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Inside Job

Inside Job (Director: Charles Ferguson): Based on director Ferguson’s last film, the masterful No End in Sight (review), I expected Inside Job to be meticulously-researched and yet compelling enough to appeal to a mainstream audience. Having the film narrated by … Continue reading

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Casino Jack and the United States of Money

Casino Jack and the United States of Money (Director: Alex Gibney): If you like your political intrigue mired in the cesspool of corruption and governmental incompetence then look no further than Casino Jack and the United States of Money, the … Continue reading

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Necrobusiness

Necrobusiness (Directors: Richard Solarz, Fredrik von Krusenstjerna): Business is booming for the undertakers of Lodz, Poland. Thanks to an ingenious scheme, a couple of them have cornered the market on burials. That is, until the plot begins to unravel and … Continue reading

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Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)

Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading

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