- Survivor Ghost Island Finale: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
- Lita Brillman
Welcome to the sweet release that is the final resting place of Survivor: Ghost Island... Read More
- Angels in America Back on Broadway
- Theresa Perkins
Transferring after an exceptionally well-received run at the National Theatre in London, Tony Kushne… Read More
- The 2017 Nominee Interview Series
- Kelly Bedard
Welcome to the 2017 Nominee Interview Series. Every year between nomination announcements and… Read More
- Awards, 2017
- Kelly Bedard
2017 was rough on a lot of people but the art, boy, the art was something else. This year saw a floo… Read More
- My Cinematic 2017
- Kelly Bedard
Over the coming weeks I’ll be unveiling my rankings of every single new release I saw in 2017. T… Read More
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Survivor Ghost Island Finale: Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance
By Lita Brillman // TV
Welcome to the sweet release that is the final resting place of Survivor: Ghost Island…
Featured Production: Frozen
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Seven Siblings Theatre is coming off their strongest season yet with a staged reading, a festival of new work, and two mainstage productions including the Critics’ Pick Award-nominated Fringe run …
Drag Race S10 Ep9: Cute for You, but What About Us?
By Lita Brillman // TV
“Evil triumphs when good queens do nothing.” These are the fitting, essential, and political parting words left on the mirror by The Vixen on her way out the door. Also …
Old Names for Wildflowers
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
Despite featuring several intriguing characters and relationships, Corbin Went’s new play Old Names for Wildflowers suffers from a lack of focus and originality – resulting in a two and a half hour …
Survivor Ghost Island, Ep13: Resting on her Laurels
By Lita Brillman // TV
To paraphrase a group of exasperated nuns I once heard: How do you solve a problem like Dom and Wendell? On the one hand, one of the two of them …
The COC’s Spring: Short Fables & Anna Bolena
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
The eclectic pairing of a visually ambitious but narratively light 20th century Russian mixed bill directed with theatrical ambition and a rich Italian bel canto full-length narrative with restrained character-focused …
Drag Race, S10 Ep8: American Horror Story- Cher
By Lita Brillman // TV
Well, I can’t say I’m surprised. Between Ru’s apparent standoffishness while talking to her in the work room, the judges lack of reception to her performance, and the edit of …
Once on this Island: Inspired Storytelling
By Theresa Perkins // Theatre (New York)
The intimate Circle in the Square theatre has never felt so atmospheric. A lush revival of the Lynn Ahrens’ and Stephen Flaherty’s Once on this Island fills the theatre in the round with …
Survivor Ghost Island Ep12: Wendell in Doubt
By Lita Brillman // TV
This week on Survivor: Disappointment Island, we get a cruel teaser of what could be if Laurel and Donathan weren’t such party poopers and made a move with the Naviti …
Drag Race S10 Ep7: Black Girl Magic, Y’all Can’t Stand It
By Lita Brillman // TV
In typical season 10 fashion, this episode kicks off with Eureka whitesplaining The Vixen’s behavior to her, telling her how to be a role model. This is really rich because …
LULU V.7: a Horrifyingly Distant yet Related Past
By Lorenzo Pagnotta // Theatre (Toronto)
Without a doubt, I am a huge fan of non-linear work. I feel it’s more reflective of how our brain’s complex neural pathways actually work. Red Light District and Buddies’ …
Crave Productions’ ’94 Club: based on true events
By Lisa McKeown // Theatre (Toronto)
Thalia Kane’s new play offers up a dark version of four young women’s coming of age in a rural Canadian high school. While the script needs some development, the play …
Direct from Brazil: UFC224 Belfort vs. Machida
By Lauren Webb // Sports
Unlike most drama build-ups preceding MMA fights, the Vitor Belfort vs. Lyoto Machida match has proven to be a class act in every meaning of the term. The main card …
On Stage in Toronto: Girls, “Little” and Like That
By Kelly Bedard // Theatre (Toronto)
Girls Like That (Tarragon Theatre) The more I think about this fantastic ensemble piece about teenage girls dealing with the age of slut-shaming gone viral, the more shocked I am …
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