Expiration
While I sometimes found myself scratching my head a little, Heffernan provides just enough information to keep the intrigue at a maximum.
Tagged: Made in Canada
Punch
A flawed film that despite having some curiosities ends up looking too smart for its own good.
Québec-Montréal
A 90-minute collection of clever and frank dialogue about sex and relationships.
Saint Monica
There’s a ton of interesting background material lurking beneath these characters. It looks like a case of someone perhaps simply picking the wrong story to tell with them.
Owning Mahowny
A fascinating and often spot-on look at the dark world of gambling addiction.
Chaos and Desire
Little more than a fish-out-of-water tale told like my uncle’s suspect raves of his annual fishing trip: colourful but not terribly enlightening.
Decline of the American Empire
Arcand’s message might not be the happy, happy, joy, joy we have come to expect from our movies but he does shed some truth, no matter how hard it might be to digest.
Bollywood Hollywood
Deepa Mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of Bollywood in the Western world.
Flower and Garnet
A hauntingly quiet film that honestly explores the emotions of guilt, blame and hope.
