In Ontario today, there’s a tempest brewing, a storm of decisions and policies that threaten the very fabric of our Canadian identity. At the heart of this storm stands Doug Ford, whose majority government, backed by a mere 18% of eligible voters in the 2022 election, is on a relentless march to dismantle the pillars of what it means to… View Post
By Anne Brodie Jennifer Lopez releases her first album in ten years alongside a star-studded fantasy musical film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story reflecting her headling grabbing love life, now at 54. Dave Meyers’ film in partnership with J-Lo is an ambitious, visually enticing “cinematic odyssey, steeped in mythological storytelling and personal healing”. What does that mean? Well, bigger-is-better… View Post
You don’t have to love Taylor Swift or football to love the love story we all got watching the Kansas City Chiefs win the Superbowl this week. Love in all its many forms, is truly a many splendored thing and February delivers with more than just Valentine’s Day. For many across Canada we also get to strengthen our familial bonds… View Post
The Taste of Things, France’ Oscar submission in the Foreign Language category, directed by Tran Anh Hung stars Juliette Binoche as Eugénie. She is the personal cook and lover of French chef Dodin Bouffant, played by Benoît Magimel, Binoche’s former real-life partner, and father of her daughter Hana. It’s set in France’s Loire Valley region in 1889. She uses all… View Post
By Anne Brodie Perfect Days, Wim Wenders’ meditation on the everyday is a deep delight. Days in which a toilet cleaner carries out his morning and evening routines, does his job, takes a few simple pleasures and glory in the beauty of life, within busting Tokyo, with occasional human contact. C’est la vie. Koji Yakusho is Hirayama, a toilet janitor… View Post
Three Little Birds – Yazmin Belo, Rochelle Neil and Saffron Coomber The devout Hosanna played by Yazmin Belo seeks a husband who is as devoted to God as she is, while Chantrelle, played by Saffron Coomber, dreams of a future as a movie star, the new Elizabeth Taylor. But can their dreams be realised in an environment of Black racism… View Post