1981 (2009)

The misadventures of Ricardo Trogi

Written and directed by the adult Trogi, 1981 recounts young Ricardo's move to a new neighbourhood.  I love, I repeat, absolutely love movies about childhood.  The Goonies and Stand By Me are the standards followed closely by The Sandlot.  1981 holds its own against those classics.  This film is really funny and very poignant.  It is also a French Canadian film and is heavy on the dialect.  Ricardo's mom has such a thick accent that I could hardly catch a word she said.  To me that makes her even funnier.

1981 is one of those rare, near perfect films and earns its 5 out of 5 Poblanos!

Director: Ricardo Trogi
Writer: Ricardo Trogi
Starring: Jean-Carl Boucher, Claudio Colangelo and Sandrine Bisson
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: Not Reviewed

Pontypool (2009)

Its not what you said...
A morning radio host and his crew get some interesting reports of weird happening around town.  As things get more and more weird, the radio host and his two person crew find themselves trapped in their station building.  And then come the zombies.  This film is very tongue in cheek and very funny.  Pontypool offers a totally different take on the whole zombie genre.  Definitely worth watching.

Pontypool says it well with 4 out of 5 Poblanos!

Director: Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo) 
Writer: Tony Burgess
Starring: Stephen McHattie, (The Fountain, Watchmen), Lisa Houle and Georgina Reilly
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 54 out of 100