Truth North, directed by Michèle Stephenson, confronts audiences with a historical reality that is often rejected by non-black Canadians in Canada. It is easy to argue that systemic racism is not and has never been a problem in this country because it has never been...
Ashish is lost. Depressed, apathetic and harbouring ocean levels of resentment, his mind is haunted by the anxiety of selling his first novel- white publishers don’t want a non-exotic Indian story. His spirit is disturbed by the aftermath of his parent's divorce. He...
Jane Luk isn’t here to make you comfortable. In The Institute, MGM+’s harrowing new adaptation of the popular Stephen King novel, she plays Maureen, a woman whose courage is buried under years of hardened silence and fear. You’ll find her mopping floors, moving like a...
Stepping into the shoes of a telepathic child trapped in a sinister institution isn’t something most kids have to imagine—but for Viggo Hanvelt, it was all in a day’s work. As Avery, the powerful but gentle telepath who grows into a reluctant leader in The Institute,...
There’s a specific kind of chaos that erupts when the internet finds a new TV crush. Suddenly, your brick-by-brick TikTok feed is a flurry of fan edits with users dedicating their entire identities to a romantic headcannon, at least for the season of their favourite...
Neil Sedaka once sang that, ‘Breaking up is hard to do." Against the unsettling, yet cheerful melody, he laments on separating from his partner while pleading with her to stay with him and give it another try. The grounds for their separation are unclear, but his...
Max Parker joins my Zoom call on a cool spring day in May. It’s the morning hour, and there is a softness to the sunlight that breaks through his living room window, one that matches the thoughtful cadence of his voice. He’s at the beginning of his press junket for...
Bride Hard arrives with a premise as wild as its title suggests: Rebel Wilson as a secret agent maid-of-honour caught in the middle of a hostage crisis at her best friend's wedding. Equal parts 'best friend comedy' and action spoof, it's the best kind of mashup that...
When I first met Lanette Ware-Bushfield for coffee in 2018, I was both nervous and elated that she agreed to speak with me. Impressed by her presence and success in the Canadian film industry, I was eager to learn everything about this prolific actress. The day we...