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Ran (1985)
I could put basically any Kurosawa movie here, but this one is a masterclass in basically everything. The colors, the sets, the action and huge crowds.... All supported by an incredible cast and a director who built an entire castle simply to burn it down.
Kung Fu Hustle
I love a movie with good direction, and Stephen Chow makes an endearing, funny martial arts movie with the best camera work you'll see in the genre. Period.
Save the Green Planet
This Korean film does a wonderful job of balancing dark humor, slapstick, and genuine human emotion.
The Princess Bride
This is about as perfect as a movie can get. I can't think of one thing I would change or we would need to be added. It is approachable for all ages and can be rewatched again and again. No notes.
Ashes of Time
This is in many ways the polar opposite of the Princess Bride. This is an incredibly hard movie to approach, but I find the cinematography, acting, and the shadow of the stories we can see to be truly fascinating.
Princess Mononoke
This movie takes me on emotional roller coaster every time, and I can't stop watching it. My wife called it the Heart of Darkness of animation, and it's a good metaphor. This movie is so dense that you could take away a new nuance each viewing.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Spanish conquistadores try to hold onto a hollow semblance of their "civilization" as they penetrate deep into the Peruvian rainforest.
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
This is the third film in Park Chan-Wook's "revenge trilogy." It doesn't have the gut-punch twist of Old boy, but it makes up for it in beautiful staging, strong performances, and a more reflective analysis about the nature of revenge.
I just realized that six of my eight movies were made in Asia... If you aren't into Asian cinema at this point... well, I don't know what to tell you. Your loss.
Check out this camerawork in the Man From Nowhere. *chefs kiss*
Spike Lee saw this and thought he could do better... Hahaha... The folly.
#oldboy
This scene might actually be a violation of the Geneva Conventions because they were shooting real arrows at Toshiro Mifune here
I've been in combat. The only movie that has successfully captured that feeling of moving from normalcy to immediate mortal peril is the scene from (Parasite Director) Bong Joon-Ho's "The Host."
American directors simply would not film the scene this way.
Oh my god, the malice in the scene framed by Vivaldi's Four Seasons....
Oh my goodness, if everyone had to watch Ikiru at a young age... the world would be a better place.
Raise the Red Lantern take such an emotional toll that I think I've only watched it completely once. It's still a beautiful film involving the intrigue and pervasive tension between the concubines who otherwise live in a life of luxury. It's intense.
Roshomon strikes to the soul each time
"Dead men don't lie."Roshomon strikes to the soul each time
"Dead men don't lie."
