For my American friends watching Heated Rivalry, yes, it’s a real school. Class of ‘92 baby!

The Plague is a remarkable psychological horror film that depicts the cascading, cruel effects of bullying. Maybe it resonated with me because I was also on a swim team when I was that age, and I can still see the faces of those who picked on me. My @spectrumculture.bsky.social review.

In all seriousness, I enjoy writing about older movies and I think this essay came together well. I hope you read it, then maybe check out Red Beard on Criterion Channel!

Actors making directorial debuts is all the rage, with mixed results. Kate Winslet's is rock solid. My review for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

You can't put Tom Waits in a sequence and then expect to come back from it.

Where's Wally? (aka Where's Waldo? in Canada and the US) but it's my new cat, Snowball.

DOWN CEMETERY ROAD is superb: electrifying performances, delicious writing, virtuoso direction. HIGHLY recommended.

The Viper book tour kicks off at the New York @barnesandnoble with @therealmurr hosting (plus the world premiere of the punishment we filmed for the new season of Impractical Jokers, coming soon). See you tomorrow Annapolis! Buy The Viper here: bit.ly/TheViperIsHere

Neil Diamond always kills on karaoke night.

2026 is the year I publish my very first novella - I'm thrilled! My physical proof copy has just arrived. It's time for a little proofreading so I can officially get this out into the world.

2020 was a weird year and the movies released went through a strange prism before they hit us. @spectrumculture.bsky.social looks back at the best of the bunch and how they feel now.

Meet Snowball! Our neighbor found it seemingly abandoned on New Year's Day. My son asked, "Can we keep it, Dad?" Even though I'm allergic to cats... how could I say no to this?

So bonkers that there's a collectible doll out there of my former roommate in Calgary!

Look at this pic of Roxy Music:

⏰️⏰️⏰️ One day left to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

Eddington, in which a conspiracist sheriff and a tech-friendly centrist lock horns in an election, lays bare the deep divisions in the American psyche. Ari Aster discusses the project’s origins and why he feels we’re living on the cusp of something new, alarming and deeply strange

Could I get some help with some reposts of the post below? I’d like to spread the word about THE CARY PODCAST. I think it should be discovered by people looking to hear some fascinating local stories about Cary, NC. It’s literally a podcast… about Cary. Thank you for your support!

Japanese EDDINGTON poster goes hard

The @spectrumculture.bsky.social list of favorite films of 2025 celebrates a year of cinematic treasure. Lots of tech bro merger talk and marketing strategy blather has some fooled that it wasn't a sparkling year full of gargantuan swings. 🍿🎉🎥

65% SOLD OUT!!!

A great list!

These are the best books we read in 2025!

Technically, it's a Christmas movie! My review of Happy Holidays for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

Wrote many, many words about the songs of @themountaingoats.bsky.social set in (or that mention) Portland, for the @portlandmercury.com. Truly an honor to get to do!

There's something so maniacal about Andy Williams' "Happy Holidays." It seems right out of a montage in a Scorsese movie where Santa Claus ends up getting stabbed.

It's worth it just to see the part where "Seether" by Veruca Salt kicks in. My review of Teenage Wasteland for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

See what I mean?

Not only is Ron Sexsmith a sublime musician, he's also one of my favourite comedians.

The great Tom Stoppard died today. He was a genius. I played Simon Gascoigne in The Real Inspector Hound, in two different productions, many years ago. Easily, the most fun I’ve ever had on stage. Still remember whole chunks of it because it’s so beautifully written. What a titan. #TomStoppard

Sorry to the haters, but HAMNET is awesome. www.vulture.com/article/hamn...

FYI: BUGONIA is coming to digital and physical media just in time to traumatize your family over the holidays. Find out when you can buy it here.

"The craft on display alone is enough to bring a tear to your eye,” writes @christylemire.bsky.social about Chloé Zhao’s transcendent HAMNET.

Let me tell you the real story behind the episode of Xavier Riddle that just got nominated for an Emmy… 🧵

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum just keeps on giving. SO COOL it's been nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award. Also, Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing! #childrensemmys

Love this RS

I knew the director Michael Dowse in Calgary back in the day, and visited the set for a feature he produced that once finished he decided to completely scrap. His Fubar films are brilliant and he's the real deal. I reviewed his latest movie, Trap House, for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

In 2022, a runner-up from Canadian Idol was sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault causing bodily harm. This Wednesday, November 19th, at 9:00pm on CBC TV and CBC Gem, “Breaking Idol” shows how one survivor took on a flawed legal system and secured this historic conviction.

Check this out, gang. I was on Tom Henry’s podcast! youtube.com/watch?v=rxyX...

Let’s hope the sun shines some Light also on how dangerous reality TV is for someone as sick and badly raised as Jacob Hoggard. Fingers crossed it’s not the fallen star 📐. ❤️

In 2022, a runner-up from Canadian Idol was sentenced to 5 years for sexual assault causing bodily harm. This Wednesday, November 19th, at 9:00pm on CBC TV and CBC Gem, “Breaking Idol” shows how one survivor took on a flawed legal system and secured this historic conviction.

I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...

I've been approached twice from these scammers twice in the last month. "Book clubs" wanting to "feature" one of my books and of course there's a "feature fee" attached. Apparently if it's an email from a gmail account that's just one of many red flags.

NEW DUST BUNNY POSTER!!! Also @alamodrafthouse.bsky.social is having early screenings of the film with a livestream Q&A with Mads Mikkelsen & @bryanfuller.bsky.social on November 17th! Get tix here drafthouse.com/nyc/event/fa...

Art on the street.

"Stripped of morality and riddled with confounding studio choices, Teen Witch is a film best enjoyed with a group of friends — preferably inebriated — and discussed at length afterward." I wrote about Teen Witch on @spectrumculture.bsky.social spectrumculture.com/2025/11/12/f...

"IT'S ALIVE!!!" (Thankfully, never uttered in this rendition.) My review of Frankenstein for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

A gorgeous, experimental film about an artist's typical day, where the most mundane parts can be profoundly precious. My review of Peter Hujar's Day for @spectrumculture.bsky.social.

For @spectrumculture.bsky.social I wrote about A BETTER TOMORROW, whose balletic violence Hollywood has long ago absorbed spectrumculture.com/2025/11/10/r...