Author Archives: James McNally

Horses

Horses (Director: Liz Mermin): This film chronicles a year in the lives of three Irish racehorses, and although we hear plenty from the human trainers, it’s an attempt to make the horses themselves the protagonists. In that respect, it’s only … Continue reading

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The Invention of Dr. NakaMats

The Invention of Dr. NakaMats (Director: Kaspar Astrup Schröder): A singularly unsettling experience, watching The Invention of Dr. NakaMats is like being dropped down a rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland and wondering if what you’re seeing with your eyes … Continue reading

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Waste Land

Waste Land (Director: Lucy Walker): Last summer in Toronto we had a garbage strike, and after a few weeks garbage began being piled up in outdoor skating rinks and other city property. Suddenly our trash wasn’t something we could throw … Continue reading

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The Oath

The Oath (Director: Laura Poitras): Poitras’ follow-up to the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country, The Oath is one of the most penetrating portraits of Islamic fundamentalism I’ve ever seen. It’s a story of two young men, one idealistic and the … Continue reading

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Gasland

Gasland (Director: Josh Fox): When director Josh Fox receives a letter from a gas company offering him $100,000 to drill on his property, he’s sorely tempted. Until he starts hearing stories about combustible tap water and unexplained health problems from … Continue reading

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