LGBT Canadian director Deepa Mehta adapts Shyam Selvadurai’s gay coming-of-age novel Funny Boy for Netflix Deepa Mehta co-wrote the Funny Boy screenplay with author Shyam Selvadurai and shot the film on location in Sri Lanka.
Health Notes Dr. Theresa Tam on how to celebrate Halloween safely during COVID-19 COVID-19 hasn’t cancelled Halloween in Canada—yet.
Movie Features Vampires Vs. The Bronx turns gentrification into a horror comedy In Vampires Vs. The Bronx, adolescents protect their neighbourhood from gentrification…and other monsters.
Television Diversity in Canadian TV: From Schitt’s Creek to Next Stop The historic Schitt’s Creek Emmy awards sweep was a win for Canada. But who lost?
Music Notes Indigenous music documentary series Amplify is about more than identity Amplify surveys new Indigenous music by asking artists to write a song about a point of inspiration.
Movie Features The Broken Hearts Gallery finds romance in Toronto Australian star Geraldine Viswanathan has a tendency to own everything she’s in.
VIFF VIFF review: Inconvenient Indian is made with love Inconvenient Indian follows and takes inspiration from a new generation.
VIFF VIFF 2020: No Ordinary Man revisits the life of trans icon and jazz musician Billy Tipton No Ordinary Man celebrates and interprets jazz musician Billy Tipton’s life through conversations with contemporary trans masculine artists.
Movie Features Filmmaker Michelle Latimer reclaims Indigenous storytelling with Trickster and Inconvenient Indian Filmmaker Michelle Latimer says producers need to recognize the wealth that Indigenous creatives bring to their own stories.
Television TV review: B.C.–set Trickster is an electrifying adaptation of Eden Robinson’s book Trickster is a scrappy, bare-knuckle answer to the Harry Potter series.
