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By Anne Brodie Toronto’s Revue Cinema presents Caligula: The Ultimate Cut today, one of the most provocative mass market films of the seventies. From Bob Guccione and directed officially by Tinto Brass it stars some of the UK’s most respected stage actors- Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa …
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By Anne Brodie Just floored by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s searing documentary Sugarcane from Nat Geo/Disney. It comes with a strong warning as does this review. We follow NoiseCat, (of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escenemc band in British Columbia, as he researches atrocities, victims …
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How many times would you have liked to go back, reset the dial, and correct a misstep to appease your conscience? It's possible in CBC’s compelling fantasy drama anthology Plan B. Vinessa Antoine plays Mia, a dedicated police officer who has the chance to save four innocent lives by availing herself …
By Anne Brodie Familiar real-life trauma comes back to haunt us in Coup! Joseph Schuman’s sly, winking look at the 1918 global influenza pandemic in an American seaside mansion rife with double-crossers, thieves, and a weak master. Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, and Sarah Gadon star as Horton, …
By Anne Brodie The all-star cast of The Fabulous Four, Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph is a hoot. It isn’t a film critics’ film, aimed squarely at the older female demographic with an easy, funny script and the energy and familiarity of the four stars. …
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