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How do you tell the true story of the nearly mythical popular performer Edith Piaf? In epic proportions, of course.

The ultimate indie self-indulgence, this film (with a script by Reed Fish) is weighed down in its own coming-of-age angst.

Davis Guggenheim (director of An Inconvenient Truth) tells this more-or-less true story of one New Jersey girl’s struggle to play soccer in the male-dominated sports world of the late Seventies.

This delicate Irish import, which stars the frontman of the Frames, is an insightful and endearing reimagining of a familiar genre: the musical.

This flat French farce has a couple of likable characters, one or two decent jokes, and a lot of missed opportunities.

David Duchovny and Sigourney Weaver star in this dyspeptic drama about the work of creating television shows.

In his directorial debut, Mike White embraces the awkward with this story of a woman (played by Molly Shannon) who just wants to be loved.

Slow Burn – starring Ray Liotta, LL Cool J, and Mekhi Phifer – becomes one of those movies that’s so bad, it’s almost entertaining. Almost.

What other international competition awards points for general “airiness”? This fun documentary celebrates the weirdness but never mocks the participants.

While Disney’s latest animated feature might not be a sign of the apocalypse, it’s at least a sign that Disney needs to find some decent writers.