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The Falcon and the Winter Solider Just Keeps Getting Better! Our Chat with Exec Prod Slash Director Kari Skogland.

in Entertainment, What She Said on 04/20/21

Marvel’s wonderfully ambitious series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan goes for gold in Thursday’s episode on Disney+ with the introduction of surprising, and brilliant new cast members, incredible plot twists and that deep sense of Marvel tradition. Captain America is in for a bruising, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine promises hard times ahead… View Post

Julia Sarah Stone Stars in the Fact-Based Drama The Marijuana Conspiracy as a Homeless Woman in a Shocking Government Experiment.

in Entertainment on 04/17/21

In 1969 Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government pondered changing laws regarding the use of marijuana. In 1970 the Le Dain Commission delivered its report on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs and recommended the decriminalization of all drugs. It was a polarising moment in Canadian history. And in 1972 a conservative group set in motion a 98-day live-in research study of the… View Post

We Celebrate Earth Day, the People and Animals That Share It and the Many Extraordinary Stories To Be Found.

in Entertainment, What She Said on 04/16/21

By Anne Brodie One of the many pleasures of the weighty and entertaining Nobody is witnessing Bob Odenkirk’s Hutch emerging from a self-created shell of restraint. He’s a family man with no hand with his wife (Connie Nielsen) or son (Gage Munroe) but adored by his daughter (Paisley Cadorath). He’s the guy garbage trucks bypass while flipping him the bird… View Post

Jimmy Akingbola and Brenda Blethyn Face Off with a Wink and a Nod in Kate & Koji!

in Entertainment, What She Said on 04/14/21

Culture and class clash in BritBox’ new comedy series Kate & Koji. Brenda Blethyn is Kate, a seaside cafe owner who bonds with a man just as outspoken and hardheaded as she is, Koji, a wealthy and accomplished asylum-seeking doctor who lands in her cafe and stays. Besides the bumpy journey of their sometimes volatile relationship, the series looks at… View Post

Who Wrote Shakespeare’s Works? Twin Sisters Tackle the Literary Mystery of the Ages in an Outstanding Doc.

in Uncategorized on 04/10/21

American twins sisters and filmmakers Laura Wilson & Lisa Wilson share many things, including a passion for that literary puzzle to end all literary puzzles, the riddle of who wrote the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare. Their thoroughly researched documentary Last Will. & Testament featuring expert interviews plays like a thriller, as they rip the lid off a conspiracy… View Post

Finally, Nomadland Lands, and Some Other Films and Streaming Opps.

in Entertainment, What She Said on 04/09/21

By Anne Brodie Nomadland on Disney+ is hard to talk about without disturbing its profundities. Since seeing the film last fall, and many times since, I’ve not looked forward to writing a review. It is a shame to reduce this incredible artistic achievement to a paragraph. There’s no way I can do it justice. It defies distillation because it is a VAST film on every… View Post