| "Y"
Films Watched 2000-2009 |
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| In
the decade of 2000-2009 I watched approximately 35 films starting with
"Y". |
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| All
films are rated on a scale of **** (A+), *** 3/4 (A), *** 1/2 (A-), *** 1/4
(B+), *** (B), ** 3/4 (B-), ** 1/2 (C+), ** 1/4 ( C), ** (C-) , * 3/4 (D+), *
1/2 (D), * 1/4 (D-), * (F) |
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| Links are to longer reviews
on site. A film defined as 70 min.+ visual event. |
| The year included with the
film is the year I watched each film. |
| (V) = TV, Video or DVD (
+) = repeat viewing (W/O)= walked out |
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| Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
(2002, d. Alfonso Cuarón)
*** 3/4 |
| YACOUBIAN
BUILDING, THE (2006, d. Marwan Hamed; Egypt) ** 3/4 |
| YARDS, THE (2000, d. James Gray) ** 3/4
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| YASMIN
(2005, d. Kenny Glennan) Drama about a family of Pakis in England after
9/11. Scary and truthful, but as a film sort of primitive. ** 3/4 |
| YEAR
MY PARENTS WENT ON VACATION, THE (2008, d. Cao Hamburger; Brazil) *** |
| YEAR
OF THE WOLF, THE (2008, d. Olli Saarela) *** |
| YEAR
WITHOUT LOVE, A (2005, d. Anahi Berneri) Quietly affecting, often
raunchy film journal about an S&M bottom with AIDS. *** 1/4 |
| YEAR
ZERO (2006, d. Joseph Patchhadze) *** 1/4
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| YELLA (2007, d.
Christian Petzold) *** |
| YELLOW
ASPHALT (2002, d. Dan Verete) *** 1/4 |
| YES MEN FIX THE WORLD,
THE (2009, d. Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr) *** 1/4 |
| YES
NURSE, NO NURSE (2003, Netherlands d. Pieter
Kramer) Full-on, campy musical in the Singing in the Rain
tradition. Silly; but great fun. *** |
| YES (2005, d.
Sally Potter) Romantic woman's pic in rhymed verse. Joan Allen exudes
sex; but for me Potter remains an elusive taste. ** 1/2 |
| YESTERDAY
(2005, d. Darrell Roodt) Picturesque & heartfelt So. African AFF
about a rural Zulu family ravaged by AIDS. *** |
| YI YI (A One And A Two…) (2000, d. Edward Yang) *** 3/4
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| YMCA
BASEBALL TEAM (2003, S. Korea d. Kim
Hyeun-seok) Historical pageant about the first baseball team in Korea as
metaphor for national identity. ** 3/4 |
| YOSSI
& JAGGER
(2003, Israel d. Eytan Fox) Unexpectedly good drama about
a gay relationship in the Israeli army. *** 1/4 |
| YOU AND
ME (2006, d. Julie Lopes-Curval) ** 3/4 |
| YOU
ARE SO HANDSOME (2006, d. Isabelle Mergault) ** 3/4 |
| YOU
BET YOUR LIFE (2006, d. Antonin Svoboda; Austria) ** 1/2 |
| YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (2000, d. Kenneth Lonergan) ***
1/2 |
| YOU I
LOVE (2004, d.
Olga Stopovskaja & Dimitru Troitskji) Screwball modern day Russian comedy
about a bisexual commercial maker who falls for a guy. * 3/4 |
| YOU,
THE LIVING (2007, d. Roy Andersson; Sweden) ** 3/4 |
| YOUNG
ADAM (2004, d.
David Mackenzie) Dark Scottish film, slow & sexy, visually dull, but
unexpectedly poignant. Ewen has never been more attractive. *** |
| YOUNG AND THE DEAD,
THE (2001, d. Robert Pulcini and Shari Berman) *** 1/2 |
| YOUNG BLOOD
(Pura Sangre) (2006, d. Leo Ricciardi) ** 3/4 |
| YOUNG PEOPLE
FUCKING (2008, d. Martin Gero) *** 1/4 |
| YOUNG UNKNOWNS, THE (2003, d. Catherine
Jelski) Four screwed up, overpriveleged L.A. 20-somethings have a memorable
night. ** 3/4 |
| YOUNG VICTORIA, THE (2009, d. Jean-Marc Vallée) I'm a sucker for a great period
love story. This is extraordinary, with Blunt & Friend superbly
matched. Gorgeous. *** 3/4 |
| YOUNG VICTORIA, THE (2009, d. Jean-Marc Vallée) V.+ Even better 2nd time. Blunt
& Friend superbly matched with regal chemistry. Gorgeous sets,
costumes. *** 3/4 |
| YOUR
LIFE IN '65 (Tu
Vida in 65') (2006, d. Maria Ripoll) ***
1/4 |
| YOUR
NEXT LIFE (2004,
d. Manuel Aragón) A satisfying romance/drama about two feuding farming
families in the Pyrannies. ** 3/4 |
| YOUTH
IN REVOLT (2009, d. Miguel Arteta) *** |
| YOUTH RUN AMOK (2007,
Short program) |
| YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH (2007, d. Francis Ford Coppola) Beautiful, Roth is
fine; but wha....!? ** 1/2 |
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