Susan G. Cole
Affinity Konar In Conversation with Susan G. Cole
Susan G. Cole interviews Affinity Konar, author of MISCHLING on November 2nd at Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto! more
Susan G. Cole interviews Michael Coren about his new book Epiphany
Susan G. Cole interviews Michael Coren about his new book Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage on May 16th at North York Central Library! more
Susan G. Cole hosts BURST: New Voices in Canadian Literature
Susan G. Cole hosts BURST: New Voices in Canadian Literature at Pages Unbound Festival on May 6th at AGO's Jackman Hall! more
Micah White in conversation with Susan G. Cole
Micah White, co-creator and driving force behind 'Occupy Wall Street' talks with Susan G. Cole on March 17th at Toronto Reference Library! more
TIFF Critics Night with Susan G. Cole
This month's TIFF Critics Night guest, Susan G. Cole introduces a screening of Mustang on January 26th! more
Åsne Seierstad in conversation with Susan G. Cole
Win a pair of tickets to see non-fiction writer Åsne Seierstad in conversation with NOW's Susan G. Cole on October 28th at Lakeside Terrace! more
Hot Docs review: The Oslo Diaries
Brilliant film about the 1993 Oslo Accords shows how close we came to peace in the Middle East more
Hot Docs review: The Devil We Know
Doc about massive environmental scandal doesn't break formal boundaries, but the shock factor makes it a must-see more
Hot Docs review: The Accountant Of Auschwitz
Matthew Shoychet's film about Oskar Gröning’s 2015 trial is powerful and challenging more
Hot Docs review: 93Queen
Paula Eiselt's film follows Hasidic women battling to create an all-female emergency force in Brooklyn more
Hot Docs review: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Morgan Neville's film shows how TV icon Mr. Rogers fearlessly dealt with profound issues on his show for pre-school children more
Hot Docs review: The Game Changers
The Cove director Louis Psihoyos's latest film follows elite athletes thriving on plant-based diets more
Hot Docs review: Yours In Sisterhood
Film about letters sent to Ms. Magazine makes clear that most issues preoccupying women in the 70s have not gone away more
Netflix
Ten must-see Hot Docs films focusing on women's stories
From the opening night film, The Heat, to features about activists Mandi Gray, Nadia Murad and Madonna Thunder Hawk, this year's slate is full of strong female portraits more
Ludicrous Chappaquiddick tries to make Ted Kennedy look sympathetic
What could have been an interesting procedural about an irresponsible and entitled man heads in the wrong direction more
Giacometti biopic Final Portrait arrives at just the wrong time
Geoffrey Rush is excellent as the aging Swiss-Italian artist, but in 2018, we don’t need another story of an egomaniacal womanizing painter more
International Festival of Authors
Paul Vermeersch wins 10th annual Battle Of The Bards
Poet and editor's charisma and craft impressed the judges at International Festival of Authors's 10th annual poetry competition more
Alan Hollinghurst: 'The gay novel is not even a category any more'
Booker Prize-winning author Alan Hollinghurst is credited with mainstreaming gay fiction in the UK, but his latest book, The Sparsholt Affair, leaves the erotic adventures to the reader's imagination. more
Foxtrot dances to existential angst in Israel
Miraculously, Samuel Maoz’s pic doesn’t collapse under the weight of its myriad metaphors more
Meditation Park develops a powerful emotional force
Writer/director Mina Shum gives her often unnoticed people a deep humanity more
Meditation Park director Mina Shum makes the most of her friendship with Sandra Oh
Once long-time collaborator Oh signed on, Shum got the cast she needed to fuel her tender story of marital infidelity more
Pubescent girls click in Porcupine Lake
Ingrid Veninger’s cottage-country-set drama keeps you on edge more
Come From Away will move even the most cynical viewer
Feel-good musical about Newfoundlanders welcoming passengers from rerouted planes on 9/11 has a huge heart more
Cylla von Tiedemann
King Charles III is a political junkie’s dream
Too bad the venue creates so much space between the action and the audience more
A Fantastic Woman, about a grieving trans woman, deserves its Oscar nod
Director Sebastián Lelio has an instinct for creating unusually powerful female characters more
Machines is a powerful portrayal of exploitation
Observational doc takes a clear-eyed look at workers toiling under horrendous conditions more
