By Anne Brodie Jesus Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church during his earthly ministry around 30 AD. The Church has remained the most powerful in the world since then and in some ways the most secretive. We peer inside its innermost workings in Edward Berger’s transfixing thriller Conclave, …
G7 Leaders in Bizarro World, a Bunch of People in a Bar, a Love Story and Your Terror Sked for Hallowe’en Lies Ahead, Bwahaha!
By Anne Brodie Guy Maddin’s back with a bang – and he’s in classic form, only funnier with Rumours (spelled properly) a witty, bizarre tale of seven world leaders, the G7, trapped one night on a mysterious wooded and watery island with no way out. A Canadian film, with international stars …
What a World, the Forces that Shaped T**mp, Abraham Lincoln, Spies, True Crime, Eco Heroines, and Blunt Sex Talk!
By Anne Brodie The Last of the Sea Women on AppleTV+ is a deeply inspiring doc about a group of elderly South Korean ocean warriors, real-life mermaids, known as "haenyeo" divers. These grandmother warriors share a deep love and respect for the ocean whose chosen job is to harvest food from …
South Korea’s Ageing “Haenyeo”Superstars the Women Warriors Our Planet Needs Now.
https://youtu.be/VHMngOUUYvc A group of elderly South Korean women gather every day in wetsuits, carrying hooks to harvest food from the sea, on Jeju Island as they have done for hundreds of years. They're known as haenyeo divers comprised mainly of women in their 60s 70s and 80s. They spend the …
The Orkneys, Dust, Wardrobe, Making TV, Pubs, Seaside Murder, – et plus! All Good.
By Anne Brodie Saoirse Ronan is nothing short of masterful in Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun. The four-time Oscar nominee is Rona, who with her Master's degree in Biology has leaves London behind after ten years to help her father on their remote sheep farm in Papay, in the Scotland's North …