If I had to have just TEN favorite films, these would be my choices. These are the films that have influenced me the most and that I feel are quintessential to my love for film.
1. Light Sleeper (Dir. Paul Schrader, 1992)
2. Platoon (Dir. Oliver Stone, 1986)
3. Heat (Dir. Michael Mann, 1995)
4. Inception (Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2010)
5. Lost Highway (Dir. David Lynch, 1997)
6. Hana-bi (Fireworks) (Dir. Takeshi Kitano, 1997)
7. Unforgiven (Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1992)
8, The Matrix Trilogy (Dir. Wachowski Bros., 1999-2003)
9. Dead Ringers (Dir, David Cronenberg, 1988)
10. Bad Lieutenant (Dir. Abel Ferrara, 1992)