By Anne Brodie Passages, Ira Sachs' heart-rending study of the nature of love is short, sharp, and deeply, at times painfully poignant. Husbands, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and Martin (Ben Whishaw) are comfortable; they've been together for a while. Following an intense day of shooting his …
On Heroism and Our Ability to Change and Adapt, Thrills, Chills and Victories.
By Anne Brodie Canadian athlete - and hero - Andrea Constand, a towering figure in the #MeToo movement related to the drug rapes of dozens of women by TV icon Bill Cosby, has come forward with her story. Karen Wookey's heartbreaking documentary The Case Against Cosby lays out exactly what …
Plenty to Entertain and Soothe Your Soul This Week!
By Anne Brodie Scarborough from directors Shasha Nakhai, Rich Williamson and writer Catherine Hernandez is set in a low-income enclave in eastern Toronto. Its diverse population is well represented in three families whose children attend the same breakfast and literacy program run by a nurturing …
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Robber Barons, Jodie Comer, After Life Finale, Fraggle Rock et Plus!
By Anne Brodie Julian Fellowes, the creative force behind Downton Abbey travels to 1882 New York to reveal the lives of its uber-wealthy - the robber barons, train kings and builders of the mid to late 19th century, the founders of American business and shapers of the country's infrastructure as …
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A Black Panther Saga, the Return of a YA Dynamo, CBC Launches Your Faves’ New Seasons, Comedy Dada …and Cake!
Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis, Hosts of The Great Canadian Baking Show Season 4 By Anne Brodie Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah an intense fact-based chapter in the life of the Black Panther is important. Party Chairman Fred Hampton was less famous than, say, Eldridge Cleaver, Angela …