Repo Man: science fiction comedy satire on the beginnings of Western capitalist / consumerist culture’s downfall
Alex Cox, “Repo Man” (1984) Dare I say that with the passage of time, this
Category: North American Films
Reviews of films made in Canada and United States including all films made by Hollywood.
The Sweet Hereafter: a fragmented film labouring under too many issues about loss and betrayal of children
Atom Egoyan, “The Sweet Hereafter” (1997) It won quite a few Best Film and Director
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: a psychedelic slapstick comedy satire on American society and its values
Terry Gilliam, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1998) From that period of Johnny Depp’s
Breaking Inequality: a well-intentioned documentary based on a simplistic view of corruption in American politics and economy
“Breaking Inequality” (2013) An urgent and impassioned documentary made to appeal to all Americans, “Breaking
A highly informative documentary about GE plants in “A Silent Forest: the Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees”
Ed Schehl, “A Silent Forest: the Growing Threat, Genetically Engineered Trees” (2011) Narrated by Canadian
Quills: a shallow treatment of individual rebellion against a repressive society
Philip Kaufman, “Quills” (2000) Intended as an inquiry into the extremes of sexual licentiousness and
A harrowing but necessary report on new drug scourge in “Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor”
Nick Alhmark / Vice, “Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor” (2013) Distressing to watch, yes, but
The Blair Witch Project: clever film that manipulates its audiences’ fear of the unknown and the ordinary
Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, “The Blair Witch Project” (1998) About fifteen years after it
Dirty Wars: a persuasive indictment of the US government’s War on Terror with something hidden and unexpected
Richard Rowley, “Dirty Wars” (2013) Part documentary, part personal testimony, this is a searing documentary
Fantastic Voyage: call for the doctor, this film of inner space has no vital signs!
Richard Fleischer, “Fantastic Voyage” (1966) Set during the Cold War in the 1960s – or