Cultural stakes and audience responsibility

Industry, the HBO drama set in the highest echelons of finance and power, presents a truly toxic tangle of relationships, politics and greed. As the season wraps up, culture critics Chris Murphy and Roxana Hadadi join Elamin Abdelmahmoud to reflect on the fourth season finale and what the show helps us understand about the cost of success. And Canadian films are struggling at the box office, according to a new industry report by Telefilm Canada, but the real problem isn’t a lack of talent or production, it’s a lack of visibility. Globe and Mail columnist Barry Hertz unpacks what’s behind the disconnect.