Entertainment Reporter. Journalist. Film Critic. Host.

Marriska Fernandes is a Toronto-based entertainment journalist, host and film critic with 12 years of experience in the industry. She’s the host of Telefilm’s Maple Popcorn podcast and contributes to The Toronto Star, National Post, SHARP magazine, EverythingZoomer.com, Exclaim.ca, Complex.ca, Yahoo and Elle Canada. She’s a Tomatometer-approved critic, a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Toronto Film Critics Association.

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

She has also secured Canada-exclusive interviews, recently with Christopher Nolan for his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Marriska regularly covers movie junkets, set visits and reviews the latest movies that release theatrically and on streaming platforms.