By Anne Brodie If there was ever an inspirational, thrilling and smart film about a family of exceptional achievement, it is King Richard from director Reinaldo Marcus Green. Richard Williams (beautifully played by Will Smith), the patriarch of five daughters including the world's greatest tennis …
A Horror Free Alt Hallowe’en Lineup for Scaredy-Cats!
By Anne Brodie Trevor Mack's award-winning study of Tyler, a young indigenous boy, in Portraits From a Fire is an extraordinary work, both by Mack and actor William Lulua who carries the film on his young shoulders. He's in almost every frame and his easy self-assurance and acting range just jump …
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Danis Goulet’s Triumph, a Supporting Actor Stuns in His First Lead, Muppets, Fauci and Baked Goods!
Tim Blake Nelson in Old Henry By Anne Brodie Canadian Indigenous filmmaker Danis Goulet's Night Raiders, executive produced by Taika Waititi could not have come at a more poignant time. Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Brooklyn Letexier-Hart are Niska and Waseese, mother and daughter living in the …
Filmmaker Danis Goulet and Actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Recall Canada’s Residential School Legacy in the Gripping Sci-Fi Thriller Night Raiders.
A desperate Cree mother (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers ) has hidden her daughter Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart) in the bush for six years. Society's at war and children are being rounded up and sent to the Academy, a residential school where they are brainwashed and shaped into military and government …
We Preview TIFF Films For You, a Brooding Drama, a Meaningful Musical and Recalling 9/11.
By Anne Brodie - We have Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF to you! - capsule reviews to help make your viewing choices in person or on https://digital.tiff.net/ Danis Goulet's premieres her extraordinary drama Night Raiders at TIFF, a disturbing story paralleling the traumas of the …