–All caught up with your Oscar viewing? Impossible! One of the Best Foreign Film nominees, The Class, opens today. France's docudrama about a young teacher struggling with his high-school students isn't fancy, but incisively shows that brats aren't exclusive to the U.S.
–Like death? Go see Cherry Blossoms. This German film works for fans of Japanese [...]

And the possible nominees are:
Revanche, Austria
The Necessities of Life, Canada

The Class, France
The Baader Meinhof Complex, Germany
Waltz with Bashir, Israel

Departures, Japan
Tear This Heart Out, Mexico
Everlasting Moments, Sweden
3 Monkeys, Turkey
Only two of these film are currently scheduled for Washington releases, virtual shoo-in Waltz With Bashir (1/23) and The Class (1/30). Stay tuned for reviews.