Ondine (2009, Jordan) 54 Beautifully shot, cast solid but precocious kid, singposting and need to explain hamper. Too many cliches.
Into The Storm (09, O'Sullivan) 68 Standard biopic but Gleeson is pitch perfect and succeeds in being inspiring without being a hagiography
Farewell (09, Carion) 76 Tense thriller changes point of view and uses unusual camera angles. The sum up is too tidy though.
Enter the Void (09, Noé) 93 The strangest most sensory experience I've had in the cinema.Spellbinding wonderful,Noé is Ophuls on acid
Life During Wartime (09, Solondz) 83 Stylised, grotesque and the most twisted humour you'll see in the movies. A worthy sequel
Tides (Begums) (10, Zviedris) 10 Worthy subject, terrible execution. How can 70 minutes be packed with filler? Zero insight
Bye Bye Now (s) (09, O'Sullivan/Whitaker) 68 Amusing and poignant,a lament to the demise of phoneboxes and the death of a way of life
The Island (Ostrov) (06, Lungin) 59 Methodical approach with striking symbolism. Questionable conclusions and viewpoint detract.
Samson and Delilah (09, Thornton) 52 Misery piled on unrealistically with redemptive cop-out.2 lovely scenes tho (dancing & bathing)
Accident (09, Cheang) 71 Surveillance aspects excellent, set-pieces spectacular but the story was muddled with disappointing climax
Touki Bouki (73, Mambety) 73 Highly expressive almost surreal approach. Soundtrack kept things interesting. Loved the parade scene
Women Without Men (09, Neshat/Azari) 49 Occasional beautiful shots did not make up for the poor narrative. Iran has produced better
Breathless (09, Yang) 3/100 2 people walked out after 5 mins. They did the right thing. Repugnant film, why did people clap?
Please Give (10, Holofcener) 56 Nice acting, nice setting, nice story. No faults to it and no real positives either, just inoffensive
Same Same But Different (09,Buck) 22 If satire then it was very good, if played for real then it was awful. I lean towards the latter
Lourdes (09,Hausner) 87 Ambitous formal exploration. Took an easy target and thoughtfully examined. Testud and cast immense
A Brand New Life (09, Lecomte) 73 Very similar to Treeless Mountain though slightly inferior. Deeper meaning of just what family is.
She, a Chinese (09, Guo) 75 Manages not to turn into melodrama despite the build up of exploitation as she moves from village to city
What You Don't See (09, Fischer) 58 Clever, though one-paced, psychological thriller crossed with Funny Games. Ending inconsistent
Eyes Without A Face (60, Franju) 68 More a thriller than a horror for me.Concept is horrifying but Special FX have dated badly.
Lebanon (09, Maoz) 88 Visceral film that gets into your guts. Soldiers are too sympathetic but brings something new to the war genre
Lemon Tree (08, Riklis) 52 Facile "Why Can't We Just Get Along"? type movie. Every character is a caricature with plodding plot.
La Danse (09,Wiseman) 96 Incredible exhibition of the ballet.The art,rehearsal, audience, business and mundanity all covered.Terrific
I Am Love (09, Guadagnino) 92 Swinton is a force of nature,brilliantly shot, subtle when needed,not afraid to be overblown,ambitious
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