The first great movie of the year is this great acted story told in three parts about the sins and redemptions of fathers and sons. Ryan Gosling leaves quite an impression and Bradley Cooper makes his first serious and believable role. A fantastic piece of cinema.

Note to Gerard Butler: fire your agent.

Visually stunning Hollywood debut by Park Chan-Wook, the master behind Oldboy. This study on sex and violence is a welcome update on Hitchcock's Shadow Of A Doubt who benefits from Nicole Kidman's best work since Birth, and making Mia Wasikowska the most interesting young actress in this side of the world.

The son of Hayao Miyazaki might not be as visually refined or inventive as his dad, but his second Ghibli feature turns a soap opera script into a little gem with fantastic pop Japanese music and a great score by Satoshi Takebe. It's a cute movie whose story has been told a million times before in Hispanic telenovelas.

A true masterpiece on that human condition we call love. Bright, sad, and heartbreaking, the dynamic between Trintignant and Riva -in the year's best female performance- is unparalleled. Rings extremely true, that's why some movigoers might find it beyond uncomfortable. But you have to stay for the ballsy, alas romantic, ending.