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By Anne BrodieMichael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice and Michelle Thrush lead a small cast in Meadowlarks from Tasha Hubbard. They’re Cree siblings - Anthony, Connie, Marianne and Gwen, taken from their sharedmother during the infamous Sixties Scoop. The Canadian government took by force …
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By Anne BrodieOk, so Frank Hathaway and Lu Shakespeare (Mark Benton, Jo Joyner) had a “disagreement” and broke up their two-person detective agency in Stratford-Upon-Avon after four seasons. Shakespeare and Hathaway S5 launches on BritBox Nov 25 but what to expect? After two years not speaking, …
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By Anne BrodieComedian and Family Feud Canada host Gerry Dee unleashes his special on Netflix today - get ready to smile. Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That,companion to his book of the same title, presents him as an average Joe, husband, father working actor, a man of the people, but he lets …
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By Anne BrodieA disturbing look at stranger danger in Malice, a new series on Amazon now,hits us in the gut, no two ways about it. I could only watch a few eppies because it scared me too much to finish, but am heartily imagining ye old happy ending. A wealthy couple Jame and Nat played by David …
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By Anne BrodieGuillermo de Toro’s florid version of Mary Shelley’s classic horror story Frankenstein gets the full CGI, over the top treatment typical of the filmmaker. It could have benefitted from a slightly less in-yer-face with some degree of naturalism, more suggestion than showmanship. …
