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Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

1. Kai Po Che! 2013 A film that might be the next Bend It Like Beckham - if it did not have the sensibilities of the next Dr. Zhivago. full review
2. Dangerous Liaisons 2012 Much of the cynicism, and thus the fun, of its many Western predecessors goes missing. full review
3. Dark Horse 2012 You have to admire the filmmaker for what he has achieved thus far in Dark Horse, and mourn Abe's premature departure from the action. full review
4. Deadfall 2012 Dean and Ruzowitzky want both inexorably tightening plot and keen psychology here, and they can't always have it both ways. full review
5. Girl Model 2012 A scene where Arbaugh actually visits the models' apartment appears as staged as her concern about the place. full review
6. The Adventures of Tintin 2011 Herge was the pioneer of an even-handed style of cartooning with solid lines and no shading that became known as ligne claire, but there is a decided lack of clear lines in this erratic movie adaptation of his work. full review
7. Albert Nobbs 2011 The film surrounding the performance is not always as strong, but the centre holds, and magnificently so. full review
8. No Strings Attached 2011 A lot of sharp lines from screenwriter Elizabeth Meriwether and a strong supporting cast are often enough to make that premise pleasant if not exactly shocking. full review
9. Casino Jack 2010 The film has a complicated political story to tell, and its erratically suspenseful narrative often detracts from its central interest - what makes Abramoff tick. full review
10. Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer 2010 Gibney doesn't have anything more than tantalizing clues and a huge amount of circumstantial evidence, but he doesn't need much more than that to indict Wall Street itself. full review
11. Morning Glory 2010 The movie does show some welcome wit as it satirizes the idiocies of morning TV -- until it starts repeating itself in the second half. full review
12. Repeaters 2010 This is never quite as taut as it needs to be, and the Manichean struggle becomes a bit facile. full review
13. The Tempest 2010 full review
14. Down Terrace 2009 The British do kitchen-sink realism extremely well; they also have a nice way with black comedy. It's rare, however, to see the two as wickedly combined as they are in Down Terrace. full review
15. Curious George 2006 Gentle enough to satisfy the wee ones but has little to offer their adult companions... full review