Interstellar
The greatest compliment I can give a film is to say it made me cry. And Interstellar got me — twice. The first time is the one most people break down at, when Joseph Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), stuck on the Endurance spacecraft, watches videos of his children grow older without him. I won’t reveal the second one (it’s a spoiler), but it raises my respect for Christopher Nolan’s storytelling genius to a new level. Science fiction and fantasy don’t usually get the same credibility from critics as biopics or dramas for their ability to think deeply about human suffering or experience. However, Interstellar proves that it’s possible for the genre to create discussions on — not only space travel — but also the extent of human compassion and wonder at the scientifically unexplainable act of love.