Last night a new show hit Canadian airwaves about an eccentric teacher at a competitive private school. The titular “Mr. D” thinks he’s pretty damn awesome, in a sort of Phil Dunphy meets Michael Scott meets actual moron who can’t spell “renaissance” kind of way. The series is created by, written by and stars Gerry […]
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The Next Stage Festival is the fascinating bridge between a show’s Fringe Festival run and its life beyond the circuit. It’s an inspired idea and a chance for some truly splendid indie theatre to get a little more attention than it did/would amidst hundreds of Fringe offerings in the summer. There are 12 shows this […]
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. A phrase that’s very representative of the gaming industry. Pokémon, Call of Duty, Megaman, Final Fantasy, Battlefield, Dragonquest, the list goes on, and across all platforms and media. All of these games have spawned innumerable sequels and spinoffs, oftentimes retaining more or less the same game formula, and […]
Garry Marshall was once my favourite director. I will admit this only with the accompanying information that I was about 12 at the time, a devotee of the Julia Roberts- Richard Gere oeuvre (Runaway Bride, Pretty Woman) and quite entranced by The Princess Diaries. He’s not an inspired director, but he makes sweet, enjoyable films, […]
I wasn’t in The American Repertory Theatre’s (A.R.T.) acclaimed Sleep No More. And I haven’t even seen the version in New York. But if you saw the version in Boston, then I might have been lurking in the shadows behind you, wearing a black mask. If you haven’t seen the show at all and are […]
A lot of things can spark our memories; smells, textures, songs, pictures, and even taste. It’s like a small time capsule exploding in your face, bringing old memories rushing back to the surface, both good and bad. When I played Sonic Generations, it felt as if I had jumped 19 years back into the past […]
I flip flop on how much I like FX’s zany bad-person comedy It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The inspired pilot and strong first season earned the show my continued devotion, but Danny DeVito’s grotesque Frank became a thorn in season 2’s side and has remained a symptom of the show’s idiotically broad tendencies ever since. […]
13-year-old Joey King is quickly becoming a very recognizable face in movies and TV. After starring as the titular troublemaker in last year’s Ramona & Beezus (a particular favourite of mine), Joey’s been working non-stop with a turn in last summer’s star-laden success Crazy, Stupid, Love, a midseason NBC show with Amanda Peet and upcoming sure-hit […]