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  • Mary and Max 2009

    ★★★★★ Added

    Shame that this movie was never played in theaters in the US. It is by far one of my favorite animations. It's a wonderful story of a little girl in Australia who becomes penpals with a lonely and depressed older man in America. It is a beautifully done film and more people need to see it.

  • The Band's Visit 2007

    ★★★★★ Added

    From the opening words on the screen — “Once—not long ago—a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. Not many remember this. It wasn’t that important” — until the last shot, this is the kind of film that makes it a joy to watch films. It is a comedy about an Egyptian that spends 24 hours in a small Israeli town by accident. It is touching story about what it means to be human.

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  • La moustache 2005

    ★★★★½ Added

    A mind-blowingly good existential mystery about a man and his mustache. It starts off simple enough -- we see Marc asking his wife, Agnes, if he should shave off his mustache. Agnes responds that she's never known him without the mustache. Marc decides to shave it off anyway and this is where things get dark and existential. Suddenly no one, including his wife, seems to remember him with a mustache and Marc begins to question his own sanity. Loved everything about it.

  • Special 2006

    ★★★★ Added

    A different take on the tale of slow decent into madness. Les Franken, a comic book aficionado, signs up to test an experiment drug. The drug gives him super powers that other people are not able to see. A bit longer than it needed to be, the movie is highly underrated and quite enjoyable.