Garbage warrior 11:50 AM

Garbage Warrior begins with Michael Reynolds digging in the middle of the desert, packing mud into a tire. This is one of the methods he has come up with for harnessing one of the central concepts in the film: thermal mass. Reynolds believes that by mastering it, he can set himself and others free. He builds houses using beer cans, empty petrol cans, tires and borrowed trucks. In the middle of the desert, he has created a collection of quirky houses, each an improvement on the last.

The Station Agent 4:15 PM

This film is a marvel, a low key, quiet and simple story about lonely people who balk at companionship but somehow wind up reaching out to others as lonely as themselves. Peter Dinklage is just great as a dwarf who has inured himself to the world's insults. All the actors do a wonderful job in a softly sad, quietly uplifting slice of life of unnoticed people making do with the vagaries of being alive.
Verdict: excellent