A Ninja Pays Half my Rent: fun and hilarious student film about finding the perfect partner … and being the perfect partner
Stephen K Tsuchida, “A Ninja Pays Half my Rent” (2002) Hilarious student short about finding
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The Trial: brave and visually striking attempt to bring classic Kafka dystopia to screen
Orson Welles, “The Trial” / “Le Procès” (1962) This film is a visually striking adaptation
French and French-language Films | North American Films
Birds of a feather, let’s flock together: four film shorts about birds illustrate something universal about human behaviour and social life
Pierre Coffin, “Pings” (2 shorts, 1997) Ralph Eggleston, “For the Birds” (2000) Dony Permedi, “Kiwi!”
Vinni Pukh trilogy: cartoons boast strong characterisation, wit, cheek and a distinctive and charming animation style
Fyodor Khitruk, “Vinni Pukh” (1969) / “Vinni Pukh idyot v gosti” (1972) / “Vinni Pukh i
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams: too much whimsy and overbearing music, not enough facts and editing mar a fine documentary
Werner Herzog, “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” (2010) In 1994, three speleologists discovered and explored a
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome: celebration of a religious ritual that imprisons as much as it liberates
Kenneth Anger, “Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome” (1954) A lush creation by famous underground avant-garde
The Meth Epidemic: confrontational documentary doesn’t quite go far enough in investigating a major social problem
Carl Byker, “The Meth Epidemic” (2011) Having seen and reviewed “Winter’s Bone” last year, I
The House is Black: a meditation on human condition, suffering and the beauty of creation in a leper colony
Forough Farrokhzad, “The House is Black” / “Khaneh siah ast” (1962) Made about 50 years
Invention of Love: short film challenges us to rediscover our humanity or allow technology to define us
Andrei Shushkov, “Invention of Love” (2010) Came across this elegant and melancholy film short by
Quasi at the Quackadero: time travel and psychological self-study in a fun fair
Sally Cruikshank, “Quasi at the Quackadero” (1975) Here’s a great little cartoon about a mismatched