While Rob Ford's flaws, both political and personal, have been well documented, he's rarely lacked political support. While some city councillors have abandoned his bullying, ignorant leadership he's maintained support from plenty of politicians who have spent so much time looking the other way it's a wonder they can still move their necks.
It’s almost Hallowe’en. Truthfully, I listen to weird and spooky music for most of the year, but only occasionally does this become socially acceptable. Yes, there are two Nick Cave songs. Normally, I would consider this to be cheating, but he has an entire album about murder, so I think it’s fair game. Many of these, […]
Do you wear regular clothes? Yes, I know: That’s a meaningless question. You’d expect a person’s wardrobe to vary based on their job, their leisure activities, and their personal style. But this sort of question seems to be a thing among certain cycling circles these days. There is, understandably, and attempt to normalize urban cycling, […]
Felina is an attempt to tie up as many loose ends as possible, and to offer as much redemption to Walter White as the series can justify.
Breaking Bad has insulated Walter White's morality with some exceptional antagonists. Whatever you may think of Walt, he pales next to Tuco, Gus, or the Salamanca cousins.
There are two things you need to know about Midnight Madness, the Toronto Film Festival’s late-night celebration of pulp, schlock, and carnage: It can be one of the most amazing moviegoing experiences of your life; It can be terrible.
The Discovery programme is a place for taking chances at the festival. With its spotlight on new directors, you never quite know what to expect. Granted, that can go for anything you see, whether at the festival or elsewhere. With a few exceptions, there are few stars or big names in attendance. There are, however, some damn […]
I’ve been attending the Toronto International Film Festival, to some extent, for the past ten years. I started buying just a couple tickets at a time, then moved up to 10-ticket packages, and have spent the last few years seeing around 40 a week at the festival. If you love movies, there’s absolutely nothing better […]
I’m a big fan of Nicole Holofcener’s work. Please Give and Friends With Kids are both enjoyable films, with the latter being the only tolerable Jennifer Aniston role I’ve ever seen. She’s also directed some of my favourite episodes of Parks & Recreation (Smallest Park) and Enlightened (Not Good Enough Mothers).
Spooky, moody soundscape from The Forest Swords‘ new album Engravings, out August 26th.