Haneke's "Amour" is a major piece of art. A crushing portait of old age and slow death, but also unflinchingly about love and devotion. A film that makes you talk about everything else than film.

A magnificent piece of art, with all the mysterious, aesthetical, emotional and intellectual qualities that a truly great film needs to contain for me to fully embrace it after only one viewing. One of the best films I've seen this year, and an alluring introduction to Bertrand Bonello's cinema, of which I've been a virgin up until now.

"Hugo" is a masterpiece. So many things to discuss about its visual narrative, so I'll just put a short three word description of my experience: Wondrous, heartbreaking and magical (yes). With time, I believe "Hugo" is destined to become a true classic.

I already commented here on Tomboy's wall after seeing it back in February at the Berlinale, but now after seeing it again I feel the need to repeat myself: "An incredible achievement in understated, affectionate filmmaking, "Tomboy" is as powerful as any Dardenne-film and as warm and entertaining as Sciamma's first feature "Water Lillies"." Second viewing proved to be just as good, moving it to a 5 star rating.

Delightful film, and successful at what it attempts: "Tower Heist" is engaging entertainment, a well-made heist pic with obvious love and knowledge of the genre, and it has fun (but not clownish) characters. Also, and quite important, there's a liberating lack of violence. Yet it's thrilling and tight with suspense. Not a big competition here, but this is Brett Ratner's best film.

A film with such a potential to be great. Sadly, it is pulled down by a messy script, and some tonal shifts that disrupts the rhytm of the film. I could almost see a brilliant film somewhere within those fields of fog.

A somewhat disappointing film, coming from a director like Soderbergh. I'm a big fan of his latest streak of indies, and "Contagion" lacks much of the nerve that would be needed in a film like this. Neither thrilling nor emotionally engaging. The virus like editing concept, moving from image to image like an, ehm, contagious narrative, is the best element of this show. (Rating: 3 weak stars)

Engaging, impressive apes in marvellous 2D worth the ticket price in a film with mostly stiff human characters and an un-epic story arc unfitting the epic premise.

Completely marvellous film. What more to say? Brilliance down to the very last scene. Wilder's direction is ace, and the cast note perfect.

Saw this once when it came out: Didn't like it. After many years, and a lot of encouragement from cinephile friends, I did finally rewatch this yesterday. Still don't like it. I admire the ideas behind the story and the cinematography. But the tone and acting (apart from a well cast Colin Farrell) is seriously sub-par. Spielberg executes his action sequences brilliantly, but ultimately the whole is too weak.

This is definitely the Cannes discovery this far. An impeccably directed and very very powerful Mexican film – with some of the most fitting, brilliant cinematography I've seen in years. Also, the original story and strong main character is continuously edge-of-the-seat engaging. Flawless, unmissable film.

Not a perfect film, but a truly fascinating, yet unpretentious (despite the title) portrait of a city. I discovered this on Mubi while scrolling Chinese films from my PS3 – and watched it without knowing anything about either the film or the director. So all in all a pleasant discovery – very glad I've watched this before visiting Beijing for the first time in my life.

An incedible achievement in understated, affectionate filmmaking, "Tomboy" is as powerful as any Dardenne-film and as warm and entertaining as Sciamma's first feature "Water Lillies". Her more measured, solemn work in "Tomboy" creates a character study both engaging, moving and even a bit disturbing. Probably one of the finest films to be screened at the Berlinale in 2011.

"So bad that it's good" has never been more true about a film. The many qualities in this film seem to me as utterly unintentional, but nevertheless; they are there. This piece of cinema exists, and there's something beautiful about that.

Easily one of the worst directed films I've seen in years. The writing is definitely subpar as well, but the actors must be credited for trying. They try so hard! Ultimately, Zwick's aimless instruction and tone takes this film to the worst places of cinematic atrocities. Not as offendingly bad as "Away We Go", but very close.

I agree a lot with RoryDean's comments about this film; promising in many ways, but ultimately flawed in its script and character depictions. Wonderful though to see Granik evolve further in "Winter's Bone".

I've this film since our first VHS meeting in the early 90s. Can't shake that love, even though I'm so-called smart and educated now. One of My Top 10 favorite pure action films.

Finally popped this one off of my "haven't seen it" shame list. Wonderful detective story, with a charismatic Bogart carrying the show. And the central theme on greed works very good on more than one level, eventhough the story is a bit pedestrian.

Terrible news; confined in six years for stating his opinion. He was also denied the right to make films (in Iran) for the next 20 years. I'm horrified.

A wonderfully realized film in so many ways, but at a point the studied naturalism and believeable acting in the story needs something more... a higher thematical understanding or an emotional impact beyond the practicalities that the characters choose. In the end, the film becomes a description - not an understanding.

Fantastic documentary on our relation to the past, told through intersecting stories; the film manages a brilliant balance - it is both intellectually very challenging and emotionally engaging. Very close to earning five stars from me.

The experience of this film equals to that magic moment in childhood/early youth when you watch the first films of your life. "Uncle Boonmee" is a true magical revelation, who washed away the memory of a thousand mediocre films. Apichatpong and his crew has created what I feel is a perfect dreamscape.

Fantastic film, just a pure joy to watch.

I love Fatih Akin, and this film was a lot of fun. But the film's genre limits the storytelling, and even within the framings of the genre there should've room for more emotional effect. I'd prefer a bit stricter editing in the mid-part, and more room for certain characters - the chef (Birol Ünel) had great potential, but was left out of the third act. Anyway - wonderful entertainment!

One of the worst films I've seen. Not so much because it is unengaging and lazily made, but because it presents itself thematically in the light of "importance" and "life insight" that it is so far from representing that it makes me sick. Sam Mendes has here made the appropriate anti-thesis to his great film "Revolutionary Road"; ideas about marriage and family life at its most gruesome are found in "Away We Go".

This film is genetically "wrong", and has no morale - but is also shockingly fun and delightfully silly. The layered critique/spoof on 3D in films was the absolute high point. Best summer movie of 2010 this far.

Wow, this film was WAY better than I had expected. Brilliantly directed, wonderfully animated and from the script just a perfect blend of emotion, entertainment and snappy dialog and visual tricks and general fun all over. In my opinion, this is Wes Anderson's best film since "Rushmore" (which is still my favorite).

I agree with Craig B; I'd also like to see "The Forest for the Trees" listed here. It is a brilliant character study, clearly announcing the arrival of a massive talent in Maren Ade - which was cemented by "Everyone Else".

I had the pleasure of watching this on a big screen at the recently concluded Oslo International Film Festival, and Wiseman's captures the art of ballet in a precise and fascinating manner. I was easily drawn into the inherent drama of the daily life of the dancers, the artistic director and the artform itself. It is a beautiful film in so many ways, but around the 2 hour mark the film had told most of its story, and to me the last half hour was repetitive and sadly made me a bit bored - eventhough the ballet scenes kept unfolding in front of me. This would've been a true masterpiece with some selective editing, making me want to see even more - instead of wearing me out. Still, I recommend this film wholeheartedly - and maybe a two part TV version could give justice to the running time. (Though the viewer would lose the magical big screen effect that this film truly manages to utilize.)

Michael Bay's popcorn masterpiece, and probably the most continuously entertaining action film I've seen. 13 years on, it still holds up whenever I pop it in my player.