Every Wednesday I bring you a list of my current obsessions. This week the winners are… Mia Michaels A long-time favourite of mine, So You Think You Can Dance choreographer and judge Mia Michaels can always be relied upon for fair, tough and constructive judicial comments, a quirky turn of phrase, unique fashion choices and […]
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As the couples tackle 2 dances for the first time, Joshua and Katee stay close to the top of the pack, Jessica scoots buy once again on Will’s coattails, Twitch and Kherington finally prove that they truly deserve the popularity that their charisma has earned them, Courtney and Gev save themselves with incomparable solos and […]
Popular on DVD. This satire of high school soaps was a favourite of mine back when it originally aired and still manages to make me laugh, even now that I’m older and more cynical. Though Sam and Brooke drive me insane, Harrison and Carmen remain two of my all-time favourite television characters and Nicole Julian is one […]
David and Darla shine in the brilliantly plotted, character driven, perfectly cast and uniquely toned first season of Dexter. The character of Dexter Morgan could not be further from Michael C. Hall’s famous role as David Fischer on Six Feet Under; while David was golden hearted yet socially awkward, Dexter is a charismatic sociopath. It’s […]
10. My epic facebook TV debate with Rachael from “I watch movies then talk about them”. Daily we exchange ideas on topics ranging from our favourite TV sidekicks to which female characters make the best case for feminism. 9. Late Canadian stage legend William Hutt’s performance of King Lear in the series finale of Slings & Arrows […]
I think this week’s episodes of So You Think You Can Dance deserve applause. After last week’s disappointing turn and the uninspiring auditions that proceeded it I was sure that this would be the year I didn’t care. I liked one couple (Twitch and Kherington) and admired one other (Joshua and Katee) but that was […]
I couldn’t have been more excited for the first week of the real competition on So You Think You Can Dance. There are only so many trannies with bad lipstick and “I pulled a muscle” sob stories you can watch before you’re aching for the top 20. I’ve been wishing for the start of the […]
I just saw the Sex and the City movie. I watched the whole series again in anticipation (a retrospect review to come shortly) and… (ALERT: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!) … I had many of the same problems with the film that I had with the series; mostly that the men got a tough deal. My brother came […]