Articles by Travis Mackenzie Hoover

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  Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company

  Allan King

  PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2007

  I once saw a film about an old age home at the Hot Docs festival; it was careful, adhered to facts and figures, was extremely thorough,and...

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  Disturbia

  D.J. Caruso

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2007

  My chops were regularly licked after I heard about Disturbia, with its plot so clearly similar to Rear Window that a comparison would surel...

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  After the Wedding

  Susanne Bier

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2007

  It’s ironic that Susanne Bier got her foot in the international door through the ministrations of Dogme 95, as her subsequent work has none...

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  Perfect Stranger

  James Foley

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2007

  Let me put the cards on the table: Perfect Stranger is the front-runner for worst movie of the year. Maybe ever. A fiery collision of tortu...

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  Sleeping Dogs

  Terrance Odette

  PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2007

  On the website for this movie, director Terrance Odette invokes De Sica and Kiarostami and Hou in his attempts to describe his "vision.” Bu...

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  Strangers With Candy

  Paul Dinello

  PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2007

  This is the feature-length prequel to the cult TV series, the latter of which is highly regarded in my circle. Alas, fans should be prepare...

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  The Reaping

  Stephen Hopkins

  PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2007

  While The Reaping isn’t as bad as its trailers and TV spots might suggest, there’s no denying that it lacks the skill or credibility to sel...

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  Who Loves the Sun

  Matt Bissonnette

  PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2007

  Though the title of this Canadian drama suggests sun-dappled glory and keening emotion, rest assured it’s the same old sorry story of Canuc...