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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 21, 2025, Winnipeg, Manitoba WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM ● C3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2025 Death lives large in these small-screen parties AS leaves fall and chimney smoke rises, there’s even more of an excuse to turn to the nearest screen for these terminal explorations, via fact and fiction, of baseball, therapy, missiles, blackjack and a very grumpy private investigator. ● Who Killed the Montreal Expos (documentary premières Tuesday on Netflix) “The Expos’ death is kind of like a big game of Clue,” says one of many talking heads in this re-investigation. “Lots of motives. Lots of suspects. We have a long list.” Among the people and factors under endless suspicion in the 2004 death of the scrappy embodiment of Quebec pride that was the Expos, are owner Claude Brochu; team pres- ident Jeffrey Loria; the strike in 1994 when the Expos were hailed as the best team in the league; and, last but no- where near least, plain old economics. Will the mystery ever be solved? Hope and the fascination with the Expos both spring eternal. ● Harlan Coben’s Lazarus (series premières with all six episodes Wednesday on Prime Video) Like father like son, young Dr. Joel (Laz) Lazarus (Sam Claflin, Me Before You) talks to violent criminals as part of his job as a forensic psychiatrist. Unlike his father (Bill Nighy, Living), Laz is still alive. Which is not to say the two don’t still consult, his father being one of the ghosts who plead their unsolved cases to Laz. Even our protagonist in this new thriller begins to doubt his sanity: “You don’t think I don’t know I could be losing my mind?” Laz asks a supportive but appropriate- ly suspicious DS Seth McGovern (Da- vid Fynn, Here). It’s a rocky start. Add in the murder of Laz’s sister, 25 years in the past, and the stage is set for psy- chological gamesmanship, a few cold cases and some father-son closure. ● A House of Dynamite (movie premières Friday on Netflix) Acclaimed director Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) herds a fantastic cast for a script written by Noah Op- penheim (Zero Day) about the terrify- ing minutes after a mysterious missile launch that could be the beginning of the nuclear-war end of everything. The cast includes Idris Elba (Luther), Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), Jared Harris (Mad Men), Tracy Letts (Home- land), Greta Lee (The Morning Show) and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty). Take a deep breath before pressing play because things are about to get very, very tense. ● Ballad of a Small Player (opened in select theatres Oct. 15, comes to Netflix Wednesday, Oct. 29) Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin) stars in this creepy charac- ter study. His chisel-jawed, gorgeously turned-out Lord Doyle is a high-roller hitting the casinos of Macau to feed the equally hungry needs to win and to repay debts. Along for the twisty ride are Fala Chen (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) and Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kev- in). This movie is based on Lawrence Osborne’s 2014 novel and directed by Edward Berger (Conclave). Happily ever after is not on the menu. ● Down Cemetery Road (series premières with the first two of eight episodes on Apple TV+ Wednesday, Oct. 29) Two explosions kick off this thriller: a literal one that flattens a house and psychological jolt that comes with the realization that a child has simultane- ously gone missing. A neighbour (Ruth Wilson, The Affair) is desperate to find the girl, and hires a private investiga- tor (Emma Thompson, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) to help. Complicat- ing factor is that the P.I. is as jaded as she is talented. If the blending of acerbic character, sharp comedy and meticulously plotted thriller sounds familiar, this is based on the novel by Mick Herron, who also brought us the spy series Slow Horses. Both Herron projects also feature small-screen adaptation by Morwenna Banks. This is a promising pedigree. Broadcast dates subject to change. Questions, com- ments to denise.duguay@winnipegfreepress.com. AMAZON STUDIOS In Lazarus, Sam Claflin (left) is a psychiatrist who sees ghosts, including his dad (Bill Nighy). APPLE TV+ Emma Thompson (left) and Ruth Wilson star in Down Cemetery Road. WATCH IT A look ahead at five notable productions coming to your TV screen or streaming apps DENISE DUGUAY Comedian chronicles path to adult ADHD diagnosis and its surprising rewards Pay attention L IKE many adult women struggling to find answers in the medical system, Kristen Einarson was first “diagnosed” with ADHD, or attention deficit hyperac- tivity disorder, by TikTok. The Winnipeg comedian and impro- viser’s social-media algorithm “knew her a little too well,” she says. But she brushed off the idea that her struggles might be related to ADHD. A lot of people have trouble with being late or being emotional or being overstimu- lated or being very interested in some- thing for a little while and then finding a new interest, she reasoned. But then, Einarson received an offi- cial ADHD diagnosis from her doctor at the age of 29, and everything — from childhood hyperfixations to adult overwhelm — clicked into place. Now, she’s telling all in Oversharer, the solo standup-meets-storytelling show she’s remounting at the Park Theatre Wednesday after a successful run at the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival in July. Einarson sold out five of her seven shows, and received a four-star review from the Free Press praising Oversharer as funny and sincere. “It was more than I ever expected,” she says of the reception. “I thought, I’m gonna do this and I hope some peo- ple like it and good for me if I break even. I didn’t have very high expecta- tions going in, and I was blown away by the response.” Like all good comedians, however, Einarson, now 30, knows good material when she sees it. A long-term comedy goal of hers has been to put together an hour, and her journey to a diagnosis — and all the “unhinged” stories that came with it — was fertile ground to mine. Some of the stories in Oversharer come from revisiting her childhood journals, which Einarson says are both hilarious and heartbreaking through the lens of her later-in-life diagnosis. “It was validating, but it was also like, OK, how did this get missed?” Adult diagnoses of ADHD are an increasingly common experience for women who are often misdiagnosed — or go completely undiagnosed — as children, in part because the disorder is still closely associated with the stereotype of rowdy boys who can’t sit still. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, boys are three times more likely to receive a diagnosis of ADHD than girls. Those girls grow up into women who then continue to struggle with untreat- ed ADHD — the symptoms of which can look like everything from distrac- tion to impulsivity to racing thoughts to trouble with staying organized and on task — which can impact every- thing from employment to interperson- al relationships. And further research suggests that women’s ADHD symptoms can worsen during menopause, owing to hormone changes. As it happens, Einarson’s mother also obtained an ADHD diagnosis around the same time she did, which is what made her take her own seriously. “(Getting a diagnosis) was ultimate- ly one of the best things that ever happened to me, but there’s a grief that comes with that, for sure.” Einarson now manages her ADHD with medication — “that has been a huge, life-changing thing” — as well as implementing lifestyle changes and strategies to help her be on time, for example. She also says she beats herself up less about asking for the accommoda- tions she needs. Einarson says her favourite kind of comedy is comedy that gets people to see things differently, which is what she hopes to accomplish with Over- sharer. “My goal in writing the show was, if someone has ADHD, especially if it’s a woman who got diagnosed when she was older, I wanted them to feel seen, like their experience was represent- ed somewhere. And then if someone doesn’t have ADHD, but knows people who are getting diagnosed, or knows people who do have it, then I wanted them to have a little bit more empathy. “And also to be able to laugh, be- cause a lot of stuff is very funny.” Following every show at the fringe, people would approach Einarson — “‘I got diagnosed at 55, at 35, at seven…’” — but it was an interaction with two people after her final show that stands out. “One was someone who received a diagnosis in childhood, and she thanked me for the show and said it was so relatable.” And the other person was her moth- er, who said, ‘Thank you for helping me understand my kids better.’ And that was like … I cried. I went to my friend’s car and wept. “People feeling like they can share their stories with me is really special.” jen.zoratti@freepress.mb.ca ADAM KELLY PHOTO TikTok initially provided Kristen Einarson with an ADHD diagnosis. COMEDY PREVIEW OVERSHARER Kristen Einarson With musical guest VVonder ● Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St. ● Wednesday, 8 p.m. ● Tickets $24 at myparktheatre.com JEN ZORATTI William Prince plays concert hall in April ON the heels of the release of his fifth album, Further From the Country, Peguis First Nation singer-songwriter William Prince announces a Canadian tour that brings him to the Cen- tennial Concert Hall on April 25. The baritone-voiced Juno win- ner has seen his career skyrock- et in recent years, winning the John Prine Songwriter Fellow- ship and an Americana Honors & Awards nomination. He has appeared at the Newport Folk Festival and on the Grand Ole Opry stage, and sold out shows at prestigious theatres including Massey Hall. Joining Prince on tour is local roots act Boy Golden; frontman Liam Duncan also produced Further From the Country. Tickets go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster. Prices have yet to be announced. 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