By Anne Brodie Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s eerie winner of multiple international awards In Flames is an unusual and intriguing family drama with strong thriller elements, biting social and cultural commentary and an astounding ending. Mariam (Ramesha Nawal) and her mother Farhia …
High Drama, Some True, Some Not, Some Nutty, Some Tragic, in an Anglo-Flavoured Week of Watching.
By Anne Brodie Outrageously, hilariously potty-mouther Wicked Little Letters starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley looks at what can happen in the small English village of Littlehampton in the 20s when a peculiar prank befouls the air. Prim Edith Swan (Colman), a deeply religious, …
People and Planet: Health, Environmental Stewardship, and Human Connections
As Earth Month begins, I can't help but think of its journey from creating environmental awareness and pushing for change in the 1970s to its current iteration; a 9-1-1 call for the planet. Despite decades of activism, we now find ourselves at a critical crossroads, facing the very real impacts of …
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Heroes, Villains, Heroines, Middle Aged Crazy and Cake!
By Anne Brodie Steven Zaillian's black and white iteration of Patricia Highsmith's evergreen psychological thriller simply called Ripley starts slow but by Ep 3, you're done for, hooked, breathlessly anxious to see what follows. You can't look away anymore. Andrew Scott's black, blank eyes are …
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From Survival to Sanctuary: Stories of Resilience and Refuge
As March swiftly transitions into April, I find myself eagerly anticipating the arrival of warm weather and gardening, especially after enduring one of the greyest winters on record here in Ottawa. The shift to longer days has also begun to lift my spirits, despite my hatred of Daylight Saving Time. …
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