The Ontario Theatre Review: Disney's Newsies at The Grand Theatre By Ross There's something uniquely special about attending the Grand Theatre's High School Project. The audience buzzes w…
The Tiff Film Review: Jan Komasa's "Good Boy" WORLD PREMIERE " Poland, United Kingdom | 2025 | 110m | English By Ross Surprisingly emotional and engaging, "Good Boy", seen at the Toron…
The Toronto Theatre Review: Soulpepper/TRIA Theatre's King Gilgamesh & the Man of the Wild By Ross Toronto" whose very name means 'meeting place' "feels like the perfect setting for the …
The Toronto Theatre Review: The Veil By Ross A banging on the window jolts us to attention as the inventive, bone-chilling monologue, The Veil, sidesteps in from the unknown. This captivatin…
The Toronto Theatre Review: Coal Mine Theatre's Waiting for Godot By Ross The pointlessly profound point of En attendant Godot or Waiting for Godot, the much-admired absurdist play by Samuel…
The Toronto Theatre Review: Dave Malloy's Octet By Ross Well, this one certainly got under my skin and had me thinking late into the night. It also forced me, quite intensely, and wisely, to…
The Acton Off-Broadway Theatre Review: Kinkakuji at Japan Society By Acton That young man's been watching us since we sat down, hidden in shadows at the back of the stage. And even once K…
The Toronto Theatre Review: Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin By Ross With the sounds of crickets and creaks, a woman, Sally Poppy, moves steadfast in the dark, drawing us fully into The Welkin at …
The TIFF Film Review: Adam Carter Rehmeier's "Carolina Caroline" By Ross World Premiere " United States of America | 2025 | 105m | English "How do you know if you are a good person pre…
The TIFF Film Review: Alejandro Amenábar's "The Captive" / "El Cautivo" WORLD PREMIERE " Spain, Italy | 2025 | 134m | Spanish, Arabic, Italian By Ross Forgoing any tales that include "mag…
The TIFF Film Review: Chloé Zhao's Hamnet By Ross CANADIAN PREMIERE " United Kingdom | 2025 | 125m | English "Tell me a story." "What kind of story would you like?" "One that moves yo…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDÂ WINNERS Vancouver, BC (September 11, 2025) "Â The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF)Â has announced this year…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: TIFF 50 announces its 2025 award winners The recipients of the 2025 People's Choice Awards presented by Rogers are: Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, Park Chan-wook's No Other …
The TIFF Film Review: Gail Maurice's "Blood Lines" By Ross The music instantly engages, as Beatrice drives in, past homes both solid and teepeed. This compelling second feature from writer a…
The TIFF Film Review: Gus Van Sant's "Dead Man's Wire" By Ross NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE " United States of America | 2025 | 104m | English The smooth radio tones of Roberta Flack and such dri…
The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky By Ross With nerves to spare, the Shaw Festival red-lights the deep sharpness of the play, Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Launching of Here For Now's First Winter Season Here For Now's Winter Season will run from November 5 " December 24, 2025, on the Rose McQueen Stage at 24 St. A…
The Tiff Film Reviews: Fernando Eimbcke's "Olmo" By Ross I wasn't planning on seeing "Olmo" on my second day at TIFF, but it was the one I ended up walking into on that Friday. Yet, from tho…
The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Gnit By Ross After bowing most gracefully to their partner, this three-pairs waltz charges forward, exchanging roles in a game of mimic tag, before one is l…
The TIFF Film Review: "John Candy " I Like Me" By Ross Although well known to me, or should I say, more accurately, known to me, John Candy was one of the greatest Canadian comedians who eve…
The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Wait Until Dark By Ross In sharp, intense shards of light playing deadly games in the shadows, a prelude of film noir violence unfolds in the abstract, sett…
Frontmezzjunkies reports on Day One at TIFF By Ross It's the first day at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the rain poured down on me as I made my way to the TIFF Lightbox Theatr…
The Shaw Festival Theatre Review: Murder-on-the-Lake By Ross There is a classic, ominous, tongue-in-cheek musical moment, thanks to the solid (and improvised) sound design by John Gzowski (T…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: All-star Lineup for this Year's In Conversation With…Series The series includes Park Chan-wook, Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Tessa Thompson, and Nia DaCosta. TO…
Frontmezzjunkies reports on the Toronto International Film Festival " Part Two By Ross As I gear up for the second half of TIFF50, my anticipation only grows. I've shared the films I hope to…