Tempus Fugitive

Timecrimes may sound like a corny title for a science fiction movie, but it's actually a pretty reasonable English translation of its original Spanish title, Los Cronocrimínes. Let me savour that title one more time: Los Cronocrimínes! Just the thought of speaking those syllables on the air was enough to make me want to make Timecrimes this week's "Hidden Gem" pick on CBC Radio — but the fact that it's a pretty nifty-clever little braintwister didn't hurt, either. Here's the link to click. (Purists, beware: as with last week's review of Let the Right One In, the clips I'm using in the segment are from the English-language audio track of the DVD. That's purely for the sake of the segment — the host and the producers want there to be sound clips from the films, and so playing the English track allows me to discuss a few foreign titles that I wouldn't be able to call attention to otherwise.)