Reviews of the Bosch

          So, let’s end John Candy Month with Canadian Bacon . Yes, Canadian Bacon . I don’t care, I like it! It was John Candy’s final released film, much better than his last made film Wagons’ East . Yeah, it’s made by the insufferable Michael Moore, and while the premise is great, the execution isn’t quite what it could be. There’s definitely more that can be done with this set-up. But there’s enough in it to really enjoy that I think makes it worth talking about.            In an effort to boost his sinking popularity in the years following the end of the Cold War, the U.S. President impulsively declares a new cold war on Canada. While Americans buy into the fearmongering, a patriotic sheriff called Bud Boomer in Niagara Falls, New York, being on the front lines, prepares his friends for a preemptive strike.           The movie is obviously sending up among other things America’s post-Cold War ide...

          Growing up, my family could never agree on movies. We just all had different tastes and though for a couple of us they intersected once in a while, there was nary a film we all really enjoyed. Except for one. Yeah, it was Cool Runnings . I don’t care that Candy’s not really the focus, he’s only one of the main characters, but I just really wanted to revisit this movie.           I freaking loved Cool Runnings as a kid. It was the only sports movie I ever really enjoyed. And though it’s really goofy, campily written, and is in fact a heavily fictionalized interpretation of the actual Jamaican bobsled team it’s supposedly based on, I can’t help but love it even to this day. But is that just nostalgia, is there anything that makes it legitimately good?           After being tripped up during a run to qualify for the summer Olympics, Jamaican athlete Derice Bannock unable to wait another four years...

          Only the Lonely is not a great movie. In fact I’d say it’s only barely good. But there is a charm to it and some very good performances. The fairly basic to the point of clichéd story feels very much like an old romance from the 1940s or 50s, which makes sense considering it’s based in part on Marty , the 1955 Paddy Chayefsky penned film starring Ernest Borgnine (for which he won an Oscar). But what makes this movie interesting in regards to John Candy month is its an instance of Candy playing not only a dramatic role, but a romantic leading man. And in that regard, it surprisingly works alright.           The story revolves around Danny Muldoon, a Chicago cop in his late thirties who lives with his overbearing Irish mother Rose. He soon meets and begins dating a funeral home worker called Theresa, but before he can move forward with the relationship he has to get passed his attachment to his mum and live his own life. F...

          You know, there’s a reason the Canadian Screen Awards have been nicknamed “the Candys”. Okay yeah, it may seem the obvious shorthand, but it’s also in reference to one of Canada’s greatest talents . Not long before that, the John Candy Box Theatre opened in Toronto. Twenty-two years after his death we’re still finding ways to pay tribute to him. And why? Because John Candy was amazing!            Not only is he one of my favourite famous Canadians, but he’s one of my favourite actors. He was a brilliant performer both in comedic and dramatic roles, but he was exceptionally talented when it came to comedy. He was the consistent scene-stealer and star performer on SCTV , which is quite a feat considering the talent he was surrounded by, but of course he’s remembered for his movies. Though sometimes they themselves weren’t always good, Candy put so much effort into them, you can’t help but love him for it.    ...