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Doctor Zhivago (Russian Miniseries)

Russia has taken back what is theirs with a serialized version of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago at the hand of Aleksandr Proshkin, which lasts 11 episodes, clocking in at a little bit over 400 minutes of running time, making it the most faithful adaptation of Pasternak’s novel to date.

1

Killing Them Softly

Andrew Dominik’s latest is an imperfect but engaging gangster film with an amusingly unsubtle message about the American economy.

9

Life of Pi (2012)

Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel is a visual masterpiece and spiritual journey that rises far above the minor flaws its screenplay has

3

Call Me Kuchu

In 2009, Ugandan politician David Bahati introduced a draconian bill that would make homosexuality in the country punishable by death. Moreover, anyone who knowingly harbored a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person — or “kuchu” — would also be held criminally accountable.

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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

A masterless samurai stricken by poverty requests to commit Seppuku, but before he does the deed, he’s told the story of a young samurai who came for the same reason and ended up slashing his stomach for his misdeed.

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Amy Lane – Sidecar (2012)

Sidecar doesn’t need verbose overstatements of appreciation, exaggerated appeals of its brilliance. A story is as simple as love itself, it stands alone and shines on its own merits.

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Oldboy (2003)

Dirty walls. A bed. A bathroom. A television. Meals that mysteriously appear three times a day. Complete and utter isolation. This is Oh Dae-su’s existence for 15 years.