The Tracey Fragments (2007)

Tracey Berkowitz goes on a journey to find the truth behind her little brother Sonny's disappearance. If you like split screen techniques then you’ll be in heaven. About 99% of the film is presented in split screen; there must be at least four movies worth of movie.
It got a little overpowering after about twenty minutes, but by then the story had become so filled with metaphor, both structurally and visually, that I was in for the duration. It requires you to have picked up on certain things said and unsaid before they are fully revealed, and that reveal doesn't come until well into the running length.

Interestingly, a project called Tracey Re:fragmented made all the footage shot for the film available as a download (under a CC licence) so people could remix and re-edit it to create a new truth.

3 bus rides out of 5

PONTYPOOL [2008]

Punk rock Canadian director Bruce McDonald's films are well known by Canadians, The Ramones and Quentin Tarantino...but that's about it. Pontypool isn't going to change that.
It's a zombie flick that isn't a zombie flick. It deals with the meanings of language, linguistics, off the wall Canadian humour and the first 45 minutes completely takes place in a radio booth.
As outrageous as some of the ideas get, if you really think about it they're both wickedly funny and incredibly original. It does lag in a few spots but it's quickly made up by the entertaining performances.
Pontypool packs in the scares, the laughs, the WTFs and the snow all in one. Well worth seeking out if you're bored of the usual zombie fare.

3 ½ Meaningless Words out of 5