By Anne Brodie The Andrea Riseborough underground Oscar campaign - if unconventional - exists for a reason. The British actor is positively on fire in an extremely difficult, naked role in the fact-based elegy of an addict To Leslie. Made on a shoestring budget, and executive produced and …
Viola Davis Unbound, Witty Agatha Christie Extension and TIFF Takeaways.
By Anne Brodie Gina Prince-Bythewood's gobsmacking take on the historic warrior women of west Africa - the Dahomey Amazons - feels like a superhero epic but with living, breathing, relatable humans. The Woman King. The warriors are phenomenal - Viola Davis is power personified as Nanisca, …
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TIFF Hit Petite Maman Finally in Theatres, The Life of Fatima, Deadheads, Pythons and the Return of The Wilds and Gentleman Jack Plus…
By Anne Brodie - Céline Sciamma' TIFF hit Petite Maman is finally in theatres. stars Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne and Margo Abascal. Joséphine Sanz is Nelly, a young girl sent to her mother Marion's rural childhood home after the death of her grandmother to empty and sell it. She likes to …
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, …
Film and Streaming Gems; Global Treats This Week.
By Anne Brodie Lupin The emotionally charged story of love and sacrifice, Our Friend concerns grace, doing unto others as you'd have them do unto you. Dakota Johnson, a wife and mother of two diagnosed with terminal cancer and her husband (Casey Affleck) are overwhelmed by grief and domestic …
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