Movie toplist: 676 to 700
Fudoh: The New Generation
"Focusing solely on technical qualities, Fudoh is ripping apart at the seams, but that would mean ignoring all the creativity, joy and sheer disregard for proper taste on display here."
#Manhole
"There's a dark comedy streak that keeps the film on the right track, the polished presentation and the captivating central performance do the rest."
Under the Light
"Under the Light is pure visual bliss, a film that bathes in color and light and leaves no frame untouched to explore the limits of how far you can push the cinematography."
A Very Long Engagement
"A very stylish, lovingly crafted romance that carries Jeunet's signature, offers quality in every department and should appeal to a broad audience without feeling too generic or dumbed-down."
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House 475
"This may just be Iseya's second film, but it feels a lot like the work of a confident, accomplished director."
The Frame
"There aren't many directors who can pull of urban fantasy like Winans can, even when he only has a rather limited budget to work with."
While the Women Are Sleeping
"While the Women Are Sleeping is a fine mystery/thriller. The film looks great, sports a good soundtrack, has a perfect cast and handles both its mystery and its audience with the proper respect."
A Town Called Panic
"If you have a soft spot for claymation or you're just looking for a zany comedy, A Town Called Panic will not disappoint."
2LDK
"With two spirited actresses, a fun and progressively more over-the-top script, nifty dark comedy and a very economic runtime, 2LDK is a film that made me grin from start to finish."
Wrong
"With Wrong Dupieux delivers a refreshing slice of absurd comedy that few other directors out there are able to match."
The Pack
"I found La Meute to be a very pleasant surprise, but I encountered plenty of disappointed reactions elsewhere."
Crows Zero
"The film never slacks and even gives the viewer a nice look into the whole gang structure in between the fights, making it a little more than just another butt-kicking action flick. "
Two Pigeons
"Two Pigeons is a small delight. It's not a big, swooping movie, but it offers plenty of nasty smiles, some genuine wonder and a very balanced ending."
Taboo
"Oshima delivers a very polished and accomplished film, offering splendid cinematography, a lovely score, stellar performances of its main cast and an intriguing plot."
Skunk
"Thanks to the raw cinematography, the polished sound design, and some stellar performances it hits all its emotional notes, without failing its cinematic roots."
Poser
"There is something wildly intriguing about young people carving out their own way through life, for that reason alone a film like Poser is worth championing."
Outcast
"With Outcast he delivers a dark, hellish and barren fantasy grounded in obscure myths and set in a depressively dirty neighborhood."
Adrift in Tokyo
"Adrift In Tokyo is a rather lovely film. It knows how to blend comedy and drama into a perfect mix of blanket-like warmth, covering the viewer with a world he'd somehow like to inhabit."
Zhou Yu's Train
"There's a basic quality that keeps Zhou Yu's Train on its feet, even though I've seen better and more creative variations from China in more recent years."
Cub
"With his first feature, Govaerts delivers a rock solid genre film. It's tense and moody, never too gory, beautifully shot, aptly scored and generally well-directed."
Aragami
"With the help of a perfect build-up, some solid performances, and polished cinematography, Kitamura delivers a fun and thrilling genre exercise that entertains from start to finish."
Bodyguards and Assassins
"Very much recommended if you've been enjoying the epic productions of the previous decade."
Life Can Be So Wonderful
"I was happily surprised after watching Life Can Be So Wonderful. It's an upbeat, albeit slow and meandering, film that succeeds effortlessly in its goals."
Strobe Edge
"In many ways, Strobe Edge is a typical manga adaptation as much as it is a typical romance. But Hiroki builds upon that to make a sweet, cute and genuine little love story."