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Legends of Horror Returns to Casa Loma for Halloween Season

By: Staff – Toronto, you’ll want to leave the lights on… as Liberty Entertainment Group announces the return of its annual Halloween-themed theatrical event Legends of Horror  on the grounds of Toronto’s renowned castle, Casa Loma.Now in its tenth year, Toronto’s best-loved and sell-out horror experience opens Friday, October 3rd and runs until November 1st. The supernatural event is guaranteed to … Continue reading

Photos: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flavor Crystals @ Danforth Music Hall

Photos by: David McDonald –  Psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, who released their newest album, The Future Is Your Past, on February 10th, 2023 via A Records, which was produced by frontman Anton Newcombe, and which followed up their 2022 album, Fire Doesn’t Grow on Trees, performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto … Continue reading

Photos: Wet Leg @ History Toronto

Photos by: Myles Herod – UK indie rock band Wet Leg, who released their newest album, Moisturizer, July 11th 2025 via Domino, performed at History in Toronto on Sept. 12th.

TIFF 2025: “Mile End Kicks” Declares the Most Radical Act is to be Yourself

By: Myles Herod – In “Mile End Kicks”, Chandler Levack delivers a quietly humorous portrait of a woman caught between ambition and neglect during the summer of 2011. Grace (Barbie Ferreira), a music journalist from Ontario newly settled in Montreal, sets out to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill”. However, what she’s truly … Continue reading

TIFF 2025 – Angelina Jolie Attends “Couture” Premiere

Photos by: Myles Herod – Angelina Jolie attended the “Couture” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7th. Anchored by a memorable performance from Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, this compelling new film from Alice Winocour (TIFF ’22’s Paris Memories), set in the Parisian fashion industry, weaves multiple threads of women and girls … Continue reading

Photos: Foo Fighters @ Fremont Theater

By: Alexis Gross & Andi Taylor – Acclaimed rock band Foo Fighters, who released their newest album, But Here We Are, on June 2, 2023 via Roswell/RCA, performed at surprise set at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo last night. 

TIFF 2025: “Hen” Serves as Part Absurdist Comedy and Part Slow-Burn Tragedy

By: Myles Herod – György Pálfi’s “Hen” begins not with grandeur, but a close-up of an egg’s messy arrival into the world. From this visceral birth, the film charts the journey of a lone chicken who dodges the slaughterhouse and stumbles into a world no less cruel than the one she escaped. This bird, dark-feathered … Continue reading

Photos: Mt. Joy @ Budweiser Stage

By: Curtis Sindrey – Los Angeles-based indie rock band Mt. Joy, who released their newest album, Hope We Have Fun, on May 30th, 2025, performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night (Sept. 11th)

TIFF 2025: Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann Lee” Dares Us to Look Away With Career-Defining Amanda Seyfried Performance

By: Myles Herod – In her third directorial outing, Mona Fastvold conjures a hypnotic meditation on spiritual fervour. At its centre is Amanda Seyfried, delivering a performance so raw and commanding you can’t help but sometimes look away. Long underestimated, Seyfried finally gets a role that taps into her full arsenal: voice, poise, and emotional … Continue reading

TIFF 2025 – Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy Attend “Train Dreams” Premiere

Photos by: Myles Herod – Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy attended the “Train Dreams” premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9th. Set in the Pacific Northwest during the first decades of the 20th century, Jockey director Clint Bentley’s beguiling adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson’s … Continue reading