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Back to SearchHow APTN changed Indigenous film and television
APTN celebrates its 25th anniversary as a national broadcaster with the launch of APTN Languages, a channel dedicated to programming in 18 different …
1 year, 6 months ago
TIFF In 12: Rad & Teri's chaotic weekend, Anora, and Paying For It
Elamin is joined by film critics Radheyan Simonpillai and Teri Hart to talk about opening weekend at TIFF, and two films getting a ton of buzz - 'Ano…
1 year, 6 months ago
What you need to know about TIFF 2024, and Beetlejuice returns
Commotion regulars Teri Hart and Radheyan Simonpillai tell you how Tim Burton’s new Beetlejuice sequel measures up to the iconic 1988 original, and t…
1 year, 6 months ago
The controversy surrounding ELLE Canada’s list of influential Canadian women
ELLE Canada recently published an article celebrating 8 influential Canadian women. However after getting some backlash, they made changes to the pie…
1 year, 6 months ago
The English Teacher tackles woke culture in the classroom, and a new era in MILF cinema
Culture critics Rad Simonpillai and Mel Woods talk about the surprise fall hit The English Teacher, a comedy starring Brian Jordan Alvarez as a high …
1 year, 6 months ago
The brilliance of Pachinko, and champion eaters Chestnut and Kobayashi go head-to-head
Film critic Rachel Ho and Korean media professor Michelle Cho discuss the Apple TV+ series Pachinko, which follows the hopes and dreams of a Korean f…
1 year, 6 months ago
All the fall TV shows you need to know
There’s a lot of TV coming out over the next few months, more than 100 shows! Elamin chats with TV critics Saloni Gajjar, Emily Longeretta and Kathry…
1 year, 6 months ago
Why is Ronald Reagan so hard to capture in film? And, Only Murders in the Building returns
Elamin is joined by film critics Rachel Ho, Radheyan Simonpillai and Adam Nayman to discuss the new biopic Reagan, the return of ‘Only Murders in the…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Paralympic Games start in Paris, and Netflix's Worst Ex Ever
Paralympic athlete John Loeppky will join Elamin to talk about the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 and his one big hope for …
1 year, 7 months ago
What we can learn from the end of Bennifer 2.0, and the surprising history of Krautrock
Culture critics Bee Quammie and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd track the rise and fall of Bennifer 2.0, and what our cultural fascination with their rela…
1 year, 7 months ago