Talhotblond

Rating: 7

I know the title sounds like one of those kooky Scandanavian Dogme 95 flicks, but it isn't even foreign. It's a disturbing documentary about an internet love triangle that ends in murder. Between this and the Kim Jong Il movie, I am completely creepy documentaried out by this year's SIFF.

Kimjongilia

Rating: 8.5

I associate Kim Jong Il with his "I'm So Ronery" puppet character in Team America: World Police, so I was unprepared for how tragic and horrifying this documentary would be. People who have managed to escape North Korea have stories that range from eating mice to prevent starvation to watching family members publicly executed in gulags. Between the heartbreaking interviews are clips from propaganda films that are unlike anything I've ever seen. Kinda mind-blowing.

We Live In Public

Rating: 8.5

Documentary about an internet mogul who goes off the deep end, by the director of the excellent Dig!

Shrink

Rating: 5

The story is about a shrink with personal problems. Not cute. Or original. I keep waiting for an American Beauty-caliber comeback for Kevin Spacey but this isn't it. Spacey's good of course, but, bleh.

The Higher Force

Rating: 4

All the good ideas in the story are left dangling. The characters are good. This director might do well with a decent screenplay. Also, Iceland looks like a shithole!