By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character …
Tilda! Christmas Comes in Many Forms, True Tales, Oh Canada, Mystery, Love and Real Estate!
A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine - an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered …
Myth, Mystery, Murder, Merriment – What to Squeeze In This Weekend!
By Anne Brodie Greek mythology comes vividly to life in Uberto Pasolini’s the Return in theatres today. It tells the story of King Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) 1200 years before Christ’s birth who left Ithaca to fight the Trojan War on mainland Greece. For reasons that are not made clear beyond …
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The Beatles’ Never to Be Repeated Phenom, Sweet Canadian Heist, Cottage Country Danger and the Brilliant Dale Dickey.
By Anne Brodie The Martin Scorsese-produced doc Beatles ’64 is a wonderful holiday treat for music lovers and historians. Of course, he did it with a little help from his friends Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, the surviving members of the most influential rock band ever. John Lennon was …
What a World, the Forces that Shaped T**mp, Abraham Lincoln, Spies, True Crime, Eco Heroines, and Blunt Sex Talk!
By Anne Brodie The Last of the Sea Women on AppleTV+ is a deeply inspiring doc about a group of elderly South Korean ocean warriors, real-life mermaids, known as "haenyeo" divers. These grandmother warriors share a deep love and respect for the ocean whose chosen job is to harvest food from …