My feelings about Meta are complicated. Like most people I have invested a significant amount of time in it’s platforms over the years, not to mention sharing countless photos and memories. With that said, it’s no secret that Meta is dangerous for women and has shown us repeatedly that it’s more interested in growth than accountability. Maya’s Angelou’s famous words… View Post
By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character created by Ann Cleeves, stands out in her… View Post
By Anne Brodie A brilliantly subversive take on Bram Stoker’s horror vampire classic and crowd pleaser Dracula, Nosferatu will scare the bejaysus out of you. Master of eerie Robert Eggers has taken the tale to new heights of eroticism, despair and terror while exploring the reality of a woman obsessed with her captor. Eggers, fuelled by his disciplined and intricate… View Post
I’ve been meaning to acknowledge a Canadian Woman of the Year on What She Said for some time now, but, like many of you, I’m juggling a lot and honestly, time just got away from me. Who would even notice, I rationalized, since I’ve never done this before. I figured I’d just wait until next year. But then, Chrystia Freeland… View Post
A family survived an earthly holocaust living in a salt mine – an extremely well appointed, art treasure trove museum of the best art – salt mine. They’ve been there twenty years and made a policy never to give food or shelter to beggars who come by, as has happened, because every time they offered hospitality, the stranger tried to… View Post
By Anne Brodie Greek mythology comes vividly to life in Uberto Pasolini’s the Return in theatres today. It tells the story of King Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) 1200 years before Christ’s birth who left Ithaca to fight the Trojan War on mainland Greece. For reasons that are not made clear beyond “I was lost”, he failed to return. For twenty years… View Post