- NFL Roundtable Podcast
The MyEntWord Podcast: NFL Roundtable
American Football season kicks off tonight with the Chiefs vs. the Patriots.
To get you ready for the season, we've assembled a great panel of sports enthusiasts; not statisticians and historians…
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
One afternoon in 1998, the awkward 12 year-old that was me trudged home from middle school to discover a gift sitting on the table. A children's librarian had recommended that…
- <em>Game of Thrones</em>: “The Dragon and the Wolf”
Game of Thrones: “The Dragon and the Wolf”…
The Dragons
I can’t think of a better way to start talking about the season seven finale of Game of Thrones than by talking about Daenerys Stormborn. When we first saw…
- The Defenders
What’s Left to Defend in The Defenders…
*several spoilers below*
I spend this weekend watching Netflix’s The Defenders from the comfort of my squashy red armchair, alternating between chuckling at Krysten Ritter’s facial expressions and groaning whenever Finn…
- Christopher Nolan’s <em>Dunkirk</em>
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
Dunkirk is one of the most original history films in mainstream cinema. Unlike most traditional war films the focus is not on the action of the war, or the ideology of…
- San Diego Comic-Con, 2017
San Diego Comic-Con, 2017
It's Comic-Con Time Again!
Managing Editor Kelly Bedard and Staff Writer Tom McGee are on the scene to bring you tons of coverage from the con floor, the panels, the press…
- Toronto Fringe, 2017
Toronto Fringe, 2017
From July 5-16, six of our Toronto staffers- Kelly Bedard, Duncan Derry, Lisa McKeown, Mary-Margaret Scrimger, Lorenzo Pagnotta and Chelsea Dinsmore- reviewed 100+ plays in this year's Fringe Festival. We…
- Fall 2017 Network Television Previews, Ranked
Fall 2017 Network Television Previews, Ranked
The five major broadcast television networks arranged in a list in order of how appealing the previews for their new fall shows are, overall...
LEAST: NBC
NBC has historically been my favorite…
- The 2016 Nominee Interview Series
The 2016 Nominee Interview Series
Welcome to the 2016 Nominee Interview Series.
Over the next few months we'll be posting exclusive Q&As with dozens of the artists nominated for this year's MyTheatre, MyTV and MyCinema Awards. Keep…
- My … Awards, 2016
Awards, 2016
Okay, so it wasn't our best year as humans, but lots of great people made lots of great stuff in 2016 and god dammit we're going to celebrate that stuff.
This…
What's New
Oslo at the National Theatre
By Oliver Simmonds // Theatre (London)
I like the elephantine plays. That’s why I went to this, and because of the Tony, and because of the premise. A combo of all. What else do I have …
Gabe Hudson’s Gork
By Ann Fitzhenry // Books
Perhaps young adult fiction is not my thing. Perhaps I am a little too old, a little too far removed from high school. Whatever the reason, this book, full of …
Revelations In a Little Room
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
Hospital waiting rooms are emotional places. On a daily basis, they are the scenes of both great grief and great joy as humans celebrate new life and renewed chances at …
Who Says You Can’t Go Home Again?
By Kelly Bedard // Cinema
I’ve really missed rom coms. I enjoy alt indies with a hip ironic spin or whatever we’re calling things to avoid using the phrase “romantic comedy” these days but I …
Theatre by Committee’s Omnium Gatherum
By Chelsea Dinsmore // Theatre (Toronto)
According to old rules of etiquette, it’s impolite to discuss sex, politics, or religion at a dinner party. Theatre by Committee’s Omnium Gatherum tackles all three with gusto, throwing in …
Simcoe- Roads to Rivers
By Anya Wassenberg // Music
Roads to Rivers is the second release from indie pop-rockers Simcoe. The new EP sees the band continuing down the road of moody and melodic songwriting that they began on their …
Miss at The Assembly
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
I rewrote the title of this article about four times. I worry that the one I settled on is misleading- it sounds like an old timey newspaper headline declaring that …
The Virtue of a Bold Type
By Kelly Bedard // TV
Melora Hardin is always in charge. Known as the hard-ass from corporate always squashing the Scranton Office hijinks, Sarah Pfefferman’s uncompromising ex on Transparent, and the high-end event planner keeping …
Celebration at the New Diorama Theatre
By Oliver Simmonds // Theatre (London)
I chose Emergency Chorus’ Celebration to break my review-fast because it exemplifies what I’ve missed and what I’m missing. I mean, God, what the hell have I sidestepped in Central …
TIFF 2017: A Chilling Horror – Verónica
As a long-time Midnight Madness viewer at TIFF, I’m always surprised to find a horror film screening in the main festival (under Contemporary World Cinema) but given the tremendous cinematography …
Dance: made in / fait au Canada Festival
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
The 2017 Dance: made in / fait au Canada Festival was a four day biennial repertory celebration of Canadian dance, presenting a cross-section of contemporary dance makers from across the …
Nidhogg II: frantic, violent, cartoon fun- bring friends!
There’s a true joy (somewhat lost in the modern age of internet gaming) of yelling at your friends next to you on the couch in either victory or defeat. Whether …
DVD Update: Summer, 2017
By Kelly Bedard // TV
It’s time, once again, for the On DVD series featuring new releases from Paramount & 20th Century FOX. Criminal Minds (The Twelfth Season) Season twelve was something of a watershed year for the …
#ARTBIRTH Lady Gaga
By Kymberley Feltham // Theatre (Toronto)
Athena Reich’s #ARTBIRTH was so unexpected, such a witty and subversive spectacle. Reich, as her pregnant Lady Gaga alter ego, drops a line early in the show warning us that …
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