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I get it. Desert, cowboys, wild west, and guns. This might be your typical western movie. But it's not. Winner of the Best Picture Award in the 80th Academy Awards, No Country For Old Men is unlike any other crime thriller movie you have ever seen. Basically, the movie is viewed from the perspective of the 3 main characters: Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who stumbled upon a case of money in the desert, Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a hitman hired to recover the money, and an

I am going to be biased here and say that I respect this film more than any other due to it being a Shakespeare classic. Plus it really stayed true to its roots. The movie has a great depiction of the dark and tragic story of Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) as he was driven by his rage and anger at the death of his father. One thing to note here is that the language and the script are quite difficult to understand for someone like me who is not a native English speaker. The words

Ben Affleck really did a lot to this film. He was the main character, producer, and director all at the same time. Set during the Iran Revolution. Tony Mendez, a CIA Operative, was tasked to rescue six diplomats who have escaped capture by the Iranians. As security in Iran started to tighten up, the CIA with Mendez as a leader, devised a plan to extract them out of the country in the most unusual way, a movie disguise. One of the most controversial films and was cited due to

One thing to note here, this is not Mission Impossible nor anything as action-packed as that. Rain Man is a heartfelt road drama featuring Tom Cruise as a Collectibles dealer, Charlie Babbit. His life suddenly took a turn when he learned that the estate was not left to him by his father after he passed away. Then he discovered that the one that inherited it was his brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) an autistic savant whom he never knew. He will soon learn that sometimes the g

"In a play, if more than one person speaks at the same time, it's just noise. But with music, you can have twenty individuals talking at the same time and it's not noise, it's a perfect harmony" No one can doubt that the film Amadeus (1984) is truly a work of art. It being perfection is an understatement as to how it was delivered. For it to be included in the best 100 movies in 2019, truly is an honor to watch this masterpiece. This piece of artwork. For those who are not f

Four films are in, and many still remain. I know that not all Best Picture winners are impressive and will let me jump out of my seat. There are some that are just plain okay. Slumdog Millionaire to me is like that. It is about a contestant (Dev Patel) in the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? who was able to answer every question despite his educational and personal background. He gets accused of cheating and states that the answers came from his experiences in

Seriously, if this film was in technicolor it will still be funny even by today's standards. That is what I think about how hilarious this movie is. Winner of the 11th Academy Awards, You Can't Take Me With You takes you on a roller coaster and funny ride with Tony Kirby (James Stewart), a young rich Vice President of a bank who fell in love with his stenographer Alice Sycamore (Jean Arthur). His life suddenly got intertwined when she introduced him to her very eccentric fami

Recently, we have completed another challenge to watch all Studio Ghibli films in chronological order starting from Nausicaá of the Valley of the Wind to Earwig and the Witch before we did the Oscars Challenge. It was a very nice learning and captivating journey through all of them. I will be posting my thoughts on each of them. Just a little bit of hint, out of all the 20-plus films only 2 of them are a little bit on the downside and the rest are fantastic. Let's see how thi

It is not light-hearted and easy to understand, to be frank however it is beautiful no matter how you may define it. Winner of the Best Picture in the 72nd Academy Awards, American Beauty really lived up to its standards as a black comedy-drama film. It is about an advertising executive, Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), who is having a mid-life crisis after he becomes infatuated with his daughter's (Thora Birch) cheerleader friend while also struggling to keep his marriage with

This 105-minute film went by so fast that you felt like you are one of the characters in the film. The Best Picture winner during the 52nd Academy Awards, Kramer vs Kramer is unlike any other family drama film. It starts with a banger when a workaholic husband Ted Kramer's (Dustin Hoffman) promotion celebration got cut off when his wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) left him with little to no explanation why. Tempers flare when the two of them fight for custody of their only son. I b

Witty, heartfelt, funny, simple, and unique. That's how I describe my feeling when I first watched the movie. Annie Hall may be one of the most important works of Woody Allen who also played the lead role of Alvy Singer, a perfectionist and overly conscious adult who wondered why his relationship with the titular character played by Diane Keaton ended abruptly. The movie is mixed with several overly satirical scenes such as combining animation in the movie, breaking the fourt

As a kid growing up watching movies with my family or even myself, I had this knack of wanting to broaden my horizons and learn more. I really cannot remember the first film I watched at the cinema, but all I know is that there are certain things that piqued my interest. One of those is the third installment of the Lord of the Rings franchise, the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. I remember the feeling of watching it for the first time I was in awe of its massiveness wi

Hi, I decided to start writing my thoughts about things I am most fascinated with: movies, history, music, anime, and a little bit of pop culture. Firstly, I am not an experienced writer and English is not my natural language so please try and bear with me if I miswrite things. My goal is not only to share my thoughts but to also have a sort-of self-satisfaction that I can do things outside my comfort zone. I have a couple of things in mind that I would like to share within t