Film Dictionary

Spectacular music video from Katy Perry.

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

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

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

Oscar-winning short about a modern Cupid.

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

Spike Jonze's short about true love among robots.

Ingenious short film about rat poison.

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

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

Touching film about a young boy and a young girl.

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

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

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

French short about two sisters arguing.

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

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

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

A confrontation between two professional assassins.

Weird comedy about a crazy inventor.

A man starts to lose his hair.

Young children find an abandoned car.

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

Two men talk at night.

A painter falls in love with a neighbor.

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

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

Short film about handicaps and fireworks.

Short film about scabs and unwanted pregnancies.

Allegorical Canadian short film about racism and assimilation.

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

Mexican short about a cheating wife.

Short film set in a motel room.

Three young women are having a great time.

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

Stories of four children on a single summer day.

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

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

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

Deliciously ironic cartoon encouraging people to pollute and to be environmentally irresponsible. Hilarious from start to finish, and very...

Disney cartoon set in a clock shop.

Disney cartoon about Santa Claus.

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

An experimental animated film.

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

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

An animated short about World War I.

Very tedious cartoon set in a forest.

Animated film about a little boy and his dying mother.

The best (10th) episode of the season, "The Fly", was directed by Rian Johnson.

The first episode was directed by Martin Scorsese.

This could have almost been an enjoyable action comedy in the vein of "Romancing The Stone" or "The Last Action Movie", ...

A parody of action movies, starring Bruce Willis as a retired CIA agent.

Depressing film about a man whose life goes to hell after he sleeps with his stepdaughter.

Visually interesting, but ultimately disappointing psychological horror movie about a crazy balerina. And while the lesbian sex scene betwee...

A serious re-telling of the famous story. Russell Crowe is excellent (as always) and the historical setting is both credible and impressive....

Oscar-nominated documentary about Brazilian garbage pickers.

The story of Plamegate (or how Amassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, CIA agent Valerie Plame took on the Bush's White House and lived to...

Mildly amusing animated farce about a cartoonish villain mellowing under the influence of three orphan girls. Perfectly average in every res...

Well-directed, but uneven drama from Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting", "Slumdog Millionaire"), based on a true story of a hi...

Part science-fiction movie, part horror film and part political allegory about the drug violence in Northern Mexico and illegal immigration ...

Hollywood remake of a Swedish horror movie, "Let The Right One In".

A cops and robbers tale from Boston. Not particularly original, but well-made.

Less impressive than the previous installements; basically a cross between "It's A Wonderful Life" and "Xena The Warrior ...

Gorgeous outfits, fabulous hair, incredible shoes, fantastic makeup. There is also a story and a few gags, but who cares ? What really count...