Global music mourns the loss of Jimmy Cliff Reggae music has lost one of its most iconic voices with the death of Jimmy Cliff at age eighty-one. The Jamaican singer and actor, whose music helped bring reggae to a worldwide audience, passed away following a seizure and complications from pneumonia, his wife Latifa Chambers announced […]
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t 3’ is stylish, funny, and full of twists By Janet Grant Well, maybe it should be retitled The Five Horsemen… Plus! The third film in the franchise, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t 3, brings back the magic, misdirection, and global chaos we’ve come to love, with […]
Jean’s ‘It Comes in Waves’ dominates Reelworld’s 25th edition The 25th anniversary edition of the Reelworld Film Festival opened with a powerful statement this year, as “It Comes in Waves”, a debut feature from Haitian Canadian filmmaker Fitch Jean, claimed five top honours, including Outstanding Feature Film. The screening took place at The Royal Theatre […]
‘Blue Moon’ trades spectacle for language, performance, and mood “The night Lorenz Hart faced the silence after the song.” “A genius at the bar, a ghost in his own spotlight.” Blue Moon: Directed by Richard Linklater · Written by Robert Kaplow · Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott, and Bobby Cannavale Set in […]
Reelworld Film Festival spotlight shines on Tonya Williams This year’s Reelworld Film Festival once again underscored its reputation as a powerful platform for underrepresented voices in the Canadian screen industry. At the heart of its enduring influence is founder and veteran actress Tonya Williams, who continues to drive the festival’s mission of inclusion and industry […]
Toronto Celebrates First Somali-Canadian Feature Film By Sabrina Ramroop A Tribe Called Love is making its world debut on October 18th at the Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto. This is the first Somalian-Canadian feature film shot entirely in Canada, and its highly anticipated premiere sold out within days. Set in a Somali neighbourhood in Toronto, […]
‘Steal Away’ – a tense, sensual, and unsettling story By Janet Grant “Steal Away is Clement Virgo at his boldest.” Clement Virgo’s Steal Away began with the phrase “once upon a time,” but this was no fairy tale. The director’s sixth feature delivered a tense, sensual, and unsettling story that refused to be confined to […]
From Guyana to Harlem one hundred years strong A family real estate business that began in Harlem a century ago is celebrating 100 years of operation, marking a rare milestone in Black entrepreneurship and community impact. Founded by three sisters from Guyana, Lucille, Millicent, and Sarah Edwards, the firm now known as ESRA Realty LLC […]
Eleanor the Great is a patient, honest look at grief Eleanor the Grant had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 8, 2025. Canadian release date September 26, 2025. “Scarlett Johansson’s Eleanor the Great is a patient, honest look at grief.” Eleanor the Great is Scarlett Johansson’s first film as […]
TTFF Closes Celebrating Outstanding Caribbean Films The curtain came down on the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) with the announcement of this year’s winners, celebrating an outstanding slate of Caribbean films that brought powerful storytelling to the big screen. The Best Feature-Length Fiction Film award went to Kanaval, directed by Haitian-Canadian filmmaker Henri Pardo, […]
