Penguin Books Canada was kind enough to send me an advance copy of the latest work from John le Carre, and I simply devoured this one… With his latest novel A Delicate Truth, le Carre continues to prove he is a master wordsmith, carving out a tense thriller driven by complex characters and crackling dialogue, only…
Hot Docs: God Loves Uganda – Roger Ross Williams
I knew going in that this one was going to make me mad, which is why I planned to see something relaxing and enjoyable right after, but this presentation at Hot Docs left me infuriated, and left me with no doubt in my mind that the evangelical Christian right has blood on their hands, as…
Manborg (2011) – Steven Kostanski
Anchor bay has recently released this to DVD so that the rest of the world can see what has become an undeniable cult favorite, which verges on the utterly ridiculous (in a great way!). I won’t tell you plot details, it’s better to enjoy it all as it happens, preferably with friends and imbibing. But…
Hot Docs: Teenage – Matt Wolf
Using Jon Savage’s Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture as a launching point, Wolf’s film, which screened at the Lightbox yesterday, serves as a perfect companion piece to Savage’s work. Through the use of varied voice overs from the UK, the U.S. and Germany, the film charts the growth of a new creation, that of adolescence at…
Doctor Who S07E12 – The Crimson Horror
We get a Monty Python reference, a nod to previous Who companion Teagan (Janet Fielding), a classic Bond Girl, Diana Rigg, playing the villain of the piece Winifred Gillyflower, the return of Silurian Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh), Sontaran butler Strax (Dan Starkey) and the enchanting Jenny (Catrin Stewart). All bundled up in a script…
Hot Docs: Remote Area Medical – Jeff Reichert & Farihah Zaman
Scotiabank played host to a heartbreaking presentation of this beautiful film that shows the terrible state of medicine in the United States and its practice. Remote Are Medical, created by Stan Brock (who seems to travel everywhere by bike), was established to bring doctors to the Amazon. Recent times however, have necessitated them to bring more work…
Hot Docs: The Unbelievers – Gus Holwerda
One of the films i was most looking forward to at this year’s Hot Docs is now behind me, finally making the last screening of The Unbelievers at the Isabel Bader Theater. This one was everything I hoped it would be, giving brilliant scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss a forum to spread the need…
Orphan Black S01E05 – Conditions of Existence
Oh what a tangled web! I finally got a chance to catch up on last week’s Orphan Black (sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day!) and this show gets better and better each episode! I’m so glad they are coming back for a second season! This episode marks the halfway point of…
Brug’s Army presents: Mingle For a Mission
Sue and I know how fortunate we are getting to meet some amazing people and then being able to call them our friends. One of them, the amazing Amanda Brugel, who has now been on our show 3 times(!) has created a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for charities that have a strong focus…
Hot Docs: Here One Day – Kathy Leichter
When her mother, Nina, committed suicide by jumping from her apartment window, Kathy Leicher made the decision to move into that same apartment as a way of keeping her mother close. Amongst all of Nina’s belongings was a box of audio tapes which Nina had recorded over the years – a form of journal…
