17 May 2012
The 5 Year Engagement
By Kelly Bedard // Cinema
I was really looking forward to The 5 Year Engagement. I was convinced it would be the movie that would finally make me love Emily Blunt (I’ve never warmed to …
15 May 2012
Think Like a Man
By Kelly Bedard // Cinema
Think Like a Man is the ensemble comedy that Gary Marshall keeps trying to direct. It’s funny and clever with a cast of interconnected characters who are at least marginally …
14 May 2012
Semele at the COC
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
This has been a bit of a rough repertory period for the Canadian Opera Company- the full-length Offenbach they presented earlier this month was obnoxiously long and unforgivably dull and …
14 May 2012
In Stratford: MacHomer
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Rick Miller’s wackado Macbeth retelling, currently masquerading as a fourth Shakespeare production at the Stratford Festival, uses a comprehensive cast of voices from one of TV’s most successful crazy experiments, …
14 May 2012
Oh, It’s Already been Broughten*
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
My friends always laugh at me when I tell them Bring it On is about race relations. Because, you know, it’s about cheerleaders. But it actually IS about race relations. …
13 May 2012
American Reunion
By Kelly Bedard // Cinema
Okay guys, here’s a truth you were never expecting to hear- I really like the American Pie franchise. I mean, I don’t like it like I like the Mighty Duck …
11 May 2012
Season Wrap Up: Parks & Recreation
By Kelly Bedard // TV
*spoiler alert* I was sure, going into the Parks & Rec finale last night, that Leslie Knope would lose the election. All TV characters lose elections because no one likes …
10 May 2012
At Tarragon: The Real World?
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
Michel Tremblay has mommy issues. The more of his work that I see, the more I recognize the loving but fraught tension that drives young writers to write about their …
10 May 2012
A COC Double Feature
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
If you were to do a search of the most commonly used phrases on this website, one of the top hits would undoubtedly be “mixed bag”. I use the term …
08 May 2012
Wrong for Each Other, Indeed
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
I’m very fond of Encore Entertainment. Their heartfelt production of The Laramie Project was sweetly affecting, and their theatrical concert Song in the Key of Stephen was chock full of …
08 May 2012
The Art of Time Ensemble: Russia in Exile
By Kelly Bedard // Music
I grew up in a small city with not much going for it. There was hockey, figure skating and a damn impressive recreational baseball league, but for an uncoordinated, artsy …
03 May 2012
This Time, Last Week
By Kelly Bedard // TV
Thursday has always been a great night of TV. It’s the night on which NBC has been offering up the greatest sitcoms in history decade after decade (even if you’re …
02 May 2012
Soulpepper: You Can’t Take It With You
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
One of the most notable things about Soulpepper is the incredible bench depth the company has going for it. The effect is that almost every Soulpepper show feels like it …
30 April 2012
On Stage in Toronto: Riverdance
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre
When I was a kid, I was completely obsessed with Riverdance and its far more linear counterpart Lord of the Dance. Obsessed. I would listen to the soundtrack in the …
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