Millions
After Boyle establishes Damian, his family and his quirky new community, Millions really starts to lag. The imagination gives way to simple subplots.
Barmaids
Boisvert continues to develop as a filmmaker, building off his knack for tracking genuine human emotion – good and bad – and digging beyond where we feel comfortable and safe.
Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Red Trousers pays tribute to one country’s stuntmen. At the same time it’s a personal tribute as Shou uses the film as a platform to showcase his own work.
Downfall
While he doesn’t necessarily sympathize with Hitler and his cronies, Oliver Hirschbiegel does make the fuehrer seem almost human with Downfall.
Starkweather
Starkweather is the kind of mean-spirited film that uses violence as a way of selling itself and shocking its audience.
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire
More than finger pointing and a recap of events. By delving into Dallaire’s psyche, it becomes an emotional and poignant journey.
Paranoia 1.0
While the story is very original combining the techno-edge of The Matrix with Orson Welles’ The Trial, it’s the mood and atmosphere where it really shines.
Incident at Loch Ness
A truly original work, and a very cheeky one at that filled with end-to-end laughter. It plays off Herzog’s own legend as a behind-the-camera wild card.
Bride & Prejudice
A purposely corny but thoroughly entertaining piece of melting pot cinema.
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Marks the umpteenth comeback for Travolta. It’s a modest one, but a comeback simply because it’s watchable Travolta that doesn’t reek of a paycheck grab.
