Bowling for Columbine

3 out of 5 snowstones The 2003 Oscar for Best Documentary went to some questionable semi-journalism by a loudmouthed demagogue I happen to agree with. Professional provocator Michael Moore explores American gun-craziness, stopping in between too often to crusade against his enemies. But he makes some interesting points. First, Canadians have as many guns as Americans, but they don't kill people with them. Second, the US is a society of fear cultivated by both politics (Saddam's nonexistent WMDs spring to mind) and the media (while crime dropped by some 20 percent, media crime coverage increased 600 percent). All of which nicely compensates Moore's intermediary rantings.