Carrie says: The Lives Of Others won the 2007 Academy Award for best foreign film. My favorite genre of film, a complex political thriller that touches an emotional chord. The art direction is stunning, and remember to watch the interview with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Another foreign film, After the Wedding, a rich complicated story of true love, filmed in Denmark and India.

Danielle says: I think any weekend is a good time to watch The Piano, directed by Jane Campion, for which Holly Hunter won the Oscar, and in which Harvey Keitel goes full frontal. It’s the most breath taking story of a woman enslaved in so many ways who breaks her life open with the choice to be free. And if that’s too heavy, then rent Love Actually (Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightly, and the hilarious Bill Nighy as the has-been English rockstar) for pure sop and sweetness, and a perfect kick-start to the coming holidays.