By Anne Brodie Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl is a superior character study, with Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a 57-year-old Las Vegas strip dancer whose show is closing after 30 years. Anderson’s sublime, gut wrenching performance firmly reshapes her career and opens important new opportunities. Her flawless work in a show about ageing in a youth obsessed culture is mesmerising…. View Post
Courtesy of CBC News By Anne Brodie If Putin’s desire to conquer territories to force “all Russian speaking people to become one nation” sounds a little like Hitler’s lebensraum policies of swallowing up countries by force, its actually happening. Crimea is gone and Ukraine may be next. Vladmiri Putin, the former KGB hard-line spy turned lifelong President of Russia and… View Post
My feelings about Meta are complicated. Like most people I have invested a significant amount of time in it’s platforms over the years, not to mention sharing countless photos and memories. With that said, it’s no secret that Meta is dangerous for women and has shown us repeatedly that it’s more interested in growth than accountability. Maya’s Angelou’s famous words… View Post
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 created by Ann Cleeves, stands out in her… View Post
By Anne Brodie A brilliantly subversive take on Bram Stoker’s horror vampire classic and crowd pleaser Dracula, Nosferatu will scare the bejaysus out of you. Master of eerie Robert Eggers has taken the tale to new heights of eroticism, despair and terror while exploring the reality of a woman obsessed with her captor. Eggers, fuelled by his disciplined and intricate… View Post
I’ve been meaning to acknowledge a Canadian Woman of the Year on What She Said for some time now, but, like many of you, I’m juggling a lot and honestly, time just got away from me. Who would even notice, I rationalized, since I’ve never done this before. I figured I’d just wait until next year. But then, Chrystia Freeland… View Post