By Anne Brodie Let’s look at two Canadian music artists that make us proud, even as I remind you about Canada Film Day on April 16th. Neil Young: Coastal in the intimate documentary on the singer songwriter touring post COVID-19, shot and directed by Young’s longtime partner Daryl Hannah, …
A Strong Week Onscreen – Families, Disco, Detectives, Chills to Chilly, High Drama, Sitcom Gold, the Works!
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 …
THis Week – Longing for the Past, Diving into the Future, Comedy, Tragedy, Chaos and Beauty.
Andrew Haigh's fantasy drama All Of Us Strangers packs an emotional punch strong enough to fell a person. It seems mundane enough at first. Andrew Scott is Adam, a writer working on a script in his high-rise London apartment; he looks out on the vast sky and bustling city below, but his thoughts are …
Immigrant and LGBTQ2 Stories, Rock Hudson’s Not So Secret Secret, How to Dress to Save the Planet … and Idris Elba!
By Anne Brodie Lina Rodriguez' meditative, determinedly slow-paced TIFF entry, the immigration story So Much Tenderness follows a Colombian environmental lawyer Aurora (Noëlle Schönwald) under death threats who flees to Canada. She witnessed the murder of her husband, also an activist, and …
The Human Comedy/Drama Laid Bare in This Week’s Entertainment. “It’s gonna be a bumpy ride!” (Margo Channing)
By Anne Brodie Sarah Polley's achingly poignant Women Talking, based on the book by ex-Mennonite Miriam Toews tells the fact-based story of women in an ultra-conservative religious colony in South America. They are victims of daily rapes, unwanted pregnancies, and physical and emotional abuse at …