Emily Hampshire made an astounding move from the small-town comedy of the global sensation Schitt’s Creek to leading a dominantly male crew aboard an oil rig in Ireland’s treacherous North Sea. The Rig stars Hampshire as Rose who runs a traditionally male dominion; she faces up to discrimination and hostility when the rig is suddenly overtaken by a raging, mysterious… View Post
By Anne Brodie Kore-eda Hirokazu’s astounding drama Broker, starring Song Kang Ho’s delicate cinematic touch lands a devastatingly emotional punch. Baby brokers Sang-hyeon and Dong-soo (Dong-won Gang) sell orphans left in their Baby Box to childless couples wishing to avoid governmental involvement. So-young (Ji-eun Lee) a young prostitute leaves her baby but returns the next day to see how the… View Post
By Anne Brodie Harry Melling is making plenty of appearances these days – how fortunate we are! The young English actor has an uncanny gift for revealing character; he’s extraordinary in a classical way. He stars as Edgar Allen Poe, a cadet at West Point Academy in 1830 in the stunner The Pale Blue Eye by Scott Cooper. This haunting… View Post
By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley’s achingly poignant Women Talking is based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews concerns the women of an ultra-conservative religious colony in rebellion against generational sexual and domestic abuses by their men. Polley’s star-studded cast of Rooney Mara, Buckley, Claire Foy, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila Mccarthy, Michelle Mcleod, Liv Mcneil, and Kate… View Post
By Anne Brodie Well, you have probably watched/binged all three episodes of Harry & Meghan available now on Netflix. The final three show up next Thursday. Liz Garbus certainly closes ranks with the formerly Royal scallywags and you have reached your own conclusions as to what version of their story you like. Oddly, or in a whizbang pr move, reports… View Post
Over the past few months, my LinkedIn feed has been inundated with layoff announcements. It seems as though one after another I’m seeing my friends, colleagues, and folks in my network announce that their role has been eliminated in yet another round of layoffs that has hit the tech sector hard. This past summer I was one of those who… View Post