Oblivion. If you have seen and enjoyed a science fiction movie, you will probably find something to like here, where they’re all mixed and mashed into a movie that’s far from perfect, but more than good enough. Easy to find plotlines and moods from movies like Moon, Solaris, the new Solaris, 2001, The Matrix, WALL·E, Star Wars, Star Trek. (I particularly like the space-captain-retiring-to-California parallels with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and Star Trek: Generations). I would have been okay with more time exploring the love/memory/identity stuff and less generic action, but no biggie. Outside of the plot, a few areas I was impressed by: camerawork with a smart sense of space and geography; world/technology design and general gorgeousness; and a good soundtrack by M83, et al.
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Headhunters
Hodejegerne (Headhunters). You can’t help but love an art thief. There’s some solid heist/chase fundamentals in here, as well as some whaaaa? gross-out moments and dark humor. I love how it plays with your assumptions about character and plot. Good stuff.
For foreign-language films, Certified Copy and Point Blank are still my favorites of the movies I’ve seen this year. 13 Assassins and Oldboy are next in the rankings.