The list of films I saw, in reverse chronological order.
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The Grand Illusion
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The Rules Of The Game
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Ordet
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L'Atalante
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Au Hasard Balthazar
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Les Diaboliques
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Le Corbeau
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Down With Love
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Leaves From Satan's Book
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Day Of Wrath
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Blue Car
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
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XX/XY
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Children Of Paradise
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And God Created Woman
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The Passion Of Joan Of Arc
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Lawless Heart
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Better Luck Tomorrow
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Gerry
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Countdown In Kung Fu
[aka Shaolin Men]
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Revenge Of The Shaolin Kid
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Vampyr
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The Legend Of Suriyothai
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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
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Complete Unknown
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June 2003 |
Notes: If the feature film listed is less than four years old, the year
that accompanies it is the year of its release in Toronto. If the feature
is older or if it has not been released in Toronto, the year listed
is derived from the IMDB. In the latter case, the year is preceded
by the characters 'nr'. TV movies are listed by year of first broadcast
and are preceded by the characters 'tv'. Years for short films
are retrieved from wherever I can find information.
Legend:
Confused by my idiosyncratic 5-star rating system? Here's an explanation.
tv = I saw the movie on television
video = I saw the movie on videotape
dvd = I saw the movie on dvd
ld = I saw the movie on laserdisc
infl = I saw the movie on a plane
instl = I saw the movie as a gallery installation
net = I saw the movie streamed on the internet
vp = I saw the movie projected from a video source
qba = print/video quality below average
3d = the movie was in 3-D
r = repeat viewing -- I had previously seen the movie sometime in my adult life
pre = pre-release viewing -- I saw the movie in advance of its release to Toronto theatres
tiff = I saw the movie at the Toronto International Film Festival
fest = I saw the movie at a film festival other than TIFF
ot = I saw the movie outside of Toronto
orig = I saw the original-language version
dub = I saw the English-dubbed version
tntv = tentative grade; I was considerably distracted during the screening or missed significant sections of the film
z = I nodded off during a small portion of the film, but I don't think I missed
enough to alter my grade
zzz = I slept through a considerable portion of the film, so take my
grade with a grain of salt
My Scale | What It Means | Letter Grade | 4-Star Scale | Pro/Mixed/Con |
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5 / 5 | All-time great | A+ | 4 | Pro |
4.5 / 5 | One of the year's best | A | ||
4.25 / 5 | Damn good | A- | 3.5 | |
4 / 5 | Very good | B+ | ||
3.75 / 5 | Quite good | |||
3.5 / 5 | Good | B | 3 | |
3.25 / 5 | Decent | |||
3 / 5 | Ok | B- | 2.5 | Mixed |
2.75 / 5 | Almost, but not quite | C+ | ||
2.5 / 5 | Has its moments | C | 2 | Con |
2 / 5 | Not good | C- | 1.5 | |
1.5 / 5 | Very bad | D | 1 | |
1 / 5 | Dire | F | 0 |
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