Review: Vive les Expos! - POV Magazine
Jean-François Poisson explores the loss of the beloved baseball team and US-Canada divides.
When the Montreal Expos relocated to Washington D.C. in 2005, becoming the Washington Nationals, a hole was created in Canadian sports that has yet to be filled.
Expos hats continue to adorn baseball fans, and with Major League Baseball due for another expansion, questions arise if Montreal will be part of those discussions.
Filmmaker Jean-François Poisson investigates why the team left and who is to blame.
His approach is similar to Kat Jayme’s The Grizzlie Truth, about the demise of the Vancouver Grizzlies basketball team.
Poisson’s Who Killed the Montreal Expos? takes an almost true crime approach to his investigation.
Author's summary: Review of Jean-François Poisson's documentary about the Montreal Expos' relocation.