There's a thread for San Sebastian so it seems right to have one for the US' second oldest one.

Indiewire has a decent panel of reputable indie/net critics - this is their survey at this point of reviews:

A:

The Wizard of Oz

A-:

Around a Small Mountain
Everyone Else
Wild Grass

B+:

Bluebeard
Eccentricities of a Blonde Hair Girl
Hadewijch
Vincere
White Ribbon

B:

The Art of the Steal
Broken Embraces
Ghost Town
Lebanon
Mother
Ne change rien
Police, Adjective
Precious
Sweet Grass
To Die Like a Man
White Material

B-:

Kanikosen
Min Ye
Trash Humpers

C+:

Antichrist
Independencia
Life During Wartime
A Room and a Half


Tony Scott of the NYTimes has a festival think piece today; his main focus is on how grim the selection is, with White Ribbon as the perfect example (he says nothing more about the film; he didn't go to Cannes, so his reaction otherwise is a question mark). But when the headline is "Wallowing in Misery for Art's Sake" and you start with White Ribbon, it doesn't sound like he's crazy about it.

"Sweet Grass" is actually called "Sweet Rush". there is another film called Sweet Grass out this year, it isn't the Wajda and it isn't playing at the NYFF this year.

Very surprised to see Around a Small Mountain with such a great score, it was panned when it opened @ venice.

Glad to see Ade's film getting the recognition though, she deserves it