2015 was an incredible year of reading for me. I read as many books as I could get through and was fortunate enough to meet several of my writing idols—David Mitchell (for the second time), Junot Díaz, Elizabeth Gilbert, and John Hodgman. As December’s calendar pages fly off the wall all too readily, I’d like […]
From the Malian countryside to Brooklyn, Amsterdam to Tokyo to Toronto and back, here are seven of the releases that stuck in my head this year – in chronological order. Tokyo Ska Paradise – Ska Me Forever (Nacional Records – February 10, 2015) 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Ska Paradise and they celebrated […]
Click on the links below for our thoughts on the best entertainment of 2015. Film Kelly’s “Cinematic 2015” Books Steve’s “10 Novels I Read in 2015 That You Should Read in 2016” TV Saiya’s “Best Shows of 2015” Music Mathew’s “2015’s Hidden Gems” Zach’s “2015, a Musical Review” Anya’s “The Most Eclectic 2015 Year-End Music […]
I have a theory about the (arguably, I guess) three most important theatre companies in Ontario. In any given season, if one of the three companies is under-performing (as one inevitably is), the others raise their game (to compensate? compete? rub it in their face? who knows). They seem to rotate- in a superb Soulpepper […]
Here they are, the final winner announcements of our 2014 Awards Season! Make sure you check out the My TV Award Winners and the My Theatre Award Winners from Boston, New York and Toronto. IMPORTANT REMINDER: the My Cinema Awards are based on the films that hit wide (or their widest) release before December 31st. […]
For the past two years, I’ve been ranking every film I see- just the new releases, from January 1st to December 31st. The rankings are subjective, based entirely on how much I enjoyed and/or connected with or appreciated the film rather than on some sort of objective artistic criteria. Basically, this is a list of […]
For the past two years, I’ve been ranking every film I see- just the new releases, from January 1st to December 31st. The rankings are subjective, based entirely on how much I enjoyed and/or connected with or appreciated the film rather than on some sort of objective artistic criteria. Basically, this is a list of […]
For the first time in many years, the Oscar race is pretty hard to predict. Sure Best Picture has had some surprising results, Crash over Brokeback Mountain, or Shakespeare in Love over Saving Private Ryan, but this year it almost feels as though you could toss a coin and have better results. This is not […]