Stay

Almost a really good movie about synchronicity. Still unlike almost anything else, and worthwhile. I'd tell you what single film it reminded me of, but that would be a spoiler. Yes, it's that kind of movie.

Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

A fascinating nail-biter about good intentions gone terribly awry.

Avatar

Pretty remake of Dances with Wolves, with a new ending.

A Christmas Tale / Un conte de Noël

A French mashup of Bergman and Altman. The best dysfunctional Christmas movie in quite some time.

500 Days of Summer

Reminds me of a saying we have in my home country: "even Zooey couldn't save this one!".

Eyes Wide Shut

Today, it seems the secret sex society and conspiracy theories are either a distraction from (or a Trojan horse to sneak in) a story about infidelity and the procreative urge.

It Might Get Loud

More interesting than a documentary about any one of these three guitarists, though the parallels between them (and the synergies with them together) are less fulsome than the filmmakers intended. But if this doesn't inspire you to pick up your guitar you should probably sell it on craigslist.

Inglourious Basterds

Better than I expected. In fact, better than most of what Tarantino has done in more than a decade.

Cube 2: Hypercube

One classic way to write a joke is to start with the punch line, and develop a story to get there. It can be mighty tough to work it the other way -- start with a story and hope to find a punch line.

A mystery is written in a similar fashion: Know the secret reveal ahead of time, and construct an interesting path to reach it.

Unfortunately, with Cube 2, the reveal is far less interesting than the journey -- undermining all that might have been interesting along the way.

You have been warned.