Vanya Garraway

TV Assignment Editor
Vanya Garraway is a writer based in Toronto. She is a film programmer at Revue Cinema (series Paid In Sweat - A Celebration of sweat in cinema), and a film/pop-culture pundit nostalgic for yesterday. She is a poet and a panelist for hire. She is an arts and culture professional with twenty-plus years experience.

Articles by Vanya Garraway:


  • North of North Interview Anna Lambe
    April 22, 2025
    Interview: North of North’s Anna Lambe

    Vanya Garraway sat down with Lambe to talk about the series, balancing comedy and drama, the future of her character Siaja, the representation of Inuit people in media, and how the whole production fell into place.

  • North of North
    April 15, 2025
    North of North Review

    Netflix’s excellent new series, North of North, proves that the real heart of Canada is not in the middle, but at the top. And a little to the right.

  • Mid-Century Modern
    March 28, 2025
    Mid-Century Modern Review

    Mid-Century Modern begins to reveal its Golden Girls structure, but does it live up to its potential and its A-list cast?

  • James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams
    September 9, 2024
    Remembering James Earl Jones: 1931-2024

    The award-winning actor’s talent demonstrated power and demanded respect for both himself and his craft. He will be missed, but his art lives on.

  • March 29, 2023
    Why Poker Face Is The New Columbo

    Idiot-box aficionados know that Poker Face is paying homage to Columbo, but it also gives us something new and modern to root for.