1. Black Swan
(Matching tags: Natalie Portman,Winona Ryder,Darren Aronofsky,Mila Kunis,Vincent Cassel,Barbara Hershey)

Many of you probably noticed that this movie involves ballet — and quickly dismissed it as a boring chick flick. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Black Swan is a jarring and surreal ...

2. Requiem for a Dream
(Matching tags: Marlon Wayans,Ellen Burstyn,Jared Leto,Jennifer Connelly,Christopher McDonald,Darren Aronofsky)

... into Darren Aronofsky's acclaimed sophomore effort, the only two things you know are that Aronofsky is a genius in the editing room and that maybe smack isn't so bad after all. But then the film pulls ...