The Snowtown Murders

This gruesome, gritty, wonderfully directed thriller is going to live in my head for a long time. Wow. 4/5

The Snowtown Murders on Netflix

Tomboy

Possibly the best, certainly the most touching film about transgender identity I've seen, beautifully & bravely acted. 4.5/5

Tomboy on Netflix

End of Watch

The acting is tremendous but the inconsistent found-footage direction is utterly distracting in this thriller. 3.5/5

End of Watch on Netflix

Brake

Maybe I'm jaded or just watch too many movies but I guessed every twist & turn of this suspense thriller. Meh. 2.5/5

Brake on Netflix

Remarkable Power

This indie showbiz comedy is pretty funny & rather clever - I didn't predict how it would fit together. 3.5/5

Remarkable Power on Netflix

The Italian

This was sweet enough but it never really went anywhere or let the characters develop enough for me to truly care. 3/5

The Italian on Netflix

Sushi Girl

Mark Hamill is delicious psychotic in this gritty & gripping thriller that owes a debt to Reservoir Dogs. Even the outtakes & exrtras are awesome - it was everything I hoped for and more. :) Awesome. 4.5/5

Sushi Girl on Netflix

Repeaters

This thriller didn't make a lot of sense & had huge plot holes but I was enegaged throughout, so that's something. 3/5

Repeaters on Netflix

A Burning Hot Summer

This characters in this French drama are so shallowly & poorly drawn I didn't care what happened to them. 2/5

A Burning Hot Summer on Netflix

Bully

I wish this had been more a documentary than a polemic. It didn't need to preach, merely to show the truth. 3/5

Bully on Netflix

Burning Man

This dark, complex, & non-linear drama about loss is beautifully acted & sublimely directed - just wonderful. 4/5

Burning Man on Netflix

Despicable Me

I really enjoyed this & loved the voice work but I felt it was missing that extra something that hits the heart. 4/5

Despicable Me on Netflix

About Cherry

This story of a young porn star was oddly redemptive & filled with great acting but was very predictable. 3.5/5

About Cherry on Netflix

Oslo, August 31st

This is a truly marvelous and gut-wrenching film, beautifully shot & wondrously acted by Lie. Amazing. 4.5/5

Oslo, August 31st on Netflix

ATM

Well, I wanted a shitty thriller & that's what I got - nonsensical, strange plot, totally bizarre ending. Just odd. 2/5

ATM on Netflix

Henry Fool

This stylized contemporary fable completely compelled me - I was riveted. My first Hal Hartley & I really liked it. 4/5

Henry Fool on Netflix

Here Comes the Boom

A true feel-good movie - Kevin James did his own fighting in this rousing action comedy. Really fun! 3.5/5

Here Comes the Boom on Netflix

Deadfall

This tense thriller was very well paced, well written and wonderfully directed - Bana & Wilde were really tremendous. 4/5

Deadfall on Netflix

Celeste and Jesse Forever

I felt this film missed a shot at greatness by not fleshing out its characters more - good, not great. 3/5

Celeste and Jesse Forever on Netflix

Monkey Love

I thought I'd watch Jeremy Renner in anything but only got 30 minutes into this before killing it - just awful. 1/5

Monkey Love on Netflix

Fanboys

I totally get why this film is a cult classic & the cameos were truly excellent - I only wish it had been wittier. 3.5/5

Fanboys on Netflix

Seven Psychopaths

The acting was great but the plot very weak in this rather bland thriller - Rockwell was amazing though. 3/5

Seven Psychopaths on Netflix

10 Years

What a surprise! I expected a romcom with more people behaving badly but this was charming & sweet & very real. 4/5

10 Years on Netflix

Searching for Sugar Man

This is an absolutely amazing story, almost unbelievably so & one of the best documentaries I've seen. 5/5

Searching for Sugar Man on Netflix