May 5, 2005

These Girls (2005) ***

An uneven, but sexy Canadian comedy about three young women - Caroline Dhavernas (''Wonderfalls''), Holly Lewis and Amanda Walsh - who seduce a married man. They essentially blackmail the poor guy into sleeping with all of them on a rotating basis until he is no longer able to endure the situation. The film has a peculiar sense of morality - it is very sympathetic towards its oversexed vixen heroines, while the guy is criticized primarily for cheating on his wife. Directed by John Hazlett, ''These Girls" is far from being entirely successful - the third act goes off the rails and the ending is far from satisfactory - but the picture is still memorable for its sexual anarchy, deft touches of black humour and especially a bravura performance by Holly Lewis. 

La Vie avec mon père (2005) ***

Petit Pow! Pow! Noël (2005) ***

Jimmywork (2005) ***

Horloge biologique (2005) ***

Les Voleurs d'enfance (2005) *

Very demagogic, often self-contradictory documentary about child protection service in Quebec.

Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés (2005) *

Maurice Richard (2005) **

Maman Last Call (2005) **

Idole instantanée (2005) *

Les Boys IV (2005) *

Aurore (2005) *

May 4, 2005

Le Survenant (2005) **

Les États-Unis d’Albert (2005) *