[youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef_RPoBIwfI" width="500" height="300"] Connor Gaston’s sombre psychological drama The Devout takes place in a small Canadian religious community and looks at “paranormal” occurrences that raise questions about reincarnation, faith and dying. A …
History and Legacy is This Week’s Theme at the Movies and on TV. CBC Wins Sunday Nights!
Movie & TV reviews by Anne Brodie, BFCA BTJA AWFJ TFCA FIPRESCI The Zookeeper's Wife based on Diane Ackerman’s best-selling novel recounts the true story of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, keepers of the Warsaw Zoo who helped save hundreds of people and animals from Nazi occupiers during WWII. …
Delicious Peanut Butter Recipes with Charmaine Broughton
As the Mom of two active and always-eating-teenage boys…. I know it can be a challenge (for many) when it comes to preparing: nutritious and delicious dishes the whole family will enjoy. Peanuts and peanut butter are an economical quality protein source (my pocket book sure appreciates this!) and, …
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Switzerland: Clockwork, Cheese & Chocolate
by Kathy Buckworth “People find out the hard way that when the Swiss say a train leaves at 8:02, it leaves at 8:02.” Ah Swiss efficiency. In this land of cheese and chocolate, the next thing Switzerland is known for is its ability to run things like clockwork. When I checked my itinerary and …
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This Week’s Film Releases Run the Gamut from Awful to Awesome. TV Follows Suit.
Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal star in the sci-fi horror thriller Life, which is about as derivative as it gets. Astronauts are trapped onboard a spacecraft as an enemy threatens to wipe them out in the vein of Alien – and there is no one to help – Gravity – and so many …