"My dinner with Andre" (1981)

A classic. Movie I couldn't get my eyes (and ears) off. What is this flick about? In short - 2 guys meet at the restaurant for a dinner and talk. That's all this movie is about. But the art of conversation and things these guys have to say - it's not something you will see/hear in eg. X-Men. This of course has other side - you will have to focus on the movie and nothing else. So again - effort is required to get full experience from this one. 

Magic of the situation portrayed in the movie is based on couple of things. Very interesting anecdotes mixed with real life observations coming from theatre director and actor / writer are mesmerising. Andre, who talks a lot more, talks about his life, his journey through the world, about the magical situations he was in. Wallace is listening with full attention and discuss some of the matters he doesn't agree on with his friend, however mutual respect is always there. That's also a beauty of this movie - once you get sucked by Andre's view of the world, Wallace comes up with a different one - you, as a viewer, are caught in a dilemma on where to go? Who's right? Maybe both of them? And in general - what's real? Or even more specific - do you really have to visit Nepal and go to the mountains to get enlightenment? Or can it happen no matter where you are? 

You gotta see the movie, that's what I'm saying. If you're high - I recommend it even more ;)

Andre: Remember that moment when Marlon Brando sent the Indian woman to accept the Oscar, and everything went haywire? Things just very rarely go haywire now. If you're just operating by habit, then you're not really living.

Director: Louis Malle
Writers: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn
Stars: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn

You can get it from Amazon here.

"The end of the tour" (2015)

I love movies that make me think. Probably most of the movies here will require this from your side. These are also movies you can't watch during doing something else, like cooking dinner. I guarantee these movies will affect your life like no other movies like "Suicide Squad" will.

If you're a fan of conversation movies then this is definitely something you should watch. A story of Rolling Stone reporter (self)sent to do an interview with a writer - David Foster Wallace who has just published "Infinite jest" a critically acclaimed groundbreaking epic novel. During couple of days he discovers the author extraordinary personality and fresh view on everything, however on the other side we as viewers know what was the price David Foster Wallace paid for reaching the depths of truth. That's amazing how his life can change one's thinking. There's a big chance it will change your view of life as well. I highly recommend it. Just look at one of the quotes that hit me:

D.F.W.: "It may be in the old days what was known as a spiritual crisis: feeling as though every axiom in your life turned out to be false... and there was actually nothing. And that you were nothing. And that it's all a delusion and you're so much better than everybody 'cause you can see how this is just a delusion, and you're so much worse because you can't fucking function."

Director: James Ponsoldt
Writers: Donald Margulies (screenplay), David Lipsky (book - buy it here)
Stars: Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky

You can watch it here or buy your own copy on Amazon here.