Friday, September 26, 2025
The Toronto Theatre Review: Emily Paterson’s Butch/Femme by Ross The static of an old-time record player fills the air of the Mainstage at Theatre Passe Muraille, as a neatly dressed woman…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:17PMThe TIFF Film Review: Ally Pankiw’s Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery By Ross WORLD PREMIERE – Canada | 2025 | 99m | English Diving into the phenomenally crafted documentary, “Lilith F…
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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 buzz…
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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 t…
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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 settin…
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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…
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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 Samu…
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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, …
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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…
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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 a…
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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 pers…
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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 in…
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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 tha…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:08AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS Vancouver, BC (September 11, 2025) – The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced this year’s…
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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 …
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:42AMThe 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 wr…
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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 an…
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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…
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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…
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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. Y…
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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…
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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 w…
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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…
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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 Thea…
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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…
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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. …
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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 hop…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 06:01AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: Jane Krakowski will Star in the Cole Escola Comedy for a Limited Engagement As a devoted theatre fan and critic, I couldn’t be more thrilled to see the news that …
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Frontmezzjunkies reports: Highlights at TIFF50’s Street Festival include Canada’s Walk of Fame, Criterion Mobile Closet, free Cinema Park screenings, and more TORONTO – TIFF’s Festiv…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:32AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: Walt Disney Studios’ Hamilton Film Premiere Screening The announcement of Hamilton’s 10th anniversary on Broadway and its nationwide theatrical release feels ab…
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Frontmezzjunkies reports on the Toronto International Film Festival – Part One By Ross As a theatre junkie with a deep love for cinema, I couldn’t be more thrilled that the Toronto Inter…
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