The Insect Woman | Andik's Take

Shohei Imamura's first masterpiece, The Insect Woman is a powerful story about survival. Tome was used, abused and betrayed by every man in her life, starting with her father in her early age. But instead becoming a victim, she becomes the symbol of strength and survival of Japanese woman with an apologetic sexual taste. It won Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay Award at both 1964 Kinema Junpo Award and 1964 Blue Ribbon Award. Official Selection 1964 Berlin Film Festival - In Competition Section.

Interstellar

Interstellar Christopher Nolan US 2014 9/10 - As earth resources are dwindling down, scientist and astronauts join together to explore the possibility of finding a place beyond earth that could sustain life. Once again Christopher Nolan give a though provoking element in otherwise regular Hollywood blockbuster for the masses. This all star casts space opera is definitely one of the best film of the year 

American Hustle

David O Russell's American Hustle (US, 2013) - 9/10 

After Tiller

Martha Shane's After Tiller (US, 2013) - 9/10 - Debuting helmers Martha Shane and Lana Wilson manage a rare feat in "After Tiller," making a calm, humanist docu about a hot-button topic: third-trimester abortions and the last four doctors in the U.S. who perform them. Now the top targets of the anti-abortion movement, these two men and two women were former colleagues of Kansas physician George Tiller, who was assassinated as he attended church in May 2009. Well contextualized and sensitively shot with extraordinary access, the pic reflects the personal, moral and ethical struggles of the doctors as well as their patients, and deserves the widest possible audience. 2013SUN.

12 Years A Slave

Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave ( US, 2013) - 9/10

I Origins

Mike Cahill's I Origins (US, 2014) - 9/10

F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu

F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu ( Germany, 1922) - 9/10 - a classic silent retelling if Bram Stoker's Dracula. 

2001 A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey (US, 9/10 a ground breaking Sci-fi masterpiece is a meditation about the origin of mankind, man versus machine and the meaning of life