Birdman

Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

'A thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing.'

Year: 2014
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts 
What is this about: Hollywood actor Riggan, best known for his role as superhero named Birdman,  struggles while trying to make a comeback by writing, directing, and starring.

Goodness: 3/5
Weirdness: 3/5
Content warnings: Some violence, nudity, sex
Best about it: Characters 
How did I felt: emotional and entertained, laughing out loud many times, but felt like crying in some scenes too

Altered states

Year:1980 
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Blair Brown,William Hurt, Bob Balaban, Drew Barrymore 
What is this about: Psychopathologist begins experimenting with sensory deprivation using a flotation tank, aided by two like-minded researchers. Film is based on the novel of the same name by Paddy Chayefsky.


Content warnings: Violence, nudity, sex
Best about it: visuality, the use of imagination and creativity
How did I felt:a bit depressed, anxious, interested 

Goodness: 3/5 

Weirdness: 4/5