Donnie Darko

Donnie is gifted with great intelligence and imagination. After escaping from the hands of almost certain death due to fall on his house of the engine of an airplane, he begins to experience hallucinations that take him to act as he had never done and to discover an unusual world around him.

The Fly

"The Fly" is a gem of the eighties, one of Cronenberg's most famous works and somehow better than the original one from 1958.

Caché

The family of Georges (Daniel Auteuil), Anne (Binoche Juliette) and Pierrot (Lester Makedonsky), apparently, has it all figured out. The father is a successful television presenter on a program of literary reviews; the mother a book editor and a housewife and the only son is twelve years old and attends school like any other kid. Everything fits the ideal parameters of a French upper middle class family.

The Candidate (Kandidaten)

Jonas seems distant since the death of his father, who was once a successful lawyer and died under mysterious circumstances. The protagonist, convinced that his father was the victim of a plot, takes advantage of his status as a promising young lawyer to uncover the truth. Until, one day, he wakes up in a hotel room next to the corpse of a woman.

Shutter Island

In a remote psychiatric facility on an island, two police officers must find the whereabouts of Rachel Solando, a violent inmate who has disappeared from her cell. The atmosphere in the hostile prison and a storm outside underlines the sense of confinement. The double whistle of a ferry is the only communication with the outside world.

The White Ribbon (Das weiße Band)

Michael Haneke is undoubtedly one of the most meticulous contemporary directors in the industry. His style is precisely what does not allow him to reach all audiences, but those who know how to appreciate the consistency of his works will also be able to appreciate his desire to break the mold, by telling real stories, rooted in the man’s darkest nature.

The Thing

The prequel to John Carpenter's "The Thing", from 1982, turns out to be a good complement to the franchise and to the whole "Alien" inspired movies genre. It is unfortunate that it has not acquired the required attention for producing a whole future trilogy, which is, I can tell,  the dream of some followers.