TIFF21 Wrap-Up
September 19, 2021
After having merely a taste last year, TIFF21 saw me returning to the in-person film festival experience for the first time since 2019. Despite continued
Posts About Raiders
BITS 2018: The Biggest Year Yet
November 21, 2018
We are a day away from the start of the 2018 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Now in its seventh year, this year’s festival
Opinion: How the Kingsway Theatre’s Rui Pereira is ruining the reputation of a historic cinema
March 7, 2017
UPDATE: DECEMBER 23, 2023 – Because Rui Pereria refuses to let this issue drop by sending threatening e-mails six years after this post’s publication, it
Top Ten Films of 2015
January 2, 2016
Another year has gone and it is time once again for me to list my top ten favourite films of the year. One thing that
Raiders
July 18, 2015
This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Hot Docs 2015 The story of the greatest fan film ever made is told
Highlights of Fantasia 2015
July 8, 2015
In a week’s time, the 2015 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival will begin in Montreal. For the first time, I will be making
2015 at the Half
July 2, 2015
We are now halfway through the year that is 2015. A few years ago, it looked like this year was going to be a “moviepocalypse”
Hot Docs 15 CAST Awards Announced
May 27, 2015
For the first time ever, the Cinema Appreciation Society of Toronto have announced the CAST Awards for the 2015 edition of the Hot Docs Canadian
MORE Movie Theatres of My Life
March 5, 2012
My last post, in which I reminisced on the many different Toronto-area cinemas I frequented, was quite well-received so I decided that I would write a follow-up
Classic Thoughts: Indiana Jones Trilogy
May 21, 2008
With the release of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull imminent, it’s a no brainer that I should go back and revisit the original films from