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’ …
The Past Inspires This Week’s Offerings from Beatles, an Early Female War Photographer, Design Shakeup, The Hip and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
By Anne Brodie By Anne Brodie Kate Winslett’s powerful screen presence finds the right vehicle in Lee, the directorial feature from award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras. Winslett’s Lee Miller, a former New York model, discovered when New York publishing magnate Condé Nast saved her …
Sugarcane a Must See, Antoine Shines, Bro Crime, and Let’s Get Cuckoo
By Anne Brodie Just floored by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s searing documentary Sugarcane from Nat Geo/Disney. It comes with a strong warning as does this review. We follow NoiseCat, (of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escenemc band in British Columbia, as he researches atrocities, victims …
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Vinessa Antoine Time Travels to Right a Wrong in S2 of the Intriguing Second Chance Series Plan B
How many times would you have liked to go back, reset the dial, and correct a misstep to appease your conscience? It's possible in CBC’s compelling fantasy drama anthology Plan B. Vinessa Antoine plays Mia, a dedicated police officer who has the chance to save four innocent lives by availing herself …
William Shatner’s 93rd Birthday Doc, Bollywood vs Toronto, Physics vs Fiction, Dick Wolf Docs, Is Life on Earth Doomed? See Below:
By Anne Brodie Willam Shatner says he's always been alone, all his life, that women were distractions but not part of the full picture. He says he's had no real friends but doesn't want to be alone. Shatner's part of a large family from four marriages with generations of descendants but still. …