By Anne BrodieHelen Mirren is somewhere behind the ageing, puffy physicality of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in a time of great crisis, in Guy Nattiv's political fact-based thriller Golda. While the film isn't the finest of its genre, it does shine a spotlight on a woman in power in the 70s …
Love, Pain, Can a Prince Be Gay, More Atomic Bomb Insights, Gal Gadot and Better Open Your Fridge.
By Anne Brodie Passages, Ira Sachs' heart-rending study of the nature of love is short, sharp, and deeply, at times painfully poignant. Husbands, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and Martin (Ben Whishaw) are comfortable; they've been together for a while. Following an intense day of shooting his …
Our Hero Fox, More Atomic Bomb Fallout, Wry Comedy, and Heroines Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver Women of Purpose.
By Anne Brodie Let's start with a gem. Just caught up with AppleTV+'s inspiring documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. One of the biggest young stars of his time continues the good life with his wife Tracy Pollan, and children Sam, Schyler, Esme, and Aquinnah Fox while living with …
Vacation Mode Entertainments! Short ‘n Sweet Post-Barbenheimer Breather.
By Anne Brodie Carly Stone's tough, loving, and emotionally challenging North of Normal based on author Cea Sunrise Person's experiences as a child born into an off-grid Yukon commune is a profoundly resonant portrait of the mother-child bond over some twenty years. Little Cea (River …
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Julia Stiles and Jordan Gavaris’ Totally Canadian Cottage Country Comedy is Back, Baby!
So another summer up north at the cottage and you'd think the extended family would settle in for some r and r. But no, a succession war between sister and brother Justin and Maisy May that broke out last season takes on a new and terrifying element with an unexpected arrival. Similar to a plague of …