By Anne Brodie Friendship’s the thing in Pamela Aldon’s ribald and hilarious Babes, starring co-writer Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau as two best buds as they become mothers. Dawn (Buteau) is married with a toddler and is expecting another child any second now. Eden (Glazer) is deeply single, …
A Stunning Canadian Entry, Arquette Antics, Arnold, and Discovering a Sister Far Far Away.
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Marie Clements' devastating Bones of Crows follows a Cree woman from childhood through her life and one hundred years of violent, hateful abuse of indigenous people in Canada. Set against historic government decisions that resulted in discrimination as policy in …
Wakandan and British Royals, Emily Blunt’s Trip West, Indigenous Gems, and Never a Better Time to Mind Your Manners
By Anne Brodie Ryan Coogler's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever takes us back to the strong and proud country, an idyllic place where science and knowledge are valued as much as ancient traditions. An ideal government is in place, with Ramonda (Angela Bassett) as Queen, following the death of King …
Buffy Saint-Marie, Two Oscar Shoo-Ins, RomCom with Past Masters of the Genre et plus.
By Anne Brodie Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On directed by Madison Thomas celebrates a seminal figure in Canadian, American, and indigenous culture, her music, activism, and philanthropy, and her warm positive spirit. While performing in Toronto and Manhattan's folk scene in the 60s, she sang and …
Jessica Matten Makes Television History in Tribal, APTN’s Stereotype-Busting Series
by Anne Brodie Jessica Matten is a Cree and Metis actor from Alberta best known for her work on Blackstone, Frontier, Burden of Truth and the influential short A Red Girl's Reasoning now being adapted as a feature film. Matten makes television history in the new series Tribal on APTN. She plays …