‘This Is the End’ (2013) Every 10 or 15 years, comedy takes a big step forward, because somebody does something, and to me that’s what that was. In comedy, we feel that we’ve seen it all and done it all, but then an original voice comes in and you go, damn. ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ (2004) One of those movies I could watch over and over again, because it was just so out of left field. Or when as a filmmaker, I’m going, “How did they do that?” The best experience I ever have when I forget I’m watching a movie. I like uplifting endings, I love romance, just feel-good movies. ‘Ex Machina’ (2015) Worth it just for Oscar Isaac’s dancing scene! ‘Fish Tank’ (2010) It feels so real, and captures the awkwardness and feeling of the characters. ‘Together’ (2001) I love “We Are the Best!” by that director but “Together,” set in a ’70s Swedish commune, is so good. I thought that movie should have gotten more recognition. ‘Under the Skin’ (2014) was so good in that - well cast, and it was so weird and innovative the way they shot it and incorporated real people. ‘Daddy’s Home’ (2015) The only film my kids and I equally enjoy together! I love Will Ferrell, and this movie is sweet and fun to watch with cracking-up kids. And it’s a film that I have watched several times, and I always see something new in the frame. ‘The Pianist’ (2002) Not only was Adrien Brody fantastic portraying Wladyslaw Szpilman, but Roman Polanski took us through this tragic journey elegantly and emotionally. I thought Kathryn Bigelow did a masterful job, and Mark Boal’s script was smart, tight and moving.Ĩ. ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ (2012) An important portrayal of the events that led to the killing of bin Laden that sustained intensity and tension, even when it was only two people in the room talking. A world undiscovered by some, in our own backyard.Ĥ. ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ (2012) Imaginative and deeply moving, without all the tricks of Hollywood. It was not only moving, but it was heartfelt, dangerous and entertaining.ģ. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) Took us into a world that I have never seen before and executed it in a visceral, gritty way. I believe August Wilson would be proud.Ģ. Denzel Washington did an incredible job of not only directing, but also having the laserlike focus and discipline to stay true and elevate to the big screen one of our most talented and celebrated playwrights. ‘Fences’ (2016) A feast of masterful acting.
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