Some reviews of Tallulah from a screening at Sundance suggested this is the best work by Canadian Ellen Page since Juno.David Newsom
What to watch: Tallulah
This long weekend, give the theatres a miss – at least the new Woody Allen flick, Café Society, and the fourth Jason Bourne schlockbuster, Jason Bourne. They're two-star films, according to Globe and Mail reviewers Kate Taylor and Barry Hertz.
Get your movie fix with Netflix instead: John Doyle thinks Tallulah is worth your time, particularly if you're a fan of writer and actress Sian Heder (Orange is the New Black). It's "an enchanting, sharp little gem" that shows off her gift of exploring the story and "anchoring the actions of sometimes desperate, off-putting people in a humane context." Read the review
What to read: Griffintown
Take a spaghetti western, move it to contemporary Montreal, and make the characters calèche drivers rather than cowboys. Now you have the setting for Marie Hélène Poitras's "gritty, violent accounting of one calamitous season" in the lives of the drivers. Far from romanticizing the contentious business, this work translated from French is one of three reviewed this week. Read the review.
What to eat: The Battle on Pork Chop Hill sandwich
"This sandwich is going to make your heart explode. Seriously, in all the ways you can think of." Enough said. Try the recipe
What to drink: Soave wines
Garganega. Might not be a word you've seen before, but the garganega grape varietal is behind "the best-known white wine from Italy's northern Veneto region." At their finest, they produce wines that have "flavours of pear, white plum, almond, citrus and gentle spice, always tightly tucked in by crisp acidity." Pair with seafood, or if you're into skipping cooking on this long weekend, pizza. Read the column