By Anne Brodie The Menu follows Tyler and Margot (Nicholas Hoult and Anya Taylor-Joy) on a culinary adventure in a remote island restaurant with an excruciatingly high snob factor. The woman he was to bring dumped him, so she was replaced by Margot, who wasn't aware until the chef (Ralph Fiennes) …
Oscar Favourites, the Male Gaze Problem, a Plucky Detective, a Lone Wolf and Cocktails, Baby, in The Hammer and Sicily!
By Anne Brodie Seems to me that Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan are Oscar nom shoe-ins for their gut-wrenching performances in The Banshees of Inisherin. They bring to life a deadly episode in a war of wills that can't be won when Colm (Gleeson) suddenly turns on his lifelong …
Entertainment, Thy Name is Variety. This Week Offers Something for Every Mood, and Stars, Has-Beens and Personalities!
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Ruben Östlund is back in his favourite place – the hotel. Bedrooms, dining rooms, common thoroughfares with balustrades, and a vibe of impermanence and mild dread as he looks through keyholes at couples not quite in tune. They struggle with the politics of their …
Canada’s Poignant Oscar Entry Eternal Spring From Jason Loftus and Daxiong.
Documentarian Jason Loftus and artist /protester Daxiong pay a remarkable film tribute to the brave souls who carried out the 2002 hijacking of Chinese state TV to counter China's crackdown on the spiritual practice of Falun Gong. Daxiong, a renowned commercial artist was arrested, but unlike his …
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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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