By Anne Brodie Agnieszka Holland‘s devastating Green Border lays bare the harsh, horrific realities of Europe’s refugee crisis faced by those escaping war and oppression in Africa and the Middle East. Since 2015, waves of people have undertaken journeys, mostly by foot to get to friendly …
Two Lyrical Boyhooods, Heroic Women Don’t Quit, Cowboyin’, Murderous Tudors, and Oscar Heavies Finally Land on TV!
By Anne Brodie Chicago native Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama We Grown Now follows two best friends living in the notorious Cabrini-Green projects at the height of its drugs and crime waves. Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez) are spontaneous fun-loving kids, who love to jump …
The Magic Child, Elizabeth Moss Slays, Nic Cage’ Nutty Energy, Mississauga’s Potluck Ladies et plus
By Anne Brodie Sometimes a movie will knock you flat out. The King Tide is such a film. It's set on a wild, windy isolated island off Newfoundland and Labrador, where its population origins are cloaked in mystery. It’s a closed society, “mainlanders” are to be shunned and discouraged from showing …
Adventures in Entertainment This Week! Monks, Guns, Drag Queens, May-December Support, Shōgun, Vera!
By Anne Brodie The Monk And The Gun by Pawo Choyning Dorji, which was shortlisted as Best International Feature for this year's Oscars is genius - a compelling, exciting story, the opportunity to experience life in a far distant country with a vastly different culture than our own, and the …
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 …