Agatha Christie adaptations tend to lean heavily on tweeds, fog, and characters of a certain age. Tommy and Tuppence, BritBox's latest Christie series, throws most of that out the window and is considerably more fun for it. This Tommy and Tuppence review finds the show doing something …
We Investigate the Most Sinister Adaptation to Date of an Agatha Christie Mystery.
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 …
Canada Strong, the Value of Pets, Surrealism, Agatha Christie Lastest, Final Vows and So Much More!
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, …
Something for Everyone This Pre- TIFF Week!
BY ANNE BRODIE Jackie Shane was a Black trans singer from the American South whose remarkable personal and musical legacy is revived in the NFB documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story. She found refuge in Toronto’s Yonge Street club scene that she loved and that loved back; her …
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Dangerous Deepfakes, Clive Owen, an Emotional Exorcism, Reel Asian Film Fest Preview and Remembrance Day.
By Anne Brodie Deepfakes alert! documentarians Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn's chilling Another Body unveils the life-altering repercussions of abuse against women via faked porn videos. Two American college students who appear throughout as deep fakes with false names describe the hell …