Again, only another two films today (I had to make time for the Bears’ game Monday night, even though I ended up sad with the result). When I arrived in Canada, I had no films selected for this day.. I wanted to see Nuremberg that morning, but I couldn’t even get 1 ticket, so I […]

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As mentioned in my Day 2 piece, Nuremberg was the film I wanted to see most at TIFF, but there was another film I wanted to see as well: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. del Toro took that story that we know all too well and tweaked it – the Creature (Jacob Elordi, HBO’s Euphoria) has […]

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I know that I am old. I have never heard of many of the albums other music critics are listing on their articles. I have very few new bands, my picks are generally old favorites of mine. Those of you who have been following my missives will find a lot of the same people. You’ll […]

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This was a harder exercise than in most years – I didn’t see as many films as in previous years, despite the fact that I did attend Toronto this year. Then again, I did see a few films that didn’t deserve being ranked. This year may be a bit more controversial than in previous years, […]

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This Fall has been a tough time for your friend and humble narrator. There’s no reason fpr me to share what has been happening with me, but for the 24th year, I made my way up to Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival. In previous years, I was able to get 20 tickets, of […]

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I haven’t written one of these year end lists in a few years. The pandemic curtailing the Toronto International Film Festival and the closed movie theaters reduced my film watching to near zero. Even after the theaters reopened, a lot of films got postponed and TIFF only reopened fully this year. Of course, it was […]

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It’s that time again – time for my less-than-humble list of the best records on the year. I admit that I am 63 years old, so there is little in the way of music by young people (30 or younger). No Lizzo; No Swift; no Kelsey. It’s not that I hate their music, not at […]

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