June 6, 2011

The Whistleblower (2011) *

A rather simplistic film about human trafficking in Bosnia.

Jane Eyre (2011) *

Boring and academic adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic.

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom (2011) *

A coming-of-age drama about a young girl finding that she was adopted and imagining that her birth mother is none other than Dolly Parton.

Here I Am (2011) *

Australian drama about a young woman who just got out of prison.

The Bend (2011) *

Canadian film about depression, suicide and guilt.

X (2011) ***

Snowtown (2011) ***

Take This Waltz (2011) ***

Sleeping Beauty (2011) ***

My Week With Marilyn (2011) ***

The Iron Lady (2011) ***

A Dangerous Method (2011) ***

The Bang Bang Club (2011) ***

Albert Nobbs (2011) ***

In Our Name (2011) *

British drama about a female soldier returning from a tour of duty.

May 5, 2011

Décharge (2011) **


La Peur de l'eau (2011) **

La Run (2011) **

Gangster film about the justice system among drug dealers.

The High Cost Of Living (2011) **

Well-acted and well-directed drama about a pregnant woman hit by car.

Le Bonheur des autres (2011) *

Soap opera about an old man impregnating a young woman.

Bumrush (2011) **

Jo pour Jonathan (2011) *

A Canadian drama from Quebec.

Le Colis (2011) *

A lame comedy about a courier.

En terrains connus (2011) *

Strange film about winter, time travel and death.

French Immersion (2011) *

One of the worst film ever made. A Canadian "Plan 9 From Outer Space".

Frisson de collines (2011) *

Canadian drama set in 1969.

Pour l'amour de dieu (2011) *

A nun falls in love with a priest.

Le Vendeur (2011) *

A Canadian film about a car salesman.

Jaloux (2011) *

Routine thriller set in a summer cottage deep in the woods.

La Vérité (2011) *

Two adolescent boys accidentally kill a man.

Starbuck (2011) **

A sperm-bank donor finds that he has fathered 533 children. And they want to meet him.

Sur le rhythme (2011) **

Excellent dance sequences. Routine story.

Une Vie qui commence (2011) *

A young boy cannot accept the death of his father.

Nuit #1 (2011) ***

Marecages (2011) ***

Good Neighbours (2011) ***

Gerry (2011) ***

Funkytown (2011) ***

Coteau rouge (2011) ***

Cafe de Flore (2011) ***

Snow And Ashes (2011) **

A journalist and a photographer are covering an armed conflict in Eastern Europe. The journalist returns home to Canada. The photographer doesn't.

Trou Story (2011) **

Controversial documentary about the mining industry in Canada.

The Kate Logan Affair (2011) **

Film noir about a tragic encounter.

April 4, 2011

J'aurais pu etre une pute (2011) ****

Tabula rasa (2011) ****

Brilliant short film about a flood in Manitoba.

Countdown (2011) ****



Face To Panty Ratio (2011) ***

Clean (2011) ***

Somebody That I Used To Know (2011) ***

Chers amis (2011) ***

The Force (2011) ***


You And I (2011) ***

As A Whistle (2011) ***

Hotel Desire (2011) ***

Le Diable en personne (2011) ***

A musical short film about the Devil.

Munted (2011) ***

L'Offre et la demande (2011) ***

Ti-Minou Gros-Minet (2011) ***

Runner (2011) ***

Nature Zones (2011) ***

Changes (2011) ***

Margaret And The Dollhouse (2011) ***

Very amusing and innovative Canadian short comedy about a young girl forced to eat carrots by her parents, but determined to get her hands on sweeter things.

Lick It (2011) ***


Sexy music video from Tamara Sky.

Otis (2011) ***

Excellent music video by Kanye West and Jay-Z, directed by Spike Jonze.

We Found Love (2011) ***


Gritty music video from Rihanna.

Beast (2011) ***

Judas (2011) ***

Time Freak (2011) ***

A guy invents a time machine, but it doesn't get him very far.

The Shore (2011) ***

Set in Northern Ireland, a sweet little short film about love, immigration, nostalgia and forgiveness.

Blink (2011) **

Innovative short film about love, computers, delusions and technology.

Ryan & Ally (2011) **

Ryan and Ally are just fuck friends, but he would like it to be more than that.

No Words Came Down (2011) **

Intriguing short film about a very strange blind date.

Vodka canneberge (2011) **

A short film set in a bar during closing time.

Hotel Alpha Mike (2011) **

Nice experimental film about ham radio operators.

Pas de deux (2011) **

Two dancers used to be lovers.

Beyond Man (2011) **

Short film about a former soldier who becomes an actor in student films.

Les Bons termes selon Dewey (2011) **

Short comedy about a guy trying to break with his girlfriend in a library (so that she will not be able to yell too loudly).

Mise a pied (2011) **

Short film about losing a job.

Landing (2011) **

Short film about marital infidelity.

Bill Please (2011) **

Short comedy about who will pay the bill.

La Queue du peloton (2011) **

Short film about a man and woman competing for a promotion.

I'll Be Waiting Outside (2011) **

Short film about a young man trying to find a job.

Les Interdits (2011) **

Short film set in a post-apocalyptic future, when people are forbidden from going outside.

Tuba Atlantic (2011) **

An old man has only 6 days left to live and uses that time to shoot seabirds. Uneven short from Norway.

Raju (2011) **

A German couple adopting a child in India discover that he isn't an orphan.

La Statege (2011) **

A documentary about Olga Hrycak, a short 63-year-old woman coaching a male basketball team. Quite a character.

Noeud papillon (2011) **

Amusing Canadian short about a little boy forced to wear a fancy suit to school.

Bred In Captivity (2011) **

What if someone's life was just a koala`s dream ?

La Piece (2011) **

This short film is set on September 11, 2001, but the story concerns an old man suffering from Alzheimer.

L'Invite (2011) **

Short film about a solitary fisherman who finds a frozen body.

Je les aime encore (2011) **

Surprising documentary about a surprising seducer of women.

Suburban Swingers (2011) **

Either a real documentary or a mockumentary about a swingers' club in suburban Ontario.

Dulce (2011) *

Tragic film about love. Unbearably old-fashioned and emotionally manipulative. What pornography is to erotica, this film is to romanticism.

Going (2011) *

Short film about kendo.

Strike 3 (2011) *

Set in a bowling alley, a short film about false hopes and disappointments.

Close To Her (2011) *

A young man wants to leave a desolate Canadian Prairie town to go to an arts school and asks his girlfriend to come with him.

Wiggle Your Toes (2011) *

Documentary short about drunk driving.

Entre deux etats (2011) *

Short film about a tragic death.

It's Nobody's Fault (2011) *

Short Spanish film about a husband who tries to break up with his wife.

Moving Slowly (2011) *

Short film about two brothers and grief.