Embark on an extraordinary journey with “Morocco Travel with Grit & Grace,” where the mystique of ancient traditions, the vibrancy of diverse landscapes, and the warmth of Moroccan hospitality await. As you curate your travel bucket list, let me show you why Morocco, with its unique blend of culture and adventure, is not just a destination but an experience of… View Post
So what happens when eleven-year-old Benny (Keir Tallman) is sent from his home in San Diego to spend the summer on a remote Arizona res with his grandmother who speaks no English? Well, the Fleetwood Mac-loving youngster doesn’t expect much but turns out, he has the time of his life. Billy Luther’s profound, funny, ironic, and highly entertaining story illustrates… View Post
By Anne Brodie Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves reflects on life’s quiet offside moments as two characters fallen on hard times find each other. A grocery cashier and a labourer working in Helsinki, Finland had bigger dreams for themselves, but living in squalor on tiny incomes has punctured those dreams. And Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) are lonely. He… View Post
Alexander Payne’s bittersweet and hilarious Christmas movie The Holdovers has captured movie fans’ hearts this season. The 70’s ” period piece”, emotional without being sentimental, concerns the goings-on at Barton Academy, a New England boarding school during Christmas break. A few student stragglers are left behind with nowhere to go and become the responsibility of longsuffering teacher Paul (Paul Giamatti),… View Post
Before attending the Catalyst Honours event in Toronto, I knew very little about Catalyst – a global nonprofit dedicated to championing women’s empowerment in the workplace. Little did I realize what I was missing out on. This event wasn’t just an eye-opener; it was a revelation. Surrounded by a community passionately striving for gender equality, I discovered a sense of… View Post
The very real dangers of AI victimisation as seen in Reuben Hamlyn and Sophie Compton’s documentary Another Body are brutal. Young women have been exploited by advanced AI, used by someone who intends to shame them, fixing their faces on bodies in pornographic videos in a seamless way. And the resulting footage can be disseminated at will, without the victim… View Post