By Anne Brodie Just floored by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s searing documentary Sugarcane from Nat Geo/Disney. It comes with a strong warning as does this review. We follow NoiseCat, (of the Canim Lake Band Tsq’escenemc band in British Columbia, as he researches atrocities, victims and the present-day reality of generational trauma in our indigenous population raised in Christian… View Post
I’m back from my summer vacation, and what a transformative few weeks it has been! The world feels different—there’s a palpable shift in energy as people globally step up to demand a fairer and more just world. This renewed vigour for change has fueled me, and I’m excited to continue to dive into topics that promise to inspire, provoke thought,… View Post
How many times would you have liked to go back, reset the dial, and correct a misstep to appease your conscience? It’s possible in CBC’s compelling fantasy drama anthology Plan B. Vinessa Antoine plays Mia, a dedicated police officer who has the chance to save four innocent lives by availing herself of the services of the mysterious Plan B. Antoine… View Post
By Anne Brodie Familiar real-life trauma comes back to haunt us in Coup! Joseph Schuman’s sly, winking look at the 1918 global influenza pandemic in an American seaside mansion rife with double-crossers, thieves, and a weak master. Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, and Sarah Gadon star as Horton, a billionaire liberal, Floyd, a cunning interloper, and Julie, the lady of the… View Post
For the last several months, in partnership with Ontario’s Pay Equity Office, we’ve been exploring various aspects of pay equity. We’ve covered topics ranging from the origins and reasons behind pay equity, the differences between equity and equality, to how your retirement can be impacted. But just because you now understand the pay equity system in theory doesn’t mean you… View Post
By Anne Brodie The all-star cast of The Fabulous Four, Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph is a hoot. It isn’t a film critics’ film, aimed squarely at the older female demographic with an easy, funny script and the energy and familiarity of the four stars. Friends since college, they will reunite in Key West for… View Post