Here’s the list of the movies I’ve seen so far at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF ’05) and a basic run down of whether they’re worth seeing or not. Full write-ups for most of the films will appear in entries of their own and will be linked to by title.

0. I warned you
1. Don’t bother
2. Only if you have spare time
3. Make an effort to see this one
4. Pay to see it

1. 2 – Abdullah Ibrahim � Struggle for Love


2. 3 – a/k/a Tommy Chong


3. 4 – Accused


4. 3 – All Points Of The Compass


5. 1 – Avenge But One of My Two Eyes


6. 2 – Bashing


7. 2 – Behind the Mirror


8. 3 – Beowulf & Grendel


9. 3 – Cach�


10. 2 – Cafund�


11. 3 – Cavite


12. 1 – Changing Destiny


13. 2 – Commune


14. 2 – Crash Test Dummies


15. 4 – C.R.A.Z.Y


16. 1 – Dark Horse


17. 3 – Days and Hours (Kod amidze Idriza)


18. 4 – Dear Wendy


19. 3 – Death of Mr Lazarescu


20. 2 – Desolation Sound


21. 2 – The District!


22. 1 – Dreaming of Space


23. 2 – Duelist


24. 0 – Estamira


25. 2 – Everything Blue: The Color of Music (Tudo Azul)


26. 3 – Fateless


27. 1 – Fever


28. 3 – Five Days in September


29. 3 – The French Guy


30. 3 – Go For Zucker!


31. 4 – Gr�nholm Method


32. 4 – Heart, Beating In The Dark (2005)


33. 3 – Keane


34. 2 – Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang


35. 4 – Lifelike


36. 3 – Life With My Father


37. 3 – Linda Linda Linda


38. 2 – Live and Become


39. 4 – Look Both Ways


40. 2 – Low Profile


41. 2 – Lucid


42. 2 – Measures to Better the World


43. 1 – Memories in the Mist


44. 4 – Memory: For Max, Claire, Ida and Company


45. 3 – Midwinter Night’s Dream


46. 2 – Murmuring Coast (A Costa dos murm�rios)


47. 4 – Netto


48. 1 – La Neuvaine


49. 3 – Odete


50. 4 – Omagh


51. 4 – One Day in Europe


52. 1 – Paper Moon Affair


53. 2 – A Particular Silence


54. 3 – Pavee Lackeen


55. 2 – Protocols of Zion


56. 2 – Punk: Attitude


57. 1 – The Score


58. 1 – The Silent Holy Stones


59. 4 – Simon


60. 3 – Sleeper


61. 0 – So Much Rice


62. 1 – Souls of Naples (Zielen van Naples)


63. 4 – Souvenir of Canada


64. 2 – State of Fear


65. 1 – Takeshis’


66. 3 – These Girls


67. 2 – This Divided State


68. 3 – To The Other Side


69. 4 – Vietnam Symphony


70. 3 – The Volatile Woman (Kihatsu Sei no Onna)


71. 4 – Wake Up, Arezoo!


72. 4 – Why We Fight


73. 3 – Wrong Side Up


74. 3 – Yang Ban Xi – The 8 Model Works

These numbers may move around a bit as I see more of the films.

Other reviews from the VIFF can be found at The Tyee.