By Anne Brodie Familiar real-life trauma comes back to haunt us in Coup! Joseph Schuman’s sly, winking look at the 1918 global influenza pandemic in an American seaside mansion rife with double-crossers, thieves, and a weak master. Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, and Sarah Gadon star as Horton, …
Women in History Break the Glass Ceiling, Pop Stars Fight Back, and Be Careful What You Say Out Loud.
By Anne Brodie A radical feminist who changed the wine landscape for all time is celebrated in Thomas Napper’s Widow Clicquot. It’s 1840 in the fertile Champagne region of France. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot, played with authority by Haley Bennett is married to François (Tom Sturridge) …
A Week of Delicious Shockers, Misbehaving Women, the 7th Annual Weengushk Film Fest and Blanket of Stars.
By Anne Brodie Last Summer (L'été dernier) is a shocker. Hold on to your hats. Anne (Léa Drucker) is a lawyer who berates her client, a teenager, telling her that drinking and having sex with seven men one night makes her a world-class slut in the eyes of the judge in her upcoming trial. The girl …
Zeroing in on Critical Social Justice Issues with a Side Dish of Entertainment
We live in a relentless 24/7 news cycle so it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant bombardment of information. That's why this week's What She Said is designed to help you navigate through the noise and focus on issues that truly matter. This episode highlights critical social justice issues …
Not the Greatest Week at the Movies, Thank Goodness for Streamers and Film Fests!
By Anne Brodie Richard Gere stars in Longing, a romantic drama partly shot in Kitchener and Hamilton, with a peculiar bent. Adapted from writer-director Savi Gabizon’s own 2017 film, it’s a story of loss and hoped-for redemption. Gere is Daniel who meets his Canadian ex-Rachel (Suzanne Clément) …