Nathalie Atkinson

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| March 4th, 2025A former police chief (Lindsay Duncan, 74) and ex-special forces veteran (Clarke Peters, 72) find love after being reunited at a mutual friend’s funeral in ‘Truelove.' Photo: Courtesy of Acorn TVHilarious whodunnits, Hollywood satire, gritty crime drama and a tender friendship pact are highlights of the month’s new scripted series – all of which more than hold their own against returning favourites like Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again (Mar 4, Disney+), The Wheel of Time (Mar.

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Forget winter, spring, summer or fall, The Talent is a novel for those whose favourite season is “awards,” as Schitt’s Creek matriarch Moira Rose would say. Daniel D’Addario, chief correspondent for Variety magazine, spends his days interviewing A-listers like Kate Winslet, dissecting award snubs and nominations, likening Emilia Pérez Best Actress nominee Karla Sofia Gascón to Donald Trump and wondering whether the Oscars are scared of sex.

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Szalay, who was born in Canada, grew up in London and lives in Budapest, follows Hungarian István, from the age of 15 in the 1980s, when he falls into a relationship with an older married woman, through the course of his life. Like his breakthrough, Booker-shortlisted All That Man Is (2016), the novel has a linked story structure: each chapter chronicles a stage of István’s life, following him through Eastern Europe to London before coming full circle, in more ways than one. (Mar. 11)

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It’s Black History Month in Canada, although, as Renee Hess titles a chapter in Blackness is a Gift I Can Give Her, “We’re Black All Year Long, Not Just in February.” Our pick of notable reads covers the literary canon, with books on culture-changing entrepreneurship, the data of racism, Black visual culture, Afrofuturism and how to discuss dissenting opinions in good faith. They delve into the past, present and future Black experience, and are essential reading any month of the year.

2 months ago | everythingzoomer.com | Nathalie Atkinson

| February 5th, 2025Angela Bassett as President Mitchell in 'Zero Day'. Photo: JOJO WHILDEN/Netflix © 2023February may be brief, but the streaming is bright. And that’s just the returning favourites: Gen X teen icon Anthony Michael Hall joins the third season of Reacher (Feb. 20 on Prime) and HBO’s Emmy-winning whodunit The White Lotus (Feb. 16 on Crave) takes viewers to Thailand.