It's season 8 and the 4th for Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis, the engaging, freewheeling co-hosts. They along with judges Kyla Kennaley and Bruno Feldeisen, welcome another group of eager home bakers to the Baking Tent kicking off Sunday night. It's Cakes Week and oh, my. The talented amateurs’ …
Women and Immigration, Freezing One’s Assets, Canada’s Newest Female Cop, a Pill to Cure Heartache … et plus!
By Anne Brodie The Canadian Reads 2015 book Ru, the dramatic true story of Kim Thúy whose family fled Vietnam for Canada, endured a nerve-shattering journey and adjustment to a strange culture has been adapted for the big screen. They were the so-called "boat people" fleeing a murderous regime. …
Newfoundland’s Pride and Joy, Mark Critch, Returns with the Third Season of His Beloved Comedy Series Son Of A Critch
Malcolm McDowell and Mark Critch in "Son of a Critch" :) photo CBC Benjamin Even Ainsworth in Son of a Critch photo CBC The Critch family played by Mark Critch, Claire Rankin, Colton Gobbo and Benjamin Even Ainsworth is back to bring its trademark Newfoundland humour and attitudes, with …
Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, The Late Great Tom Wolfe, Super Models, Carolyn Taylor’s Golden Dream, and Important Mark-Your-Calendar Dates!
By Anne Brodie Write director Darlene Naponse's Stellar gets under the skin in record time. It takes place inside a dilapidated bar in Sudbury near the nickel and copper mines formed by a meteorite hitting Earth 1.8 billion years ago. "Aadizookaan" from the sky it came. Mother Earth willfully …
Oscar Favourites, the Male Gaze Problem, a Plucky Detective, a Lone Wolf and Cocktails, Baby, in The Hammer and Sicily!
By Anne Brodie Seems to me that Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan are Oscar nom shoe-ins for their gut-wrenching performances in The Banshees of Inisherin. They bring to life a deadly episode in a war of wills that can't be won when Colm (Gleeson) suddenly turns on his lifelong …