1.
Mulholland Dr.
(2001)
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. (147 mins.)
“ I'm not joking, i'm not exaggerating. This is the best movie of all time. So beautiful... it is sad, it is funny, it is poetic, it is filled of mystery.... it's just the perfect movie. A little piece of heaven. ” - ld_ross
2.
Dogville
(2003)
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado town. In exchange, she agrees to work for them. As a search visits town, she finds out that their support has a price. Yet her dangerous secret is never far away... (178 mins.)
“ One of the most touching and depressing movies of all. So powerfull. ” - ld_ross
3.
“ Esta película es, en mi opinión, la mejor adaptación de una serie de TV. "End of Evangelion" es lo más cercano a una experiencia cercana a la muerte. Evangelion, tomando elementos de diversos icónos de la psicología y filosofía, siempre tuvo la intención de que el espectador intente reflexionar sobre su condición como ser humano y como ser social. Como uno se ve ante si mismo, como uno se ve ante el resto y como el resto nos observa a nosotros. El after-taste que pretende esta serie dejar impregnado es algo tan insistente y visceral que es imposible no quedarse unos minutos. Y todo está llevado a cabo de una forma impecable, empezando por una historia que adopta diversas matices cuya narrativa muchas veces se ve nublada por el esoterismo que suponen diversos conceptos propios de la religión judeo-cristiana. La segunda mitad de la película, con una repentina despreocupación narrativa y deseos viscerales de romper los clacisismos propios del cine (influenciado por Godard y la nouvelle) y el animé, ahonda en diversas formas de relato vanguardista, que va desde la inclusión de imágenes contemplativas, textos en pantalla, imágenes de carácter onírico, montaje experimental, roptura de la cuarta pared, secuencias live-action, variación en la estética de la imágen, etc.
"End of Evangelion" es una joya del cine postmoderno de animación que fue, lamentablemente, ninguneada por el sector especializado del cine y en cambio fue víctima de muchos "análisis" obtusos de comentaristas otakus. La recomiendo a cualquier estudiante de cine. ” - ld_ross
4.
Eyes Wide Shut
(1999)
A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife admits that she once almost cheated on him. (159 mins.)
“ In my opinion, the best and most damn unfairly underrated movie of Stanley Kubrick. It is so mysterious, symbolic, hypnotic, beautiful, visually stunning.... I mean, all the movies he did were highly influential and acclaimed works...but "Eyes Wide Shut" was not that influential and not that acclaimed... and that sucks, because this movie is Kubrick at his most mature and romantic. ” - ld_ross
5.
2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968)
Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. (141 mins.)
“ All time sci-fi classic, truly cinematic experience!! ” - ld_ross
6.
Trainspotting
(1996)
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends. (94 mins.)
“ Addictive. Just addictive movie. It is funny, it is depressing, it is dynamic, the characters can be both lovable and detestable at the same time... the soundtrack is awesome... is the perfect combination! ” - ld_ross
7.
Blow-Up
(1966)
A mod London photographer believes that he has photographed a murder. (111 mins.)
“ Nothing apparently happens.... until the mystery is presented. And probably nothing will happen later.... and anyway the film'll grabs you until the very end... Stunning work. ” - ld_ross
8.
A Clockwork Orange
(1971)
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. (136 mins.)
“ The all-time classic from Stanley Kubrick, a very important film that will never get old. Highly influential and controversial, bizarre and grotesque, filled with irony, violence and sex. ” - ld_ross
9.
Inland Empire
(2006)
An actress's perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed. (180 mins.)
“ Another great film from the vissionary mind of David Lynch. A unique experience, this is one of the scariest films ever made, so confuse and intense.... A must see. ” - ld_ross
10.
Love Exposure
(2008)
Three emotionally abused individuals from the fringes of society get locked in a convoluted love triangle... (237 mins.)
“ Esta película es dinamita. De la mano del controvertido y genial Sono Sion, "Love Exposure" es una película en la cual su belleza radica ” - ld_ross
11.
Reservoir Dogs
(1992)
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. (99 mins.)
“ Tarantino's directorial debut and damn crear illustration of his genius. ” - ld_ross
12.
Hail Mary
(1985)
In this modern retelling of the Virgin birth, Mary is a student who plays basketball and works at her...
“ Esta película es hermosa, puede ser vista de diversas maneras (al menos yo, así lo veo); Desde el principio sabemos que estamos ante un drama contemplativo, con un estilo extraño y experimental. Con elementos de realismo mágico en donde se tratan diversas temáticas. Entre ellas el cuestionamiento de una joven atormentada hacia una suerte de figura divina omnipresente de la cual, se presume, espera un niño. Esta historia resultó de bella utilidad para poner en tela de juicio otras cuestiones como el drama de una adolescente que experimenta un embarazo no deseado, el empeño del ser humano en sentir un amor que trascienda lo carnal, el intento de controvertir las cínicas afirmaciones que sentencian lo contrario, el instinto materno, bello e innato. Ahondando en el esteticismo para llevar adelante esta historia semi-fantástica con elementos propios del erotismo, la cámara contempla y coquetea con todo aquello que la naturaleza nos ofrezca y resulte bello, ya sea una flor, el cielo, el río o el cuerpo humano. Una gran cinta que fue malinterpretada, estúpidamente, como un simple ejercicio de provocación. ” - ld_ross
13.
Dancer in the Dark
(2000)
An east European girl goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film. (140 mins.)
“ Awesome and touching film with Von Trier's experimental spirit that makes it lot better!!
A unique and genuine cinematographic experience!! ” - ld_ross
14.
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. (154 mins.)
“ Instant classic of its era and of all time. Best gangster movie ever made along with "Reservoir" ” - ld_ross
15.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled. (135 mins.)
“ Another, stupidly underrated, cinematographic gem.
I admit, this a far more personal choice... I fell in love with "Twin Peaks", and Lynch's disturbing and surreal sense of mystery... so I found this film very powerful... and what makes FWWM so awesome, is that is the universe of "Twin Peaks" at his most lynchian, without the TV restrictions about sex, violence and language. I mean, is a journey through the sordid world of Laura Palmer, portrayed correctly. Don't you think? ” - ld_ross
16.
Enter the Void
(2009)
A drug-dealing teen is killed in Japan, after which he reappears as a ghost to watch over his sister. (161 mins.)
“ Two words: INSTANT CLASSIC!!! Gaspar Noé is a freakin evil genius!!
Cinematic experience at his most visceral and extreme.
An experimental big budget film. Period. ” - ld_ross