By Anne Brodie Spike Lee looks at the tragic history of African Americans in US wars in his stirring 2.5 hour Da 5 Bloods. Set within the story of four Vietnam veterans (Clarke Peters, Delroy Lindo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Norm Lewis) returning to ‘Nam to claim the remains of their comrade and a cache of gold bars they hid, it’s a… View Post
By Anne Brodie Toronto activist Hannah Alper is seventeen years old, and she’s a world-renowned global activist. Let that sink in. At nine, she launched her blog Call Me Hannah and since that time has given a Ted Talk, spoken at 37 WE events and is the hopeful heart and face of Canada’s youth movement. Hannah joins young activists Cooper… View Post
By Anne Brodie Hannah Alper was just nine when she found her calling. She launched a blog http://callmehannah.ca/ to explore and open conversations with young people about climate change. Now seventeen and a renowned activist and motivational speaker, Hannah continues to inspire others, no matter their age, to find their passion and share her growing concern for the environment. Hannah… View Post
banner shot of The vast of Night emailed earlier The docuseries Dear… launches Monday on Apple TV+ and is under strict review embargo. It’s about beloved cultural figures receiving thank you letters from people around the world who were inspired by them. R.J. Cutler shines the light of gratitude on Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Yara Shahidi,… View Post
By Anne Brodie A startling documentary out of Norway may reveal more than its subject ever imagined. Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova’s weird emotional journey with addict and criminal Karl-Bertil Nordland is at the heart of this spellbinder. Fortuitous archives, incredible access and footage shot over years describe their fraught relationship in Benjamin Ree’s The Painter and the Thief. Two of… View Post