April 4, 2009

La Fonte des neiges (2009) *****

Bad Romance (2009) *****


Danse macabre (2009) ****

Wrong (2009) ***

A Depeche Mode music video directed by Patrick Daughters.

The New Tenants (2009) ***

An Oscar-nominated short clearly inspired by Tarantino.

Walk In Fridge (2009) ***


We Made You (2009) ***

Excellent music video from Eminem.

Paparazzi (2009) ***


Excellent music video from Lady Gaga.

Ça va mine de rien (2009) ***

Tarantinesque short full of hilarious dialogues.

The Heart Is What Remains (2009) ***

Nue (2009) ***

Pussy (2009) ***

Le Technicien (2009) ***

Amusing short about a TV repairman-turned-humanitarian activist.

LoveGame (2009) ***

Léger problème (2009) ***

Hilarious slapstick short about a man who defies gravity.

Ov Fire And The Void (2009) ***

La Monstre (2009) ***

Disturbing Canadian short film about a young girl sexually abused by her father.

Lucky Girl (2009) ***

Short, but poignant film about sexual abuse.

The Cat In The Pan (2009) ***

Interesting short about an actress auditioning for a role.

Jardin Dead End (2009) **

"The Exorcist", short format.

In Cold Love (2009) **

Surprising short about a man who might or might not be a serial killer.

La Belle au verre de lait (2009) **

Amusing short about a strange girl.

Gilles (2009) **

Short film about a mentally-challenged man.

Un Après-midi au parc (2009) **

A short film set on a playground.

Surmenage (2009) **

A man thinks that he lost his son.

L'Homme et la bête (2009) **

Three friends try to kill a racoon in a basement.

Naissances (2009) **

Short film about lying.

Kavi (2009) **

Shocking, but manipulative film about child labor.

King Chicken (2009) **

Amusing short about a very shy guy.

Chambre d'à côté (2009) **

Réalisé par Guy Édoin, un court métrage sur l'échangisme.

Parking Space (2009) **

A young man tries to park his car.

Un Juego absurdo (2009) **

Argentinian short about a shy young man trying to talk to a girl.

Hove (2009) **

Touching short about the Armenian genocide. With Olympia Dukakis.

La Vie commence (2009) *

Short film set in the suburbs.

First Frost (2009) **

German short film about a horrible car accident.

Le Lit près de la fênetre (2009) *

French short set in a hospital room.

Jour sans joie (2009) *

Excellent ending of an otherwise tedious film about a car accident.

Mon cher Robert (2009) *

A pathetic, henpecked husband tries to see a prostitute.

M'ouvrir (2009) *

Short film about a young girl who practices self-mutilation.

Emma Fire (2009) *

Enigmatic, but pointless short starring Karine Vanasse.

Le Revenant (2009) *

Short film about a corpse.

The Delian Mode (2009) *

Short Canadian documentary about a British music composer Delia Derbyshire, who wrote the score for the TV series "Dr. Who".

La Chute (2009) *

A young teacher suspects that one of her students is physically abused by his father.

Tête blanche (2009) *

Visually interesting film set in a cold post-apocalyptic future.

La Neige cache l'ombre des figuiers (2009) *

Short film about deliverymen.

Les Mots (2009) *

Un homme rénove son chalet.

À mon frère (2009) *

Story of two brothers, one of them blind.

Toute la vie (2009) *

Forgettable short starring Pascale Montpetit and Jean-Nicolas Verreault.

You Belong With Me (2009) *

That's the infamous music video that caused Kanye West's outburst against Taylor Swift at the MTV Awards, when she won against Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)". Let's just say that Kanye West was right and "Single Ladies" was indeed much better than "You Belong With Me"...

As Maltratadas (2009) *

A truly atrocious, badly made, Portugeuse short film about a ruthless pimp forcing young girls into prostitution and abusing his own family. Crude, manipulative trash.

One Last Dance (2009) *

Sentimental drama about an old woman remembering her youth.

La Nuit finira (2009) *

A boxer and his coach spend a night in a motel room.

Passages (2009) ****

Attached To You (2009) ****

Never Drive A Car When You're Dead (2009) ****


An animated film from Germany. Wacky, surrealistic and quite innovative.

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2009) ****

Logorama (2009) ****

Le Tiroir et le corbeau (2009) ***

Vive la rose (2009) ***

Animated illustration of a French folk song from Newfoundland, sung by Emile Benoit. Nominated for a Genie Award as Best Animated Short.

French Roast (2009) ***

Memorable cartoon about a man who can't pay his bill at a café.

La Dama y la muerte (2009) ***

Impressive animated film from Spain. Nominated for an Oscar.

Épinette noire (2009) **

An animated film from Canada.

A Matter Of Loaf And Death (2009) **

Less impressive than previous Wallace & Gromit cartoons, but nominated for an Oscar.

M (2009) *

An abstract animated film from Canada.

Patience Of The Memory (2009) *

Animated film about Dresden and its artists.