Mini-Review: If you make other people do your crap for you then the Water Princess you had kidnapped will marry them instead; unless your sexy. Trust in your Magic Pony!

Mini-Review: Presents a mildy harrowing look into a disturbed anarchistic society, so close to peace, where simple things are made infinitely complicated by screwy mindsets and stupid conflicts. 'Laila's Birthday' is a smart, interesting, and very frustrating anti-anti-etablishment movie. "We just want to live." The ending is a little light, but I liked it.

Mini-Review: A despair ridden, accidental romance, amongst a city of ruins. The guilt of the protagonist is deeply felt as the desperate state of Germany mirrors his inner turmoil. However, despite all that I just said, it wasn't as bleak as I expected; not that I'm dissapointed. The glimmer of compassion, in the form of Susanne, was both wonderful and brave.

Mini-Review: Though there are some sparse comedic touches, On The Beat is at its heart a dark drama, utterly realist and forlorn, examining tradition, boredom, and purpose; with some serious political undertones. The ending hits the hardest as there really isn't one, totalitarian bleakness is the only revelation, as brilliant direction and camerawork gild the screen.

Mini-Review: This film is filled with so much loathing and anger that when something even halfway decent happens you can't believe it, like Gervaise, and then before you know it, real shit goes down and your treading in bitches. Reject what makes you happy, drown in your weaknesses, and drink some booze. Now, it's not entirely bleak, hope springs from time to time, but hope is more of a sinister alien than anything else. Until the finale, where our dreams come true, and THE moment captures a million words.