The Wrestler

Aronofsky has a way with films. Dark, depressing films that is. You find yourself rooting for his tragic characters (Requiem for a Dream) who will usually never find happiness or redemption. If you add Mickey Rourke's outstanding performance, then you have a film like The Wrestler. There is a scene in which Rourke's character climbs to the top rope and stands victorious with lights shining behind him, it is the most moving shot in the entire film. It is ultimately a Pyrrhic victory, though.

The Reader

Wow. OK, so I don't really know where to begin with this film. I came into this film thinking that it took place during World War II and so I was very thrown off to begin with. But then, the film takes an incredible turn and I was unable to take my eyes off of Kate Winslet's character. The film is ultimately heartbreaking.

The Young Riders

This was a fantastic show from my childhood that I was able to get through Netflix. You'll also notice that it includes a very young Josh Brolin and Stephen Baldwin!

The Third Man

So good. This one is up there in my top five (maybe). Definitely top ten. The dialogue was incredible and set the pace for the whole film. The setting was perfect as it was supposed to be bombed-out Vienna and so they just went ahead and filmed it in bombed-out Vienna (the film came out is 1949!). I've included some of the iconic and most powerful images from the film as well. I find myself becoming more and more a fan of Orson Welles.

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