By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley's achingly poignant Women Talking, based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews tells the fact-based story of women in an ultra-conservative religious colony in South America. They are victims of daily rapes, unwanted pregnancies, and physical and emotional abuse at …
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Beatles! Elwy Yost, Humans, Joaquin Phoenix, Brit Mystery, Top Docs, et Plus.
By Anne Brodie One of the most anticipated doc series this year has launched on Disney+. The Beatles: Get Back, a three-parter from Peter Jackson takes place in a latter-day recording session, compiled from 60 hours of verite footage shot by Michael Lindsay-Hogg in January 1969. The footage …
Cracking the CODA; AppleTV+ Drama’s Inspiring New Approach to Deafness in Film.
By Anne Brodie Apple TV+'s original film CODA stars deaf actors Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur and Daniel Durant. Emilia Jones plays the only hearing member of a tight-knit fishing family in Gloucester, Massachusetts in Sian Heder's moving story. The family is at a crossroads; Ruby (Jones) has …