I’ve seen a few movies in the past few weeks and not really mentioned here, so some condensed reviews follow (all links are to Wikipedia entries, because official sites are always too flash-heavy, and IMDB is such a useless pile of poo that I’ve decided to boycott it):

Brick – excellent must see teenage detective noir. Has been compared to Donnie Darko, mainly on the basis that it has both style and substance.

Kenny – Excellent Australian film that will hopefully get a wider release with positive reviews. I’d call it documentary-style more than a mockumentary, since the latter has very negative connotations to me (ie piss-take). Kenny is a plumber who installs and maintains portable toilets, and is one of the most likeable (and believable) characters I’ve seen in an Australian film in ages.

Jackass Number Two – Utterly repulsive and yet still I laughed a lot. To clarify, I think this is a very bad film, which will have a very negative influence on dumb young men, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t funny. There seems to be a particular propensity for vomit in this one, especially from Bam Marguera who will dive into a scene just so he can upchuck on film.

Little Miss Sunshine – I thought I’d already mentioned this one, but must have been in email. The dysfunctional family tag might make you groan but it does it really well. There wasn’t a character I didn’t warm to.

Monster House – A pleasant surprise, with some genuinely creepy moments. It even had a little of the Spielberg touch to it (producer credit) harking back to the The Goonies.