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Sun, 06 May 2012 19:14:16 GMT Apr 25, Elena http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/elena.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/elena.html <I>Elena (Елена)</I> is a well-acted Russian drama about moral ambiguity, money, and an overdose of cynicism... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:34:23 GMT Mar 26, The Hunger Games http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/hunger-games.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/hunger-games.html <I>Hunger Games</I>, is a teen action movie in an awkward in-between stage: too intense for kids, but not gritty enough for grown-ups... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:05:53 GMT Mar 12, The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/skin-i-live-in.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/skin-i-live-in.html <I>The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito)</I> has all the f*cked-up elements needed for an Almodovar film, but feels really incomplete... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:43:46 GMT Mar 1, Killer Elite http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/killer-elite.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/killer-elite.html <I>Killer Elite</I> is an action movie featuring Jason Statham going around breaking heads. Totally original, man. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:42:15 GMT Feb 24, A Separation http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/a-separation.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/a-separation.html <I>A Separation (جدایی نادر از سیمین‎)</I> is a realistic, multilayered drama... Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:51:52 GMT Feb 16, The Conspirator http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-conspirator.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-conspirator.html <I>The Conspirator</I> is a competent courtroom drama that takes place in 1865, and amazingly manages to avoid any mention of slavery... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:09:51 GMT Jan 25, The Captains http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-captains.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-captains.html In <I>The Captains</I>, <I>Star Trek</I> icon William Shatner discovers that <I>DS9</I> actor Avery Brooks is REALLY weird... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:07:00 GMT Jan 20, Hardcore http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/hardcore.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/hardcore.html <I>Hardcore</I> manages to turn underage prostitutes, drugs, sex, and violence into something really boring... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:29:27 GMT Jan 20, Day Break http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/day-break.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/day-break.html <I>Day Break (دم صبح)</I> is an intriguing Iranian film about a man awaiting his execution... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:33:07 GMT Jan 13, Miss Bala http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/miss-bala.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/miss-bala.html <I Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:31:20 GMT Jan 6, Flame and Citron http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/flame-and-citron.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/flame-and-citron.html <I>Flame and Citron (Flammen & Citronen)</I> is an intense World War II film with more twists than a badly made pretzel... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:27:01 GMT Jan 2, Man from Nowhere http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/man-from-nowhere.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/man-from-nowhere.html <I>The Man from Nowhere (아저씨)</I> is a Korean action movie full of shooting, stabbing, swearing, and car crashes...just like some family get-togethers over the holidays... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:45:38 GMT Dec 30, Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/mission-impossible.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/mission-impossible.html <I>Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol</I> is a solid action movie that lives up to the hype, and is just the thing Tom Cruise needs to make you forget about <I>Valkryie</I>. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:46:12 GMT Dec 22, Point Blank http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/point-blank.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/point-blank.html <I>Point Blank (A Bout Portant)</I> is a concise but hard-hitting thrill ride that's more violent than the European stock market... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:32:29 GMT Dec 13, The Winner http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-winner.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-winner.html <I>The Winner (Wygrany)</I> is a pretentious and rambling tale about piano, horse racing, and vague lines of dialogue that are supposed to mean something... Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:56:33 GMT Dec 10, Man of the Year http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/man-of-the-year.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/man-of-the-year.html <I>Man of the Year (O Homem do Ano)</I> is a decent crime/drama that does a good job telling a familiar story. Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:19:35 GMT Dec 10, Assassination Tango http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/assassination-tango.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/assassination-tango.html <I>Assassination Tango</I> doesn't have much assassination or tango in it... Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:02:03 GMT Dec 6, 1984 http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/1984.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/1984.html <I>1984</I> is the film adaptation of George Orwell's novel about a zombie-free yet dystopic future... Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:02:03 GMT Nov 14, Atlas Shrugged http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/atlas-shrugged.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/atlas-shrugged.html <I>Atlas Shrugged (Part 1)</I> makes sense if you've already read the book first. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:26:50 GMT Nov 8, Troll Hunter http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/troll-hunter.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/troll-hunter.html <I>Troll Hunter (Trolljegeren)</I> is a clever Norwegian mockumentary that's funny, intense, and probably great to watch while stoned... Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:03:55 GMT Oct 21, Following http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/following.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/following.html <I>Following</I> is a clever suspense from the early days of Christopher Nolan Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:06:43 GMT Sep 24, Moneyball http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/moneyball.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/moneyball.html <I>Moneyball</I> is not your usual baseball movie... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:56:42 GMT Sep 19, Links http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/links.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/links.html Links to other great foreign film review websites and other entertainment oriented news items...... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:32:37 GMT Sep 14, Book of Dreams - Welcome to Crateland http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/book-of-dreams.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/book-of-dreams.html <I>Book of Dreams - Welcome to Crateland</I> is a weird short film by Alex Proyas Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:16:53 GMT Sep 2, Crossover http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/crossover.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/crossover.html Crossover movies...another sign that Hollywood is out of ideas Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:58:01 GMT Aug 6, Replay http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/replay.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/replay.html <I>Replay</I> is a well made but depressing animated short film... Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:36:01 GMT Aug 1, Au Revoir Les Enfants http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/au-revoir.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/au-revoir.html <I>Au Revoir Les Enfants (Goodbye, Children)</I> is an emotional story about childhood, friendship, and the realities of war... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:02:29 GMT Jul 28, Alma http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/alma.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/alma.html <I>Alma</I> is a creepy short film which will resonate with everyone who hates scary-looking dolls... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:34:53 GMT Jul 24, Midnight in Paris http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/midnight-in-paris.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/midnight-in-paris.html <I>Midnight in Paris</I> is an entertaining comedy/fantasy from the creatively neurotic mind of Woody Allen... Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:56:53 GMT Jul 17, Prisoner of the Mountains http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/prisoner.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/prisoner.html <I>Prisoner of the Mountains (&#1050;&#1072;&#1074;&#1082;&#1072;&#1079;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; &#1087;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1080;&#1082;)</I> is a subtle but ultimately depressing war drama... Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:39:42 GMT Jul 11, Legend of the Fist http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/legend.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/legend.html <I>Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (&#31934;&#27494;&#39080;&#38642;&#65293;&#38515;&#30495;)</I> is another high-powered (and under-plotted) action flick with Donnie Yen... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:57:51 GMT Jul 5, Red Bear http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/red-bear.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/red-bear.html <I>Red Bear (Un Oso Rojo)</I> is a solid, indie drama/thriller... Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:18:57 GMT Jul 1, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-with.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-with.html <I>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)</I> is a solid, methodical murder mystery... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:42:38 GMT Jul 1, The Girl who Played with Fire http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-who.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-who.html <I>The Girl who Played with Fire (Flickan som lekte med elden)</I> is the second story in Stieg Larsson's <I>Milennium Series</I> trilogy... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:31:36 GMT Jul 1, The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-who-kicked.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl-who-kicked.html <I>The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Luftslottet som sprängdes)</I> is the final story in Stieg Larsson's <I>Millennium Series Trilogy</I> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:23:32 GMT Jun 28, La Puta y La Ballena http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/la-puta.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/la-puta.html <I>La Puta y La Ballena (The Whore and the Whale)</I>. No, it's not the rejected title of a Disney cartoon. But it would have been much better if it <I>had</I> been... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:09:07 GMT Jun 26, The Girl on the Bridge http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-girl.html <I>The Girl on the Bridge (La fille sur le pont)</I> is a fairy tale-like story about luck and knives... Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:53:46 GMT Jun 20, Harry Brown http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/harry-brown.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/harry-brown.html <I>Harry Brown</I> is like watching Alfred from <I>Batman</I> flip out and kill people! Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:19:19 GMT Jun 16, Pain in the Ass http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/pain-in-the-ass.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/pain-in-the-ass.html <I>Pain in the Ass (L'emmerdeur)</I> is the perfect description of what it's like to get through this movie... Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:50:20 GMT Jun 12, The Horde http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-horde.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-horde.html <I>The Horde</I> is a French zombie horror movie that holds its own in an over-saturated genre... Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:47:46 GMT Jun 5, Intacto http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/intacto.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/intacto.html <I>Intacto</I> is an inventive, slightly surreal thriller Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:20:59 GMT Jun 1, The Nest http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-nest.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/the-nest.html <I>The Nest (Nid de guêpes)</I> is a very well-made, intense action movie that surprisingly <I>doesn't</I> require the use of Jean Reno... Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:37:05 GMT May 28, The Alien Girl http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/alien-girl.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/alien-girl.html <I>The Alien Girl (&#1095;&#1091;&#1078;&#1072;&#1103;)</I> is a dark Russian gangster movie with a pretty decent film noir-ish storyline...(but contains no aliens) Sat, 28 May 2011 03:01:10 GMT May 26, Ip Man 2 http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ip-man-2.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ip-man-2.html In <I>Ip Man 2</I>, Donnie Yen returns to kick everyone's ass Thu, 26 May 2011 01:20:30 GMT May 25, Super High Me http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/super-high-me.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/super-high-me.html <I>Super High Me</I> is an amusing documentary about comedian Doug Benson's pot smoking "study." Wed, 25 May 2011 23:32:21 GMT May 23, Ground Control http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ground-control.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ground-control.html <I>Ground Control</I> is a cheesy but surprisingly engaging direct to video movie featuring a pre-<I>24</I> Kiefer Sutherland... Mon, 23 May 2011 00:35:02 GMT May 22, Fighter http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/fighter.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/fighter.html <I>Fighter</I> is an uneven indie flick that's essentially a dark version of <I>Bend it Like Beckham</I> minus the fun Sun, 22 May 2011 04:22:26 GMT Apr 19, Ip Man http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ip-man.html http://www.foreign-films-for-you.com/ip-man.html <I>Ip Man (&#33865;&#21839;)</I> is a biopic about the legendary kung fu master of the same name...and takes the concept of artistic license to insane levels... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:08:21 GMT