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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers is returning her TFCA award best supporting performance in a Canadian film, following the organization's decision to censor her acceptance speech during Monday night's gala. Here are excerpts from Elle-Máijá's email to the TFCA, shared with permission. "To the membership and executives of the Toronto Film Critics Association; Firstly, I would like to thank the TFCA for recognizing my performance in Melanie Oates’ beautiful film, Sweet Angel Baby. Playing Toni was one of the highlights of my career and I am deeply proud of that film and all that it offers; especially as a queer Indigenous woman. As a filmmaker, I also have profound respect for the work of film critics so I do not take this recognition lightly. Regretfully, I am writing to inform you that I will be returning the award due to the TFCA leadership’s choice to censor my words on Palestine. I was unable to attend the gala in Toronto so I sent in an acceptance speech by video. The following statement was removed from the video - When we were shooting Sweet Angel Baby, October 7th happened and it changed everything. I just want to say that my heart continues to be with the people of Palestine who are experiencing this ongoing genocide and thank you to anyone in this industry who’s been brave enough to say anything."

Absurd. Via @justsayrad.bsky.social on the hellsite, The Toronto Film Critics Association censored lle-Máijá Tailfeathers acceptance speech because she mentioned Palestine. Both weird and pathetic!

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Scream 7 stabs the franchise to a grisly death The hastily cobbled together installment in the franchise delivers run-of-the-mill slasher fare

For the morning crowd, my review of Scream 7, a movie that can't justify its own existence beyond vacuous nostalgia and paying Neve Campbell what she's worth, or rather what it cost to fire Melissa Barrera. share.google/2iPAJnk7JDvx...

Scream 7 stabs the franchise to a grisly death The hastily cobbled together installment in the franchise delivers run-of-the-mill slasher fare

“You’re lucky you sat the last one out,” Gail Weathers tells Neve Campbell's Sidney in Scream 7, a line that reads like a backhanded jab at what just happened to be the franchise’s biggest box office hit, and also its best sequel since Scream 2. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/83f0ba5...

Robert Duvall. Iconic.

from @justsayrad.bsky.social over at the bad place: a breaking news report that now doubles as making-of footage for Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie x.com/JustSayRad/s...

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud Did Emerald Fennell ruin Wuthering Heights?

Had a blast ripping apart and finding ways to appreciate Emerald Fennel's "Wuthering Heights" and the poutine flavours of Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie with @alisonwillmore.bsky.social @jacksonweaver.bsky.social
& Hanna Flint. youtu.be/8Eua6g0V3-Y?...

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‘Full of emotional wisdom’: Guardian writers on the best movie romances you might not have seen For Valentine’s Day, writers picked their favourite lesser-known film love stories – from a dom-sub chamberpiece to a magical teen comedy

Wrote about Tkaronto for the @theguardian.com's Valentine's Day roundup. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Crime 101: The star power is so blinding that you might not care to notice how pandering and dimwitted this movie is.

Emily review – sensitive Brontë biopic is a thrillingly unconventional watch Toronto film festival: Sex Education’s Emma Mackey makes for a perfect Emily Brontë in actor turned writer-director Frances O’Connor’s deft drama

For anyone who wants a modern and legitimately sexy take on Wuthering Heights without the Emerald Fennell of it all, please watch Emily, a loose biopic of the author that invokes so much of her storytelling. www.theguardian.com/film/2022/se...

The fake immigration prank going viral + the legacy of Steve's Music Spotify video

So grateful to @theashleyray.bsky.social and El Jones for bringing the heat on this discussion about the people getting caught by the fake immigration snitchline. open.spotify.com/episode/2OHJ...

I wonder if they realize we actually do sell poutine at the concession stand in Canada.
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Queer romance Montreal, Ma Belle shows the city like never before, and the red carpet belongs to Chappell Roan Spotify video

Today on Commotion: Talking about two Queens, Joan Chen and Chappell Roan.
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A winter-coated protestor in Minnesota holds a sign that says "All your favorite bands hate fascism!" From the cover of Billy Bragg's single "City of Heroes."

I was on CBC radio's Commotion this morning talking about protest music with pal @vishkhanna.bsky.social and guest host @justsayrad.bsky.social. (My @slate.com piece on the same subject is coming out later today.)
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YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud How Bad Bunny used joy as an 'active act of protest'

When responding to MAGA, claiming Bad Bunny as American ain't the clapback we intend it to be says @rosaclemente. Listen to this fascinating take on the Super Bowl halftime performance. youtu.be/BGsmhEmJdFw?...

Bad Bunny climbing electrical poles, while the lights in the audience flicker, to perform El Apagon, a song about blackouts (and gentrification) in Puerto Rico. There are levels to this shit.

This how everyone in Toronto is feeling Super Bowl morning.

Spent the afternoon yesterday talking about Bad Bunny, his appeal, why his music matters, the MAGA hate and why I hope he makes room during his Superbowl performance for songs like El Apagón. Listen to my CBC radio pop culture column here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud Charli XCX's The Moment 'investigates cringe'

Today on Commotion, we got into Charli XCX's The Moment and the moment Tate McRae is having. youtu.be/vRgNSFVFD_I?...

Bidding War: New Movie From ‘My Old Ass’ Filmmaker Megan Park Ignites Hollywood Interest (Exclusive) LuckyChap is attached to produce the project that has studios and streamers throwing their hats in the ring.

1) Great to see a bidding war for the kind of comedy that rarely gets released in theatres anymore. (So please let one of the real studios win.)

2) Even better to see a Canadian (super-talented Megan Park) at the centre of it.

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YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud Send Help says a lot about misogyny and women's rage

Had a fun chat about Send Help with some superstars on Commotion yesterday. youtu.be/nqlM_NuKgW0?...

Heard criticism last night about Send Help making the Rachel McAdams character unhinged. Let's just say this movie isn't going to pander the way that The Housemaid did, and makes room for Gone Girl levels of discomfort.

Nan Goldin Speaks Out on Art Gallery of Ontario’s Halted Acquisition “It’s chilling that this censorship plays out especially regarding Palestine, the great exception to free speech,” Goldin told Hyperallergic.

"I worry about how many other people are experiencing this kind of censorship without it being reported." - Nan Goldin
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YouTube video by DJ Akademiks ASAP Rocky sounds off on The Culture of Hip Hop, Akademiks, Beef w Drake, ASAP Relly snitchin on him

This A$AP Rocky interview is so fascinating because:
-He calls out AKademik's bias repeatedly
-He expresses regret that Drake's BM caught strays in their beef
-He calls out male insecurity and double standards when it comes to relationship history. youtu.be/dni3W4b2qmk?...

F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

Breaking NYT:

The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.

Great point. Wish I had the room to fit that in.

I'm with you.

Send Help: Sam Raimi makes the last act from Triangle of Sadness his own. Ghoulish and hilarious time spent with the undefeated Rachel McAdams.

Not even Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson can save soulless sci-fi Mercy ‘Screenlife’ thriller about an AI judiciary system plays like an algorithm emulating Minority Report and Speed

Getting as far away from the Oscar conversation as we can. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...