By Anne Brodie Jesus Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church during his earthly ministry around 30 AD. The Church has remained the most powerful in the world since then and in some ways the most secretive. We peer inside its innermost workings in Edward Berger’s transfixing thriller Conclave, …
Aiming at Happiness … Looking for Justice, Fulfilment, and Answers on the Big Screen.
By Anne Brodie Michael Keaton directs himself in Knox Goes Away an intense crime drama about an assassin's lapse into dementia. military and got into a murder-for-hire and cleanup racket headhunted for his skills by Al Pacino's boss. Knox's diagnosis of rapid spiralling means he has to set things …
The Holy Grail, Nyad, Influencers, Inside North Korea, Satirising PEI, Gothic Alberta and Coming of Age in Ontario.
By Anne Brodie Tough family drama on the remote farmlands of Alberta, as a farming community struggles to earn a living and keep trouble at bay. Farms that withstood generations of hardscrabble life and an ongoing litany of back-breaking labour face all new threats, in this case, succession. It's …
Black History Month Picks, Super Bowl Sisters, LGBTQ2+Adolescents, Bad Boyfriends and a Danish Stunner.
By Anne Brodie There are many opportunities to watch and celebrate Black content during Black History Month. TIFF Bell Lightbox offers the 30th-anniversary restoration of Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx4sEvhYeVE the 25th-anniversary restoration of Hype Williams’ …
Truth and Reconciliation, Sigourney Weaver & Kevin Kline, Sinéad, Baked Goods!
By Anne Brodie In honour of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, The History Channel presents the documentary, True Story, from Eagle Vision, a comprehensive study of Indigenous history in Canada, culture, and life before and after colonialism. Kaniehtiio Horn narrates this ambitious …