Children of Men

Alfonso Cuaron has made one of the years best movies, maybe even one of the decades best movies. A bleak unrelentless look into what our future could be like if we don't start making changes. Cuaron has never ceased to amaze me with his versatile and compelling movie making. A long time ago i took my sister to see 'Little Princess,' a childrens film about a girl who imagines her father is a hero and takes care of other war-orphans. (its been awhile, i might be wrong) Anyway... from there he goes on to make 'Y tu Mama Tambien. A very adult film but very likeable and real.
Children of Men didn't overexplain itself, showoff any fancy future, it just existed in its time period. There was no 'check out this cool futuristic idea like other sci-fi films. (ehem...star trek) It's take on the near-future reminded me a lot of Minority Report or A.I.. A feasible future where objects we know still exist. For example, in one scene Clive Owen wears a fleece jacket with a faded Olympics 2010 Chicago logo.
Despite the little things I noticed the films story (which i won't give anything away, no synopsis from me) starts and doesn't slow down until the end. I think the last 20 minutes might of even been one long continuous shot. If you have to go to one movie this week, make sure its this one. (as long as the cold cold weather doesn't break the projector.) Here are some other suggestions along the same line:

Minority Report, A.I., Bladerunner, dear wendy, mad max....