After a long and tiring year, lockdown restrictions are finally easing. Most people can’t wait to get back outside and enjoy everything the summer brings, and that includes dining with family and friends. Since the pandemic has caused such a…
To celebrate 2021’s Pride Month, the Toronto International Film Festival’s digital streaming platform has curated a selection of Queer films with a slight twist. Entitled Queer Becoming, the month-long event aims to refocus the narrative trope of “coming out” –…
I’m here to report that I’ve seen the face of Anonymous. And well, he’s a bit much. The man in question, noteworthy “hacktivist” Christopher Doyon (aka Commander X), sits front-and-centre of Gary Lang’s The Face of Anonymous – a documentary exposing…
Would you want to live forever, given the chance? Better yet, what about the idea of uploading your life’s memories to a computer so your grandchildren’s children can meet you one day? Well, director Ann Shin’s exploration of technology and the…
Some say music is the soundtrack to our lives. If that’s in fact true, then the weird and wonderful sounds of Sparks (brother iconoclasts Russell and Ron Mael) have certainly found their way onto more than one Spotify playlist. Commencing their careers…
Before streaming services, catching up on previously-aired shows was rather tricky. You had to wait for a broadcaster to air the episodes again or try to find a tape. Now, if you miss a show, all you have to do…