This collection of tech house tracks features two disks, one of them a continuously mixed DJ set with a few strange voiceovers and samples, and the other an unmixed DJ-friendly disk with the same tracks. The music here is spaced out and hypnotic, a solid group of bumping gems.

Grade: B.

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In this DJ set from 1999, Eddie Amador puts together a relaxed mix of funky house music grooves, including a few vocal tracks. Some of the transitions here are a little abrupt and some of the remixes are dated, but this collection is a nice background for driving or working.

Grade: B-.

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Donald Glaude thumps uptempo house grooves through the speakers at a Washington, DC, night club in this fun set from Moonshine Music from 2001. The tracks here are mostly funky house music at 132 bpm with plenty of backspins and other mixer tricks thrown in to excite the cheering crowd.

Grade: B.

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Harvey Keitel and Kate Winslet star in this ridiculous drama about a cult deprogrammer who accepts a contract to break a young woman away from a spiritual guru. Aside from obviously gratuitous nudity with which Winslet’s Ruth tests her sexual power against PJ (Keitel), there’s no reason to rent this.

Grade: D-.

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In this screen adaptation of the Carson McCullers novella, Vanessa Redgrave plays Miss Amelia, a destitute shopkeeper in rural Georgia, whose hunchbacked cousin and ex-husband both suddenly appear in her life. This cacophonous picture is steeped in Southern music and culture, but mostly comes off as a goofy mess.

Grade: D+.

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Peter Dinklage delivers an unforgettable performance as Finbar, a quiet dwarf who inherits an abandoned railroad station house after the death of his employer. He encounters a group of interesting characters in rural New Jersey, with whom he reluctantly becomes friends. The script is superb and explores friendship and loneliness.

Grade: A.

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George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire star in this Oscar-nominated drama set in Germany immediately after World War II about a journalist investigating the suspicious death of his driver. This period piece was shot using techiques available in the 40s and has a gorgeous old ambience to it.

Grade: B-.

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This coming-of-age drama tells the story of a Mexican-American teenager in Los Angeles, dealing with very strict working-class parents who kick her out of the house when she gets pregnant at fifteen. This beautiful story features believable characters who struggle with homophobia, sexuality, traditionalism, and gentrification.

Grade: B+.

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Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart star in this romantic comedy about a college graduate (Eisenberg) who has to take a job at a run down amusement park and falls for the troubled Em (Stewart). The beautifully written screenplay is based on the experiences of the writer-director in the 1980s.

Grade: B+.

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Nick Twisp, a dorky teenager from Oakland, meets pretty young Sheeni, falls for her, invents a swashbuckling alter-ego named François, and journeys across California to find her. Michael Cera is funny as Nick and the supporting cast is talented, although the frequently aimless script seems written just for Cera.

Grade: B.

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