Only two reviews. I'm out there having summer fun.. HTTPS://www.whatshesaidtalk.com/young-love-dancing-romancing-and-hostage-taking/
Young Love, Dancing, Romancing and Hostage Taking! - What She Said
By Anne Brodie Netflix’s pulse pounder mini series Hostage is such dark fun. It concerns the relationship between two female national leaders, left leaning British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton (Suran...
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August 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Only two reviews. I'm out there having summer fun.. HTTPS://www.whatshesaidtalk.com/young-love-dancing-romancing-and-hostage-taking/
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On SUDAN, REMEMBER US 🇸🇩
"gives voice to a population that has been consistently ignored" - Susan G. Cole
On ANIMALE 🫏
"plays with myth, horror and reality" - Gilbert Seah
On THE GIRLS ARE ALRIGHT 👩👧👧
"a breath of fresh air" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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"gives voice to a population that has been consistently ignored" - Susan G. Cole
On ANIMALE 🫏
"plays with myth, horror and reality" - Gilbert Seah
On THE GIRLS ARE ALRIGHT 👩👧👧
"a breath of fresh air" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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TFCA (Freakier) Friday: August 8 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Freakier Friday, Weapons, My Mother's Wedding, Shook, Souleymane's Story, Sudan Remember Us, and more!
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August 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On SUDAN, REMEMBER US 🇸🇩
"gives voice to a population that has been consistently ignored" - Susan G. Cole
On ANIMALE 🫏
"plays with myth, horror and reality" - Gilbert Seah
On THE GIRLS ARE ALRIGHT 👩👧👧
"a breath of fresh air" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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"gives voice to a population that has been consistently ignored" - Susan G. Cole
On ANIMALE 🫏
"plays with myth, horror and reality" - Gilbert Seah
On THE GIRLS ARE ALRIGHT 👩👧👧
"a breath of fresh air" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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Kerouac and the Road, Alicia Silverstone's Canadian Co-Pro, Girlfriends, and Spies! - What She Said
By Anne Brodie Jack Kerouac, his landmark book On the Road and the Beat era came before me, and was not a topic of conversation. But his legacy roars back to life in Ebs Burnough’s impressive doc Kero...
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August 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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This week in movies!
On The Naked Gun! 🚨
"giddy as charged" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"would make Leslie Nielsen proud" - Rachel Ho
"You’ll find yourself grinning at the screen" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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On The Naked Gun! 🚨
"giddy as charged" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"would make Leslie Nielsen proud" - Rachel Ho
"You’ll find yourself grinning at the screen" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Week of August 1 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for The Naked Gun, The Bad Guys 2, Ghosts of the Sea, BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young, Together, and more!
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August 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This week in movies!
On The Naked Gun! 🚨
"giddy as charged" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"would make Leslie Nielsen proud" - Rachel Ho
"You’ll find yourself grinning at the screen" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
On The Naked Gun! 🚨
"giddy as charged" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"would make Leslie Nielsen proud" - Rachel Ho
"You’ll find yourself grinning at the screen" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Wake up, America
July 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Wake up, America
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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On DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT
"a sad reminder of the evils of colonialism" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moments of levity and even humour" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"retains an uneasily frightened white perspective" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social
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"a sad reminder of the evils of colonialism" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moments of levity and even humour" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"retains an uneasily frightened white perspective" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Week of July 18 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Eddington, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Cloud, I Known What You Did Last Summer, Smurfs, and more!
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July 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT
"a sad reminder of the evils of colonialism" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moments of levity and even humour" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"retains an uneasily frightened white perspective" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social
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"a sad reminder of the evils of colonialism" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moments of levity and even humour" - @chrisknightfilm.bsky.social
"retains an uneasily frightened white perspective" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social
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On WE ARE GUARDIANS 🌴
"It’s unbearable watching the majestic trees fall" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"a plea to the global community" - @bgos923.bsky.social
On TO A LAND UNKNOWN 🍉
"a finely tuned performance by Bakri" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
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"It’s unbearable watching the majestic trees fall" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"a plea to the global community" - @bgos923.bsky.social
On TO A LAND UNKNOWN 🍉
"a finely tuned performance by Bakri" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Week of July 11 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Superman, Apocalypse in the Tropics, Pavements, We Are Warriors, Antidote, To a Land Unknown, Push, and more!
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July 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
On WE ARE GUARDIANS 🌴
"It’s unbearable watching the majestic trees fall" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"a plea to the global community" - @bgos923.bsky.social
On TO A LAND UNKNOWN 🍉
"a finely tuned performance by Bakri" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
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"It’s unbearable watching the majestic trees fall" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"a plea to the global community" - @bgos923.bsky.social
On TO A LAND UNKNOWN 🍉
"a finely tuned performance by Bakri" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Women have had it
It Women in Charge! Protecting the Amazon, Being Dangerous, Vigilantes, Fresh Starts and Burning Down the House. - What She Said
By Anne Brodie Directed by Edivan Guajajara, co-founder of Mídia Indígena, Brazil’s leading Indigenous-led journalism collective and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Gua...
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July 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Women have had it
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On HIS FATHER'S SON 🍁
"reinvents the way we see families in cinema" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moving and insightful" - Gilbert Seah
"attentively crafted and acted" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
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"reinvents the way we see families in cinema" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moving and insightful" - Gilbert Seah
"attentively crafted and acted" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
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TFCA Friday: Week of June 20 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Elio, 28 Weeks Later, His Father's Son, Meet the Barbarians, Surviving Ohio State, and Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem.
torontofilmcritics.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
On HIS FATHER'S SON 🍁
"reinvents the way we see families in cinema" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moving and insightful" - Gilbert Seah
"attentively crafted and acted" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
"reinvents the way we see families in cinema" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"moving and insightful" - Gilbert Seah
"attentively crafted and acted" - @liamlacey.bsky.social
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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The very good and the don't bothers
The very good and the don't bothers
The Mitfords!!! Rob Ford, Family in Crisis and an Immigrant Story. - What She Said
By Anne Brodie The superior drama His Father’s Son reinvents the way we see families in cinema; this is a whole new animal, shot in Toronto by Meelad Moaphi whose rich cinematic vision is a treat. We ...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The very good and the don't bothers
The very good and the don't bothers
Why isn't Juneteenth in Canada?We had slavery, to our detriment.
On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.
June 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Why isn't Juneteenth in Canada?We had slavery, to our detriment.
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Plus:
Jim Slotek recaps BlueMtnFilmFest
@liamlacey.bsky.social previews Toronto Japanese FF
@annebrodie.bsky.social on new series
@filmfest.bsky.social talks Endless Cookie
And more!
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Jim Slotek recaps BlueMtnFilmFest
@liamlacey.bsky.social previews Toronto Japanese FF
@annebrodie.bsky.social on new series
@filmfest.bsky.social talks Endless Cookie
And more!
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TFCA Friday: Week of June 13 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Endless Cookie, Boxcutter, How to Train Your Dragon, Our Times, and more!
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June 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Plus:
Jim Slotek recaps BlueMtnFilmFest
@liamlacey.bsky.social previews Toronto Japanese FF
@annebrodie.bsky.social on new series
@filmfest.bsky.social talks Endless Cookie
And more!
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Jim Slotek recaps BlueMtnFilmFest
@liamlacey.bsky.social previews Toronto Japanese FF
@annebrodie.bsky.social on new series
@filmfest.bsky.social talks Endless Cookie
And more!
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
Not the greatest lineup of all time, but here goes:
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Cows, Cads, Curs and Crime Busters! Oh Yeah! - What She Said
By Anne Brodie Katie Uhlman’s charming sitcom Cows Come Home is a breath of fresh air! With a hint of manure! Fifteen-minute segments follow Toronto resident Tabby Acres (yes) played with energy by Li...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Not the greatest lineup of all time, but here goes:
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On BALLERINA 🩰
"a little extra Wick for fans who thought they’d seen the last of him" - Jim Slotek
On DIGITAL TSUNAMI 🌊
"timely and productive" - @patmullen.bsky.social
Plus @annebrodie.bsky.social offers #IndigenousPeoplesMonth & #Pride picks
and more!
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"a little extra Wick for fans who thought they’d seen the last of him" - Jim Slotek
On DIGITAL TSUNAMI 🌊
"timely and productive" - @patmullen.bsky.social
Plus @annebrodie.bsky.social offers #IndigenousPeoplesMonth & #Pride picks
and more!
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TFCA Friday: Week of June 6 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for The Phoenician Scheme, Ballerina, Dangerous Animals, Digital Tsunami, I Don't Understand You, Straw, and more!
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June 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On BALLERINA 🩰
"a little extra Wick for fans who thought they’d seen the last of him" - Jim Slotek
On DIGITAL TSUNAMI 🌊
"timely and productive" - @patmullen.bsky.social
Plus @annebrodie.bsky.social offers #IndigenousPeoplesMonth & #Pride picks
and more!
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
"a little extra Wick for fans who thought they’d seen the last of him" - Jim Slotek
On DIGITAL TSUNAMI 🌊
"timely and productive" - @patmullen.bsky.social
Plus @annebrodie.bsky.social offers #IndigenousPeoplesMonth & #Pride picks
and more!
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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🔥Volcanic lightning - an electrical discharge caused by colliding particles of ash and ice rather than from a thunderstorm.
March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🔥Volcanic lightning - an electrical discharge caused by colliding particles of ash and ice rather than from a thunderstorm.
Tee hee
June 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Tee hee
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In this week's round-up, our members review new releases including TWO WOMEN, BRING HER BACK, and BEAUTIFUL EVENING, BEAUTIFUL DAY, plus take a look at the Canadian Screen Awards, Blue Mountain Film Festival, and the NFB's new strategic plan torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Week of May 30 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Two Women; Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day; Bring Her Back; Bono: Stories of Surrender; Sabbath Queen; and more!
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May 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In this week's round-up, our members review new releases including TWO WOMEN, BRING HER BACK, and BEAUTIFUL EVENING, BEAUTIFUL DAY, plus take a look at the Canadian Screen Awards, Blue Mountain Film Festival, and the NFB's new strategic plan torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
It's Mystery Week as Hockey Delays #canadianscreenawards
Love a Mystery? You're in the Right Place So Buckle Up, and the CBC Fêtes Canadian Artists. - What She Said
By Anne Brodie The nine-episode British psychological police procedural DEPT. Q is a simmering look at law enforcement in Edinburgh, with traumatised DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode, emaciated, for the ...
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May 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It's Mystery Week as Hockey Delays #canadianscreenawards
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On JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE 🔖
"“An improbable, head spinning parade of events" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"has a knack for atmosphere and tone" - Karen Gordon
"a lovely entry into the field of romantic comedies" - Marc Glassman
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"“An improbable, head spinning parade of events" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"has a knack for atmosphere and tone" - Karen Gordon
"a lovely entry into the field of romantic comedies" - Marc Glassman
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TFCA Friday: Week of May 23 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Lilo & Stitch, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Bad Shabbos, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, and more.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE 🔖
"“An improbable, head spinning parade of events" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"has a knack for atmosphere and tone" - Karen Gordon
"a lovely entry into the field of romantic comedies" - Marc Glassman
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
"“An improbable, head spinning parade of events" - @annebrodie.bsky.social
"has a knack for atmosphere and tone" - Karen Gordon
"a lovely entry into the field of romantic comedies" - Marc Glassman
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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Our columns in one place!
Plus:
@jenniepunter.bsky.social on Canadians at Cannes
@annebrodie.bsky.social binges Motherland
@patmullen.bsky.social on Overcompensating
And more! 🍿
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@jenniepunter.bsky.social on Canadians at Cannes
@annebrodie.bsky.social binges Motherland
@patmullen.bsky.social on Overcompensating
And more! 🍿
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TFCA Friday: Week of May 16 - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Hurry Up Tomorrow, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Friendship, Deaf President Now, and Cannes Film Festival coverage.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our columns in one place!