December 2011

An almost silent film, it is an homage to the silent films of yesteryear, masterfully…

An impressive work from the Quebec director of the 2005 film C.R.A.Z.Y. (which I also…

French film (set outside of Paris) with amazing acting by two young girls, one of…

The new Pedro Almodovar, so expect melodrama, gender and relationship issues.  More disturbing and much…

A fast paced, French (from France, 2010) film about corrupt cops and some innocents caught…

Speaking of violent films with plenty of corrupt cops, this Brazilian sequel (I did not…

A small film (such as, no big life lessons), set in Hawaii, about a man…

Yes, another sequel.  Yes, the plot is ridiculous, but so what.  The movie breezes along…

Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons help me this a very nicely down tale of confusion…

Both a fable and a realistic French (set in Le Havre, France) film by the…

To my mind this was a way over the top and much too obvious story…

A charming fable of an orphan living in a Paris train station in an era…

What can I say about the muppets:  they sing, they dance, they’re so damn cute!…

Not for all tastes, this a story of a physically beautiful woman (Charlize Theron) who…

(From 2008) Inspired by the true tale of the bank French 1960s and 70s bank…