During the last five years, in particular, streaming has exploded in popularity. Services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu dominate the marketplace, while new players are seeking their own routes into the industry. The launch of Disney+ in the US…
As yet another year draws to a close and we enter a new decade, we thought we’d take a look back at some of 2019’s most popular televised sporting events. We consulted SportsMediaWatch.com for their list of the 50 most…
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is an awesome bundle of contradictions. It’s the rare classic literary adaptation that manages to have it both ways, paying homage to a beloved tale while updating the problematic parts for the modern age. It’s a…
There’s a new documentary about Margaret Atwood, A Word After a Word After a Word. From directors Nancy Lang and Peter Raymont, the doc follows the life and times of Canada’s brightest literary star, from her childhood growing up in…
Directed by Shawney Cohen, Rat Park is a new documentary from Vice that explores what the so-called War On Drugs looks around the world. Cohen’s film is inspired by an experiment from the 1970s. Canadian psychologist Bruce Alexander discovered that…
If there’s one good thing about Halloween (I mean, there are lots of good things, but let’s pretend there’s only one), it’s binging horror movies til the zombies come home. I’ve seen way too many scary movies and I’m always…
In search of something to binge on Netflix? We promise you can’t do better than The Politician… The Politician is Ryan Murphy’s newest series. Part satire, part musical, and part heartfelt drama, the show defies both expectations at almost every…
Older siblings are often a guiding light for our personal tastes. My older brother corrupted me with introductions to prog rock, National Lampoon and Heavy Metal magazines and comedy albums. We listened to and watched Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, (again)…