Marriska Fernandes

Marriska Fernandes is a Toronto-based entertainment journalist, host and film critic with a decade of experience in the industry. She’s the host of Maple Popcorn podcast (powered by Telefilm Canada, produced by The Brand is Female) and contributes to The Toronto Star, Yahoo Canada, SHARP magazine, Elle Canada, EverythingZoomer.com, Exclaim.ca and Complex.ca. She’s a Tomatometer-approved critic and a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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Annie Murphy and Murray Bartlett on why we love watching dysfunctional families

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Chelsea Muirhead knows how to play an overworked surgical intern, because she was once a struggling actor

The Mississauga, Ont., actor says all of the late-night bartending shifts and early-morning call times helped prepare her for the role of Dr. Sophie Chan on the Netflix medical procedural, Pulse.

Severance star Britt Lower takes a new job as a Toronto librarian

Straight from the hit Apple TV+ series, the actress leads the Canadian indie drama Darkest Miriam, in theatres now.

Night of the Zoopocalypse pushes Canadian animation into the weird and wild

The film’s directors join stars Scott Thompson and Gabbi Kosmidis to tell CBC Arts how a story about a zombie animal outbreak by Clive Barker inspired their limb-swapping, butt-joking family-friendly horror-comedy.

Post-apocalyptic farmers, live-streaming tombs? TIFF's top Canadian films of 2024 honours 'risk-taking' cinema

The Toronto International Film Festival's annual showcase of the country’s best features includes titles by Sook-Yin Lee, David Cronenberg, Matthew Rankin and more.

Catherine O'Hara on playing Marilla in new Anne of Green Gables audio drama

The Canadian comedy legend loved the old series so much she added an e to her name — maybe.

Growing up, Sandra Oh didn't see a part for herself in 'Anne of Green Gables'

The star opens up about voicing an audio adaptation of the beloved children’s novel and the changing landscape of Canadian film.

Brendan Fraser gets cryogenically frozen and creates a universe with his voice in a new audio drama

The beloved actor talks about his Canadian half ("the left half") and his lifelong love of the spoken word, which he channelled into the new Audible drama The Downloaded.

How working with blind actors changed the way Shawn Levy approaches directing

Levy's new series All the Light We Cannot See premiered at TIFF 2023, where he was also the inaugural winner of the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award.

'Honorary Canadian' Sheryl Lee Ralph fights the good fight

The Emmy-winning actress is using her voice to advocate for teachers — like the one she plays on Abbott Elementary — and her fellow SAG-AFTRA union members.