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Entertainment·REVIEW Monkey Man’s occasionally brilliant fight scenes and the production challenges it overcame are almost enough to make you forget what you’re watching is more-or-less a semi-shallow collage of other, better action movies. Unlikely revenge thriller showcases Dev Patel’s talents, but ultimately an unfulfilling addition to the genre Jackson WeaverContinue Reading

Entertainment The Artist Rights Alliance, a non-profit advocacy organization, issued an open letter this week signed by more than 200 musicians calling on artificial intelligence tech companies, developers, platforms and digital music services to stop using AI to ‘infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.’ The Artist RightsContinue Reading

ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility Help newsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in Canada His name is Mandy Patinkin — and he’s coming to Halifax5 days ago Duration 2:53 5 days agoNewsDuration 2:53The man known to many as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride is coming to Halifax.Continue Reading

SCTV comedian Joe Flaherty dead at 82Sketch comedian and founding member of Canadian troupe SCTV Joe Flaherty has died. He was 82 years old. Joe Flaherty, the comedian and writer known for his roles on shows like Freaks and Geeks and SCTV, has died. He was 82. “After a briefContinue Reading

Entertainment Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Gen V, has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. Publicist offers few details on crash but says no one else involvedThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 30, 2024 7:54 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Entertainment Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar five years after earning an Emmy for his role in the seminal TV miniseries Roots, has died. He was 87. Gossett enjoyed 7-decade career, but encountered struggles and racism along the wayThe Associated PressContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire strands its two titans in a bland, ugly movieGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the latest installment in the MonsterVerse series where the two larger-than-life foes (eventually) team up to save humanity. It is also terrible. Latest MonsterVerse installment is an awkward,Continue Reading

Beyoncé’s country album giving artists hope for a Black country renaissanceThe release of Beyoncé’s highly anticipated country album, Cowboy Carter, has many Black country artists already seeing a bump in fans, and many are hoping for a renaissance in Black country music, including here in Canada. On the surface, BeyoncéContinue Reading

Entertainment·REVIEW Dune: Part Two is a towering achievement of artistic vision, clearly crafted by a director with both a deep love for the source material and mastery over his craft. The only problem is, like the first, the only way to accomplish that was to make what is not reallyContinue Reading