Film reviews

11'09"01 - September 11, by Alain Brigand (#353-2003 Jan/Feb p38)

1492 Conquest of Paradise, by Ridley Scott (#238-1992 Dec p32)

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (#406-2007 Nov p30a)

A Dry White Season, by Euzhan Palcy (#203-1990 Jan p30)

A Letter to the Prime Minister, by Wilding/Guest (#384-2005 Nov p26)

A Mighty Heart by Michael Winterbottom (#405-2007 Oct p30a)

A Way of Life, directed by Amma Asante (#373-2004 Nov p31)

A World Apart, by Chris Menges (#188-1988 Oct p30)

Aaltra, directed by Kervern & Delepine (#375-2005 Jan/Feb p38)

Abouna, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (#352-2002 Dec p31)

Absolute Beginners, by Julien Temple (#161-1986 Jul p31)

Ace in the Hole, by Billy Wilder (#243-1993 May p31)

Adanggaman, by Roger Gnoan M'Bala (#342-2002 Jan/Feb p47)

Adoration by Atom Egoyan (#429-2010 Jan/Feb p30b)

Ae Fond Kiss, directed by Ken Loach (#371-2004 Sep p30)

Age of Stupid by Franny Armstrong (#420-2009 Mar p30a)

Ahlaam (Dreams) by Mohamed Al-Daradji (#422-2009 May p30b)

Air America, by Roger Spottiswoode (#215-1991 Jan p30)

Alexandra by Alexander Sokurov (#416-2008 Oct p30b)

Amandla! directed by Lee Hirsch (#366-2004 Apr p31)

Amazing Grace and Chuck, by Mike Newell (#182-1988 Apr p30)

Amazons in Saris, by Nathalie Khanna (#339-2001 Oct p33)

Amen (Eyewitness) (#347-2002 Jul p31)

American Movie, by Chris Smith & Sarah Price (#325-2000 Jul p33)

An Evergreen Island, by Cavadini & King (#346-2002 Jun p32)

An Island Calling by Annie Goldson (#414-2008 Aug p30c)

Angela's Ashes, by Alan Parker (#321-2000 Mar p34)

Anita and Me, directed by Metin Huseyin (#351-2002 Nov p30)

Anne Devlin, by Pat Murphy (#160-1986 Jun p30)

Another Year by Mike Leigh (#437-2010 Nov p41b)

Any Child is My Child, by Barry Feinberg (#183-1988 May p30)

Apocalypto, by Mel Gibson (#397-2007 Jan/Feb p37c)

Arakimentari, directed by Travis Klose (#382-2005 Sep p26)

Ararat, by Atom Egoyan (#355-2003 Apr p30)

Argentina - Hope in Hard Times, Dworkin/Young (#381-2005 Aug p31)

Assault, The, by Fons Rademakers (#173-1987 Jul p30)

At Play in Fields of Lord, by H Babenco (#230-1992 Apr p32)

Baby Angel, by Usman Saparov (#307-1998 Nov p32)

Bamako, by Abderrahmane Sissako (#398-2007 Mar p28a)

Bamboozled, by Spike Lee (#331-2001 Jan/Feb p47)

Bandit Queen, by Shekhar Kapur (#263-1995 Jan p32)

Battle for Haditha by Nick Broomfield (#409-2008 Mar p30a)

Battle's Poison Cloud, by Cecile Trijssenaar (#363-2003 Dec p30)

Before Night Falls, by Julian Schnabel (#336-2001 Jul p32)

Before the Rain, by Milcho Manchevski (#267-1995 May p33)

Behind the Sun, by Walter Salles (#344-2002 Apr p32)

best of 1997 (#298-1998 Jan/Feb p47)

best of 1998 (#309-1999 Jan/Feb p46)

best of 1999 (#320-2000 Jan/Feb p46)

best of 2000 (#331-2001 Jan/Feb p45)

best of 2001 (#342-2002 Jan/Feb p45)

best of 2002 (#353-2003 Jan/Feb p37)

best of 2004 (#375-2005 Jan/Feb p37)

best of 2005 (#386-2006 Jan/Feb p31)

best of 2007 (#408-2008 Jan/Feb p37)

best of 2008 (#419-2009 Jan/Feb p39)

best of 2009 (#429-2010 Jan/Feb p29)

Beyond Beijing, by Heerah & Berrios (#282-1996 Aug p33)

Beyond Hatred, by Olivier Meyrou (#399-2007 Apr p26b)

Beyond Rangoon, by John Boorman (#271-1995 Sep p32)

Big Ben to Baghdad, by Jamie Wiggins (#335-2001 Jun p32)

Birdwatchers by Marco Bechis (#426-2009 Oct p30a)

Black Gold by Mark and Nick Francis (brief) (#407-2007 Dec p31c)

Black Gold, by Marc & Nick Francis (#390-2006 Jun p26d)

Black Hawk Down, directed by Ridley Scott (#343-2002 Mar p32)

Black Rain, by Shohei Imamura (#210-1990 Aug p30)

Black Wave by Robert Cornellier (#424-2009 Jul/Aug p30c)

Black Women & Invisibility, by Chenzira/Dash (#172-1987 Jun p30)

Blackboards, by Samira Makhmalbaf (#331-2001 Jan/Feb p47)

Blockade, by Nettie Wilde (#252-1994 Feb p32)

Blood in the Mobile by Frank Poulsen (#444-2011 Jul/Aug p42a)

Blue Gate Crossing, directedby Yee Chih Yen (#372-2004 Oct p31)

Bomgay, by Sethna & Wadia (#290-1997 May p33)

Born on the Fourth of July, by Oliver Stone (#206-1990 Apr p30)

Boyz N the Hood, by John Singleton (#225-1991 Nov p32)

Brazil, by Terry Gilliam (#254-1994 Apr p33)

Breakdance (#138-1984 Aug p30)

Bringing It All Back Home, Sheffield Film Co-op (#180-1988 Feb p30)

Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee (#386-2006 Jan/Feb p32b)

Brothers, directed by Susanne Blier (#384-2005 Nov p26)

Budrus by Julia Bacha (#434-2010 Jul/Aug p32a)

Buena Vista Social Club, by Wim Wenders (#318-1999 Nov p34)

Burma Diary, by Jeanne Hallacy (#303-1998 Jul p33)

Burma VJ by Anders Ostergaard (#424-2009 Jul/Aug p30e)

Burnt by the Sun, by Nikita Mikhalkov (#270-1995 Aug p33)

Cannibal Tours, by Dennis O'Rourke (#185-1988 Jul p30)

Capturing the Friedmans, by Andrew Jarecki (#366-2004 Apr p30)

Carla's Song, by Ken Loach (#289-1997 Apr p33)

Cave of the Yellow Dog (#398-2007 Mar p29a)

Central Station, by Walter Salles (#312-1999 May p32)

Central Station, by Walter Salles (#307-1998 Nov p32)

Che - Part 1 and Che - Part 2, by Steven Soderbergh (#419-2009 Jan/Feb p40a)

Children of Heaven, by Majid Majidi (#313-1999 Jun p34)

Children Underground, by Edet Belzberg (#337-2001 Aug p32)

Chocolate City by Ellie Walton and Sam Wild (#413-2008 Jul p30c)

Chop Shop by Ramin Bahrani (#436-2010 Oct p43b)

Christopher Columbus, by John Glen (#236-1992 Oct p32)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Francesco Rosi (#172-1987 Jun p30)

City of Joy, by Roland Joffe (#237-1992 Nov p32)

City of Life and Death by Lu Chuan (#432-2010 May p30a)

Closed Doors, by Atef Hetata (#335-2001 Jun p32)

Cobra Verde, by Werner Herzog (#186-1988 Aug p30)

Comedia Infantil, by Solveig Nordlund (#307-1998 Nov p32)

Commodities TV series (#163-1986 Sep p30)

Container, by Lukas Moodysson (#396-2006 Dec p27c)

Couscous (La Graine et Le Mulet) by Abdellatif Kechiche (#413-2008 Jul p30a)

Cradle Will Rock, by Tim Robbins (#322-2000 Apr p30)

Cronos, by Guillermo del Toro (#262-1994 Dec p32)

Crops and Robbers, by Leeds Animation (#171-1987 May p30)

Crush, by Alison Maclean (#242-1993 Apr p32)

Cry Freedom, by Richard Attenborough (#178-1987 Dec p30)

Cyclo, by Tran Anh Hung (#275-1996 Jan p33)

Czech Dream, by Vlusak & Remunda (#380-2005 Jul p31)

Dances with Wolves, by Kevin Costner (#218-1991 Apr p30)

Dangerous Living, directed by John Scagliotti (#381-2005 Aug p31)

Darkness in Tallinn, by Illka Jarvilaturi (#261-1994 Nov p32)

Daughters of the Dust, by Julie Dash (#248-1993 Oct p32)

Death Sentence, The, by Prakash Jha (#298-1998 Jan/Feb p47)

Defamation by Yoav Shamir (#424-2009 Jul/Aug p30a)

Diplomatic Immunity, by Sturla Gunnerson (#227-1992 Jan p34)

Divine Intervention, by Elia Suleiman (#353-2003 Jan/Feb p38)

Djomeh, by Hassa Yektapanah (#344-2002 Apr p32)

Doña Herlinda & her son, by Jaime Hermosillo (#175-1987 Sep p30)

Drowned Out, directed by Spannerfilms (#357-2003 Jun p31)

Earth, by Deepa Mehta (#319-1999 Dec p33)

East-West, by RTgis Warnier (#327-2000 Sep p33)

Eddie Murphy: wasting his gifts (#211-1990 Sep p30)

Emitai, by Ousmane Sembene (#276-1996 Feb p33)

Empire of the Sun, by Steven Spielberg (#181-1988 Mar p30)

Episode 3 - Enjoy Poverty by Renzo Martens (#424-2009 Jul/Aug p30b)

Ermo, by Zhou Xiaowen (#269-1995 Jul p32)

Esma's Secret, by Jasmila Zbanic (#396-2006 Dec p26b)

Everyone's Child, by Tsistsi Dangarembga (#291-1997 Jun p33)

Everything's Cool by Judith Helfand and Daniel B Gold (#402-2007 Jul p30)

Eyes Wide Open by Haim Tabakman (#433-2010 Jun p34c)

Fahrenheit 9/11, directed by Michael Moore (#371-2004 Sep p30)

Fallen Angels, by Wong Kar-wai (#286-1996 Dec p33)

Falling Down, by Joel Schumacher (#245-1993 Jul p32)

Far from Heaven, directed by Todd Haynes (#354-2003 Mar p30)

Farewell my Concubine, by Chen Kaige (#253-1994 Mar p32)

Fast Food Nation, by Richard Linklater (#400-2007 May p32c)

Favela Rising, directed by Jeff Zimbalist (#390-2006 Jun p26c)

Fear Eats the Soul, by Rainer W Fassbinder (#291-1997 Jun p33)

Female Cabby in Sidi Bel-Abbes (#347-2002 Jul p30)

Fight For Us, by Lino Brocka (#202-1989 Dec p30)

Fire, by Deepa Mehta (#310-1999 Mar p32)

Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold (#426-2009 Oct p30b)

Five Corners, by Tony Bill (#188-1988 Oct p30)

Flip-Flotsam, directed by Olif & Bateman (#363-2003 Dec p31)

Food Inc. by Robert Kenner (#430-2010 Mar p30a)

Fool, The, by Christine Edzard (#215-1991 Jan p30)

Friends, by Elaine Proctor (#251-1994 Jan p32)

Fringe Dwellers, by Bruce Beresford (#165-1986 Nov p30)

Full Metal Jacket, by Stanley Kubrick (#176-1987 Oct p30)

Funny Games, by Michael Haneke (#299-1998 Mar p34)

Gabbeh, by Moshen Makhmalbaf (#288-1997 Mar p33)

Gadjo Dilo, directed by Tony Gatlif (#317-1999 Oct p34)

Garage Olimpo, by Marco Bechis (#324-2000 Jun p32)

Gate of Heavenly Peace, by Hinton & Gordon (#287-1997 Jan/Feb p47)

Get on the Bus, by Spike Lee (#290-1997 May p33)

Get Real, by Simon Shore (#307-1998 Nov p32)

Ghost Dog, by Jim Jarmusch (#323-2000 May p33)

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy (#402-2007 Jul p30)

Ghosts of the Civil Dead, by John Hillcoat (#197-1989 Jul p30)

Ghosts, by Nick Broomfield (#397-2007 Jan/Feb p37a)

Go Fish, by Rose Troche (#257-1994 Jul p24)

Go Further, directed by Ron Mann (#368-2004 Jun p31)

Good Dick by Marianna Palka (#417-2008 Nov p31c)

Good Morning Vietnam, by Barry Levinson (#187-1988 Sep p30)

Good morning, night, by Marco Bellocchio (#374-2004 Dec p30)

Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani (#427-2009 Nov p30a)

Grand Canyon, by Lawrence Kasdan (#232-1992 Jun p32)

Grapes of Wrath, The, by John Ford (#237-1992 Nov p33)

Ground Zero, by Pattinson & Myles (#180-1988 Feb p30)

Guilty by Suspicion, by Irwin Winkler (#220-1991 Jun p30)

Handmaid's Tale, The, by Volker Schlondorff (#213-1990 Nov p30)

Hangin' with the Homeboys, by Vasquez (#225-1991 Nov p32)

Hasta cuando? by David Bradbury (#168-1987 Feb p30)

Hathi, by Philippe Gautier (#320-2000 Jan/Feb p46)

Havana, by Sydney Pollack (#217-1991 Mar p30)

Heading South, by Laurent Cantet (#391-2006 Jul p26d)

Head-On/Crossing the Bridge, by Fatih Akin (#386-2006 Jan/Feb p32d)

Heartbreak Ridge, by Clint Eastwood (#169-1987 Mar p31)

Heaven, directed by Tom Twyker (#349-2002 Sep p31)

Hoffa, by Danny De Vito (#243-1993 May p30)

Hoop Dreams, by various (#268-1995 Jun p32)

Hors la Vie, by Maroun Bagdadi (#228-1992 Feb p32)

Hour of the Star, by Suzana Amaral (#174-1987 Aug p30)

Human Rights Watch festival (#287-1997 Jan/Feb p47)

Hunger by Steve McQueen (#417-2008 Nov p31a)

Hyenas, by Djibril Diop Mambety (#306-1998 Oct p33)

I Know I'm Not Alone, by Michael Franti (#393-2006 Sep p27b)

I Wanted to See Angels, by Sergei Bodrov (#252-1994 Feb p32)

In Bed with Madonna/Truth or Dare (#222-1991 Aug p30)

In the shadow of war, by Videonic/Christian Aid (#161-1986 Jul p31)

In Your Hands, directed by Annette K Olesen (#378-2005 May p31)

Insider, by Michael Mann (#322-2000 Apr p30)

Ishtar, by Elaine May (#177-1987 Nov p30)

Jacknife, by David Jones (#198-1989 Aug p30)

Jesus Camp by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (#407-2007 Dec p31a)

JFK, by Oliver Stone (#229-1992 Mar p32)

John Akomfrah (#300-1998 Apr p33)

Journey, The, by Peter Watkins (#179-1988 Jan p30)

Ju Dou, by Zhang Yimou (#226-1991 Dec p32)

Juice, by Ernest R Dickerson (#235-1992 Sep p32)

Jump the Gun, by Les Blair (#294-1997 Sep p32)

Jung (War) by Lazzaretti & Vendemmiati (#337-2001 Aug p32)

Jungle Fever, by Spike Lee (#223-1991 Sep p36)

Just Another Girl on the IRT, by L Harris (#246-1993 Aug p32)

Karate Kids, by Derek Lamb (#214-1990 Dec p30)

Kes, by Ken Loach (#260-1994 Oct p33)

Kids and Money by Lauren Greenfield (#414-2008 Aug p30b)

Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett (#413-2008 Jul p30b)

King of Masks, by Wu Tian Ming (#330-2000 Dec p33)

Koktebel, by Khlebnikov & Popogrebsky (#375-2005 Jan/Feb p38)

Kolya, by Jan Sverak (#292-1997 Jul p32)

L 627, by Bertrand Tavernier (#239-1993 Jan p32)

La Captive du Désert, by Raymond Depardon (#221-1991 Jul p30)

Lady Chatterley by Pascale Feran (#404-2007 Sep p31c)

Land and Freedom, by Ken Loach (#272-1995 Oct p32)

Last Dance, The, by Tsai Ming-Liang (#315-1999 Aug p34)

Last Emperor, by Bernardo Bertolucci (#184-1988 Jun p30)

Last King of Scotland, by Kevin MacDonald (#399-2007 Apr p26c)

Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese (#189-1988 Nov p30)

Le Confessionnal, by Robert Lepage (#280-1996 Jun p32)

Le Grand Voyage, by Ismaël Ferroukhi (#383-2005 Oct p28)

L'Enfant, by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne (#388-2006 Apr p27c)

Letter to Anna by Eric Bergkraut (#414-2008 Aug p30a)

Libertarias, by Vincente Aranda (#309-1999 Jan/Feb p46)

Life and Debt, directed by Stephanie Black (#356-2003 May p31)

Life During Wartime by Todd Solondz (#432-2010 May p30b)

Life on earth by Abderrahmane Sissako (#311-1999 Apr p32)

Limit Up, by Ricahrd Martini (#206-1990 Apr p30)

Linha de Passe by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas (#416-2008 Oct p30a)

Lion's Den by Pablo Trapero (#431-2010 Apr p34b)

Little Fish, directed by Rowan Woods (#392-2006 Aug p26d)

Long Time Companion, by Norman Rene (#212-1990 Oct p30)

Lover, The, by Annaud, Jean-Jacques (#233-1992 Jul p32)

M*A*S*H, by Robert Altman (#231-1992 May p33)

Machuca, directed by Andrés Wood (#379-2005 Jun p31)

Made in Hong Kong, by Fruit Chan (#310-1999 Mar p32)

Malcolm X, by Spike Lee (#241-1993 Mar p32)

Mambo Kings, The, by Arne Glimcher (#232-1992 Jun p32)

Man Push Cart, by Ramin Bahrani (#395-2006 Nov p26d)

Manufacturing Consent, Wintonick/Achbar (#242-1993 Apr p32)

Manufacturing Dissent by Rick Caine and Debbie Melnyk (#407-2007 Dec p31b)

Mapantsula, by Schnitz & Mogotlane (#192-1989 Feb p30)

Matewan, by John Sayles (#294-1997 Sep p33)

McLibel: Two Worlds Collide, by Armstrong (#305-1998 Sep p32)

Men with Guns, by John Sayles (#303-1998 Jul p34)

Metropolis, by Fritz Lang (#248-1993 Oct p33)

Miguel Littin's films (#296-1997 Nov p33)

Milagro Beanfield War, by Robert Redford (#186-1988 Aug p30)

Milk of Sorrow by Claudia Llosa (#433-2010 Jun p34b)

Missing, by Costa-Gavras (#274-1995 Dec p33)

Mission, The, by Roland Joffe (#166-1986 Dec p30)

Mississippi Burning, by Alan Parker (#194-1989 Apr p30)

Mister Johnson, by Bruce Beresford (#219-1991 May p30)

Mo' Better Blues, by Spike Lee (#212-1990 Oct p30)

Modern Life by Raymond Depardon (#421-2009 Apr p30c)

Monsoon Wedding, directed by Mira Nair (#343-2002 Mar p32)

Moolaadé, by Ousmane Sembène (#380-2005 Jul p31)

Most Terrible Time in My Life, by K Hayashi (#279-1996 May p33)

Mother India, by Mehboob Khan (#316-1999 Sep p33)

Moving the Mountain, by Michael Apted (#264-1995 Feb p32)

My Architect, directed by Nathaniel Kahn (#370-2004 Aug p30)

My Left Foot, by Jim Sheridan (#204-1990 Feb p30)

My Life Inside by Lucía Gajá (#414-2008 Aug p30d)

My Son the Fanatic, by Udayan Prasad (#300-1998 Apr p34)

Naked, by Mike Leigh (#249-1993 Nov p32)

Nang Nak, by Nonzee Nimibutr (#320-2000 Jan/Feb p46)

Navy Seals, by Lewis Teague (#221-1991 Jul p30)

Night on Earth, by Jim Jarmusch (#234-1992 Aug p32)

No Country for Old Men, by the Coen Brothers (#408-2008 Jan/Feb p38a)

No Surrender, by Peter Clarke (#162-1986 Aug p30)

Nobody's Home, by Dubravka Ugresic (#408-2008 Jan/Feb p38d)

Norma Rae, directed by Martin Ritt (#318-1999 Nov p33)

Not in my Name, by Platform Films (#346-2002 Jun p32)

Not One Less, by Zhang Yimou (#324-2000 Jun p32)

Nothing Personal, by Thadeus O'Sullivan (#277-1996 Mar p33)

Nuba Conversations, by Arthur Howes (#323-2000 May p32)

October Sky, by Joe Johnson (#320-2000 Jan/Feb p46)

Okay, directed by Jesper W Neilsen (#362-2003 Nov p30)

Once Were Warriors, by Lee Tamahori (#266-1995 Apr p32)

Orgasm Inc by Liz Canner (#424-2009 Jul/Aug p30d)

Orlando, by Sally Potter (#244-1993 Jun p32)

Osama, directed by Siddiq Barmak (#365-2004 Mar p30)

Otomo, by Freider Schlaich (#334-2001 May p32)

Our Daily Bread, by Nicolaus Geyrhalter (#408-2008 Jan/Feb p38b)

Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi DVD by Seedsavers (#422-2009 May p31e)

Out of Africa, by Sydney Pollack (#158-1986 Apr p30)

Palindromes, by Todd Solondz (#379-2005 Jun p31)

Paradise Now, directed by Hany Abu-Assad (#389-2006 May p26b)

Pavee Lackeen, directed by Perry Ogden (#387-2006 Mar p28b)

Peepli Live by Anusha Rizvi (#436-2010 Oct p43a)

Perez Family, The, by Mira Nair (#285-1996 Nov p33)

Piano, The, by Jane Campion (#250-1993 Dec p32)

Platoon, by Oliver Stone (#171-1987 May p30)

Pow Wow Highway, by Jonathan Wacks (#208-1990 Jun p30)

Power of One, by John G Avildsen (#236-1992 Oct p32)

Precious by Lee Daniels (#429-2010 Jan/Feb p30a)

Punitive Damage, by Annie Goldson (#316-1999 Sep p34)

Pure. directed by Gillies MacKinnon (#356-2003 May p31)

Quigley Down Under, by Simon Wincer (#219-1991 May p30)

Raining Stones by Ken Loach (#249-1993 Nov p32)

Rampage, directed by George Gittoes (#396-2006 Dec p27a)

Ran, by Akira Kurosawa (#158-1986 Apr p30)

Red Road, by Andrea Arnold (#395-2006 Nov p26c)

Red Sunrise, by Jorge Fons (#227-1992 Jan p34)

Reds, by Warren Beatty (#241-1993 Mar p33)

Resistance by Amit Gupta (#448-2011 Dec p41a)

Respiro, by Emanuale Crialese (#360-2003 Sep p30)

Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven (#177-1987 Nov p30)

Roger and Me, by Michael Moore (#205-1990 Mar p30)

Romero, by John Duigan (#207-1990 May p30)

Romper Stomper, by Geoffrey Wright (#240-1993 Feb p32)

Rosa Luxemburg, by Margarethe von Trotta (#166-1986 Dec p30)

Running On Empty, by Sidney Lumet (#197-1989 Jul p30)

Russian Ark, by Alexander Sokurov (#355-2003 Apr p30)

Rustling of Leaves, by Nettie Wild (#195-1989 May p31)

Safe by Todd Haynes (#286-1996 Dec p33)

Saint Joan, by Otto Preminger (#264-1995 Feb p33)

Saint of Fort Washington, by Tim Hunter (#252-1994 Feb p32)

Salaam Bombay! by Mira Nair (#190-1988 Dec p30)

Salvador, by Oliver Stone (#167-1987 Jan p30)

Samson and Delilah by Warwick Thornton (#431-2010 Apr p34a)

Sarafina! by Darrell James Roodt (#240-1993 Feb p32)

Sarraounia, by Med Houab (#182-1988 Apr p30)

Saturday Nt & Sunday Morn... by Karel Reisz (#227-1992 Jan p35)

Saudade do Futuro, by MC & C Paes (#345-2002 May p32)

Scent of Green Papaya, by Tranh Anh Hung (#255-1994 May p32)

Schindler's List, by Steven Spielberg (#254-1994 Apr p32)

Secret Ballot, directed by Babak Payami (#350-2002 Oct p30)

Secret of Roan Inish, by John Sayles (#284-1996 Oct p32)

Secret Wedding, by Alejandro Agresti (#217-1991 Mar p30)

Separado by Dylan Goch (#435-2010 Sep p30a)

Shanghai Dreams, by Wang Xiaoshuai (#393-2006 Sep p27a)

Shooting Indians, by Ali Kazimi (#302-1998 Jun p34)

Sidewalk Stories, by Charles Lane (#209-1990 Jul p30)

Silences of the Palace, by Moufida Tlatli (#265-1995 Mar p33)

Sin Nombre by Cary Fukunaga (#425-2009 Sep p32b)

Single Spark, A, by Park Kwang-Su (#304-1998 Aug p34)

Sisters in Law, by Longinotto & Ayisi (#394-2006 Oct p27b)

Sitting in Limbo, by John Smith (#170-1987 Apr p30)

Small Faces, by Gilles Mackinnon (#278-1996 Apr p33)

Song of the Spear, by Barry Feinberg (#160-1986 Jun p30)

Songs for a Raggy Boy, by Aisling Walsh (#367-2004 May p30)

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, by Rothemund (#385-2005 Dec p26)

Sounds Like Team Spirit by Jamie J Johnson (#423-2009 Jun p30b)

South of the Border, by David Bradbury (#187-1988 Sep p30)

Spanish Earth, The, by Joris Ivens (#281-1996 Jul p33)

Spartacus, by Stanley Kubrick (#223-1991 Sep p37)

Speak Up! It's So Dark, by Suzanne Osten (#252-1994 Feb p32)

Spirited Away, directed by Hayao Miyazaki (#361-2003 Oct p30)

Square Circle, by Amol Palekar (#293-1997 Aug p34)

Stanley and Iris, by Martin Ritt (#209-1990 Jul p31)

State of Shock, by David Bradbury (#196-1989 Jun p51)

Story of Qiu Ju, by Zhang Yimou (#244-1993 Jun p32)

Story of the Weeping Camel, by Davaa & Falorni (#370-2004 Aug p30)

Straight Out of Brooklyn, by Matty Rich (#235-1992 Sep p32)

Strange Days, by Kathryn Bigelow (#276-1996 Feb p32)

Sugar by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (#423-2009 Jun p30a)

Sunshine State, directed by John Sayles (#348-2002 Aug p32)

Sunshine, by Istvan Szabo (#328-2000 Oct p33)

Super Size Me, directed by Morgan Spurlock (#368-2004 Jun p31)

Sweet Sugar Rage/Lionheart Gal by Sistren (#170-1987 Apr p30)

Swimming Against The Tide by Tom Fawthrop (#412-2008 Jun p31a)

Tableau Ferraille, by Moussa Sene Absa (#314-1999 Jul p34)

Tambogrande: mangoes, murder and mining (#409-2008 Mar p31c)

Tango Feroz, by Marcelo Pineyro (#252-1994 Feb p32)

Taste of Water, by Orlow Seunke (#160-1986 Jun p30)

Te Rua, by Barry Barclay (#227-1992 Jan p34)

Temptress Moon, Chen Kaige (#295-1997 Oct p34)

Ten Canoes by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr (#401-2007 Jun p30b)

The Baader Meinhof Complex by Bernd Eichinger and Uli Edel (#418-2008 Dec p34a)

The Barbarian Invasions, by Denys Arcand (#364-2004 Jan/Feb p39)

the best of 2011 (#449-2012 Jan/Feb p39)

The Big One, by Michael Moore (#305-1998 Sep p32)

The Color Purple, by Steven Spielberg (#159-1986 May p30)

The Corporation, by Achbar, Abbott & Bakan (#369-2004 Jul p31)

The Death of Mr Lazarescu, by Cristi Puiu (#392-2006 Aug p27c)

The Devil Came on Horseback by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern (#402-2007 Jul p30)

The Devil Operation by Stephanie Boyd (#434-2010 Jul/Aug p32c)

The Edge of Heaven by Fatih Akin (#409-2008 Mar p31a)

The Edukators, by Hans Weingartner (#377-2005 Apr p30)

The Gleaners and I, by Agnes Varda (#338-2001 Sep p33)

The Headless Woman by Lucrecia Martel (#430-2010 Mar p30c)

The Idiot Cycle by Emmanuelle Schick Garcia (#430-2010 Mar p30b)

The Last Resort, by Pawel Pawlinowski (#332-2001 Mar p32)

The Maid by Sebastian Silva (#435-2010 Sep p30b)

The Night of Truth, by Fanta Régina Nacro (#382-2005 Sep p26)

The Pope's Toilet by Enrique Fernandez and Cesar Charlone (#415-2008 Sep p30c)

The Road Home, by Zhang Yimou (#326-2000 Aug p32)

The Russia House, by Fred Schepisi (#218-1991 Apr p30)

The Sea Inside, by Alejandro Amenábar (#376-2005 Mar p30)

The Silence of Lorna by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (#418-2008 Dec p34c)

The Speculation Game, by Olivier Zuchuat (#340-2001 Nov p34)

The Stoning of Soraya M by Cyrus Nowrasteh (#437-2010 Nov p41c)

The Summit, by Nick Francis & Max Pugh (#353-2003 Jan/Feb p38)

The Sun, directed by Alexander Sokurov (#383-2005 Oct p28)

The Terrorist, by Santosh Sivan (#332-2001 Mar p33)

The Visitor by Tom McCarthy (#420-2009 Mar p30c)

The Warrior, directed by Asif Kapadia (#345-2002 May p32)

The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (#428-2009 Dec p30b)

The Wire Mountain, by Claire Cresswell (#340-2001 Nov p34)

The Witnesses by Andre Techine (#406-2007 Nov p30b)

The Woodsman, by Nicole Kassell (#376-2005 Mar p30)

The Yacoubian Building by Marwan Hamed (#405-2007 Oct p31a)

Three and Out by Jonathan Gershfield (#412-2008 Jun p30a)

Three Men and a Baby, by Leonard Nimoy (#183-1988 May p30)

Three Miles North of Molkom by Robert Cannan and Corinna Villari-McFarlane (#425-2009 Sep p32a)

Tickets, by Olmi, Kiarostami & Loach (#385-2005 Dec p26)

Tilai, by Idrissa Ouedraogo (#216-1991 Feb p31)

Time and Winds by Reha Erdem (#415-2008 Sep p31d)

Time for Drunken Horses,Bahman Ghobadi (#341-2001 Dec p33)

Tomboy by Céline Sciamma (#446-2011 Oct p41a)

Tony Manero by Pablo Larrain (#421-2009 Apr p31d)

Top Gun, by Tony Scott (#164-1986 Oct p31)

Trainspotting, by Danny Boyle (#278-1996 Apr p33)

Triumph of the Spirit, by Robert M Young (#210-1990 Aug p30)

Truman Show, The, by Peter Weir (#308-1998 Dec p34)

T-Shirt Travels, directed by Shantha Bloemen (#346-2002 Jun p32)

Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood (#388-2006 Apr p27a)

Tulpan by Sergei Dvortsevoy (#428-2009 Dec p30a)

Under Fire, by Roger Spottiswoode (#136-1984 Jun p30)

Undercurrents News Network (#369-2004 Jul p31)

Uneasy Riders, by Jean-Pierre Sinapi (#333-2001 Apr p33)

Unknown Pleasures, by Jia Zhang-Ke (#358-2003 Jul p31)

Until the End of the World, by Wim Wenders (#231-1992 May p32)

Uranus, by Claude Berri (#224-1991 Oct p32)

USA vs Al Arian by Line Halvorsen (#402-2007 Jul p30)

Vanishing of the Bees by Maryam Henein and George Langworthy (#427-2009 Nov p30b)

Veronico Cruz, by Miguel Pereira (#192-1989 Feb p30)

Waitress by Adrienne Shelley (#404-2007 Sep p31f)

Wal-Mart: the high cost... by Greenwald (#391-2006 Jul p26b)

Wall Street, by Oliver Stone (#185-1988 Jul p30)

Waltz with Bashir by Ari Folman (#418-2008 Dec p34b)

Wasteland, by Andrei Schwartz (#306-1998 Oct p32)

Water by Deep Mehta (#401-2007 Jun p30a)

We Are Together by Paul Taylor (#410-2008 Apr p30c)

We Demand Our Freedom, by Gerard Bueters (#165-1986 Nov p30)

We Don't Want to Talk About It, Bemberg (#258-1994 Aug p32)

We were here by Bill Weissman and David Weber (#448-2011 Dec p41b)

Wedding Banquet, by Ang Lee (#247-1993 Sep p32)

Welcome to Sarajevo, by Winterbottom (#297-1997 Dec p32)

Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro (#359-2003 Aug p31)

When the Wind Blows, by Briggs/Murakami (#170-1987 Apr p30)

White Balloon, The, by Jafar Panahi (#274-1995 Dec p33)

Who's Counting? by Terre Nash (#273-1995 Nov p32)

Why We Fight by Eugene Jarecki (#411-2008 May p30b)

Wild Side, directed by Sebastien Lifshitz (#378-2005 May p31)

Wind Will Carry Us, by Abbas Kiarostami (#329-2000 Nov p32)

Windhorse, The, by Paul Wagner (#312-1999 May p31)

Witches of Eastwick, by George Miller (#176-1987 Oct p30)

Wittgenstein, by Derek Jarman (#243-1993 May p30)

Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat (#433-2010 Jun p34a)

Wonderful Town, by Aditya Assarat (#420-2009 Mar p30b)

Wooden Man's Bride, by Huang Jianxin (#264-1995 Feb p32)

World Out of Control film festival (#360-2003 Sep p30)

World's Fastest Indian, by Roger Donaldson (#387-2006 Mar p28c)

XXY by Lucia Puenzo (#411-2008 May p30a)

Yaaba, by Idrissa Ouedraogo (#204-1990 Feb p30)

Yeelen, by Souleymane Cisse (#191-1989 Jan p30)

Zidane, by Gordon & Parreno (#396-2006 Dec p27b)