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Leslie Felperin, Variety

1. 5 Broken Cameras 2012 Unlike the more sophisticated chronicle of resistance Burma VJ, it pays scant attention to the larger political context or, indeed, the strategies and tactics of protest in an age that offers sophisticated means of media management. full review
2. The Ambassador 2012 Brugger ensures it's a fairly entertaining excursion, especially when he starts to enjoy getting into character as the nefarious white man in Africa. full review
3. Fast Girls 2012 full review
4. Side by Side 2012 Although laid out with such clarity that any layperson could catch the gist of what's being discussed, Side by Side is not afraid to get nitty-gritty about more technical matters. full review
5. Ironclad 2011 Ironclad might be the perfect actioner for gorehound fanboys gaga for medieval trappings, but all others may find this British-American-German co-production a bit of a drag. full review
6. Pina 2011 A tribute to Pina Bausch, one of modern dance's most groundbreaking choreographers, pic lets the artist's work speak for itself via big, juicy slabs of performance. full review
7. Swinging With The Finkels 2011 A contempo contribution to the august British tradition of lame, unfunny sex comedies. full review
8. Tatsumi 2011 full review
9. This Is What Love In Action Looks Like 2011 full review
10. Centurion 2010 Rousing if slightly predictable. full review
11. Cherry Tree Lane 2010 full review
12. Nowhere Boy 2010 full review
13. Rubber 2010 Pic offers auds few reasons to want to see it beyond its one-joke premise. full review
14. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll 2010 Paul Viragh's script is too bitty to hold it all together, and filigrees of technique fail to disguise the weaknesses in helmer Mat Whitecross' first solo flight. full review
15. Some Dogs Bite 2010 full review
16. 44 Inch Chest 2009 Could easily elicit accusations of misogyny -- especially given its percussive, unrelenting but eminently realistic use of the C-word -- but it's actually, at its best, an acute, unblinking portrait of misogyny in practice, not a misogynistic text itself. full review
17. Giallo 2009 full review
18. Last Train Home 2009 Helmed by Fan Lixin, who also takes credits as d.p. and co-editor, the pic laudably adopts an intimate, personal approach to a subject -- hardworking Chinese garment workers -- that's been covered in more hectoring fashion elsewhere. full review
19. The Secret of Kells 2009 With its jewel-bright colors and intricate use of lines, the result is absolutely luscious to behold. full review
20. Survival of the Dead 2009 Steeped in fan-pleasing gore but woefully thin on ideas, originality (beyond new zombie-offing methods) or directorial flair. full review
21. Wild Target 2009 [An] unlovable, seldom funny Brit comedy. full review
22. Eldorado 2008 Small but damn-near perfectly formed serio-comedy. full review
23. Elegy 2008 Sparse, low-budget drama, helmed by Spaniard Isabel Coixet, intelligently translates Roth's meditation on lust and mortality without soft-pedaling its narrator's brutally honest, unabashedly sexist views. full review
24. The Yes Men Fix the World 2008 Finds its titular merry pranksters up to yet more capitalist-critiquing chicanery and fat-cat-fooling fun. full review
25. Beaufort 2007 Although there's muted criticism here of military strategy, script endeavors to maintain a politically neutral stance, sticking to the ground soldiers' points of view, rendered convincingly here by cast and third-time helmer Joseph Cedar. full review
26. Day Watch 2007 Although more flashily assembled, pic's relentless onslaught charms less over a running time almost 25 minutes longer. full review
27. Sixty Six 2006 A thick, gooey layer of voiceover narration from Bernie is just one of several tired devices that makes pic feel hackneyed, despite some choice cuts of dialogue. full review
28. Stoned 2005 Mines the story of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones for a note-perfect pastiche of Swingin' '60s style, but is less satisfying in other departments. full review
29. Kill Your Idols 2004 full review