Ella Lily Hyland and Oliver Jackson-Cohen play Audrey, and her ex-husband Nevile Strange, a tennis legend. They’ve known each other since childhood and have been locked in a vicious game all their lives. Note the spelling of his first name, usually spelled Nevile and his fitting last name. You’ll catch the drift on seeing BritBox’ new series Towards Zero, a… View Post
By Anne Brodie Let’s look at two Canadian music artists that make us proud, even as I remind you about Canada Film Day on April 16th. Neil Young: Coastal in the intimate documentary on the singer songwriter touring post COVID-19, shot and directed by Young’s longtime partner Daryl Hannah, makes its debut in theatres worldwide for one night only April… View Post
BY ANNE BRODIE Not to early to “flag” Canada Film Day on April 16th so you can plan your celebration of us, our culture, artistry, and elbows up pride. We will celebrate with a massive show of “our” content on all platforms, two thousand films in all – in one day. Talk about Oh, Canada! – and a full roster… View Post
CTV fires Rachel Gilmore and has once again demonstrated whose voices carry weight in their newsroom. Spoiler, it’s not those of dedicated women journalists, and it’s not the Canadian public. In 2022, they unceremoniously dismissed Lisa LaFlamme, a respected, award-winning journalist, in a move that smacked of ageism and sexism. Lisa’s supposed transgression? Embracing her natural grey hair. The public’s… View Post
Someone I’ve been thinking about a lot these past few days is my grandmother. Not because we were particularly close — in fact, I barely knew her, growing up in another province — but because in moments like this, it feels natural to reach back. To draw a line between ourselves and the generations before us who endured uncertain, transformative… View Post
By Anne Brodie Misericordia (“compassion or empathy”) is an unsettling, unobvious thriller, a quiet but gale force knockout that may leave viewers gasping. Alain Guiraudie’s adaptation of the novel Stranger By The Lake, the French, Spanish and Portuguese co-pro is extraordinary – clever, sneaky and perplexing. Its intricate psychological portrait of a close-knit, claustrophobic village is frequently dark, visually; you… View Post