By Anne Brodie The Monk And The Gun by Pawo Choyning Dorji, which was shortlisted as Best International Feature for this year’s Oscars is genius – a compelling, exciting story, the opportunity to experience life in a far distant country with a vastly different culture than our own, and the mischief fate concocts, and a keen sense of wonder and… View Post
Ever had those days when your stomach feels like it’s plotting a rebellion? I know I have. Call it a “nervous tummy” or my gut throwing a tantrum; it’s a feeling many of us are all too familiar with. And while it’s a bit of a chuckle when I say my stomach is doing somersaults before a big event, for… View Post
Gage, a guy who just can’t graduate high school, has had a tough time. His mom passed away, his dad’s bad, his girlfriend’s left him for McGill in Montreal and he’s rootless and depressed. His girlfriend’s mother Suze, played by Michaela Watkins, offers him a room and empathy. She’s been ghosted by her daughter, and abandoned by her husband and… View Post
Noomi Rapace and James D’Arcy are husband and wife in the Apple TV+ space thriller Constellation. Rapace is Jo, a wife, and mother on a 9-month mission, while husband Magnus played by D’Arcy cares for their young daughter Alice, played by twins Rosie and Davina Coleman. They are trying to live a normal life on their own but soon normal… View Post
In Ontario today, there’s a tempest brewing, a storm of decisions and policies that threaten the very fabric of our Canadian identity. At the heart of this storm stands Doug Ford, whose majority government, backed by a mere 18% of eligible voters in the 2022 election, is on a relentless march to dismantle the pillars of what it means to… View Post
By Anne Brodie Jennifer Lopez releases her first album in ten years alongside a star-studded fantasy musical film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story reflecting her headling grabbing love life, now at 54. Dave Meyers’ film in partnership with J-Lo is an ambitious, visually enticing “cinematic odyssey, steeped in mythological storytelling and personal healing”. What does that mean? Well, bigger-is-better… View Post