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Roger & Me, 1989
“Flint, Mich., is the birthplace of General Motors. When GM recently closed its plants there and moved shop to Mexico for cheaper labour, Flint became an economic ghost town. Like some modern-day David, Moore sets out on a bizarre odyssey to find GM goliath Roger Smith, the chairman. He also turns the camera on the people of Flint, the heart and soul of the film.” — Liz Braun
Bowling for Columbine, 2002
“Michael Moore’s latest documentary is about America’s gun culture and insane murder rate. Although he still leans heavily on his trademark ambush interviews, which are beginning to wear thin, this doc is more a series of questions that knock down easy answers. If the old saying goes, the role of the journalist is to ‘comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,’ then Moore fulfils the requirements beyond all previous measure.” 4 stars — Jim Slotek
Fahrenheit 9/11, 2004
“You could argue to doomsday whether Michael Moore’s latest documentary should have won the Palme d’Or as best film at Cannes. Truth is, Fahrenheit 9/11 works as an entertainment and as an agitprop document designed to savage George W. Bush and his cronies. While Moore’s critics seize upon his gung-ho excesses (like editing to make Bush look like an idiot), he often asks the right questions. And demands answers.” 4 stars — Bruce Kirkland
Sicko, 2007
“Moore pokes a sharp stick in the jaundiced eye of the U.S. health-care system which, Moore claims, puts even those who are fully insured at the whims of private insurance companies, whose doctors and managers routinely refuse care so to maximize profits. The U.S. system is unfavourably compared to the government-run systems in Canada, Britain, France and even Cuba. Thanks to Moore’s PT Barnum circus skills, Sicko is fabulous entertainment.”
4 stars — Bruce Kirkland