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Rust Released, Hazard Ahead, Eight Arms to Hold You, Romance a la Francaise and Secrets of the Sexiest Man in Winnipeg.
In 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot to death on the set of Rust when Alec Baldwin fired his prop gun that was loaded with a...
Anne Brodie
May 9, 20256 min read
Authentic Living, Twisted Seaside Romance, Grisly Gardens, Secret Lives Revealed!
A ninety-year-old woman who lives alone in the woods on a 54 acre property knows what we’ve all been grappling with for years – how to...
Anne Brodie
May 2, 20257 min read
We’ve Got It All! Love, Food, Sex, Style, and Elordi! and Canadian Politics :)
Australian actor Jacob Elordi’s current heartthrob status will bring folks in to see Daniel Minahan’s On Swift Horses in theatres April...
Anne Brodie
Apr 30, 20257 min read
Is a Bad Mother a Bad Person? Plus POWs and Belly Laughs. A Mercurial Week :)
Switzerland is a wealthy country, but it has failed to keep an unnamed mother and her three small children from falling into desperate...
Anne Brodie
Apr 21, 20253 min read
Canada Strong, the Value of Pets, Surrealism, Agatha Christie Lastest, Final Vows and So Much More!
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:...
Anne Brodie
Apr 16, 202510 min read
We Investigate the Most Sinister Adaptation to Date of an Agatha Christie Mystery.
Ella Lily Hyland and Oliver Jackson-Cohen play Audrey, and her ex-husband Nevile Strange, a tennis legend. They’ve known each other since...
Anne Brodie
Apr 15, 20255 min read
Canada Film Day Soon! Dog Saves Souls, Stellar Indian Wedding, Dying for Sex, William Tell Tale, and Hospital Disaster Suds.
Not to early to “flag” Canada Film Day on April 16th so you can plan your celebration of us, our culture, artistry, and elbows up...
Anne Brodie
Apr 4, 20256 min read
From Heaven to Hell, Palm Springs, Argentina, Hollywood, Scarborough, and a Toronto Library.
Misericordia (“compassion or empathy”) is an unsettling, unobvious thriller, a quiet but gale force knockout that may leave viewers...
Anne Brodie
Mar 28, 20258 min read
Ann Kaplan Mulholland’s Incredible Dream Come True. Her Very Own Castle. Gobsmacked. And Now a Reality Show!
Flamboyant Canadian billionaire and empty nester Ann Kaplan Mulholland and her husband, renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Mulholland...
Anne Brodie
Mar 24, 20259 min read
Double the Energy in David Mitchell’s Entertaining, Intriguing Character Swap Mystery.
English actor and comedian David Mitchell is new to me, but what a discovery! He’s crazy funny, quirky and physical in the BritBox...
Anne Brodie
Mar 24, 20253 min read
Castle Fantasy Come True, Unexpected Healing Friendship, A White House Murder and Big Scam!
Tracie Laymon’s Bob Trevino Likes It is just the thing for a positive, warm feeling. Based on Laymon’s own experiences, we follow Lily...
Anne Brodie
Mar 24, 20257 min read
A Sister’s Promise, the Future, Lost Boys & Fairies and Fishing on Wild Ontario. Streaming Joy.
Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist and host of the acclaimed podcasts Stolen and Missing & Murdered Connie Walker guest...
Anne Brodie
Mar 14, 20256 min read
Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna and Alec Baldwin Debuts Tomorrow.
Rachel Mason’s excruciatingly revealing documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna lays out the circumstances of the shooting...
Anne Brodie
Mar 14, 20252 min read
Connie Walker Checks in on the Thirty Year Old Unsolved MMIWG Death of Sonya Cywink.
Top – Sonya Cywink Bottom – Meggie Cywink and Connie Walker In 1994, 31-year old, pregnant Sonya Cywink from the Whitefish First Nation...
Anne Brodie
Mar 14, 20256 min read
Atom Egoyan’s Violent Opera, Quebecker Goes Native, Meghan Markle FINALLY Releases Her Lifestyle Series and …… Where Oscar’s Faves Are Streaming NOW!
Atom Egoyan revisits opera in Seven Veils , the story of Jeanine (Amanda Seyfried) who is restaging the opera Salome originated by her...
Anne Brodie
Mar 7, 20256 min read
Atom Egoyan's darkly sexy, violent adaptation of the opera Salome
Atom Egoyan's darkly sexy, violent adaptation of the opera Salome showcases his brilliance in creating complicated, layered films that...
Anne Brodie
Mar 6, 20251 min read
A Packed Week in Film, TV and Streaming. So You Don’t Have to Shovel.
The title suggests a comedy but My Dead Friend Zoe , while there are amusing, ironic moments, is a moving and powerful story of...
Anne Brodie
Feb 28, 20258 min read
Variety is the Spice of Life. This Week’s Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Tangy and Weird.
Robert DeNiro plays a former President of the United States in his first foray into streaming television. Zero Day now on Netflix is a...
Anne Brodie
Feb 21, 20258 min read
Revisiting a Cinematic Giant Writ Large, Love Hurts, Then There’s Hallmark Love, Home Love, Laverne Cox Love and an Atomic Shocker.
Thrilled to report that the impossible brilliance of Bong Joon- Ho’s Parasite is back on the big(gest) screen. Six years after sweeping...
Anne Brodie
Feb 7, 20259 min read
Resistance, Murder, Music, Winter in Winnipeg and Wedding Whoopsies.
Brazilian actor Fernanda Torres has won multiple awards and nominations for her role as a wife and mother in Walter Salles I’m Still Here...
Anne Brodie
Jan 31, 20258 min read
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