The weather is changing. The leaves are starting to change color and fall. It’s much cooler with just a touch of briskness in the air. In 2020, that is the only thing that is the same from previous years. Covid-19, racial strife and unrest, economic issues make this the most unusual early Fall in memory. […]

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As we see more things changing as a result of the George Floyd murder and Black Lives Matter movement, many of the superficial changes that I thought I’d never see happen are occurring all over the place. The Confederate Flag banned at NASCAR races and among the active military; confederate statues being removed. Nice gestures […]

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Well, the Golden Globes are over and next week come the Academy Award nominations, and it was a good year for film. I was able to see a few of the best of the year before they were released in cinemas or on streaming services. Overall, more and more films at the Toronto International Film […]

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One of my long time evilopinion traditions is to list my favorite records of the year. I am still old school, I buy CDs and then load them onto my iPod. Redundant? Sure, but I like having a physical object just in case something happens. Also old school, is my list. I looked at the […]

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I’m going to come out and say it – I don’t give a damn about arbitrary deadlines. Occasionally, I have donated money to charities and political campaigns, usually to the Left of the political spectrum, and I do understand the rules in the current Democratic debate guidelines that you have to have raised so much […]

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Long time readers know that my “Daddy only” trip is to TIFF, six days out of town for the first half of the festival. This is my 19th TIFF; over those years, I have seen some of the most interesting, controversial films over the past 21 years. This year I saw 13 films. Here is […]

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Another gloriously beautiful sunny Fall day in Toronto and I had only two films this day. I originally had four films but in my haste to pick films, the times overlapped, so I needed to make changes. My first film was the most conventional studio film of all my picks. Just Mercy is the dramatization […]

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