April 4, 2010

Recompence (2010) ****

Firework (2010) ****




Spectacular music video from Katy Perry.

Listenin' To The Records On My Wall (2010) ***


Wish 143 (2010) ***

An Oscar-nominated British short about a terminally-ill cancer patient who wants to lose his virginity.

Na Wewe (2010) ***

Oscar-nominated Belgian short set in Burundi during an ethnic conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

Vapor (2010) ***

The Crush (2010) ***

Oscar-nominated Irish short about a student who falls in love with his teacher.

Opasatica (2010) ***

God Of Love (2010) ***

Oscar-winning short about a modern Cupid.

The Warriors Of Qiugang (2010) ***

Short documentary about villagers from Anhui province in China taking on a chemical company that is poisoning their water.

Pobaw sie ze mna (2010) ***

Here I Am (2010) ***

Born Free (2010) ***

Telephone (2010) ***

I'M Here (2010) ***

Spike Jonze's short about true love among robots.

Watching The Planets (2010) ***


Twin Flames (2010) ***

Original Sin (2010) ***

Ingenious short film about rat poison.

Get Some (2010) ***

Directed by Johan Söderberg. A hot music video from Lykke Li.

Sophie Lavoie (2010) ***


Memorable film about a young woman being interviewed before an HIV test.

California Gurls (2010) ***

Félix et Malou (2010) ***

Touching film about a young boy and a young girl.

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like (2010) ***


Wendy And Judy (2010) ***

Only Sound Remains (2010) ***

Directed by Arash Ashtiani, a short Iranian film about the anti-government protests.

That Thing You Drew (2010) ***

Amusing short about a little girl who draws penises in her sketchbook.

Negativipeg (2010) ***

Short documentary about an incident in Winnipeg involving a famous singer and a beer bottle.

Sisters (2010) **

French short about two sisters arguing.

The Confession (2010) **

Short film about two little boys preparing for their first confession, who end up having a lot to confess.

7.57 am-pm (2010) **

Short French film about an experiment in the popular appreciation of classical music.

Out Of Zinc (2010) **

Quirky and amusing short about a young guy taking wrong pills by mistake.

Kill Brass (2010) **

A confrontation between two professional assassins.

Marius Borodine (2010) **

Weird comedy about a crazy inventor.

Cheveu (2010) **

A man starts to lose his hair.

Cabossés (2010) **

Young children find an abandoned car.

Reign Of Terror (2010) **

It's like "Hostel", only funnier. A comedy about torture.

Catherine (2010) **

Two men talk at night.

Impossible (2010) **

A painter falls in love with a neighbor.

The Gold Mine (2010) **

A Mexican "L'Auberge rouge", with a great twist ending.

Climax (2010) **

Amusing French short about a film director trying to preserve his artistic vision.

Hommage à Eric Rohmer (2010) **


Poudre (2010) *

Short film about handicaps and fireworks.

Dolorès (2010) *

Short film about scabs and unwanted pregnancies.

File Under Miscellaneous (2010) *

Allegorical Canadian short film about racism and assimilation.

First Aid (2010) *

Short Israeli film about a man cheating on his fiancée just before their marriage.

Summer Days Are Longer (2010) *

Mexican short about a cheating wife.

Le Fleuve à droite (2010) *

Short film set in a motel room.

Les Poissons (2010) *

Three young women are having a great time.

Jonathan et Gabrielle (2010) *

A boy. A girl. A rest stop at night.

Les Fleurs de l'age (2010) *

Stories of four children on a single summer day.

Mokhtar (2010) *

A little Moroccan boy angers his father when he takes care of a wounded owl.

Higglety Pigglety Pop (2010) ***

Full title: "Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must Be More To Life". Canadian animated film adapted from a story by Maurice Sendak.

The Gruffalo (2010) ***

Amusing British cartoon about a fierce creature living in the forest. Nominated for an Oscar.

Princesse (2010) ***

Let's Pollute (2010) ***

Deliciously ironic cartoon encouraging people to pollute and to be environmentally irresponsible. Hilarious from start to finish, and very effective in its approach. Needless to say, the reverse approach would have been unbearably preachy. Nominated for an Oscar.

Madagascar carnet de voyage (2010) ***

Tick Tock Tale (2010) **

Disney cartoon set in a clock shop.

Prep And Landing: Operation Secret Santa (2010) **

Disney cartoon about Santa Claus.

Lipsett Diaries (2010) **

La chute d'un artiste dans la dépression et la folie.

Strips (2010) *

An experimental animated film.

The Lost Thing (2010) *

Hard to explain how this boring cartoon got an Academy Award nomination.

Day And Night (2010) *

The rivalry between The Night and The Day. A very minor cartoon from Disney. Nominated for an Oscar.

La Tranchée (2010) *

An animated short about World War I.

La Traversée (2010) *

Very tedious cartoon set in a forest.

Le Cirque (2010) *

Animated film about a little boy and his dying mother.