“I Play Rocky” Gets Inside the Making of a Hollywood Underdog by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Peter Farrelly explores the unlikely making of Rocky, revealing the determination, desperation, and sheer nerve behind Stallone’s Hollywood breakthroug…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 2:29am on November 14, 2026☆⚑

“Rogers v. Rogers” Returns to the Stage, Bringing Corporate Chaos to Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre. by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Announcement: Michael Healey and Chris Abraham bring back their hit production, with Tom Rooney once again taking on an empire of family feuds, boardroom battles, and Can…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 6:00am on November 13, 2026☆⚑

“Hamlet (solo)” Puts Raoul Bhaneja’s Extraordinary Talent to the Test by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Theatre Passe Muraille welcomes back its 20-year-old production, a remarkable solo undertaking that brings Shakespeare’s sprawling tragedy to life through one p…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 7:05am on November 12, 2026☆⚑

“When You Close Your Eyes” Meets “The Liberation” in a Disturbing Search for Belonging by Ross

The Toronto Theatre and TIFF Film Review: Pepper’s Ghost Productions’ sapphic horror musical finds an unsettling companion in Guy Nattiv’s TIFF film, as both examine the vulnerability …

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 6:52am on November 11, 2026☆⚑

“De Profundis: Oscar Wilde in Jail” Finds New Life in Rick Miller’s Performance by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: A return to Soulpepper’s musical fantasy reaffirms the enduring force of Wilde’s prison letter, with Miller giving voice to its wit, anguish, vanity, and extr…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 8:53am on November 10, 2026☆⚑

“All the Cows Are Dead” Debates the Art of Butchery and Poetry by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Talk Is Free Theatre’s inventive new Canadian musical serves up a wonderfully strange debate about poetry, craft, masculinity, and the meaning of art. By Ross W…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 2:59pm on November 9, 2026☆⚑

“The Last Glory Hole” Gives Buddy Cole the Last Laugh by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: Scott Thompson unleashes Buddy Cole in a razor-sharp solo comedy born from a little unfinished business. By Ross Scott Thompson has spent a good many years figuri…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:47am on November 8, 2026☆⚑

“MONKS” Turns a Spanish Monastery into a Playground of No-Nun-sense by Ross

A Toronto theatre review: Veronica Hortigüela and Annie Luján unleash an interactive clowning adventure of lentils, outrageous physical comedy, and occasional flashes of unexpected tendern…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 9:59am on November 7, 2026☆⚑

“Falling” Puts Friendship and Romantic Fantasy on a Collision Course by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies film review: James and Colin Krisel explore the messy collision of friendship, desire, and romantic idealism in a London-set love triangle. By Ross It’s a funny thing th…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 6:57am on November 6, 2026☆⚑

“Black Doves” Is Back, and I’m Ready for More Christmas Chaos by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw return for another round of spies, secrets, and gloriously twisted Christmas mayhem. By Ross When ‘Black Doves‘ arrived on Netfl…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 7:26am on November 5, 2026☆⚑

“Neverman” Finds a Lifetime of Resistance Facing the Cruelty of Dementia by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Rodrigo Barriuso honours the queer elders who fought for their right to live openly, while exposing the failures of care systems that threaten their dign…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 7:31am on November 4, 2026☆⚑

“The Assassin(s)” Makes the Fight for Truth and a Free Press Feel Urgent by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Hur Jin-ho examines the cost of challenging an official narrative, bringing a gripping political conspiracy thriller I knew nothing about to the screen. …

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 8:00am on November 3, 2026☆⚑

“Being Heumann” Makes History Impossible to Ignore by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Siân Heder brings Judy Heumann’s extraordinary fight for disability rights to the screen, capturing the power of protest and the determination of peop…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 1:50pm on November 2, 2026☆⚑

“Wild Horse Nine” Gives John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell a Killer Double Act by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Martin McDonagh unleashes his razor-sharp dialogue on political mischief, mortality and an extraordinary friendship in the surreal isolation of Easter Is…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 2:15pm on November 1, 2026☆⚑

“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” Gives the Grand a Bloody Good Time by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies review: Aerosol mist, exposed torsos, and a five-person cast with a wicked appetite for theatrical chaos. By Ross “I wouldn’t scoff if I were you.” A rather ambitiou…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:05am on October 31, 2026☆⚑

“Tales of the Damned” Turns Campbell House Into a Deliciously Wicked Halloween Nightmare by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies review: A Gothic masquerade of opera, vengeance, and literary monsters returns in White Mills Theatre Company’s immersive horror experience By Ross Halloween in Toronto …

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 6:00am on October 30, 2026☆⚑

“Rent” Still Has My Heart, Thirty Years Later by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The original cast and generations of performers reunite for a heartfelt celebration of Jonathan Larson’s enduring musical. By Ross I woke up the morning after wat…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:37am on October 29, 2026☆⚑

Antonio Says, “Degenerates” Finds a Dangerous Divide Between Loneliness and Hate by Ross

A review of Playwrights Horizons’ Degenerates By Antonio In Degenerates, at Off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons, I was confronted by questions outside my comfort zone. How much empathy …

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 12:20pm on October 28, 2026☆⚑

“Coward” Finds a Fragile Love in the Shadow of the First World War by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Lukas Dhont explores the fragile courage, private longing, and fleeting freedom found amid the horrors of the First World War. By Ross I could hardly wai…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 9:58pm on October 27, 2026☆⚑

The Shaw Festival Comes to Toronto’s Waterfront, and I’m Already Kicking Myself About Missing “Sleuth” by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: The Shaw Festival launches a three-year residency at Harbourfront Centre, bringing “Sleuth,” “A Christmas Carol,” and “Ohio State Murders” to Toronto au…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 7:44am on October 26, 2026☆⚑

“The Beloved” Turns a Father-Daughter Reunion into a Brutal Exercise in Artistic Control by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Rodrigo Sorogoyen explores how a celebrated filmmaker turns artistic ambition into an instrument of control over his estranged daughter. By Ross It all b…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 10:03am on October 25, 2026☆⚑

“Sunburn” Finds Poetry in a Sweltering Toronto Summer by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: One of my favourite visually poetic films at TIFF 2026, Serville Poblete’s “Sunburn” finds tenderness, humour, and the rhythms of a Toronto neighbo…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 8:16am on October 24, 2026☆⚑

“YAGA,” “Possible Love,” and “A Talent for Murder” Bring TIFF 2026 to Toronto Screens by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: ‘YAGA’ arrives on Crave as “Possible Love” and “A Talent for Murder” open in Toronto theatres on Friday, October 23, bringing three TIFF 2026 discoverie…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 1:26pm on October 23, 2026☆⚑

“A Talent for Murder” Plays a Dangerous Game with Patricia Highsmith and Tom Ripley by Ross

A Frontmezzjunkies TIFF film review: Anton Corbijn turns Patricia Highsmith’s meeting with a young publisher into a seductive game of murder, deception, and blurred identities. By Ross Pat…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 7:01am on October 23, 2026☆⚑

“Downstate” Finally Arrives on Broadway Tonight, and I’m Ready to Enter That Difficult House Again by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Joe Mantello directs Bruce Norris’s unsettling exploration of punishment, remorse, and life after a prison sentence. “Ready? Take your time.” Some plays refus…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 11:31pm on October 22, 2026☆⚑