Ink (2009)
Ink is set in an alternate plane of existence parallel to our own. In this alternate plane two forces are battling for dominance, the Incubi which send us the nightmares and bad stuff and the Storytellers which are the force of light and send us beautiful dreams.
The plot revolves around a grotesque creature called Ink which steals the soul of a little girl named Emma in order to become a member of the Incubi.
Throughout the movie we see the psychological journey of a father that was consumed with his work that didn’t have enough time to be with his daughter.
Starring: Chris Kelly, Quinn Hunchar, Jessica Duffy. Directed by Jamin Winans.
Primer (2004)
Primer is a mind boggling example of how time travel would look like if it actually was possible, which maybe it is, who knows.
What’s cool about Primer is that is a movie written and directed by a mathematician and an engineer, so you might say that it’s a movie done the right way. The budget of the movie is just $7000.
The plot of Primer deals more with the moral dilemmas and philosophical implications in face of the two scientists who discover time travel by accident. As to the mechanism the time travel works, it’s just a box in which you enter, the interesting part of it, happens when you exit. You can watch the trailer here.
Starring: Shane Carruth and David Sullivan. Written and directed by Shane Carruth.
Mean Creek (2004)
Mean Creek is a coming of age story like none other you’ve seen before. A group of young-adults and two teenagers plan a boat trip along the nearby river in order to humiliate a troubled dyslexic boy who bullies kids at school.
However during that sunny day on the river these kids realize that not everything is as shallow and simple as it looks and start to like the bully.
The performance of the actors is superb!
Starring: Josh Peck, Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Trevor Morgan and Scott Mechlowicz. Directed by Jacob Aron Estes.
Victoria (2015)
What can happen in just one night in Berlin? A lot.
Victoria is a newly arrived Spanish girl in Berlin that has a job in a small cafe. One night as she exits a night club early in the morning she meets four Berliners and the next two hours will change her life forever.
The movie is mostly in English, since Victoria doesn’t speak very good German.
An interesting and quite impressive fact about the movie is that it is shot in one take, in three attempts. That is 134 minutes of continuous action.
Starring: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Gurak Yigit and Max Mauff. Directed by Sebastian Schipper.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Creepy rabbits, troubled teenagers and air planes crashing. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the troubled teenager Donnie, who goes to a psychiatrist because he keeps seeing horror-some visions of a creepy mascot rabbit. And, the rabbit is actually asking from Donnie to commit a few crimes.
As the story unravels we realize that Donnie Darko is a science fiction drama with beautifully narrated storyline that keeps you wondering what is happening and provide the answer at the end.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Directed by Jake Kelly.
Once
Once is a story of two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Simply acting as themselves, Glen Hansard (credited as Guy) and Marketa Irglova (Girl) both real life musicians convey a beautiful story of two people who’s biggest dream is to make music.
The movie’s budget is only $150 000. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for Best Song for “Falling Slowly.”
Directed by John Carney.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Are there people in your life you wish to forget? Only because it feels to painful to remember them?
Watch Jim Carrey as he tries to forget his ex girlfriend, played by Kate Winslet.
You will love the reality of the feeling as his fondest memories about the woman he loved are torn from his brain just like bubble gum is scraped from a subway seat.
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood and Mark Ruffalo. Directed by Michel Gondry.