This Ghost Elephants documentary review covers one of the most arresting nature films you'll see this year. Werner Herzog's latest takes us into an entirely unfamiliar world, one where human language isn't phonetic but rather grunts, clicks, and breaths, and where a massive "water tower" land …
History Made! Crowning a King in a Gilded Spectacle, Dance Your Troubles Away, Dystopia, Having Too Much Stuff and :) Muppets.
By Anne Brodie History will be made tomorrow and we are its witnesses. Few of us have seen the coronation of a British monarch. The last, Queen Elizabeth II, was 70 years ago. She served longer than any Monarch since Britain's organisation as a kingdom in early medieval times and was widely …
Oscar Favourites, the Male Gaze Problem, a Plucky Detective, a Lone Wolf and Cocktails, Baby, in The Hammer and Sicily!
By Anne Brodie Seems to me that Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan are Oscar nom shoe-ins for their gut-wrenching performances in The Banshees of Inisherin. They bring to life a deadly episode in a war of wills that can't be won when Colm (Gleeson) suddenly turns on his lifelong …
A Stunning Peter Jackson-less LOTR, Romeo & Juliet, Rom-Coms, Murder, Simone Signoret and There’s Cake, Too.
By Anne Brodie Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is reported to be the most expensive production ever made at $1B. Every penny is on the screen. Perhaps the longest end credit list in existence and for good reason. It's stunning; it took a lot of work and a lot of artists. And despite …
Timely and Powerful Indigenous Films, Celebrating Geraldine Chaplin, Royal Wedding Redux and Tantoo Cardinal!
Geraldine Chaplin and Jackie Ludueña Koslovitch in Holy Beasts By Anne Brodie Canada, drop everything and see Beans in theatres. This heart-tugging drama about a little girl caught up in a vicious cycle of racism and struggle is all too true. Images from July to September 1990, in Oka, …