This is about real brainteasers, real piece of art and mastery of mysteries. It is about the twist in the tale. One thing, which every filmmaker and cinema lover wants to see, is something new, a twist which will baffle him and whack his brains admiring the genius of the plot. This week I have been devouring some amazing movies that proved to be ultimate entertainers.

The Usual Suspects: A bunch of robbers are lined by the New York police department for a hijacked truck that was reportedly carrying illegal arms. The usual suspects are rounded up and interrogated. But they do not give in and are released with the help of a smart lawyer of one of the suspects. The line up of suspects is the same every time and seems orchestrated.

They team up to make some quick millions. But as things go wrong, the biggest siege proves suicidal. But there is somebody in the ring pulling the strings. The plot is mind-boggling and an excellent example of a story-driven film. No million-dollar special effects are used; it’s just an excellent thriller. I won’t spoil the fun by revealing any more. Watch this must-see-before-you-die-movie!

Changeling: Talking about twist in the tale, Clint Eastwood is the master craftsman of this art. Changeling, his recent Oscar-winning movie is one such example, which beacons the excellence of the living legend. His stories are superbly scripted and beautifully filmed. And one of his trademark styles of directing a film is the conspicuous absence of the word ‘action’ to start the scene.

According to Eastwood, he doesn’t want to put pressure on his actors so he just casually says, “and…the scene is on!” Changeling is a story of a mother who finds that her only son is missing from home. The police don’t prove of much help in looking for her only family.

And when they come up, they goof up and force some other kid as her son and throw her into a mental asylum when she resists. Her story becomes the talk of the town. Later, a detective discovers a graveyard of children at a far off corner in the city. An executioner’s account confirms the presence of missing son but he couldn’t recall if he actually slaughtered him.

Gran Torino: Eastwood proves again that a good story is all that one needs to make a good movie. This film comes out of the lowest budgets he has ever been sanctioned. It has an almost no star-presence on board. Just a bunch of oriental actors and an amazing story of an old car mechanic and his lonely life in a neighbourhood full of Homongs (a chinese-looking ethnic group comprising people who fought for Americans in the World Wars).

The old mechanic, played by Eastwood, is also a veteran soldier who killed many Japanese in WWII and hates people who look like them. His neighbour’s son tries to steal his car one night under the pressure of his rowdy cousins, but Eastwood catches him red-handed. Times change and they become friends. One night, the kid’s sister is raped. Now, Eastwood plays his trump to take revenge. Catch the flick to know the twist!