Even the Rain

Any movie dedicated to Howard Zinn has big shoes to fill. I would imagine he would be proud of this one. Brilliant. Really.

JR-10/10

CT 7/10

Ariel

My favorite movie of recent memory. The wonderful actors are hilarious and touching at the same time, and the story is wild. I want to watch it over and over.

CT 10/10

JR 10/10

Chop Shop

Homeless siblings struggle to survive in Queens.

CT 8/10
TL 6.5/10

Goodbye Solo

A cab driver from Senegal wants to be friends with everyone, including an old man that isn't interested.

CT 9/10

Tulpan

A dude returns home from the Navy; his brother tries to help him by trading a chandelier for a potential bride, his friend helps by sharing pornos. Tulpan reminded of The Weeping Camel except funnier and less poetic.

CT 8.5/10

Treeless Moutain

Basically the Korean version of 'Nobody Knows.' Not quite as good, but still fun in a not fun way.

CT 9/10

Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye Children)

Boys at a private boarding school during WW2 play pranks.

CT 9.5/10

Gummo

This film invented the acronym WTF

CT - 10/10
TL - 10/10

Sin Nombre

The only thing holding this movie back is the lackluster ending but the amazing cinematography more then makes up for it.

TL 10/10
CT 9.5/10

Maria Full Of Grace

A beautiful, provoking, complicated story about a drug smuggler.

ct 10/10
tl 9/10

Let The Right One In

A vampire movie for people that aren't all that into vampire movies. A beautiful film. Don't let the shitty cover deceive you!

CT 9.5/10

jr- 9/10

Ballast

A poor family struggles in the Mississippi Delta. Non-actors, hand-held camera, and real locations, ding!

CT 8/10

Kids

Greatest Movie Ever

TL - 1009990000/10
CT - 10.1/10

Blog over.

Nobody Knows

4 siblings live alone in a small Japanese apartment.

CT - 10/10
TL - 10/10

Turtles Can Fly

Groups of kids stuck in a refugee camp in Kurdistan/Iraq work to disarm mines. Child non-actors and an amazing location make it great.

CT - 9/10

Osama

A girl in Afghanistan is forced to live life as a boy in order to save her family.

CT - 9/10