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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 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

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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 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Wake up, America

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.

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 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

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 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Women have had it

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...

www.whatshesaidtalk.com/the-mitfords... The very good and the don't bothers

Why isn't Juneteenth in Canada?We had slavery, to our detriment.

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...

Not the greatest lineup of all time, but here goes: www.whatshesaidtalk.com/cows-cads-cu...

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...

Short and to the point! 🎞️ #PRIDE! www.whatshesaidtalk.com/indigenous-a...

🔥Volcanic lightning - an electrical discharge caused by colliding particles of ash and ice rather than from a thunderstorm.

Tee hee

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

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...

Our columns in one place!

Our columns in one place!

This week in movies! On SHARP CORNER 🚗 "absorbing, uncomfortable" - Kim Hughes "puts us in a peculiar state of mind" - @annebrodie.bsky.social "as rewarding as it is chilling" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

A wildly diverse week in entertainment! www.whatshesaidtalk.com/rust-release...

Respect

... no words for this lightweight

#NFB searing documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, directed by Toronto filmmakers #MichaelMabbott and #LucahRosenberg-Lee, has won the prestigious documentary #PeabodyAward That’s 22 awards and honours, with 47 festival selections now on #Crave in Canada . youtu.be/xnlvygHhqrM

Why can't the GOP find a leader like this instead of a convicted rapist and felon? Canada, you are truly fortunate! ======================

If you don’t want Canada to become the 51st state, then don’t vote for the Conservatives. Prime Minister Mark Carney is infinitely preferable to Governor Pierre Poilievre.

On ISLAND BETWEEN TIDES 🔖 "It’s truly amazing to run into a story that you can’t believe actually hasn’t been told yet" - @intheseats.bsky.social On ON SWIFT HORSES 🐎 "boy, do we get to see a lot of [Elordi]!" - @annebrodie.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

Think about the credibility Mark Carney has internationally, and how effectively after becoming Prime Minister he established smart, strategic ties with Europe and other parts of the world. Think about the leadership he can provide internationally. Now picture “Canada First” Poilievre trying that.

Season One of #STEM begins tomorrow, #EarthDay, at #IMAX #ABeautifulPlanet3D - Filmed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station and narrated by #Jennifer#Lawrence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytHO...

On THE COURAGEOUS 💪 "a triumph of expression and humanity" - @annebrodie.bsky.social On BLUE SUN PALACE ☀️ "treats its working-class characters with empathy" - @rachelwest.bsky.social On IT FEEDS 🍽️ "Archibald’s most refined work" - Thom Ernst torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

If anyone you know in ICE tells you they’re “just following orders” remind them of the following: - they can read - they’re aware of the SCOTUS ruling and numerous injunctions around the illegality of what they’re doing - feigning ignorance will not soften their place in history…or in America.

This week in movies! On DROP 📵 "like absurdist dinner theatre on steroids" - @intheseats.bsky.social "pivots into full Hitchcockian paranoia" - Thom Ernst "A resourceful thriller" - @andrewjparker.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

On Warfare 🪖 "devoid of character growth, political examination or commentary" - @jacksonweaver.bsky.social On G20 🔫 "the action is fast and furious" - @annebrodie.bsky.social On ONE TO ONE 🎶 "One feels totally immersed" - Gilbert Seah torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

A darkly ominous and lesser known @AgathaChristie entry adapted #TowardsZero". Meet the stars: www.whatshesaidtalk.com/we-investiga...

Extra! Crammed week of entertainment gems: www.whatshesaidtalk.com/canada-stron...