So I dug into another Andrew Pyper novel, I am really liking this guy’s work a lot. This one The Guardians, introduces us to four characters and friends, Trevor, who is the lead character of the novel, Randy, Carl and Ben. The group grew up together in a small western Ontario town called Grimshaw, where…
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The Expanse #5: Nemesis Game (2015) – James S.A. Corey
It’s been a look time since last year’s adventure with the crew of the Roci. This waiting until June just seems to take too long. But its books like these that makes it worth it. I dove right back into the world that the authors created. I have missed these characters, and we get…
Hot Docs 2015: Raiders! – Jeremy Coon & Tim Skousen
Screening today at the Hart House theatre at 9:30 is a documentary that completely encapsulated my youth and filled me with awe, and a fire to create. Back in 1981, a film came along that changed many a young viewer, myself included, Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. It affected a number of…
Canadian Film Fest: Homegrown Shorts
The final day of the Canadian Film Fest gets underway today at the Royal Cinema on College Street with a diverse and entertaining collection of shorts, beginning at 1:30 this afternoon. This collection of 9 shorts showcases a wonderful wealth of Canadian talent making some incredible films. You should check it out! Here’s what you…
Toronto Comicon Day 2
The awesomeness that is Toronto’s Comicon continued today in a huge way! Sue and I got time to chat with some new and old friends, make people laugh. and just generally enjoy ourselves! We arrived early, as we’d been invited to join the photocall for the convention’s guests. But first we both stopped off…
Corner Gas: The Movie (2014) – David Storey
One of Canada’s most beloved sitcom had a theatrical release this month, and now, it’s been released to DVD and Blu-Ray. Corner Gas: The Movie, takes us back to Dog River, and catches us up with all of our old friends, Brent (Brent Butt), Lacey (Gabrielle Miller), Hank (Fred Ewanuick), Oscar (Eric Peterson) &…
2014 Canadian Film Fest Closing Night Gala: After Party (Michelle Ouellet) & Peter and Jane Know Some of the Same People (Chris Remerowski)
The 2014 Canadian Film Fest begins its closing night gala screening at 8:45 this evening at the Royal Theatre, and I Couldn’t think of a better feature to end it with than After Party. It is preceded by the dark short Peter and Jane Know Some of the Same People. Peter (John Goodrich) and Jane…
The Mind Reels 