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All the Little Animals
British filmmaker Jeremy Thomas made his debut with this adaptation of Walker Hamilton's novel. A young Christian Bale, in his pre-Batman days, was cast as Bobby, who is mourning the death of his mother. Bobby narr… -
The Butcher Boy
A Gut-wrenchingly bleak adaptation of Patrick McCabe's acclaimed novel of the the same name,"The Butcher Boy" chronicles the unhinging of adolescent Francie Brady. At the start, we are told by the now-adult Francie… -
Phoebe in Wonderland
"Do you think that something's going on with Phoebe?" Phoebe Lichen (Elle Fanning) is aware the troubles her behavior causes on her family. Unfortunately, 'aware' is no match for the constant stream of compulsi… -
Film Geek
The cover of "Film Geek," you may notice, proclaims "This year's Napoleon Dynamite!" Depending on your tolerance for the 'quirky nerd' shtick, this may entice you or make you run the other way. Comparison to "Napole… -
Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in)
Bleak love story between two lonely twelve-year-olds, one who has been 'twelve for a long time,' is undoubtedly categorized as horror. but is it? Tomas Alfredson's film debut, based on an international bestsel… -
Benny & Joon
First of all, this movie is most likely not a believable portrayal of mental illness. Hopefully, it's not meant to be. Don't take it too seriously, and you'll probably be amused. Look into it too hard, and you… -
Mozart and the Whale
In a fair amount of books and movies dealing with Autism and Asperger's, the related disorder, a scene is put where a person, generally a psychiatrist, explains the situation to another character. This is most like… -
Charlie Bartlett
"Charlie Bartlett" is an amiable comedy/drama, made better by Anton Yelchin's performance and a good premise. I cannot pretend that it is an amazing movie, nor can I claim that it is extremely original (in fact, it… -
Ben X
"Ben X," Belgian director Nic Balthazar's film debut, is an ambitious drama exploring the autistic mind and how far harassment can go before the victim loses control. At the beginning, we are introduced to Ben… -
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amelie)
Don't be put off by the picture of the creepy-looking girl in pale makeup on the cover of "Amelie," or get the impression that it's a bizarre horror movie. It's actually a quirky French comedy/drama, with traces o…
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