DVDs
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (Kirby Dick, 2006)
Kirby Dick’s brilliant documentary about the MPAA – America’s ratings board – should be packaged with a pitchfork and flaming torch.
Curse of the Golden Flower (Zhang Yimou, 2006)
Empress Phoenix is the matriarch of the Tang dynasty, and a feuding imperial family bound for soap-opera drama.
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (Liam Lynch, 2006)
After conquering big-budget Hollywood with King Kong, Jack Black is back doing what he does best – worshipping at the altar of rock.
Requiem (Hans-Christian Schmid, 2006)
This wildly brilliant German shocker deserves to gain a new lease of life on DVD.
Severance (Chris Smith, 2006)
Eagle-eyed fans of British cinema witnessed something strange happen in 2006: Danny Dyer stopped being an annoying ‘mockney geezaah’, and actually put in a couple of top-dollar performances in some low-key gems.
Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, 2006)
Yes, this story of a dysfunctional family taking the youngest daughter to an egregiously unpleasant beauty pageant is heart-warming, uplifting and gently subversive.
A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006)
Richard Linklater fully delivers on the cinematic potential of Philip K.
