Entertainment Reporter. Journalist. Film Critic. Host.

Marriska Fernandes is a Toronto-based entertainment journalist, host and film critic with 14 years experience in the industry. She’s the host of Telefilm’s Maple Popcorn podcast and contributes to The Toronto Star, National Post, SHARP magazine, CBC Arts, EverythingZoomer.com, Exclaim.ca, Complex.ca, Yahoo and Elle Canada. She’s a Tomatometer-approved critic, a member of the Critics Choice Association, the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Canadian Academy.

Marriska has interviewed over hundreds of actors and filmmakers, including Viola Davis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Natalie Portman, Robert Pattinson, Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Keanu Reeves, Regina King, Sandra Oh, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Riz Ahmed and Jason Bateman.

She has also secured Canada-exclusive interviews, recently with George Clooney for his Golden Globe-nominated role in Jay Kelly; Christopher Nolan for his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer and a 1:1 with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Marriska regularly covers movie junkets, set visits and reviews the latest movies that release theatrically and on streaming platforms.