About A Boy (2002) ***

British drama starring Hugh Grant.

The Cat Came Back (2002) ***

Animated film from Japan.

11'09''01 - September 11 (2002) ***

11 short films about 9/11, ranging from masterpieces ("Mexico", "Iran" and "Burkina Faso") to embarrassments ("United Kingdom", "USA" and "Japan"). Only two episodes, "Egypt" by Youssef Chahine and "United Kingdom" by Ken Loach, could be described as anti-American.

"Iran" (Samira Makhmalbaf) ****
"France" (Claude Lelouch) ***
"Egypt" (Youssef Chahine) **
"Bosnia-Herzegovina" (Danis Tanovic) **
"Burkina Faso" (Idrissa Oudraogo) ****
"United Kingdom" (Ken Loach) *
"Mexico" (Alejandro Gonzalez inarritu) *****
"Israel" (Amos Gitaï) ***
"India" (Mira Nair) ***
"USA" (Sean Penn) *
"Japan" (Shohei Imamura) *

The Coast Guard (2002) ***

South Korean drama directed by Kim Ki-Duk.

Les Dangereux (2002) ***

A black comedy from Quebec.

Far From Heaven (2002) ***

A pastiche of Douglas Sirk's melodramas.

Hollywood Ending (2002) ***

A comedy by Woody Allen.

The Hours (2002) ***

Complex drama.

Ice Age (2002) ***

Terrific animated pic set during the Ice Age.

The Pianist (2002) ***

Roman Polanski's most serious film. Based on a true story of a Holocaust survivor.

The Gangs Of New York (2002) ***

About Schmidt (2002) ***

8 Mile (2002) ***

The Good Girl (2002) ***

Insomnia (2002) ***

Ken Park (2002) ***

Lilo And Stitch (2002) ***

Terrific Disney movie set in Hawaii.

The Man Without A Past (2002) ***

Superlative film from Finland.

Minority Report (2002) ***

Spielberg's craftsmanship at its best.

Le Nèg' (2002) ***

A powerful film denouncing racism.

Panic Room (2002) ***

Tense and exciting thriller about a home invasion.

The Rules Of Attraction (2002) ***

Secretary (2002) ***

Sweet Sixteen (2002) ***

British drama directed by Ken Loach that won a Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Québec-Montréal (2002) ***

Excellent Canadian comedy about relationships between men and women, set on a single day in several cars travelling from Quebec City to Montreal.

The Road To Perdition (2002) ***

A gangster pic set during the Great Depression.

Secret de banlieu (2002) ***

Curious film set in the suburbs.

Shallow Hal (2002) ***

Very funny comedy about a skirt chaser who has been brainwashed to only see a woman's "inner beauty".

Signs (2002) ***

Basically like "E.T." or "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind", except that the aliens are nasty.

Spirited Away (2002) ***

Memorable animated film from Japan.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones (2002) ***

The weakest of all "Star Wars" films, but still memorable for its exciting action scenes.

Treasure Planet (2002) ***

Disney animated feature based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel.

Turning Paige (2002) ***

Interesting little film from Canada.

August - A Moment Before The Eruption (2002) ***

Biting political satire from Avi Mograbi.

The Best Of Times (2002) ***

Summer (2002) ***

Infernal Affairs (2002) ***

Bowling For Columbine (2002) ***

Michael Moore is taking on the NRA.