Glenn Close and Andra Day are a mother and daughter caring for her three children and enduring what seems to be family demonic possession. This situation is rarely treated with respect, but Lee Daniel's The Deliverance does. It is based on the true story of the experiences of Latoya Ammons and her …
Sex, Death, Camping, Transformation, Exorcism, Apes, Penguins etc. Yep.
By Anne Brodie Toronto’s Revue Cinema presents Caligula: The Ultimate Cut today, one of the most provocative mass market films of the seventies. From Bob Guccione and directed officially by Tinto Brass it stars some of the UK’s most respected stage actors- Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Teresa …
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Billionaires Are Not Your Friend: The High Cost of Excess Wealth in Society
After a recent interview with Diana Sarosi from Oxfam Canada about the growing disparity in global wealth I was reminded of a TED Talk by Nick Hanauer titled "Beware, Fellow Plutocrats, the Pitchforks are Coming." His message, about the widening chasm between the haves and the have-nots, has lived …
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Seasonal Shifts: Navigating Equity, Investment, and Adventure as Summer Wanes
As the fields grow dense with towering corn and market stalls burst with the season's harvest, it’s clear that August is nudging us gently towards the conclusion of summer. This period always brings a mix of reflection and anticipation—reflection on the summer days passing by and anticipation for …
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Sugarcane a Must See, Antoine Shines, Bro Crime, and Let’s Get Cuckoo
By Anne Brodie Just floored by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s searing documentary Sugarcane from Nat Geo/Disney. It comes with a strong warning as does this review. We follow NoiseCat, (of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escenemc band in British Columbia, as he researches atrocities, victims …
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