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Faves of 2017: Composer JG Thirlwell
Photo by Dustin Dis JG Thirlwell is a composer/producer/performer based in Brooklyn, NY. His discography is extensive under many pseudonyms including Foetus, Steroid Maximus, Manorexia, Baby Zizanie,...
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Ty Segall Takes On ‘The Opposition’
Fanny Dog was there in spirit. Last fall, Ty Segall performed some solo acoustic shows in North America (including one in Toronto) and released some new tunes via Bandcamp. In December, he announced...
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New Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’ Is Here
The first full-length trailer for Netflix’s Altered Carbon is here. The series, based on the cyberpunk novel from Richard K. Morgan, will be available on February 2. In this new trailer, we learn a...
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The Librarians S04 EP08: And the Hidden Sanctuary
On this week’s episode of The Librarians, we learn that once a Librarian, always a librarian, and that you should never, ever, mess with fairies. We leave Portland, and travel to Ohio, for The...
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Down the Dark Road of ‘The Alienist’
While the crime procedural has existed on television since the 1951 premiere of Dragnet, the series that arguably set the tone was Law & Order, which began in 1990 and remained on the air for 20...
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The Librarians S04 EP010 : And Some Dude Named Jeff
On this week’s episode of The Librarians, brush up on your dance moves, roll for initiative, and if all else fails, just keep hopping. It’s a Freaky Friday, Jenkins-focused episode with The Librarians...
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Trailer Time: Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’
Castle Rock, the upcoming Hulu series based on the semi-fictional world from Stephen King’s fiction, has a new teaser trailer. It’s only 40 seconds long, but through suspenseful music and skillful...
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‘The Alienist’ Delves Deeper Into Darkness With “Silver Smile”
This week’s episode of The Alienist (“Silver Smile”) explores more of the class distinctions and police corruption that are integral to Caleb Carr’s novel. It also presents versions of the characters...
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‘Something Happened Behind These Doors’: Season Two Trailer for ‘Jessica Jones’
For many fans of the Marvel TV universe, Jessica Jones is the top contender for biggest badass. She’s sarcastic and surly and subverts all those “strong woman” clichés by being physically powerful but...
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Wounds of His Own: ‘The Alienist,’ Season 1 Episode 4
This week’s episode of The Alienist, “These Bloody Thoughts,” opens with a tense scene between Dr. Kreizler and a former patient (Mrs. Williams), a woman who reveals herself as a BDSM practitioner,...
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“I Always Deal With Threats Head-On”: New Trailer for ‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2
Are you counting down the days until Season 2 of Jessica Jones premieres on Netflix? Here’s another trailer from Netflix. This new trailer, called “Her Way,” opens with Jessica saying “my whole family...
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Get ‘Lost in Space’ on Netflix in April
The original Lost in Space series ran for three seasons, beginning in 1965, with a total of 83 episodes (which is kind of mind-blowing considering that current prestige TV shows average about 6 to 13...
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The Week In Horror: New ‘Owl Man’ Prank, Toho’s Dracula, Ash vs. Evil Dead +...
This week Hex Studios released their latest Owl Man prank video. The Owl Man debuted in Lord of Tears, directed by Lawrie Brewster and written by Sarah Daly. It’s the story of a school teacher plagued...
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“Look at Your Bird, Lazlo”: The Alienist, ‘Hildebrandt’s Starling’
This season of The Alienist is now halfway over, but are those investigating the case any closer to solving it? While Dr. Lazlo Kreizler, John Moore, Sara Howard, and Lucius and Marcus Isaacson now...
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“A Way to Hear the Music”: The Alienist, ‘Ascension’
The various narrative threads of The Alienist are being woven ever more tightly together in this week’s suspenseful episode. The friction between Dr. Kreizler and Sara Howard increased, and so has the...
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New ‘Lost in Space’ Trailer Shows Treacherous Terrain
It’s been a few weeks since Netflix released the teaser trailer for their upcoming Lost in Space series, which premieres on April 13. Now the streaming service has unveiled a full trailer. In this new...
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“You Definitely Can’t Break Me”: Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Luke Cage’ Arrives...
Netflix’s Luke Cage was the biggest surprise of the Netflix Marvel Universe: a TV show that placed an African-American man front and center at a time when Black Lives Matter was being called a...
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“We’re All Capable of Violence”: The Alienist, ‘Many Sainted Men’
Is it an exaggeration to state that this week’s installment of The Alienist is its best yet? The show feels like it is finally fulfilling the promise it made in its first episode, answering those...
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Facing The Past to Fight for the Future on Season 2 of ‘Jessica Jones’
There is perhaps no more relatable character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Jessica Jones. Expectations for the second season of Netflix’s series have been high. Thankfully, it does not...
View ArticleThe Librarians S04 EP 05: And the Bleeding Crown
Huzzah and Gadzooks, it’s time for another adventure with The Librarians. Swish your swords, shore up your swinging ropes, and grab some buffalo wings as we meet the indubitable Darrington Dare, in The...
View ArticleThe Librarians S04 EP06: And The Graves of Time
In this episode of The Librarians it’s time to pull out those pocket squares to dab away the tears. It’s Guardians’ day out with, The Librarians and The Graves of Time. Plot Not wanting to leave a...
View Article“There Are Certain Things a Man Cannot Control”: The Alienist, ‘Psychopathia...
For those who’ve read Caleb Carr’s book, this episode of The Alienist was painful to watch. Readers knew that tragedy was at hand but, like the characters on the screen, they could do nothing to stop...
View Article“A Duty to Go On”: The Alienist, ‘Requiem’
After the horrible event that took place at the end of last week’s episode, it’s no wonder that everyone on the investigative team is trying to come to terms with where to go next. It’s also no wonder...
View Article‘Lost in Space’ Comes to Toronto’s Cinesphere on April 11
Netflix’s Lost in Space premieres on April 13. However, if you’re lucky enough to live in the Toronto area, you can participate in a one-of-a-kind preview screening at the Cinesphere on April 11. After...
View Article“God Works Between the Lines:” The Alienist, ‘Castle in the Sky’
After last week’s cliffhanger ending, “Castle in the Sky” opens with Kreizler eating alone and looking pensive. It feels like he is also waiting for something to happen. He focuses on the cooked bird...
View ArticleThe Week In Horror: ‘True Detective,’‘C.H.U.D.,’‘The Rain,’ + More
Happy Easter, Passover, and April Fools Day, fiends! I’m sure everyone watched Alice Cooper’s turn as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, after watching the best Easter movie, Mick Garris’s Critters...
View ArticleNetflix Continues to Wow Audiences This Spring and Summer
It seems like every day there is something new on Netflix. This trend shows no signs of stopping; Netflix has several promising looking TV series and original content being added throughout the next...
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The Week In Horror: Rob Zombie, ‘Halloween,’‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’
Slow news week? Maybe. Rob Zombie wrapped filming 3 From Hell. Can’t wait to hear more about that, since it continues the House of 1000 Corpses/Devil’s Rejects saga. Paul Tremblay’s novel Cabin at the...
View ArticleTrue Crime on Netflix and on Toronto’s Big Screens
If you can’t get enough of true crime series like Manhunter, Manhunt: Unabomber, and Making a Murderer, Netflix is here to deliver the goods. Here are a couple of upcoming series that should be on your...
View Article‘Castle Rock’ Has a New Trailer and a Premiere Date
In February we shared our excitement about the teaser trailer for Hulu’s upcoming Castle Rock series, based on the semi-fictional world of Stephen King’s fiction. Now there is a new, longer trailer and...
View ArticleThe Week In Horror: Horror on TV, Aja and Raimi + More
It’s the weekend, fiends, and you know what that means: Welcome to The Week In Horror. Titans on TV DC Comics announced the original content that will lead their streaming service: the live-action...
View ArticleThe Week In Horror: ‘Halloween,’‘Predator,’ Stephen King & Joe Hill + More
Hi. You look pretty today, dear readers. Want some horror news? Here ya go. Before we get started on anything, let’s get something straight right now: additional photography/reshoots on the new...
View Article‘The Staircase’: Netflix Offers Another Twisty True Crime Story
Have you already devoured all four episodes of Evil Genius on Netflix? Don’t worry, there will be a brand-new true crime series to binge watch in June: The Staircase. On December 9, 2001, Kathleen...
View ArticleThe Leftscape Podcast: ‘Permit Patty Problems (Episode 8)’
As uncool as it is when cell phones are the instruments used to call the authorities on unsuspecting black people sleeping, mowing the lawn, having a barbecue, or generally existing in public, it is at...
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BBP! Fan Expo Canada 2018 Guide – Day 2 (Friday)
You’ll be staring at a lot of stars and cosplayers at Fan Expo Canada 2018 today – so keep your head on a swivel and watch that you don’t trample any little “poppers” that might sneak across your path!...
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Meet JG Thirlwell, the Musical Genius Behind ‘Venture Bros.’
In honor of the long-awaited seventh season of Venture Bros., enjoy this 2016 interview with composer JG Thirlwell about the show’s soundtrack. Starting with Foetus (and all its permutations) in the...
View ArticleThe CW’s ‘Elseworlds’ Delivers Excellent Crossover Action, Sets Up Classic DC...
So…Elseworlds just wrapped up and while doing so, the CW dunked on the entirety of the DCEU in the final few moments of the event. It wasn’t just a regular dunk…it was the kind of dunk where they...
View ArticleThe Leftscape Podcast: ‘Progressive Conversation: Half a Year (Episode 28)’
The first episode of The Leftscape posted on May 30, 2018, which means Wendy Sheridan, Mary McGinley, and Robin Renée have been presenting their conversations on life, politics, and pop culture for...
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‘Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser’ hits a Bullseye
I was first introduced to the artistic work of comic book legend, writer and artist Mike Grell, in the early nineteen eighties. His monthly fantasy series The Warlord (1976-1988), published by DC...
View ArticleTrailer Time: Lovecraft Country from HBO
Heads up, Old Gods fans! The trailer for the new HBO series Lovecraft Country just arrived. The series is based on the 2016 book by Matt Ruff and follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he joins...
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Trailer Time: “Stories Are A Living Thing”– New Teaser for HBO’s LOVECRAFT...
I’ve been eagerly anticipating HBO’s upcoming limited series Lovecraft Country since I heard about it, but it seems much more prescient and important now. It’s a road movie, a travelogue of 1950’s...
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Exclusive Interview: Writer/Director Paul Feig Brings Other Space To DUST
Paul Feig is one of the biggest writer/directors in Hollywood, having been the brains behind Freaks and Geeks, Bridesmaids, The Heat, Ghostbusters: Answer The Call and A Simple Favor. No doubt you’ve...
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Trailer Time: Luca Guadagnino’s “We Are Who We Are”
It’s no secret that I’m a bit of a mark for Luca Guadagnino’s love stories, but even if I weren’t, I’d be taken with the lush beauty of his new HBO miniseries We Are Who We Are. It’s a coming-of-age...
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Gilbert Speaks On Amazon Prime’s Truth Seekers
I have been seeing the dead since childhood, so I love to review series and films that have anything to do with our dearly departed. I recently binged watched Truth Seekers on Amazon. Did it meet the...
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Gilbert Speaks On The Queen’s Gambit
I tried playing chess with my father many years ago, but I was so bad at remembering what pieces moved where, that my dad, in frustration, threw the chess set away, so when I heard about The Queen’s...
View ArticleTrailer Time: CBS’s ‘Clarice’
Hannibal fans may have been clamoring for a renewal for their favourite Silence of the Lambs-adjacent series, but CBS has something different in mind. Their new series, Clarice, follows the FBI agent...
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TIFF 2021: Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘Hellbound’ Packs Religious Extremism into a...
A tragic, shocking, inexplicable event with hundreds of witnesses. A religious group that attempts to explain and justify it to a stunned public. An extremist element of that group, radicalized and...
View ArticlePodcast: TV or GTFO Episode 19 –‘ALF’
It’s been a minute! Four whole years worth of minutes, to be exact, but Sachin Hingoo and Gary Heather are back with our podcast about beloved and not-so-beloved TV series, TV or GTFO! On TV or GTFO...
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Gilbert Speaks on ‘The Devil’s Hour’
Thank you, Andy Burns, for recommending this series. What happens when the past, present and future collide? Now add a touch of Peter Capaldi and you get a winning series. The Devil’s Hour The Devil’s...
View ArticleTrailer Time: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Rick and Michonne, two all-time favourite characters from The Walking Dead series have finally returned! Both characters had left the flagship series years ago, leaving fans wondering what their fates...
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