Personal Favorites

 

The lists herein serve as more of a running reminder of what I've enjoyed so far (my memory is not very good). So obviously, it can't be a top 10 since the number may change as I add or delete entries as my mind wanders in its spiral descent. And I have many more than 10! Also, these lists are in no particular order since I can't really rank them. I've tried to include only ones that I would enjoy watching/reading again. For movies, multiple viewings are probably required to get the most out of them (at least, I've definitely needed to see them again to gain a better understanding).

 

Movies

Donnie Darko [2001] by Richard Kelly

A Clockwork Orange [1971] by Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Strangelove [1964] by Stanley Kubrick

Eyes Wide Shut [1999] by Stanley Kubrick

21 Grams [2003] by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Irreversible [2002] by Gaspar Noe (even though this movie is included, I would advise anyone to NOT WATCH IT!)

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance [2002] by Chan-Wook Park

Kind-Hearted Ms. Geum-Ja (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) [2005] by Chan-Wook Park

La Double Vie de Veronique [1991] by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Trois Couleurs: Rouge (Red) [1994] by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Mulholland Dr. [2001] by David Lynch

Before Sunrise [1995] & Before Sunset [2004] by Richard Linklater (these go together)

Alien [1979] by Ridley Scott

Chungking Express (2nd story) [1994] by Wong Kar-Wai

Fallen Angels (2nd story) [1995] by Wong Kar-Wai

Show Me Love (Fucking Amal) [1998] by Lukas Moodysson

Lilya 4-Ever [2002] by Lukas Moodysson

Exotica [1994] by Atom Egoyan

Children of Men [2006] by Alfonso Cuaron

South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut [1999] by Trey Parker and Matt Stone

El Laberinto Del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) [2006] by Guillermo Del Toro

Trainspotting [1996] by Danny Boyle

The Godfather [1972] & The Godfather Part II [1974] by Francis Ford Coppola

The Rapture [1991] by Michael Tolkin

Tonari No Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) [1988] by Hayao Miyazaki

Hotaru No Haka (Grave of the Fireflies) [1988] by Isao Takahata

A History of Violence [2005] by David Cronenberg

Inside Man [2006] by Spike Lee

Sin City [2005] by Frank Miller / Robert Rodriguez

Requiem for a Dream [2000] by Darren Aronofsky

Un Long Dimanche de Fiancailles (A Very Long Engagement) [2004] by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Shimotsuma Monogatari (Kamikaze Girls) [2004] by Tetsuya Nakashima

Moulin Rouge! [2001] by Baz Luhrmann

Goyangileul Butaghae (Take Care of My Cat) [2001] by Jae-Eun Jeong

Little Miss Sunshine [2006] by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

 

Books

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

The Prestige by Christopher Priest

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson

The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe

The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks

The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

Monster of God by David Quammen

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Collapse by Jared Diamond

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

The Russia House by John LeCarre

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Tehanu by Ursula K. LeGuin

The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery

City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer

 

Comics

The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman

The Miracleman series by Alan Moore / Neil Gaiman

Watchmen by Alan Moore

From Hell by Alan Moore

The Animal Man series by Grant Morrison

The Doom Patrol series by Grant Morrison

 

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