April 4, 2006

I Dream Of Driftwood (2006) ****

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Superb experimental documentary about apartment buildings in Winnipeg and their grandiose names.

Où est Maurice? (2006) ****

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A wonderful pastiche of, simultaneously, German expressionism and the French cinema in general.

Big Bad Wolves (2006) ****

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Dare (2006) ***

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Poison d'avril (2006) ***

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Short film about a babysitter and a hidden camera.

Here It Goes Again (2006) ***

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Music video from OK Go.

Fergalicious (2006) ***

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A Fergie music video directed by Fatima Robinson.

Buttons (2006) ***

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Sexy music video directed by Francis Lawrence.

Plastic (2006) ***

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Nous sommes tous les jours (2006) ***

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Brassens (2006) ***

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Fake documentary short about French singer Georges Brassens giving a concert at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal in 1978.

Un Lever de rideau (2006) ***

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SexyBack (2006) ***

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A Justin Timberlake music video directed by Michael Haussman.

A l'ombre (2006) ***

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Touching film about a mother and her son.

Vilar Workbook (2006) **

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Short pastiche of "The Golden Girls". Amusing.

Les Jours (2006) *

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Short film directed by Maxime Giroux.

Le Rat (2006) *

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A short film about a garbage collector. Part of the "Chambre 13" series.

The Little Matchgirl (2006) ***

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An adapation of the famous Hans Christian Andersen's story. Incredibly sad and profoundly moving.

Maestro (2006) ***

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Hungarian cartoon about a famous singer. The ending is spectacular. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Un, deux, trois, crépuscule (2006) ***

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No Time For Nuts (2006) ***

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Scrat (the prehistoric squirrel from "Ice Age") finds a time machine. Nominated for an Oscar.

The Danish Poet (2006) ***

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Oscar-winning cartoon about true love, great writers and coincidences.

Lifted (2006) ***

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Wacky Pixar cartoon about an alien failing an exam of trying to abduct a little boy.

Head (2006) *

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Abstract animated short from Canada.
March 3, 2006

Dexter: Season 1 (2006) ****

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Weeds: Season 2 (2006) ***

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24: Season 6 (2006) ***

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The Sopranos: Season 6.1 (2006) ***

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Slave Dolls 2 (2006) ***

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Fuck Slaves (2006) ***

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Norymberga (2006) *****

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Fascinating Polish TV movie about a retired Communist secret service agent confessing his crimes.

Manhunters (2006) ***

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Lost: Season 3 (2006) ***

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The Wire: Season 4 (2006) ***

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In the Season 4, the focus moves to the school system, but politics remain front and center as well.
March 2, 2006

Silken Sleeves (2006) ***

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February 2, 2006

V For Vendetta (2006) **

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Strange allegory about terrorism, with a terrorist as a good guy. Never boring, but probably the most pro-Nazi film ever made in Hollywood, ...

Bambi II (2006) **

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A sequel to "Bambi".

An Inconvenient Truth (2006) **

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The only inconvenient truth about this documentary is that while it raises a fascinating subject and is quite convincing in its arguments, i...

Hollywoodland (2006) **

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Blood Diamond (2006) **

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Miss Potter (2006) **

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The Good Shepherd (2006) **

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January 1, 2006

Poseidon (2006) *

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Rather pointless remake of the 1972 film.

Borat (2006) *

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A deeply misguided film that tries to denounce racism in America by creating vile racist stereotypes in Kazakhstan. It fails at the former, ...

The Good German (2006) *

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Flushed Away (2006) *

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Superman Returns (2006) *

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) *

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The Painted Veil (2006) *

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Miami Vice (2006) *

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Lady In The Water (2006) *

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December 12, 2005

Top 10 Films of 2005

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1. "Historias del desencanto" (Alejandro Valle, Felipe Gómez, Mexico) 2. "The Wayward Cloud" (Tsai Ming-Liang, Taiwa...