A Serious Man
(2009)
A dark comedy about a man who goes through a series of bad luck and ponders the meaning of it all. The religious (Judaism) theme plays a large part, though the lead character doesn't seem to be convinced by it - as a physicist who believes all life is mathematics. The ending was a clusterfuck, but hats off Coen brothers.
Annie Hall
(1977)
A great film about the ins and outs of relationships, the complex functions that we apply to them and just how neurotic Woody Allen can be. Annie Hall is the kinda clueless girl that Alvy Singer falls for, despite being unlike all the other "New York" girls he's dated. He tries to get her to take "adult education", their sex life becomes stunted by Annie's marijuana and once it's over Alvy can't do anything without thinking about her.
Sunshine
(2007)
In the future, our closest star will become "infected" by the Q-ball particle which is causing it to die. To save it and humankind, a small group of people must unload a large payload to reignite the Sun. A great sci-fi movie that I felt was runined by the ending where it turns into a monster-in-space movie, seriously out of nowhere, practically stealing from Event Horizon. Still a good movie though.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Fun 80's comedy about a kid on the verge of high school graduation feigning sick and gathering his girlfriend and best friend to have a great day in Chicago. Has added a lot of cultural significance in American culture.
District 9
(2009)
As far as new science fiction movies go, this was really good. Aliens have arrived over Johannesburg, however instead of the conventional alien invasion or first contact, these aliens arrived malnourished. They are given space to live, District 9, which soon becomes a slum. The people of Johannesburg want the aliens out and there is much prejudice against the aliens. MNU, a large global weapons manufacturer wants to harbor the alien weapons technology. Our hero, Wikus van de Merwe, is an agent of MNU who ends up getting more than he bargained for. Soon he joins forces with the aliens after an interesting series of events. Good action flick.
