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My Recommendations
A collection of movies, series, anime, and books that have shaped my thinking.

The Green Mile
Frank Darabont
A tale of death row miracles and the power of compassion.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
John Hughes
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around, you could miss it.

The Breakfast Club
John Hughes
Five strangers with nothing in common, except each other.

Star Wars: A New Hope
George Lucas
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan
The definitive superhero film with an iconic villain.

Mad Max: Fury Road
George Miller
A non-stop adrenaline rush through a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Die Hard
John McTiernan
Yippee-ki-yay! The greatest action movie ever made.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
James Cameron
I'll be back. The sequel that surpassed the original.

John Wick
Chad Stahelski
A retired hitman unleashes chaos for his dog. Legendary gun-fu.

The Raid
Gareth Evans
Indonesian martial arts mayhem. Pure, brutal, beautiful action.

Blade Runner
Ridley Scott
A neo-noir masterpiece. All those moments will be lost in time.

Blade Runner 2049
Denis Villeneuve
A rare sequel that honors the original. Visually stunning.

Interstellar
Christopher Nolan
An epic journey through space and time. Love transcends dimensions.

2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick
The film that defined sci-fi cinema. Open the pod bay doors, HAL.

Arrival
Denis Villeneuve
First contact done right. A profound meditation on language and time.

Dune
Denis Villeneuve
The spice must flow. A visionary adaptation of the sci-fi epic.

Ex Machina
Alex Garland
A tense, cerebral thriller about artificial intelligence.

Inception
Christopher Nolan
A dream within a dream within a dream. Reality is never what it seems.

Shutter Island
Martin Scorsese
Which would be worse - to live as a monster or die as a good man?

Fight Club
David Fincher
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club.

The Matrix
The Wachowskis
What is real? How do you define real?

Memento
Christopher Nolan
Some memories are best forgotten. But what if you can't remember to forget?

Donnie Darko
Richard Kelly
28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

The Prestige
Christopher Nolan
Are you watching closely? Every great magic trick has three parts.

Mulholland Drive
David Lynch
David Lynch's surreal masterpiece. Hollywood's dark underbelly.

Predestination
Spierig Brothers
The ultimate time paradox. Will melt your brain.

Primer
Shane Carruth
The most complex time travel film ever made. Made for $7,000.

Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino
Non-linear storytelling at its finest. And you will know my name is the Lord.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Quentin Tarantino
A blood-soaked revenge epic. The Bride's journey begins.

Inglourious Basterds
Quentin Tarantino
Nazi-hunting cinema. That's a bingo!

Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino
A freed slave becomes a bounty hunter. D-J-A-N-G-O. The D is silent.

Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino
Tarantino's explosive debut. Who's Mr. Pink?

Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.

Taxi Driver
Martin Scorsese
You talkin' to me? De Niro's haunting portrayal of urban alienation.

The Departed
Martin Scorsese
Cops and robbers, moles and moles. Oscar-winning crime epic.

Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese
The brutal, beautiful story of boxer Jake LaMotta.

The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese
The true story of Jordan Belfort's excess. I'm not leaving!

Se7en
David Fincher
Seven deadly sins, seven victims. What's in the box?!

Gone Girl
David Fincher
Marriage is a battle of wits. A twisted thriller about toxic love.

The Social Network
David Fincher
The Facebook origin story. You don't get to 500 million friends without making enemies.

Zodiac
David Fincher
The obsessive hunt for a serial killer. True crime masterpiece.

Lawrence of Arabia
David Lean
The greatest epic ever made. Nothing is written.

The Bridge on the River Kwai
David Lean
Madness! Madness! A war epic about duty and destruction.

Doctor Zhivago
David Lean
A sweeping romance set against the Russian Revolution.

Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow
Hilarious martial arts madness. The most inventive action-comedy ever.

Shaolin Soccer
Stephen Chow
What if monks played soccer? Pure comedy gold.

God of Cookery
Stephen Chow
A disgraced chef's path to redemption. Hong Kong comedy classic.

Pather Panchali
Satyajit Ray
The first of the Apu Trilogy. One of cinema's greatest achievements.

Charulata
Satyajit Ray
Ray considered this his finest work. A lonely wife's awakening.

The Apu Trilogy
Satyajit Ray
Three films that changed world cinema. Essential viewing.

Oldboy
Park Chan-wook
A man imprisoned for 15 years seeks revenge. A masterpiece of Korean cinema.

Parasite
Bong Joon-ho
A brilliant social commentary disguised as a thriller. Oscar winner.

The Handmaiden
Park Chan-wook
A twisting tale of deception, desire, and liberation.

Train to Busan
Yeon Sang-ho
The best zombie movie of the decade. Heart-pounding and emotional.

Infernal Affairs
Andrew Lau
The film that inspired The Departed. A cat-and-mouse thriller.

In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-wai
A hypnotic romance about two people who should never have met.

Hard Boiled
John Woo
John Woo's action masterpiece. The hospital shootout is legendary.
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