Critics' Picks
Sarah Greene
Mount Eerie's Great Hall concert was painfully intimate
In his solo performance, Phil Elverum showed that both songwriting and grieving are an ongoing process more
Sep 21, 2017 3:36 PM Concert reviews
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas brought the past to the future at Budweiser Stage
In their joint set, Nas played throwback classics, while Hill delivered a complex and cerebral performance that nonetheless went hard more
Sep 11, 2017 10:28 AM Concert reviews
The Gardener is in full, fascinating bloom
Even if you lack a green thumb, you’ll dig this doc about the man who created a massive English-style garden near Quebec City more
May 17, 2017 2:00 PM Reviews
The Lure is gloriously weird horror
It’s about man-eating mermaids – and it’s a musical more
Mar 15, 2017 5:30 PM Reviews
Jason Bolduc
Hard Core Logo will rock your world
The punk-rock concert play, an adaptation of Bruce McDonald’s 1996 mockumentary of the same name, does its source material justice. more
Mar 15, 2017 4:45 PM Theatre
T2 Trainspotting hits the generational sweet spot
Sequel stays true to the reality of its aging characters more
Mar 15, 2017 4:44 PM Reviews 6 Comments
Kore-eda’s back in form with After The Storm
New pic taps his preoccupation with family rifts more
Mar 15, 2017 4:43 PM Reviews
Alien Creature will haunt you
>>> Revival of Linda Griffiths’s solo show about poet Gwendolyn MacEwen offers lots of stage magic more
Jan 19, 2017 6:05 PM Theatre
Bugs doc asks if eating insects can save the planet
>>> Turns out things are not that simple more
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 PM Reviews
Sieranevada is one of the most beautifully made films of the past year
>>> Three-hour Romanian movie pulses with humour, insight and momentum more
Jan 11, 2017 2:32 PM Reviews
Annette Bening’s smokin’ – in every way – in 20th Century Women
Veteran actor is riveting while puffing away throughout the entire pic more
Jan 11, 2017 2:00 PM Reviews
Natalia Manzocco
Natalia Manzocco's top 10 Toronto restaurants of 2016
Fast-casual and upscale, meaty and vegan, raucous and restrained — high tides raised all ships in Toronto's dining scene this year more
Dec 22, 2016 9:00 AM Food
Previous Canada's Top Ten winners you can watch online right now
See the north... from the comfort of your own home. more
Dec 9, 2016 2:44 PM Movies
Six perfect films you need to watch online right now
You probably haven't seen some of the best flicks of year. Here's your chance! more
Nov 21, 2016 9:55 AM Movies 1 Comments
>>> Walk Me To The Corner is a must-see cabaret
Brent Carver’s mash-up of songs and Shakespeare is great theatre more
Nov 12, 2016 5:49 PM Theatre
>>> Mischling: Holocaust novel brings a terrible beauty to story of Nazi brutality
Affinity Konar achieves an unlikely balance in her story of twins in Mengele’s zoo in Auschwitz more
Oct 31, 2016 1:57 PM Books 3 Comments
>>> Cinefranco makes a comeback
Scaled-down French-language fest boasts a solid slate, including gem with Depardieu more
Oct 27, 2016 10:55 AM Film fests and special screenings
>>> Unconventional Miss Hokusai is a soulful animation experience
There are no beasts and the rhythms are unusual but the images are fantastic more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews 1 Comments
>>> Angry Inuk: Powerful doc slams seal hunt protesters
Hot Docs audience choice winner targets Greenpeace and other poorly informed animal rights activists more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews 3 Comments
>>> Moonlight: a nervy take on Black masculinity
Barry Jenkins’s film tells a potent story about the struggle of a Black man to come out more
Oct 26, 2016 5:30 PM Reviews
