Monthly Archives: April 2007

Mysterious Skin

Posted on April 11, 2007 by James McNally

Mysterious Skin (Director: Gregg Araki, USA, 2004): Two boys share a dark secret until their paths cross again ten years later. If it sounds a bit melodramatic, well, it might be, except that the two boys smother their pain in … Continue reading →

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Children of Men

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Children of Men (Director: Alfonso Cuarón, UK/USA, 2006): I really wanted to watch this film last Saturday but the 200 copies at the local Blockbuster were gone. What’s a guy to do when he has company over and has to … Continue reading →

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Trailer Park Boys: The Movie

Posted on April 9, 2007 by James McNally

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (Director: Mike Clattenburg, Canada, 2006): A double-dose of Canadiana this weekend for your humble reviewer. In contrast with Bon Cop Bad Cop, though, it’s not strictly necessary to have a maple leaf on your passport … Continue reading →

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Bon Cop Bad Cop

Posted on April 6, 2007 by James McNally

Bon Cop Bad Cop (Director: Erik Canuel, Canada, 2006): Here’s a film that could only be made in Canada. Colm Feore and Patrick Huard play cops from Ontario and Quebec respectively who are forced to team up when a body … Continue reading →

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Souvenirs

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Jay Kerr

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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