By Anne Brodie Sonia Bonspille Boileau’s Rustic Oracle available on Demand Nov 17 is the story of an indigenous teenager who goes missing on her reservation. The tragic poignancy of the event and aftermath is all too familiar. Indigenous women and girls have disappeared in Canada at an alarming rate over the past forty years. Rustic Oracle follows the story… View Post
By Anne Brodie Sophia Loren is back, and Netflix has her! The Italian symbol of glamour, sex and intelligence and a worldwide star of seven decades returns to the screen in The Life Ahead. This is her third film directed by her son Edoardo, by longtime husband and movie mogul, the late Carlo Ponti. Now in her 70th year before… View Post
By Aly Pain This is my cheeky infomercial for a fictional product called Better Boundaries. I made it one night after hearing my fill of people complaining about their relationships and how exhausted they were, without understanding how to change their experience. Imagine you could fix your relationships problems with a pill or paste! All your relationship problems would be… View Post
By Anne Brodie Saint Frances is an extraordinary quasi-autobiographical film from writer and star Kelly O’Sullivan. It’s the story of three Chicago women in degrees of personal crises whose lives are touched by the spirit of five-year-old Frances. Bridget (O’Sullivan) is recovering from an abortion when she’s hired by Maya and Annie to be Frances’ nanny as they await the… View Post
By Aly Pain If you have not been in a battle royale with your teenager about the state of their bedroom, are you even parenting a teen? The classic struggle likely dates back to the time of neanderthals threatening to club their adolescents over the head for not keeping their corner of the cave clean. The reality is I’ve said… View Post
Carly Hughes plays a high-powered San Diego reporter who abandons the city for a new job in rural Alaska as Editor-in-Chief of a local newspaper. The change of scenery takes some getting used to, she must turn around the idea that print is dead and its Christmas. But the new job is terrific, and there’s this guy – and loads… View Post