This Week's Film Reviews ( Oct 24th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-aoct-24th,-2025

18 October 2025 to the surface, unraveling the fabric of the family just as the nation itself stands on edge during an alarming and challenging time of uncertainty. Despite the high aims of the movie tackling political issues, the way in which the approach is taken...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

BCurrent Performing Arts strengthens its future with Ontario Trillium Foundation supporthttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/arts/bcurrent-performing-arts-strengthens-its-future-with-ontario-trillium-foundation-support

09 January 2026 structure and sustainability as essential components of cultural impact. Positioning for the next chapter For Kira Allen, Executive Director of BCurrent Performing Arts, the grant marked a turning point. “This Ontario Trillium Foundation grant has been...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Arts

This Week's Film Reviews ( Nov 14th, 2025)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-nov-14th,-2025

07 November 2025 Baumbach is known for making light comedies set in New York City, and his works are inspired by filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Whit Stillman. His recent films have exceeded expectations. (He has received award nominations for four Academy Awards,...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

From New Jack Swing to Afro-fusion: Keith Sweat builds new legacy with Roy Hamilton IIIhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/entertainment/from-new-jack-swing-to-afro-fusion-keith-sweat-builds-new-legacy-with-roy-hamilton-iii

20 February 2026 project titled International Sweat. Hamilton III describes the sound as a fusion of influences spanning Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Desmond Dekker, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Roy Hamilton, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding. It is an intergenerational...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Entertainment

Holla Jazz turns 10 with a world premiere rooted in John Coltrane's legacyhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/arts-and-culture/holla-jazz-turns-10-with-a-world-premiere-rooted-in-john-coltrane-s-legacy

29 April 2026 Things." Musicians Tom Richards on trombone, Thompson Egbo-Egbo on piano, Eric West on drums, Scott Hunter on bass, Colleen Allen on saxophone, and Rebecca Hennessey on trumpet bring the score to life. Working with live musicians changed the production...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts & Culture

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 5th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-june-5th,-2026

25 May 2026 with strange mathematical anomalies appearing in deep-space transmissions. Another strange minor female role is Lena (Kiera Allen), a disabled cryptographer who believes the signal may already be altering human cognition. Director Sobol complements the...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 12th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-june-15th,-2026

28 May 2026 of nods to classic films. There is a couple running in the rain holding their coats to shelter from the water, as in Woody Allen’s ANNIE HALL, or dialogue like “It is not that you have lost faith in God but you have lost faith in people,” advises a nun,...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews