By Anne Brodie Lena Dunham’s 1980s meditation on the father-daughter relationship in Treasure is authentically emotional. She’s Ruth, a journalist who joins her Polish American father Edek, played by Stephen Fry, on a trip to Warsaw Poland to see the places of his past. He’s a Holocaust …
Tamara Podemski Delivers a Gut Punch of a Performance in Outer Range’s New Season. Prepare Yourselves.
Ontario resident actor and martial artist Tamara Podemski is a force of nature in the second season of Prime Video’s metaphysical western drama series set in Wyoming, Outer Range, now in its second season. Podemski’s Sherriff Joy’s skills are called upon as she time travels to her past and in the …
Two Lyrical Boyhooods, Heroic Women Don’t Quit, Cowboyin’, Murderous Tudors, and Oscar Heavies Finally Land on TV!
By Anne Brodie Chicago native Minhal Baig’s lyrical drama We Grown Now follows two best friends living in the notorious Cabrini-Green projects at the height of its drugs and crime waves. Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez) are spontaneous fun-loving kids, who love to jump …
Complicated Emotions, Two Haunted Heroines, Going Home Twice and Dispatches from Abroad
By Anne Brodie Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s eerie winner of multiple international awards In Flames is an unusual and intriguing family drama with strong thriller elements, biting social and cultural commentary and an astounding ending. Mariam (Ramesha Nawal) and her mother Farhia …
J-Lo, Thrice, Juliette Binoche Twice, Daisy Ridley, Coco Chanel, Britain’s Oscars and Food, Glorious Food! French Food!
By Anne Brodie Jennifer Lopez releases her first album in ten years alongside a star-studded fantasy musical film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story reflecting her headling grabbing love life, now at 54. Dave Meyers' film in partnership with J-Lo is an ambitious, visually enticing "cinematic odyssey, …