Netflix’ Trainwreck Series: Our Review of ‘Balloon Boy’

Netflix ‐ July 15, 2025
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Netflix’ Trainwreck Series: Our Review of ‘Balloon Boy’

I took a break on writing about Netflix’s Trainwreck series so I’ll do a rundown on the previous installments. Well, it’s less of a rundown and more of me saying that Poop Cruise and American Apparel are bad. The Real Project X was also lacking and the series’ commitment to brevity makes for haphazard results. […]

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Nine Choices to Brighten Your Hot Days at the Fantasia International Film Festival

Fantasia 2025, Festival Coverage ‐ July 14, 2025
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No matter where you are, if the heat is radiating off the pavement then it must be time for the Fantasia International Film Festival. From July 16th through August 3rd; genre fans from all across the globe to take in the very best that the world has to offer on the welcoming streets of Montreal.  […]

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Jon Montgomery Takes Over The World and the Kitchen!

Blog, Interviews, Virtual Cinema ‐ July 14, 2025
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Jon Montgomery Takes Over The World and the Kitchen!

Canada’s National Treasure Jon Montgomery, host of The Amazing Race Canada and celebrated Olympian now steps into the kitchen to feature Canadian products and unique recipes. A delicious new docu-style cooking series is bringing Canadian kitchens, brands, and backstories to the spotlight. Savour the North, a YouTube series hosted by Olympic gold medalist and The […]

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‘Foundation’ – The Stars Discuss Season Three

Apple TV +, Interviews ‐ July 11, 2025
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Foundation, the epic Apple TV+ saga from storyteller David S. Goyer and based on Isaac Asimov’s award winning stories returns for an epic 10 episode third season that will continue the epic chronicle of a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. […]

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What We Take For Granted: Our Review of ‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’

Movies, Netflix, Theatrical, What's Streaming? ‐ July 10, 2025
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What We Take For Granted: Our Review of ‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’

Make no mistake; death by a thousand cuts…is still a death… In select theatres this weekend in Toronto and Vancouver and streaming on Netflix on July 14th, Apocalypse In The Tropics is a shocking and poignant film that practically unfolds in real time as we see the dismantling of democracy into a theocracy and the […]

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Nice Guys Keep Touring: Our Review of ‘Simple Plan: The Kids In The Crowd’

Amazon Prime, Movies, What's Streaming? ‐ July 07, 2025
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Nice Guys Keep Touring: Our Review of ‘Simple Plan: The Kids In The Crowd’

There’s something to be said for longevity… On Prime Video tomorrow; Simple Plan: The Kids In The Crowd is a strong all be it formulaic rock doc that tracks the band’s origins, their struggles to find a place in the pop culture landscape before truly being punk rock and basically carving their own. In a […]

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That’s a Sight: Our Review of ’40 Acres’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ July 04, 2025
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That’s a Sight: Our Review of ’40 Acres’

40 Acres, from director and writer RT Thorne, begins by explaining a world of extinction and war, which explains the movements of the Freemans, an Afro-Indigenous collective in Ontario. Sometimes they shoot bandits, at others they go about a happy-ish routine involving perimeter checks. Whoever does these checks report to the rest of the group. […]

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For Me?: Our Review of ‘The Sandman: Season 2’ on Netflix

Giveaways/Contests, Netflix, What's Streaming? ‐ July 03, 2025
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The first season of The Sandman told vignettes about gods within the dream world and the waking world. Its season finale is about a writer trapping muse Calliope (Mellisanthi Mahut), a story where viewers can make some real life parallels. Regardless, these vignettes have Dream (Tom Sturridge) swooping in to save the other characters’ days. […]

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Control: Our Review of ‘Shark Whisperer’ on Netflix

Netflix, What's Streaming? ‐ June 30, 2025
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Control: Our Review of ‘Shark Whisperer’ on Netflix

“[Ocean Ramsey] always had this control over the situation”, says fellow diver Juan Oliphant, one of her collaborators. On a chance encounter, Ramsey is able to safely swim with sharks, Oliphant in charge of photography. During these photography and filming sessions, one can see humans and many sharks in harmony, sharing the big blue ocean. […]

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How You Win: Our Review of ‘F1: The Movie’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ June 26, 2025
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How You Win: Our Review of ‘F1: The Movie’

When you keep it simple, more is actually WAY more… F1: The Movie will never be mistaken for high art, but it is popcorn cinema that is executed on an immaculate level as we get drawn into a very basic but incredibly compelling and well-crafted sports movie. Dubbed “the greatest that never was,” Sonny Hayes […]

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