More is in from DH's second man on the ground in Canada who has been running around to see as much as he can. It's an exhausting job but he loves it and here's his reviews:

"House of Flying Daggers
In the tradition of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero comes another beautiful martial arts epic - and this is my favourite of the three!  The House of Flying Daggers is an underground gang of Robin Hood-esque rebels who steal from the rich and give to the poor.  When the authorities discover that Mei, a dancer at the Peony Pavilion is actually a member of the House of Flying Daggers they arrest her.  Immediately she is 'rescued' by Jin - who works for the authorities but is undercover in the hopes that Mei will lead him back to the House of Flying Daggers.  It's a love story at its core - but the action scenes are amazing and breath taking.  I found the balance between love, plot and action to be perfect in this flick.  House of Flying Daggers is a beautiful and fast paced film that will leave you cheering for the action and believing in the love story.  92%

3 Iron
This was a favourite of many during the festival - but for me it's just a mildly entertaining idea that overstays its welcome.  The initial concept is a fun one - Tae-suk occupies his day by attaching flyers to people's front doors - but then returns the following day to see which flyers are still taped to the doors.  Tae-suk would then break into those houses - but not to rob them.  He just treats it as if it was his home - he bathes, cooks, watches TV and even does some chores around the house!  During one of his visits he happens upon a battered wife and the two of them continue their travels together.  All of this is done without the two main characters ever speaking a word.  Sounds kind of neat - but this 'gimmick' gets tired and even forced at times when I found it quite impossible that they wouldn't speak to each other.  Possible a philosophical crowd might enjoy this better.  70%

The Woodsman
A good movie that probably could have been a great movie.  Real life husband and wife Kevin bacon and Kyra Sedgewick play on screen lovers.  Bacon plays a child molester recently released back into society.  The film follows him as he gains employment and a girlfriend.  Soon they learn of his past and begin to treat him quite differently.  Bacon does another great job as he tries to prevent himself from slipping back into old habits.  Bacon might even get a nod come Oscar time - if enough people see it.  It's kind of like movies like Monster or 21 Grams in that we all heard that they are great movies - but because the subject matter is so dark and depressing only the true film buffs see them in the theatres.  Worth seeing though - if you're up for it.  80%

Ray
To begin I must confess to never really being a Ray Charles fan.  It's not that I dislike him - it's just that I'm fairly ignorant about music and its history.  That said - I really had a great time with Ray!  This movie does such an amazing job at immersing the viewer into the story and the time period.  Ray's life make for a very interesting film as we follow him leaving his hometown up until the mid sixties.  We learn how he created a new sound in music history and about his personal life too - filled with many a women and drugs.  Not enough can be said about Jamie Foxx and his unbelievable transformation.  He's your best actor winner - hands down.  He is Ray Charles - not just in physical appearance (the resemblance is eerie!) but also in spirit.  Fun at times and powerful at times too, Ray is and amazing flick that anyone can enjoy, regardless of how little they know about Ray Charles coming into the film.  87%

Cronicas
A movie produced by Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cauron and starring John Leguizamo?  Count me in!  This is one of those great conversation movies that are rare to find.  The film starts with a bang - Vinico, a bible salesman, accidentally runs over the twin brother of a kid who was just murdered by a still-on-the-loose serial killer/child molester.  When Vinico tries to back up his truck to get it away from the child the mob around him thinks that he is trying to escape and they grab him and start to pummel him.  When the father of the child sees what happened he gets involved and almost kills Vinico.  Fortunately Leguizamo - a reporter for a popular news show - and his team is present for this and detains the angry father prior to the potentially final blow.  Both Vinico and the father are jailed and Vinico tries to appeal to Leguizamo to air the tapes of the mob beating in the hopes that it would free him.  Leguizamo tries to wriggle out of it as he only came to this town to find out more about the child molester now known as The Monster.  When Vinico claims to have some information about the Monster, Leguizamo and his team decide to stick around with the hopes of getting the big story.  We're presented with a bit of a Death and the Maiden type scenario as both Leguizamo and the audience and Leguizamo doubt Vinico's story.  Ultimately this is a story about the media and how far they are willing to go for the story.  Compelling and tragic - don't miss Cronicas if you find it playing near you!  86%

A Dirty Shame
Hey - I haven't seen any Jon Waters movies before (I don't think Serial Mom counts does it?) so I only thought I knew what I was getting myself into.  This is the most ridiculous movie ever made - and that's a compliment!  It took me about 15 minutes to get into this flick about sexual addiction and perversion - but once I did I was laughing with the rest of the crowd!  Tracy Ullman plays a regular mom, who turns into a sex addict after an accidental concussion.  Slowly most of the town becomes perverse while the remaining 'normal' people end up protesting with signs that say "Down with Tolerance!"  This is a super fun and funny movie (that is ridiculously ridiculous) that I will never recommend to my mom!  83%

Millions
This is Danny Boyle?  Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and 28 Days Later...and now this - a movie about two brothers who find a bag of money and have to decide what to do with it??  Where's the drugs or the zombies?  Hey - no matter - this movie rocks without any of that!  This is such a feel good movie that it might even win the People's Choice award.  One of the brothers wants to give the money to charity and to 'poor people' while the other wants it for material possessions.  It's good to see Boyle back on track.  He's now a solid 4 for 6 - a great record that any director would envy!  88%

Dead Man's Shoes
I like Shane Meadows' films.  I've seen all of his films at previous festivals - twentyfourseven, A Room for Romeo Brass and Once Upon a Time in the Midlands.  All of them are fun flicks with great music and ultimately full of hope.  With Dead Man's Shoes, Meadows goes down a darker path full of violence and revenge.  Anthony - a bit of a 'simpleton' is teased to the extreme by a bunch of thugs one night and years later when his brother returns from the army, he learns about what happened and sets out to get revenge.  What's great about Meadows' flicks is that there is always a feeling of realism to it - with the true to life locales, the not-so-perfect dialogue (doesn't feel scripted) and the non-acting acting.  All of this adds up to create a very realistic scenario instead of two dimensional characters full of clichés and stereotypes.  Definitely recommended.  85%

Dear Frankie
This is up there with Millions and Saint Ralph as the three best feel-good flicks of the festival (P.S. would be fourth!)  Frankie writes letters to his father who his mom told him was out at sea in the Navy.  What Frankie doesn't know is that his mom actually receives these letters from a post office box and replies to Frankie herself - posing as his dad.  This goes on for years until Frankie discovers that the boat that his father is supposedly riding on is docking in the town where they live.  Frankie's mom, who is desperate to continue the charade, hires a stranger to be his dad for a day.  A fun tear-jerker of a flick that will restore your faith in people!  J  84%

Palindromes
Todd Solondz returns after the mediocre Storytelling with Palindromes.  I was entertained with this movie but would probably not recommend this to many people.  Our main character, Aviva (played throughout the movie by about eight different actors) is a 12 year old girl who longs to become a mother.  When her own mother forces her to have an abortion after she becomes pregnant (yes at age 12) she decided to run away.  She meets a variety of characters from pedophiles (a theme at this year's fest it seems) to bible loving singers.  I didn't mind the experimental aspect of having different actresses play the character - it's just that the character is so boring and unlikable.  Unfortunately this is no Happiness - but some of you die hard Solondz fans might enjoy it.  62%

P.S.
Dylan Kidd's follow up to his debut pic - Roger Dodger - is a fun and light romantic comedy with a bit of a weird twist.  Laura Linney plays a 39 year old admissions officer at a college when she happens upon her high school sweetheart.  The weird thing is - her high school sweetheart died during high school.  This 'new' sweetheart is the same age as when the old one died, has the same name, same interests - and perhaps most oddly - same appearance.  Laura falls hard for this guy despite the age difference but is confused about how this could even be happening.  Could it really be her old sweetheart somehow?  There's a lot of comedy in here and Topher Grace is actually really good in this picture!  He plays the very likable and humourous sweetheart.  This has a decent chance to be one of those artsy-esque hits if they market it right!  77%

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
This is a harrowing journey that Asia Argento has created.  Make a list of the ten worst things that could happen to you if you were a 10 year old boy and you would have half an idea of how low this movie goes.  The film starts with Asia taking her son away from his very stable and loving foster parents.  Unfortunately Asia is not very stable or loving.  The kid is witness to his mother's worst habits from turning tricks to doing drugs.  I can't even begin to describe what this kid goes through...it's unbelievable.  The years he spent with his foster parents have given him a sense of naivety that makes it even more difficult to watch.  This is a fast paced flick that keeps getting darker and darker.  A brave and difficult movie to make that had critics divided when it came out in Cannes - and I can see why!  I loved it though and would warn the faint of heart to steer clear of this one. 90%"