By Anne Brodie Benedict Cumberbatch unleashes Phil, a psychotic rancher Montana’s Wild West circa 1925 in The Power of the Dog. He’s a Yale classics graduate who has chosen to live the cowboy life, unwashed, mean and toxic as a junkyard dog, boss of a bunch of admiring cowhands who like to watch him neuter bulls and humiliate people with… View Post
Having spent 30 years working in child welfare in Ontario, it seemed like a natural decision to use my skills to start a Duty to Report Campaign during Child Abuse Prevention Month. Although I suspect that most Ontarians don’t know that October is dedicated to child abuse education, let alone know what day Dress Purple Day is (October 27, 2021) and what it stands… View Post
Presented by RBC What did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut. What led you to the path you’re on now? Time spent with my elders when I was a child. What makes a great leader? Someone who is willing to learn and adapt and adjust to ensure their team feels seen and heard at the same… View Post
By Anne Brodie Kristen Stewart is absolutely, freakishly, Diana, Princess of Wales in the imagined and much-anticipated biopic Spencer. Diana’s clipped, dense accented speech is perfect, her carriage, and physical tells and intense eyes, all revived in Stewart’s spookily realistic portrayal of a woman in crisis. It’s Christmas weekend at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk 1991. Diana is driving… View Post
Kristen Stewart is utterly transformed as Princess Diana, in one of her best performances to date. It’s 1991 and Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles has crumbled. His mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles has joined the Royal family holiday weekend at Sandringham Estate, sending the psychologically vulnerable Diana into a tailspin. Based on two years of research including interviews with Diana’s private staff,… View Post
By Anne Brodie Trevor Mack’s award-winning study of Tyler, a young indigenous boy, in Portraits From a Fire is an extraordinary work, both by Mack and actor William Lulua who carries the film on his young shoulders. He’s in almost every frame and his easy self-assurance and acting range just jump straight out of the screen and into the heart…. View Post