Film Dictionary

A very original comedy about two British hitman spending some time in a medieval Belgian town. Surprising, quite funny (in a very dark way) ...

After "Dog Days" (2001), Austrian director Ulrich Seidl comes up with another provocative satire about contemporary society. This ...

Arguably the best "Batman" movie ever (which also makes it the greatest "superhero" movie of all times). Directed by Chr...

Eliseo Subiela's masterpiece and his only film where eroticism and romanticism fuse together effortlessly rather than cancel each other ...

From the director of "Tuvalu" (1999) comes this surrealistic comedy set in a wacky village somewhere in the Caucasus. A Russian-la...

Very original musical film about the 1929 stock market crash.

From Andrew Stanton (director of "Finding Nemo" and co-director of "A Bug's Life") comes this entertaining cartoon a...

Woody Allen moves to Spain and the results are both refreshing and entertaining. It's a vaguely Henry Jamesian story about two more-or-l...

Sally Hawkins won a well-deserved Golden Globe as Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) for her cheerful and effervescent performance in this cut...

Tarantinesque gangster flick from France.

Terrific film, part action flick, part Hollywood satire, with amazing performances, hilarious dialogue and perfect pacing. Robert Downey Jr ...

Much better than the first film.

Superlative film about a priest suspected of child abuse. Meryl Streep gives another outstanding performance, but Phillip Seymour Hoffman an...

Werner Herzog's Oscar-nominated documentary about Antarctica.

Amber Heard is absolutely terrific in this cynical drama about morally challenged individuals enjoying sex, drugs and rock n' roll in 19...

Hurricane Katrina from the point of view New Orleans' ghetto residents. Hard-hitting, eye-opening, angry, one-sided and fascinating.

Excellent, Palme d'Or-winning French film about a high-school teacher and his unruly students. It makes "Blackboard Jungle", ...

Terrific film about a Bernard Madoff-like fraud artist who travels to Northern Canada to escape from his investors.

A Disney animated version of "The Truman Show", with a dog in Jim Carrey's role. Constantly surprising and entertaining.

A tarantinesque farce about two potheads caught in the crossfire of a drug gang war.

A kung-fu master takes a stand against the Japanese invaders.

Quite an amazing film about a seriously disturbed little boy. A very black comedy with a weird sense of humor.

Excellent documentary about the famous (and controversial) film director.

Excellent film about wild youth in Canada. Set on a single night when perfect chaos reigns, it's an amazingle well-made, low-budget gem.

It's a curious and bewildering film. The first part, "The Argentine", describing the Cuban Revolution, is slow-moving, devoid ...

A Tim Burton-ish fairy tale about a strange little village in Quebec and the tribulations of its resident village idiot, who gets in trouble...

Warm, bittersweet and nostalgic film about a young girl and her brothers coping with being abandoned by their mother. Excellent performances...

Marvellous British comedy about two kids making their own "Rambo" movie. Similar to (but way better than) Michel Gondry's ...

"Godzilla" meets "The Blair Witch Project".

Excellent film about Canadian rednecks. A visually stunning work, a perfect example of the "rural gothic" genre. Winner of the Bes...