Kate & Koji on BritBox Culture and class clash in BritBox' new comedy series Kate & Koji. Brenda Blethyn is Kate, a seaside cafe owner who bonds with a man just as outspoken and hardheaded as she is, Koji, a wealthy and accomplished asylum-seeking doctor who lands in her cafe and stays. …
Finally, Nomadland Lands, and Some Other Films and Streaming Opps.
Frances McDormand in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland By Anne Brodie Nomadland on Disney+ is hard to talk about without disturbing its profundities. Since seeing the film last fall, and many times since, I've not looked forward to writing a review. It is a shame to reduce this incredible artistic …
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Canadian Film Festival Director Ashleigh Rains on Super Channel Partnership and the Intriguing Lineup, 2021.
The Canadian Film Festival is underway. Its latest and second pandemic version is now available to all Super Channel subscribers across the country. Watch carefully curated new Canadian films at home, and enjoy conversation, Q and As and get a feel for what Canada's film artists are thinking about …
Lucas Hedges’ Confident, Quiet Excellence in French Exit.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges star in French Exit Lucas Hedges plays Michelle Pfieffer's son in French Exit, a dark comedy about a once wealthy Montreal family that's hit rock bottom. The pair solve their problems by moving to Paris! and discover another way of living that may turn their …
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Created Monsters and Natural Ones, the Pfieffer Effect, Murder on the Hippie Trail, and Star Wars Bounty.
By Anne Brodie Godzilla vs. Kong has earned megabucks overseas in early release and it's clearly going to do the same here albeit with fewer theatre seats available here. But it seems the tentpole is back with a vengeance. I am torn for the usual reasons around fantasy battle films. First, …