By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character …
Tilda! Christmas Comes in Many Forms, True Tales, Oh Canada, Mystery, Love and Real Estate!
A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine - an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered …
What a World, the Forces that Shaped T**mp, Abraham Lincoln, Spies, True Crime, Eco Heroines, and Blunt Sex Talk!
By Anne Brodie The Last of the Sea Women on AppleTV+ is a deeply inspiring doc about a group of elderly South Korean ocean warriors, real-life mermaids, known as "haenyeo" divers. These grandmother warriors share a deep love and respect for the ocean whose chosen job is to harvest food from …
Bill Gates Doc, TIFF Tidbits, Royal Scandal Redux, Goethe, a Cannes Hit, Comedy et plus.
By Anne Brodie The exceptionally interesting and somewhat reassuring look at the state of the planet, society, and life itself focuses on the words of one of the most influential humanists of our time – Bill Gates. The five-part docuseries he produces and presents examines issues of concern to …
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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