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The Regime on HBO Canada. Pictured: Kate Winslet as the embattled, and increasingly paranoid, Chancellor Elena Vernham.
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The Regime

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet leads this dark HBO comedy about the decline of a fictional European dictatorship Flip through the pages of your local newspaper or turn the television to your preferred news network and you’ll see it: a plethora of stories chronicling the ins and outs of national politics. Oftentimes, the politics are related to…
February 26, 20240Comments

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Ricky Stanicky on Prime Video. Pictured: John Cena as “Rock Hard” Rod — a burnt-out actor who lands the role of a lifetime in a most unusual casting call.
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Ricky Stanicky

In this new comedy, three 30-something pals hire an unhinged actor (John Cena) to impersonate the imaginary friend they’ve all been using to get out of work, family commitments and trouble since childhood While psychology’s take on the benefits and drawbacks of having an imaginary friend have varied over the years, most research has broadly…
February 22, 20240Comments

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Halo on Paramount+. Pictured: Pablo Schreiber as genetically enhanced space commando Master Chief.
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halo

Season two of Paramount’s big-budget sci-fi thriller finds Master Chief battling both the Covenant hordes and his new commander, while grappling with the loss of his closest ally Change is rampant on the second season of Halo. Onscreen, there is a new guy in charge of the Spartan program, after the untimely departure of Dr.…
February 22, 20240Comments

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The New Look on Apple TV+. Pictured: Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior.
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The New Look

A sumptuous historical drama from the creator of Damages explores the rise and fall of various fashion icons amidst the carnage and impossible choices of the Second World War The story of how designer Christian Dior and his contemporaries launched modern fashion in Paris is a fascinating tale in itself. But set against the horrors…
February 16, 20240Comments

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ShŌgun on Disney+. Pictured: Hiroyuki Sanada as Yoshii Toranaga
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ShŌgun

Like Game of Thrones in feudal Japan, the latest adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 novel centres on a shipwrecked Englishman who washes ashore and shifts the balance of power amongst a rogues’ gallery of warlords As a bestselling novel, James Clavell’s Shōgun achieved high praise from critics as well as readers, while annual sales of…
February 16, 20240Comments

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Elsbeth on Global & CBS. Pictured: Elsbeth Tascioni
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Elsbeth

Good Wife favourite Elsbeth Tascioni goes from kooky attorney to kooky detective in a spinoff that wears its Columbo on its sleeve Two shows on which she was featured are over now, but you can’t keep Elsbeth Tascioni down. The eccentric, high-spirited lawyer portrayed by Carrie Preston, who won a Primetime Emmy for the role…
February 16, 20240Comments

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Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans on FX Canada. Pictured: Tom Hollander as iconic author Truman Capote, whose veiled critique of New York's movers and shakers wasn't quite veiled enough.
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Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans

The new season of Feud recounts how spilled secrets ricocheted through New York high society At the height of his fame, acclaimed writer Truman Capote surrounded himself with society’s most elite women — rich, glamorous socialites that he nicknamed the “Swans.” Capote befriended the beautiful and distinguished Babe Paley, Slim Keith, C.Z. Guest, Ann Woodward…
February 13, 20240Comments

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NCIS on CBS. Pictured: the late David McCallum as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard
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NCIS

CBS’s naval cop drama bids bon voyage to late cast member, and TV icon, David McCallum with an emotional episode that’s all about Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard The world lost a TV legend in September, when David McCallum passed away just a few days after his 90th birthday. The Scottish actor first rocketed to international…
February 8, 20240Comments

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Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix. Pictured: Vancouver’s own Gordon Cormier stars as Aang, the last surviving airbender, who awakens from a frozen sleep just in time to save a hopelessly divided world, provided he can embrace his destiny as the all-powerful “Avatar.”
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Avatar: The Last Airbender

The cult-hit Nickelodeon cartoon becomes a live-action fantasy epic, about a young chosen one fighting to save the world by harnessing the feuding nations of Water, Earth, Fire and Air A wise man named Uncle Iroh once said, “Failure is only the opportunity to try again, only more wisely this time.” While this insightful nugget…
February 8, 20240Comments

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