So what happens when eleven-year-old Benny (Keir Tallman) is sent from his home in San Diego to spend the summer on a remote Arizona res with his grandmother who speaks no English? Well, the Fleetwood Mac-loving youngster doesn't expect much but turns out, he has the time of his life. Billy Luther's …
A Nordic “Romance”, Karen Kain, Shetland S8, Res Kids, Girls Gone Wild -1890 – Walk Across Namibia and Is It Cake?!
By Anne Brodie Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves reflects on life's quiet offside moments as two characters fallen on hard times find each other. A grocery cashier and a labourer working in Helsinki, Finland had bigger dreams for themselves, but living in squalor on tiny incomes has punctured those …
The Holdovers is Capturing Hearts with its Christmas Spirit. Here’s Why.
Alexander Payne's bittersweet and hilarious Christmas movie The Holdovers has captured movie fans' hearts this season. The 70's " period piece", emotional without being sentimental, concerns the goings-on at Barton Academy, a New England boarding school during Christmas break. A few student …
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Catalyst for Change: Celebrating Women’s Empowerment in the Workplace
Before attending the Catalyst Honours event in Toronto, I knew very little about Catalyst – a global nonprofit dedicated to championing women's empowerment in the workplace. Little did I realize what I was missing out on. This event wasn't just an eye-opener; it was a revelation. Surrounded by a …
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The AI Deepfake Warning Bears Another look
The very real dangers of AI victimisation as seen in Reuben Hamlyn and Sophie Compton's documentary Another Body are brutal. Young women have been exploited by advanced AI, used by someone who intends to shame them, fixing their faces on bodies in pornographic videos in a seamless way. And the …
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