilarious world of adorable losers. Barry Sonnenfeld's camerawork is amazing.

Anthony Minghella recovered the exotic romanticism of his compatriot David Lean. Insightful, poetic and strikingly sensitive epic tale.

The sweetest, fondest, funniest high school movie of all time. Never a coarse, clichéd teen comedy, but an incredibly moving one, and possibly the definitive stamp of its period.

An engrossing western epic with intimate and poetical sensitivity and a wonderful score by John Barry. Kevin Costner is very good in his role and behind the cameras. Excellent directorial debut for this outstanding human drama.

George C. Scott was born to play the irascible and implacable american general George S. Patton in this eye-catching war film that depicts with grandiosity the allied assaults in europe and north africa, and the general's courageousness, straightforwardness, his somewhat questionable treatment over his troops, and his peculiar but firm beliefs about the reincarnation of his soul. This eccentric character is one of the best representatives of the madness and nonsensicality of war.

Irony and wit loaded on a direct punch to your pitiful jack-brain. An indisputable member of the new classics. I deeply dislike digital effects, nevertheless the story is so attractively subversive that I yield to it.

Intelligent and disturbing horror film with the usual Romero's social emphasis. More than a mere Zombie movie, it's a thrilling, colourful, in-your-face parable about exacerbated capitalism.

Wonderful nostalgic cheesy musical, parodic and vibrating blend of concepts and myths from literature, film and rock n' roll that transcends thanks to Brian DePalma's trademark bizarre and striking mise en scène. Jessica Harper is an adorable doll, William Finley and Paul Williams are also stupendous, the first as the affable phantom, and the latter as a Phil Spector kind of mephistophelean record producer.

Cronenberg hits the nerve once again with this superbly narrated kind of Fordian drama with echoes of Out of the past all mixed up with his insatiable flesh and blood feast. Ed Harris steals every scene he's in.

A blast of a film. one of the best second world war action epics, one of Robert Aldrich's best, and one of the best casts ever "recruited" in motion picture history.

The ultimate H.G Wells dystopian fantasy gets a faithful treatment by George Pal. The first half of the film is fascinating, especifically the long dissertation about time travel and the beginning of the journey through the 20th century. Although the rest is not near as great as the start, is pretty fun, plus Yvette Mimieux is a feast for the eyes. Rod Taylor does a pretty good job in the lead. Cool, classic, lovable sci-fi.

sad and overwhelming. superb Burt Lancaster. exquisite from the art department, to Visconti's elegant narration.

Ralph Meeker, in the role of his life, plays the violent and fireproof Mike Hammer in a supremely enjoyable McCarthy-era/nuclear holocaust paranoid Noir. full of great moments like the opening scene and an epilogue that makes it feel like a genuine horror film.

Alluring fox Ava Gardner tempts a weary Burt Lancaster in this rambling faena of betrayal, theft, jealousy and murder.

McQueen and Hoffman are marvelous in this sad but in the end exciting and uplifting prison drama.

Astonishing direction and screenplay. A horrifying true story of injustice and unfair treatment from the government, it was labeled as anti-british. the performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as the wrongly imprisoned northern Irish is outstanding.

Fantastic narration by James Whale from the equally great story by visionary writer H.G Wells. Veteran universal pictures craftsman John P. Fulton's visual effects are amazing, even for today's standards. Delightful parable about the corruption of power. The always outstanding Claude Rains incarnates (well, almost entirely with his voice) the scientist who uses his remarkable power to damage society.

Although more funny than scary, this has to be one of the best sequels ever done. James Whale's narration is lyrical and stylish, the settings evoke gothic mystique and Boris Karloff perfectly embodies the tall walking corpse, who embarks on a murderous rampage after the events of the first film, only to find at the end that even he has a heart. excellent horror/black comedy universal classic.

Takes away the dark atmosphere and lyricism of the Karl Freund classic and goes for fun, with an affable "Raiders of the lost ark" tonality, full of humour and rambunctious excitement. Jerry Goldsmith's score is brilliant.

Agostina Belli é bellisima, and Vittorio Gassman is outstanding as the cynic, blind ex military teaching things about life and women to the naive Alessandro Momo. Another comedy gem by the notable craftsman Dino Risi.

original, colourful, charming. superb Kate Winslet. pure Charlie Kauffman freakiness.

Jacques Tourneur's mise-en-scene is flawless. A misty demonic tale that can elicit any good enthusiast of subtle horror without the use of blood or any other gimmick. Great performances by Niall MacGinnis and Dana Andrews. doesn't matter Satan looks fake, it still holds a menacing look.

Remarkable and unsettling recount of the holocaust in Byelorussia. Director Elem Klimov's approach is crude, brutal and precise, just the right tone for this horrific odyssey of inhumanity, death and utter chaos. the final montage is spellbinding.

A mixture between Coppola's The conversation and Antonioni's Blow up, Brian De Palma weaves a compelling thriller, with a surprisingly good performance by a young John Travolta. Pino Donaggio's score and De Palma's stylish camera work really make the film a worthy experience. devastating ending, shocking and full of dark humour.

There are more worries in the life of a gangster besides money. There's love, loyalty, friendship, and the most implacable killer of all: time itself, the way it undermines and vanishes every human being no matter how strong or resolute he/she used to be.
Jean Gabin plays the elegant and charismatic Max, an aging criminal mentor who finds his way to retirement full of bumps.
After pulling out the heist that Max thought would end up his occupation for good, Max's best friend Riton tells his girlfriend (a very young Jeanne Moreau) about their last job. Unfortunately, this leak of information given by the incompetent Riton leads to his kidnapping by Max's competitor Angelo (Lino Ventura) who will demand their last job's loot for ransom. It will all be decided in a tense and masterfully shot gun battle.
An engrossing masterpiece with phenomenal direction, acting and cinematography.

over-the-top, amazing, clever, but above all hilarious analysis of our humanity. The curious and naive bushman N!xau effortlessly steals the show. one of my childhood favorites.

Arthur Penn's charming eulogy to the 1930s infamous couple of bankrobbers it's a riveting and carefree mixture of tones, concluding in a mind-blowingly sad and violent incident. the chemistry between Beatty and Dunaway feels very real.

Harrowing epic tale of courage and despair, claustrophobic odyssey under the sea. It's pure and simple sympathy for the devil.

Impressive documentary style sci-fi drama. A dismal and emotionally overpowering vision of the future

The film that made a name for Wim Wenders. top notch performances, namely the great Harry Dean Stanton. stunning cinematography and soundtrack. Emotional, sweet and moving.

Overwhelming and stunning epic that follows the rise and fall of the adventurous irish scoundrel Redmond Barry. Glorious in the artistic department, Stanley Kubrick and his director of photography John Alcott achieved unprecedented majesty and opulence in every frame.

Surprisingly good, and sadly underrated, take on George Orwell's seminal novel. great cinematography and art design. superbly played by John Hurt and Richard Burton, in his last screen role.

Pure fun from start to finish, a B-movie on purpose that presents a truly charismatic Kurt Russell. entertaining, nostalgic and above all hilarious.

Herzog's semi-documentary style succeeds to capture an almost Shakespearean portrait of the megalomaniac spanish conquistador Lope de Aguirre, wonderfully played with all his mannerisms by Klaus Kinski. A bleak poem of greed, thirst and madness. A strong influence for Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

90s landmark, granulated black & white sci-fi/metaphysical low budget little gem, debtor of the nightmarish, irrational and paranoid mise-en-scene of Eraserhead and The Process.

One of the most conventional Polanski films. the McGuffin isn't particularly strong, but it's enough interesting to let us stay till the end of this enjoyable and nightmarish hitchcockian thriller.

Honest and thought provoking view of the violent economical and racial segregation among second generation immigrants in france. fun and powerful minute by minute.

Both impressive and embarrasing propaganda piece. A colossal parade of madness.

Amazingly imaginative adventure of colorful, epic proportions. a blast if you haven't lost you inner child.

A wonderful stroll with two scam artists proving why there's no one else to trust in the deceitful concrete jungle. a film that will hold your breath till the last minute. superbly written, acted and staged.

Sci-fi/horror classic that serves as an allegory for the seek of perfection (read nazism) and the consequences it brings. a lot of creepy moments and a very skillful montage in the final scenes.

A lightweight and lovely romantic film. Grant and Hepburn are always amazing together.

Intense japanese post-war drama heavily inspired by the crudeness of american film-noir and, on a smaller degree, by the italian neorealism. Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune are great as the veteran detective and his companion, respectively. There are some excellent moments of suspense, like the baseball game and the train station climax.

Perhaps Hitchcock's more serious, realistic and touching drama about mistaken identity. Robert Burkes' noirish documentary-like photography it's one of the highlights, as well as Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in natural and believable roles of common people living in an anguishing kafkian nightmare.

De la Iglesia's perfect blend of horror with the most crazy, outrageous humour. the "three wise men" are superb in their roles, but Santiago Segura is the one who steals the show. Apocalypse will never be this fun.

Along with "El dia de la bestia" this is De la Iglesia's best work. a mad, bloody film about greedy murderous neighbors. but warning, you may either hate its absurdity or simply die of laughter.

Nightmarish, gritty and substantial post war noir. an A class B picture.

J.G Ballard's memories about horrors of war and death of childhood were properly materialized in this poignant, beautiful and sadly overlooked gem.

bittersweet reflection on Chaplin's own career. full of his characteristic bonhomie and tenderness. Buster Keaton's appearance marked the first and only time the two greatest comedians of the twentieth century were in the same film.

Alain Delon plays a cool, well dressed hitman who travels through the colourful sixties paris underworld following a code of silence. superb art design and overall feeling of a lonely, austere way of living.

Surreal and raving mad extravaganza.
An irreverent, nonsensical and above all hilarious catalog of characters and situations.
A real blast.

Once again, at the orders of the great Howard Hawks, Bogie and Bacall throw off sparks whenever they share a scene in this brilliant adaptation of Raymond Chandler's classic novel.
A complex plot, very hard to unravel, even for the shrewd Philip Marlowe, who seems to find corpses anywhere he looks.
The story grabs you and never decays, contrary, it grows in tension with each minute, and almost every attitude seen by the players, and line of dialogue spoken has incommensurable vigor.

Interesting hybrid between film-noir and southern gothic horror. Mickey Rourke does a great job as the private eye, and De Niro delivers a memorable and shivering performance.

Tender autobiographical chapter of Louis Malle's childhood in his native france, dealing with intolerance and sacrifice.

Delightful caper movie, made by the legendary triad Newman-Redford-Roy Hill. magnificent screenplay and score. superb twist at the end.

The mammoth of cinema that squashed for good the then rising menace of television, proclaiming its superiority in every scale.
An astonishing, lavish, gigantic display of entertainment and dramatic intensity.
Also the biggest winner of Academy Awards, when they meant something.

A great whodunnit about the snuff-movies myth. entertaining and suspenseful.

Chandler's "The Big Sleep" on acid. hilarious.

Buñuel sets a bizarre and hilarious surreal black comedy about a bunch of decadent living deads. as usual, full of surprises from start to finish.

The O.J Simpson case through the deceitful mind of David Lynch. A powerful, twisted, devilish jigsaw. eerie Robert Blake.

Stephen King's fist novel adapted to the silver screen is one of De Palma's most realized and nerve-racking films. the ending is by far one of the best and most unexpected shocks in the history of the genre.

Intimate, deep and touching visual poem. Juliette Binoche delivers an astonishing portrayal.

Buñuel's erotic, perverse and surreal tale focuses on the life of a bored young french beauty and her hunger for love. great performance by the gorgeous icy-blond Catherine Deneuve.

Great direction, script, songs and performances. painfully slow at times but overall a joyful celebration of life. L'chaim!

An inventive, funny and delightful Gilliam-esque visually stunning black comedy.

Startling, intense, eerie, ambiguous and subtle psychological horror classic. great example of solid storytelling.

Ridley Scott's best film. visually stunning and suspenseful all the way.

Fellini re visits his home town and the peculiar people living there. a magical and hilarious stay, an everlasting "festa per la dolce vita"

Sultry, dark and decadent picture about loneliness. wonderful photography and marvelous Brando.

A remake that surpasses the original in every way. An exciting, atmospherical, claustrophobical alien whodunit with great gory f/x.

A truly epic comedy. superb cast and cameos, insuperable hilarious premise, pure classic slap-stick.

Giallo watermark. full of suspense, excitement and violence. uneven but effective soundtrack. likeable performances. stylish lighting, atmosphere and art direction. twisted fun ride.

A bit dated, nevertheless a necessary, intriguing and well made political thriller. with great performances and a deserved academy award.

A tender portrait of Christy Brown, wonderfully played by Daniel Day-Lewis, a man whose life was as sad and touching as exciting and funny, full of vicissitudes. great debut for Jim Sheridan.

Bertolucci's ode to classic cinema. a passionate journey through the flourishing 1960s sociopolitical, cultural and sexual changes. Eva Green left me astonished.

Second and sadly last film by Fabián Bielinsky. a compelling thriller with a great performance by Ricardo Darín, as an epileptic and diffident taxidermist with a strange urge for elaborated heists.

The very real murder of Polanski's wife was the genesis of this ultra violent take on Shakespeare's finest play. A riveting spiral of hate, ambition and betrayal. great performance by Jon Finch.

A black comedy done by the master himself. tons of charm, wit, and sarcasm. nostalgic all the way.

The kind of gem Frank Capra would direct. Tornatore brings a bittersweet fable, with an immense Tim Roth and a magnificent soundtrack by il maestro Ennio Morricone. don't miss the duel between 1900 and Jelly Roll Morton, superb.

A haunting and impeccably directed blend (borrowing Fincher's own words) between a psycho killer thriller and All the presidents men. great cast, script and cinematography. Dense and compelling.

Twins Elliot and Beverly Mantle are two sides of the same coin, one over confident and suave, and the other shy and sensitive. they are both brilliant in the field they chose, gynecology. But they can't function properly if a third party gets in their way.
One of Cronenberg's best films. A succesful attempt to transcend his carnal phase for a more psychological one.
A morbid yet moving drama in which Jeremy Irons shines in an outstanding double role.

original, dark, and fun french thriller, written by the same duo who made possible Hitchcock's Vertigo and Clouzot's Diaboliques

An american classic. intriguing and compelling and above all based on actual facts. great cinematography, direction, script and performances.

Max Von Sydow is a painter, attacked by demons he created out of existential guilt. Liv Ullman plays his faithful spouse.
An unreal, nightmarish parade of phantasmagorical visions conceived by Sven Nykvist and his expressionistic, tantalizing photography; and Bergman's introspective and deliberately misleading narration.
Possibly his most enigmatic and obscure film.

outstanding trio of legends Olivier-Peck-Mason. Intriguing and fun story.

cult classic, one of the grand daddies of slashers. hallucinating, raw, tingles of cinema veritè/documentary feel make a nerve-racking stay with one hell of a family.

Cameron proves why a sequel can be as good as the original. creepy and entertaining from start to finish.

The only George Lucas film I like, in fact, I love it. a Fellini-like premise, highly nostalgic, heart-felt and hilarious. awesome soundtrack.

Althought not their best, the Python crew managed to once again successfully mock of all british so-called sacrosanct establishments.

Really funny and entertaining british-era Hitchcock film.

One of those that defied cinematic conventionalisms. stylish and memorable, superb enfant-terrible's direction, Martial Solal's jazzy score, and Belmondo's tough guy rol. Jean Seberg's beauty left me literally breathless.

this little wonderful gem was one of the first films I recall to have seen. a fantastic journey through the ages. the ending is horrifying, in a good sense, but it devastated me when I was a child.

Vincent Price at his most malicious, gives one of his greatest performances as the evil tyrant Prince Prospero, a devil worshiper who enjoys the company of the sweet Jane Asher and the luscious Hazel Court.
One of the best written, performed and staged Poe adaptations.

Cult classic emerged from 70s demonic craze. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and the boy Harvey Stephens deliver powerful & nerve-racking performances, All led by Richard Donner's haunting take on Satan's child rise.

Classic sci fi-noir.
Despite its slow, laid back narration, Scott gives us a chilling and mesmerizing vision of the future, where the androids are full of emotion, and the people are mere automatons.

director Peter Medak wisely sees things through the big scope, creating a chilling, eerie, atmosferical film with a great performance by the equally brilliant George C. Scott. one of the most striking and yet sadly overlooked horror film. a must see for any haunted house movie fan.

Superb psychological thriller. flawless on technical level. Great acting couple Stamp-Eggar. riveting and stylish direction on a minimal space by veteran William Wyler.

Only Hitch could surpass himself in this suspenseful, intriguing and yet charming and hilarious top-notch thriller.

I may not like Brando's character and his long-winded, pseudo intellectual bullshit. But I love the rest of this harrowing and dazing war epic, starring an excellent, tired and stupefied Martin Sheen.
The attack to the vietnamese village with Wagner's die walküre itself is iconic.
Vittorio Storaro's cinematography is an absolute work of art.

Proficient filmmaker Sam Fuller achieves an startling Hitchcockian thriller about the poisonous sentiment of racism.
A canine is the seemingly peaceful being that encapsulates all the hate, prejudice and animosity among humans.
A heartbreaking parable told with impeccable and hard-hitting style.

A hilarious pseudo-documentary by Woody Allen. Charm, absurdity and pure joy from start to finish.

Archibaldo De la Cruz is a disturbed man who spends his time plotting the murders of the women he is attracted to. He has a lot of bad blood and malice, but strangely, destiny always interferes when he's about to carry out his obscure wishes.
Engrossing and caustic study of a frustrated sociopath.

Another haunting Hitchcock classic, riveting take on Daphne Du Maurier tale of despair for mankind's reign on earth.

With the valuable support of Bernard Herrmann in a terrifying score and Paul Hirsch's superb editing, De Palma accurately exploits Hitchcockian themes for the first time, and even creates his most dazzling split-screen scene ever.

Electrifying. Probably the most violent among all gangster films of the period.

Five men propose themselves to start one of the most demanding and yearning tasks for any person in their condition: a flawless prison break.
Jacques Becker's relatively premature swansong is a riveting story of amazing simplicity and precision.
The suspense displayed is unbearably tense and involving.
An overlooked gem embedded by hope and camaraderie, with topnotch direction and performances.

When two succesful drifty drug addicts hit the road, all hell breaks loose. amusing, chaotic and highly addictive.

Colin Smith is a rebel with a cause, the furious voice and spirit of the proletariat, the people who have to suffer for the privileged and get nothing in exchange but a terrible burden.

A battle against an opressive system, depicted in a fiery and emotive way. Magnificent characters and story, and phenomenal Tom Courtenay.

One of the crown jewels of British cinema.

Due to the time it was made, the film has a smack of a silent feature, it may be histrionic and overdramatized, but that doesn't keep it from being fascinating, not only for its controversial subject matter, or Mervyn Le Roy's direction but especially for Edward G. Robinson's powerful screen persona.
It is an absolute pleasure to watch such grand portrayal of Rico; a greedy, dominant, no-nonsense short figure who moves his thumb as he was already somebody, and commands his own way, in disdain of any authority that out rank him as the supreme boss of the underworld.
A classic 'rags to riches' american tragedy.

Creepy cult film, unusual, a bit blasphemous, and above all highly original. amazing performances by Woodward, Lee and the three now classic blond bitches of Brit horror, Ingrid Pitt, Diane Cilento and Brit Ekland.

Giallo arrives to america. Carpenter explodes the suspense in high scale and creates a dark and menacing atmosphere. A sexy Jamie Lee Curtis is great in the lead role.

A bit dated and made with low budget, but it has very interesting premise and some moments of bone chilling psychological horror. A "drive-in" classic.

It wasn't proper to give Peter Sellers' Quilty such protagonism. despite that flaw, Nabokov's screenplay (though drastically changed) and Kubrick's direction are correct, some passages are quite lighthearted in contrast to the serious subject matter. Shelly Winters is a lot of fun; Sue Lyon shines as Lolita; and James Mason, well, there wasn't a gesture or word that could escape from that magnificent performer.

The first half is fascinating, hilarious and remorseless. the rest not that much, nevertheless Kubrick always puts his indelible dark humour and eye-catching look.

The best film of the ineffable Monty Python troupe. It does for religion what Dr. Strangelove did for politics.

An apostasy of biblical proportions.