Mini-Review: There's something very educational about how bad this movie is. That is to say, if you do everything the exact opposite, you'll end up with a masterpiece. The acting and writing is absolutely horrendous, it's unreal how awful it is. Then the film is littered with stupidly random "scares" that are completely pointless and disconnected from any story or theme the film is trying to develop. That's the worst thing about Boo, the statement that horror movies are just incoherent crap with no meaning.

Mini-Review: Just foreign enough to be relevant, but not actually authentic, this film exists as a piece of poverty tourism. It's really hard not to like however and the disjointed narrative actually turns out to make some great transitions.

Mini-Review: The definitive movie about watching movies. Stewart's wheelchair bound voyeur is more interested in the stories happening on the "screen" than in his awesome girlfriend. One thing you could learn from this is that sometimes what you observe reflects back on your own nature. Also the set looks pretty great.

Mini-Review: A film that is as overwhelming and intellectually serious as you might expect from a black and white French ghetto tragedy. Recurring themes (such as out-group vs. in-group and the breakdown of social structures: family, police, transport) are effortlessly weaved into the narrative, making it fun to analyze.

Mini-Review: A technical achievement and the most calculated money-maker in history, this movie is a landmark and a trendsetter. However, the intentional lack of thought that went into this is very depressing. The damn thing is named "avatar" and not for a second does the question of identity vs. appearance come into play. Inhabiting another body is treated like putting on a fake nose. That's an intentional choice. Also worrying is the subtly imperialist/western domination of the na'vi by our hero.