704 stories from front mezz junkies
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: One of my favourite visually poetic films at TIFF 2026, Serville Poblete’s “Sunburn” finds tenderness, humour, and the rhythms of a Toronto neighbo…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: ‘YAGA’ arrives on Crave as “Possible Love” and “A Talent for Murder” open in Toronto theatres on Friday, October 23, bringing three TIFF 2026 discoverie…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Anton Corbijn turns Patricia Highsmith’s meeting with a young publisher into a seductive game of murder, deception, and blurred identities. By Ross Pat…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Joe Mantello directs Bruce Norris’s unsettling exploration of punishment, remorse, and life after a prison sentence. “Ready? Take your time.” Some plays refus…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Reed Van Dyk examines the lasting trauma of the Iraq War and the painful, uncertain pursuit of accountability and forgiveness. By Ross A car ride to safe…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Daniel Fish turns a furious 1993 AIDS debate into an urgent theatrical confrontation at St. Ann’s Warehouse. The words HIV/AIDS crisis carry a weight for me that …
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Danny Robins’ Olivier-nominated ghost story sets its sights on NYC’s Lucille Lortel Theatre By Ross I’ve confessed this before, but apparently it bears repeat…
Frontmezzjunkies Theatre Review: Marin Ireland’s devastating drama examines the guilt, gaslighting, and hard-won work of finding safety after abuse. By Ross Back in early September, I was …
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Pedro Almodóvar confronts the ethics of turning personal grief into art. By Ross I have always been fascinated by the peculiar alchemy of filmmaking, th…
Frontmezzjunkies Theatre Review: Ho Ka Kei’s ambitious, Shakespeare-inflected drama gives Karen Robinson a formidable role in a story of language, power, and grief. By Ross “Oh my word.�…
Frontmezzjunkies Theatre Review: Ryan J. Haddad’s cheeky, heartfelt, metatheatrical memory play brings movie musicals, queer mentorship, and the complicated business of family to the stage…
Frontmezzjunkies reports: Anosh Irani’s adaptation of Rohinton Mistry’s celebrated novel transports four lives caught in political upheaval, survival, and human connection to Soulpepper …
Frontmezzjunkies reports: I caught a glimpse of ANON, and now I’m missing the rest By Ross I was excited to see “ANON: a tempest at our kitchen table” at MCC Theater last weekend, wher…
A Frontmezzjunkies Stratford Festival announcement: Jonathan Church’s first company brings celebrated performers, returning favourites and exciting new faces to the Festival’s 2027 stage…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Jesse Eisenberg finds dark comedy and unexpected tenderness in one woman’s all-consuming pursuit of the spotlight. By Ross With “a five, six, seven, …
A Frontmezzjunkies Broadway review: Felix Barrett turns a haunted house and a nervous audience into a Broadway thriller that knows exactly how to get under your skin. By Ross I knew perfectl…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Ira Sachs and David Turpin turn to the artists, lovers, and chosen families living in the shadow of AIDS. By Ross The AIDS crisis of the late 1980s hangs…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Jordan Firstman Turns Queer NYC Nightlife Into a Tender, Chaotic Story of Unexpected Fatherhood By Ross I have to admit, watching “Club Kid” sent me …
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF series review: Jamie Childs and Kat Sandler Take Me From Newfoundland’s Mysterious Waters to the Witchcraft of Vancouver Island By Ross One of my great personal ple…
A Canadian Opera review: Mozart’s comic opera turns a school for lovers into a lesson about fidelity, manipulation, and the danger of putting love to the test By Ross I’m beginning to se…
A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Lee Chang-dong Examines the Ethics of Looking, Asking Who Gets to Tell Another Person’s Story by Ross By the time I reached my fourth film on a brutall…
An Off-Broadway review of Red Bull Theater’s production of “How Shakespeare Saved My Life,” written and performed by Jacob Ming-Trent at The Public Theater By Antonio “The play’s t…
A Toronto Theatre Review: Robert O’Hara’s Meta-Theatrical Dark Comedy Turns Sexuality, Childhood, and Power Into a Deliciously Unpredictable Playground By Ross The first image of Bootyca…
A Toronto Theatre Review: Alice Childress’ 1969 Harlem Drama Finds the Fault Lines Between Art, Identity and Assumption By Ross The sounds of police and rioters outside the 70-year-old hou…
An Off-Broadway review of The MAP Theater’s production of “The Invention of Love” By Tom Stoppard at TheaterLab By Antonio I still see myself as a student at heart, and when I go to se…
