Film Dictionary

A wonderful, magnificent film about love, but very different from a typical romantic comedy, although it is that too, but also so much more....

Excellent biopic about a key period in Bob Dylan's career - 1961 to 1965. Great songs, great performances and a fabulous reconstruction ...

Fabulous animated feature from Latvia. It's the story of a cat whose life is upended by a massive flood, leading to an unexpected and to...

A very strange film that can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

A brilliant satiric film set in Winnipeg. It pays homage to the Iranian cinema while commenting on the linguistic tensions in Canada from an...

Set during the anti-hijab protests in Iran, it's a tense, surprising drama about an investigative judge who finds himself in a tug-of-wa...

Way better than "Angels And Demons", a very suspenseful political drama full of intrigues during an election of a pope. The final ...

Surprising French film set in Mexico, with a story straight out of a Latin American telenovela, stunning musical numbers, a powerful politic...

Tense and exciting drama about the television coverage of the hostage drama during the Munich Olympics in 1972.

The second act is weak, but the rest of the film is quite fascinating. It's based on a true story, except for the ending.

Ever wondered if there was a connection between the jazz music of Louis Armstrong and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba in Congo in 1960 ...

Excellent body horror movie starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.

The film tries hard to hide its political message, but there are more than enough hints as to where its actual sympathies lie. Nick Offerman...

A very good sequel to the 1988 classic.

Excellent comedy about the night of the 1975 premiere of NBC's Saturday Night Live.

A self-reflexive, brechtian deconstruction of the superhero genre, using parody, irony, sarcasm and coarse language in a fresh and innovativ...

A weird musical, but also an impressive (and deeply disturbing) prison drama.

Excellent erotic drama starring Nicole Kidman as a masochistic CEO who engages in an adulterous affair with a young intern.

Visually stunning horror movie about an evil vampire from Transylvania. Clearly an homage to the classic 1922 version directed by F.W. Murn...

Seriously weird film about a man with a severely disfigured face. After he is cured, he gets a lead role in a play based on his own life, on...

The entire cast is superb, but Ariana Grande still manages to steal the movie from everyone else. It's a star-making bravura performance...

Amy Adam is absolutely mesmerizing in this strange little film about motherhood.

Interesting musical documentary tracing the life and the career of Elton John.

Fascinating biopic about the famous WWII photographer Lee Miller. Another superlative performance by Kate Winslet, nominated for a Golden Gl...

Pamela Anderson gives the finest performance of her career in this excellent psychological drama set in Las Vegas.

Hugh Grant gives a creepy and impressive performance in this unusual horror movie about religion and faith.

Enjoyable comedy about two lesbians crossing paths with a group of inept criminals.

Perverse drama about a love triangle involving two tennis champions.

Realistic French drama set in a Corsican prison.

Directed by Gilles Lellouche, a violent gangster drama starring Adèle Exarchopoulos.

Confusing French film directed by Bertrand Bonello and starring Léa Seydoux.

Conventional, but impressive, musical biopic about the legendary French singer. Great songs.

French film about two criminals hiding in a summer camp.

A very unusual drama about a murder in a small village in the south of France.

It's not a faithful adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' famous novel, but it's still a very impressive film.

French thriller set in Canada. There is one huge and memorable surprise in this film, but some of its plot twists just aren't believable...

A French "Brassed Off" (1996).

French animated film about the Holocaust.

French drama about a young agricultural worker who has to take care of his younger sister.

Shocking film about young girls joining ISIS to marry Islamic fighters in Syria. Based on a true story.

Japanese documentary about a rape investigation involving an influential politician.