Former Toronto animation professor Deanna Marsigliese has served as Character Art Director at Pixar Animation Studios since 2012 and has contributed to some of its best-loved animated films like Inside Out, Toy Story 4, Soul, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Incredibles 2, Onward and on June 18th on Disney+, Luca. Luca is a colourful sea monster living with his family… View Post
Carla Collins, the Soo’s Pride and Joy, “Comedian, Author, Creator of Chuckle & Chill: Comedic Meditation, Immature Model and Emotional Support Cougar” is one funny glamour girl. I know, I worked with her. Never a day went by without strained stomach muscles laughing at her whip-smart wit and jokes. Carla moved to LA, married Tyrone Power, Jr., starred in her… View Post
By Anne Brodie Charles Officer’s deeply affecting film Akilla’s Escape a “crime-noir about the urban child-soldier” in Toronto looks at the toll taken on Black youth at risk in a cycle of generational poverty, violence and gangsterism. Officer traces the tragic and seemingly immovable pattern back to its roots in Jamaica. A stunning performance by Thamela Mpumlwana as young Akilla… View Post
By Anne Brodie A devastating decades-long love story from writer-director Heidi Ewing sheds new light on the Mexico/US immigration crisis. I Carry You with Me starring Armando Espitia and Christian Vazquez follows a young man in Mexico City with a fiancee and son, who falls in love with a man. He faces life-changing consequences as a result, his fiancee leaves… View Post
Michael Douglas’ brilliant dramedy series The Kominsky Method enters its third season on Netflix. Smart writing and knowing acting lift it above the fray, as does its focus on older friends and family as they navigate each other and the Hollywood Dream. Sarah Baker plays Douglas’ character Sandy’s long-suffering daughter Mindy; she’s decided to marry her much older boyfriend Martin… View Post
By Anne Brodie Let’s start with my favourite summer blockbusters! They don’t make ’em like they used to, and that’s a pity, so why not locate these masterpieces of boredom-busting? Check your streaming homes, pour some cool lemonade and get into the best of the best: Steven Spielberg’s Jaws – The greatest summer blockbuster of them all. Intelligent, thrilling, made… View Post