My Favorite Movies

My favourite movie of all time - heart wrenching drama made with real intelligence. Best movie music as well by Mike Oldfield

Consistently funny throughout which raises it above the other Monty Pythons. Stunning script, faultlessly executed. Overflowing with quotable lines.

Ever wanted to do drugs ? You wont after watching this. Searing portrayal of how drugs can come to own your sole. The only film I've seen where fast editing is used effectively. Ellen Burstyn is simply astonishing. Every aspect of the film is perfect.

The best of the original trilogy forming the heart of the saga. My sentimental childhood favourite.

Faultless masterpiece which blew me away. Film of the year. Harrowing, profoundly moving window on the extremes men will go to for their beliefs. From the breathless opening through the much vaunted central stand off, McQueen never puts a foot wrong and brings a mesmeric pace and artist's eye. I could gush all day ........ you must see it.

Michael Gondry's best film with excellent performances from all involved. This takes a fantastical approach to the tribulations of romance but ends up nailing the pain and confusion which often results. A grown up film about relationships - hoorah !

Best film of the sci-fi horror genre to date.

My top horror film and probably Kubrick's best work. Nicholson is in his element as he descends into madness.

Chilling and utterly convincing - easily Brad Pitt's best performance

Supremely intelligent dissection of modern man's malaise. Brimming with interesting ideas delivered by a cast on top form.

Intelligent biopic which cleverly captures the crusade of one scientist to bring some rationality into the world of sex. Liam Neeson is stunning as the driven protagonist but is matched scene for scene by the ever reliable Laura Linney. Illustrates better than any film I've seen the struggle of scientific rationale to overcome societal superstition and suspicion.

Epic character study which deftly intertwines stories of love and loss - easily Tom Cruise's best performance

Oliver Stone's best movie with James Woods on fire !

A chilling and all too plausible vision of the future with stunning set design. The long takes allow you to orientate yourself in the environments so you really feel there - no flashy jump cutting to spoil the action, the plague of modern action cinema where you can't work out who's doing what to who. I loved the gritty grey tones used to highlight the future's shortcomings. The future tech was also very well integrated without being obtrusive. Best sci-fi film I've seen in a long time.

Funniest film of the year - well done to americans for spoofing yourself with no mercy !

Goes way out there to force you to challenge your prejudices. You will laugh consistently and then wonder if you should have. Brave and thought provoking.

Beautifully observed piece with real affection for the oddball characters involved. Johnny Depp plays Ed with a wonderful deluded enthusiasm.

Best stop motion animation feature by far. Great pace, sense of humour and unusally for this type of movie, songs that work.

Luc Besson's masterpiece

Classic super stylish Luc Besson thriller which is a gripping and wonderfully acted in all the ways its shoddy US remake fails

Al Pacino in imperious form as a washed up detective, ably supported by Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. A seemingly hackneyed plot is enlivened by a sharp script and convincing acting. Reminds me of Silence of the Lambs in quality and execution.

Antony Hopkin's performance gets all the attention but around him Demme has crafted a gripping tale

Michael Mann's best film with everyone involved on top form. Greatest getaway shootout on film

Guest's best parody with his faithful ensemble on top form

An unsettling classic which instills a sense of unease and sustains it till the unexpected climax

Big screen outing delivers consistent barbs and laughs. Funny songs superbly executed.

The movie which opened my eyes to Manga and sets the bar for all that followed. Becomes a little incomprehensible towards the end but just sit back and enjoy the ride with astonishing animation (for its day), stunning music and more inventiveness than a summer of blockbusters !

Pacino and Penn make for an explosive combination in DePalma's best film since 'Blowout'.

Devastating but thoroughly gripping

Atom Egoyan's best film

Infused with a screwball energy like no other, this scatological fable says little but has great fun doing it.

Beautifully composed tale of JM Barrie and his inspiration for Peter Pan which explores death from a child's perspective with a stand out performance from Freddy Highmore. Depp and Winslet are as dependable as ever. A magical family film not afraid to tackle some big issues - rare indeed.

My favorite Lynch movie.

Squirm inducing satire on the distorted world of fame and those who seek it. Skewers the forced civility celebrities must present to their public and ably illustrates the old adage, ' no publicity is bad publicity'.

Cronenberg comes of age with a mature treatise on the impulse for and effect of violence. A stellar cast led by a brooding Mortensen and emotive Bello carry off the tricky central revelation convincingly. The context justifies the extreme violence on show.