posted Monday, May 3, 2021
The line up for the 40th anniversary edition of Pride Toronto has been announced, and includes over 70 events showcasing more than 130 2SLGBTQ+ artists, 14 party collectives, and seven community committee programs. The full month of programming begins on June 1, concluding with two Festival Weekends on June 18-20 and June 25-27, 2021, with […]
posted Tuesday, November 12, 2019
From a distance, The 519 community centre here in Toronto looks like a little square box with newly-built condos rising to fill the sky around it. This would be a misconception. The 519 is actually huge, offering over 130 programs within the building, and an extra 25 or so led separately by staff. The 519 is distinguished […]
posted Friday, October 11, 2019
Flavio Alves’ The Garden Left Behind is a quiet, powerful film that will make you fall in love with its protagonist, Tina Carerra (Carlie Guevara). Our ability to empathize with someone who may be different than we are (yet, not so different) is one of film’s many gifts. Guevara, a transgender actor, is able to imbue the […]
posted Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Every once in a while comes a film that is filled with so much joy, human connection, and emotional turmoil, you know that as long as it sticks the landing (i.e. has a good conclusion), it is a masterpiece. Christiaan Olwagen’s film, Kanarie, depicts the experiences of the “canaries” or men’s choir stationed in the […]
posted Sunday, April 28, 2019
I’ll be reviewing several films for the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place here in Toronto from April 25th to May 5th, 2019 at various locations in the city. See below for some great films you shouldn’t miss. When We Walk Some films are heart-wrenching in their raw, naked vulnerability – When We […]
posted Thursday, April 18, 2019
Inga Can Hear is a thought-provoking documentary about the challenges faced by a Latvian “[hearing] child of Deaf adults” (CODA), who is also, perhaps, transitioning, and experiencing other growing pains as well. In its short, neat run-time of a hour, it is unable to address all the upheavals of Inga/Edward’s life, which causes me to think […]
posted Thursday, April 18, 2019
Note from Michael McNeely: Today’s column is, in the spirit of accurate representation, written by a friend of mine who is better able to indicate whether or not Special (currently on Netflix) is true to the experience of living with Cerebral Palsy. Please enjoy! This TV Series is Indeed “Special”- By Guest Contributor, Mark Langenfeld […]
posted Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a story we will keep telling for as long as humans live. Even if we do not tell the whole story, we will tell parts of it. The quest for revenge, a ghost who knows more about the afterlife than he can let on, a play that captures the conscience of the […]
posted Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Comedy often comes from a source of pain. If you cannot laugh about it, then most likely you’ll cry – and who says you can’t do both? Throughout OUT on Stage’s first season, we see first-hand how the difficult experiences of being LGBTQ can provide comedy fodder. It’s extremely difficult to review stand-up comedy, as a […]
posted Sunday, December 23, 2018
Documentaries can be curated experiences, and there is not necessarily anything wrong with that. Sweet Marie: In Studio With Erin Costelo is a documentary that offers a brief glimpse into songstress Erin Costelo’s artistic process as she attempts to churn out a record in only 10 days. See below for a Q&A with writer Erin, […]
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