Been very easy to get to the end of a year and be thankful it's done. 2025 was about loss and change. I want the next year to be better, not worse.

I was excited as a kid about the prospect of a new year so Match Game 75 would become Match Game 76. Not that excited anymore.

This year, millions of Canadians made the choice to buy Canadian — and by introducing our new Buy Canadian Policy, so did Canada’s new government. Here’s to buying more Canadian in 2026.

Carol of the Bells in #Kyiv railway station 📹Aleksa Shaaa/instagram

Merry Christmas for those who indulge. If not, get the #6 with duck sauce. Don't forget the duck sauce. Extra fried rice. It's the holidays.

The time to wonder if Santa stopped by the Island of Misfit Toys this year. Some of us are misfits in real life.

My yearly parental advice. Great to have childhood photos of your kids on an ornament on the tree. Be sure that all of your children are on said ornaments and not just some of them.

If you've been watching #HeatedRivalry, it's as hot as the intimacy on screen. The main actors have signed on for 3 seasons. #Crave has already greenlit Season 2. HBO Max in the States. Not the typical response to a #CanadianTV show.

A great day to see the #CanadianFilm 23 décembre | Two Days Before Christmas. The film was inspired by #LoveActually. This is a #Quebecois film so subtitles are an option. #Canada doesn't have too many #Christmas films and this is a nice one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Day...

Holidays for 1 is not easy. Resurrecting my cranberry sauce skills. Usually make it with blood orange juice but using regular orange juice. Got local cranberries. Eating it regardless

Scrooge is a fun Christmas story about ramifications for those with money who are miserly. A timeless tale yet feels like we have too many of them in the real world.

Today is the final day to watch Son of a Critch on Netflix. The ideal setup turned out to be 6 months to the day. You can watch the first 3 seasons via The CW app and Canadians can watch all 4 seasons on CBC Gem. #CanadianTV canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/s...

This new #CBS is not encouraging.

Merry Christmas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMxg...

I realize there is a frenzy to getting Christmas gifts specifically to people by December 25. Mailing and the like. Gifts are that, gifts, even if they are late. Aiming for on time is ideal but we are human in the end. A gift is still a gift.

Some #CanadianFilm thoughts toward the end of the year. Pretendians at the source of telling Indigenous stories. Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon remaking a Quebecois farce. Celine Song's newest film. The switch in the Oscars from ABC to YouTube. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/c...

I know this feels like years ago. This was in 2025. The helplessness of this tragedy that should have easily be avoided. www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...

I used the word copacetic last night with getting a prescription filled. She asked me to explain what that meant. I know a country's leader isn't likely to use the word copacetic. I would like a country's leader to know what the word means.

#YourTomorrow is intentionally subtle. The documentary reminds us that a destination such as Ontario Place would be great to have if it weren't being destroyed by the Doug Ford Government in Ontario. #CanadianFilm canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/c...

Christmas is coming. The goose is getting fat. Yes Hanukkah is already here. That goose was delicious.

The #Canadian entry didn't make the Oscars shortlist in the international film category. I've seen 6 of the 15 but not the #CanadianFilm. Canada got an animated short film nominee on the shortlist. Seen 4 of the documentaries, none Canadian. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/t...

#Slop gets the honour of the word of 2025. Applies in terms of #AI though not even a #pig could consume that kind of slop. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Hope you all have a warm and lovely Hanukkah starting tonight.

Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves is a long enough title for a #CanadianFilm. 183 minutes is a lot. Fictional accounts based from protesters. An important film more than for entertainment. Seeing a protest on ground level. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/c...

A NFL quarterback at 44. Truly veteran leadership. Curious how this turns out. www.tsn.ca/nfl/article/...

Letterboxd is bringing us the video store, of sorts, with films that couldn't find distribution. Analog in Chicago is more like a video store next to a movie theatre. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/l...

Son of a Critch on Netflix was seemingly a great fit. Unfortunately, the window is going to be exactly 6 months. The CW isn't anxious to show Season 4. More questions than answers. #CanadianTV canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/s...

If you saw Nouvelle Vague (on Netflix), did you see Breathless? Do you think it mattered if you did see the film. I saw Breathless, not lately, and liked having seen it while seeing Nouvelle Vague.

The Toronto Film Critics Association have given us nominees, features and documentaries, for the top #CanadianFilm of 2025. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/t...

This is for all films, not just #CanadianFilm. Still want to see this film.

A new hockey drama about what happens under the sheets. Another hockey comedy is back for another season. Our latest #CanadianTV update. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/c...

The White Fortress was good enough to make the TIFF Top 10 list for #CanadianFilm for 2021. Finding the film to review it was a lot harder. A nice coming of age story in post war Sarajevo. A lot of Canadian films don't look Canadian. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/c...

Happy #GivingTuesday to those who can afford to give. Higher salaries and lower rent and food costs allow us to give more to the many who need help.

Steven Guilbeault didn't really want to be the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. Guilbeault did 2 stints. He resigned over a proposed pipeline. Mark Carney should appoint a new minister who wants to focus on #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/m...

The rules are very basic: Christmas music can start tomorrow morning. After 8 a.m. would be nice. The Mariah Carey song can wait a couple of days. There is a limit on The Little Drummer Boy so space them out.

Intriguing since Jodie Foster is the most gifted child actor I've seen. variety.com/2025/film/fe...

Chicago is a large city. You hear the snow measurements at O'Hare. Few people live near the airport. Most of the city doesn't live near the airports. So we can't find out how much snow we got. We had a lakefront airport but a previous mayor chopped it up in middle of the night.

Wanted to support my local #farmersmarket for Small Business Saturday. Turns out they closed. Storm is coming in but the vendors would be out in enough time. Bad for us patrons but worse for the vendors. They needed to make $.

Watched E.T. for the first time (Netflix through Sunday). They let 10 year olds dissect frogs? The girl Henry kisses later became a Playboy playmate IRL. Love that the children sometimes call their mother Mary.

Happy Thanksgiving. Surrounded by loved ones. Family. Friends. Could be just you. Being grateful is tough. Try?

Recipe described as #cheesy but no dairy. Not every dish needs to be cheesy.

There are a few words that you don't generally use most of the time. We save them up for that special time. Mistletoe gets its moment soon. Tomorrow's word: tryptophan.

Film remakes are usually lame by comparison. A film reimagining can breathe new life into an old story by offering a different perspective. #CanadianFilm canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/r...

My bank told me my computer is too old and not fast enough to pay my bills online. At least, I found out just before #BlackFriday.

Too often in #CanadianContent, films that don't seem Canadian count as Canadian where obvious films aren't counted as Canadian. The CRTC took some baby steps. Curious if that will make much of an impact. #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/c...

A marvelous idea. Publicly owned bus infrastructure. chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...

The A1C is technically higher than ideal. Better, though. My doctor, not easy to please, said "take the win." I shall.

We have quite a few #CanadianFilm reviews from the 2025 Windsor International Film Festival. Scroll to the bottom for links to the reviews. canadianscreens.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/2...

Seeing the price of #Ghirardelli dark chocolate double overnight. $7 for a bar, up from about $3.50. A treat that I can't justify at the new price.

Saskatchewan really loves the #CFL. The Roughriders won their first #GreyCup in 12 years over Montréal. The last pure Grey Cup before they gut the league with radical rules changes.