By Anne Brodie TIFF offers its final two chances to see fest fave, Chloe Zhao’s critically acclaimed film Hamnet today and tomorrow. Paul Mescal is William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley is his wife Agnes, with Emily Watson and Jacobi Jupe, set in 16th-century rural England. The …
Jennifer Hudson, Udo Keir, John David Washington, John Boyega, Zazie Beetz and Kit Harington, a Dog and More.
Udo Kier in Swan Song By Anne Brodie Jennifer Hudson stars as Aretha Franklin in Respect, the highly anticipated musical biography, the life story of the legendary R&B singer. An outstanding cast of film and Broadway stars – Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Skye Dakota …
Olivia Cooke in Little Fish – Love in a Memory Pandemic
British breakout star Olivia Cooke impresses in Little Fish as Emma, an English woman living in an American city with her partner played by Jack O'Connell. They are sorely tested when a memory loss pandemic strikes and spins wildly out of control. It's a raw and powerful story on every level. What …
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Black History Month, Love in Many Forms and an Aussie Rams.
John David Washington and Zendaya in Malcolm & Marie - Netflix By Anne Brodie HBO's remarkable anthology Black Art: in the Absence of Light from documentarian Sam Pollard reveals a vivid history of the strong African-American art culture, and the new talents springing up all over …
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Rumer Godden Reimagined, MMWG, a Blot on Romania, Art Fakes, Riz Ahmed, Mysteries, Scams, Doggies, and Christmas Angel Dolly Parton!
Dolly Parton Christmas in the Square on Netflix By Anne Brodie I can’t say adequately describe how extraordinary is FX' new three-part series Black Narcissus. Based on Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel about British nuns setting up in an abandoned castle in the Himalayas, it’s a stunningly …