Archive for 'Brian McLachlan'

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Conversation Pieces: Totem Poles

By Brian McLachlan Oct. 14th, 9:06 am

Conversation Pieces: Eminent Poets

By Brian McLachlan Sep. 15th, 9:30 am

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Conversation Pieces: Greek Gods

By Brian McLachlan Aug. 11th, 3:00 pm

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Conversation Pieces: Moose

By Brian McLachlan Aug. 5th, 12:00 pm

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Conversation Pieces: Seats

By Brian McLachlan Jul. 27th, 2:00 pm

Conversation Pieces: Telling Time

By Brian McLachlan Jul. 14th, 1:00 pm

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Conversation Pieces: Keys

By Brian McLachlan Jun. 23rd, 9:45 am

Conversation Pieces: Dragons

By Brian McLachlan Jun. 8th, 11:00 am

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Conversation Pieces: Atlas

By Brian McLachlan Jun. 1st, 2:00 pm

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Conversation Pieces: Library Guardians

By Brian McLachlan May. 26th, 1:00 pm

Conversation Pieces: Hospital Hope

By Brian McLachlan May. 19th, 12:00 pm

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Conversation Pieces: Elephants

By Brian McLachlan May. 12th, 11:00 am

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Conversation Pieces: Pedestrians

By Brian McLachlan Apr. 20th, 11:00 am

The Maple Leafs’ 2010–11 Season in Cartoons

By Brian McLachlan Apr. 12th, 11:00 am

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Conversation Pieces: Little Houses

By Brian McLachlan Mar. 31st, 2:00 pm

Conversation Pieces: Sports Fans

By Brian McLachlan Mar. 24th, 11:00 am

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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Cartoonitorial Travelogue

By Brian McLachlan Nov. 2nd, 9:30 am

A Night at Nuit Blanche, in Cartoons

By Brian McLachlan Oct. 5th, 12:15 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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