Film Dictionary

April 4, 2008

Liminal (2008) *****

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Next Floor (2008) ****

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Impressive short film about a huge feast.

I Love The World (2008) ****

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Flashing Lights (2008) ****

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Single Ladies Put A Ring On It (2008) ****

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Excellent music video from Beyoncé.

Hydro-Levesque (2008) ****

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Brilliant short by Matthew Rankin.

Smafuglar (2008) ***

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Patient (2008) ***

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Water In Milk Exist (2008) ***

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Reviens-tu ce soir ? (2008) ***

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Stress (2008) ***

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A Justice music video directed by Romain Gavras.

Sharhe Hale Shakhsi (2008) ***

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A weird pastiche of Abbas Kiarostami's "Close-Up" (1990), set in Winnipeg.

Soupir! (2008) ***

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A musical short.

Corps d'argile (2008) ***

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Big Tits at Work: Nudist Colony Report (2008) ***

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Starring Jayden James. 37 min.

Ça pis tout l'reste (2008) ***

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Organ Molly (2008) ***

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Le Beau sexe (2008) ***

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Synthétiseur (2008) ***

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A girl decides to find out what's inside her head and she goes on a trip to a savannah.

Runaway (2008) ***

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Girl On Red Couch (2008) ***

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Gash (2008) ***

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Mon nom est Victor Gazon (2008) ***

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Excellent short about a little boy.

Caporal Crevette (2008) ***

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Excellent short about a young boy.

Poker Face (2008) ***

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Spielzeugland (2008) ***

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Excellent short film set during the Holocaust. Brilliant narrative structure.

Auf der Strecke (2008) **

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Depressing short film about cowardice and guilt.

Dandurand-Cinquième (2008) **

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Amusing short about a fugitive winning a lottery.

Al Dente (2008) **

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Short film about food.

La Sentinelle (2008) **

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A short film about a guard.

Avant-goût de printemps (2008) **

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A young man prepares for a big date.

Buddies (2008) **

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Sad short about a puppeteer suffering from Tourette Syndrome.

Histoire de pêche (2008) **

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Is it a film about a father or a serial killer ?

Chère Rosalia (2008) *

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Canadian film about illegal immigration from Mexico.

Comment 15 personnes peuvent assister à la noyade (2008) *

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Full title: "Comment 15 personnes peuvent assister à la noyade de quelqu'un sans lui porter secours". Uneven short about an ac...

Tony Zoreil (2008) *

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Short film from France about a young man with huge ears.

À mère et marées (2008) *

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A strange fantasy film.

Le Temps de recoltes (2008) *

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Short documentary about migrant farm workers.

Journal des Réalisateurs de Jean-Luc Godard (2008) *

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Godard's hommage to film auteurs.

Une Catastrophe (2008) *

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Godard's trailer for the Vienna Film Festival, using footage from "Potemkin" (1925) and his own "Notre musique" (200...

Three Mothers (2008) *

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Short film about three generations of women.

Avant l'hiver (2008) *

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Short documentary about old age.

Belle maman (2008) *

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A young man falls in love with his girlfriend's mother during a family dinner.

This Way Up (2008) ****

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Excellent British cartoon about two very determined undertakers. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Oktapodi (2008) ****

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Terrific cartoon about two octopusses in love. Nominated for an Academy Award.

Presto (2008) ***

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Amusing Disney cartoon about a magician. Nominated for an Oscar.

Skhizein (2008) ***

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Hilarious cartoon about a man who is literally besides himself.

Pogo et ses amis (2008) ***

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Mind-boggling cartoon about psychopaths. Not for all tastes.

Les Anges déchets (2008) ***

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Animated film set in a garbage dump.

Cattle Call (2008) ***

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Short, experimental, animated documentary about cattle.

La Maison en petits cubes (2008) ***

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A old man lives on the top floor of a building that is almost entirely submerged in water. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Animated Shor...

Lavatory – Lovestory (2008) *

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A lavatory attendant that finds a flower bouquet in her tip jar. Nominated for an Academy Award.

L'Ondée (2008) *

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Short animated film about a rainy day.
March 3, 2008

Breaking Bad: Season 1 (2008) ****

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The Chauffeur's Daughter (2008) ***

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Cry Wolf (2008) ***

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Weeds: Season 4 (2008) ***

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Dexter: Season 3 (2008) ***

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Californication: Season 2 (2008) ***

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The Wire: Season 5 (2008) ***

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True Blood: Season 1 (2008) ****

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Mad Men 2 (2008) ****

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The Lost Door (2008) ***

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Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (2008) ***

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Lost: Season 4 (2008) ***

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February 2, 2008

Iron Man (2008) **

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Much better than all those stupid "Spiderman" and "Superman" flicks (though unfortunately not nearly as good as the best...

Gran Torino (2008) **

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Clint Eastwood is in a great form as an actor, playing a grumpy (and racist) Korean War vet who befriends an Asian family next door. Unfortu...

Milk (2008) **

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A sanitized version of the life of Harvey Milk, America's first openly gay politician, assassinated in 1978. No mention of the Jonestown...

Rachel Getting Married (2008) **

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Grand Canyon Adventure: River At Risk (2008) **

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An IMAX 3D documentary about a rafting trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. Water conservation issues is the main topic. Awesom...

Changeling (2008) **

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Frost/Nixon (2008) **

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The Visitor (2008) **

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Touching film about illegal immigrants in New York City.

Bottle Shock (2008) **

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Mildly amusing film about the famous 1976 wine competition, in which California's Napa Valley wines won against the best French wines.

Righteous Kill (2008) **

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Robert de Niro and Al Pacino's third film together (after "The Godfather. Part II" and "Heat"), and the first one wh...

The Strangers (2008) **

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Well-made horror movie about a young couple attacked in their home by three masked strangers. Superior filmmaking, but the story is so simpl...

27 Dresses (2008) **

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Delightful, but too conventional, comedy starring Katherine Heigl as a perennial bridesmaid who wrestles with the idea of standing by her si...

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2008) **

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Fine documentary about William Castle, the director of "The Tingler" (1959) and the producer of "Rosemary's Baby" (1...

Valkyrie (2008) **

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A rather pedestrian suspense film about a plot to kill Adolph Hitler in 1944. The film is quite effective as far as the plot machanics are c...

Twilight (2008) **

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A vampire film pretending to be a high school flick ? "Pretty In Pink" meets "Dracula" ? John Hughes channeling Tod Brow...

Be Kind Rewind (2008) **

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There are some wonderful moments in this surrealistic comedy from Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind", "Th...

Kung Fu Panda (2008) **

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Take a garden-variety kung-fu epic from Hong Kong. Made it an animated film. Cast a panda in a lead role. The result will be "Kung Fu P...
January 1, 2008

Frozen River (2008) *

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Ordinary drama about smugglers.

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) *

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Very lame animated film about a brave mouse.

Smart People (2008) *

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A misantropic comedy about a self-absorbed university professor (Dennis Quaid), his emotionally-handicapped daughter (Ellen Page), his pathe...

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008) *

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The weakest of all four Indiana Jones flicks (yes, even worse than "The Temple of Doom"), a lousy adventure film about alien crea...

Your Name Here (2008) *

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Unbelievably lame and boring movie starring Bill Pullman as a famous writer. A disaster from start to finish.

Marley & Me (2008) *

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Boring comedy starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston as a young couple who get a pooch.

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008) *

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Atrocious movie, unexplicably hailed as a masterpiece by numerous critics. Too long, very boring and completely pointless. It has a few good...

The Yes Man (2008) *

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Lame comedy starring Jim Carrey.

Wendy & Lucy (2008) *

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A homeless woman (who lives in her car until it breaks down) loses her dog.
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