Review: The Kid Laroi’s sophomore album 'Before I Forget' is heartfelt, if at times underwhelming.

Review: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ builds on its predecessors by once more subverting audience expectations of how a zombie movie should play out to exciting results.

Don't miss our guide to Toronto's 12 must-see plays of 2026, including anticipated openings and award-winning productions.

Can't find anything to watch after binging all six episodes of 'Heated Rivalry'? Read our guide for all our top picks on streaming this week.

Album Review: Edmonton's Calling All Captains’ “The Things That I’ve Lost” is brimming with an infectious 2000s punk energy.

Handsome Ned was King of 80s Queen W. until an overdose killed him 39 years ago this Sat., Jan. 10.,“You Left Me Blue: The Handsome Ned Story” screens this weekend celebrates man who helped invent Queen W arts scene. NEXT’s @northbymichael.bsky.social looks at the legend: nextmag.ca/preview-musi...

While it’s a bit of a slow start to 2026, you’re not entirely without options of what to see on Toronto stages this week.

From modern pop icons to legendary rock icons, there’s a bit of something for every musical taste performing in Toronto this January. Read our complete guide for 8 shows you don't want to miss this month.

New year, new movies. If your new year’s resolution is to watch a few more movies in a cinema this year, then we've got you covered with our January movie guide.

Review: 'DJ Ahmet' is a charming coming-of-age drama with some great moments of comedy.

2026 will have every kind of epic film in theatres, including Timothée Chalamet in 'Dune: Part Three', Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey', and much more.

'Anaconda' is a smart and mindless comedy, Farrelly Brothers-esque in its ability to be both intelligent and clever while never afraid to take the audacious, cheap laugh.

Review: Amanda Seyfried is superb in surprisingly erotic pro-celibacy tale ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’

B.C.'s Kayla Wallace is Rebecca Falcone, the combative lawyer sent to deal with whatever incidents need a legal eye out in the Texas oilfields in 'Landman'. She speaks with NEXT about how Rebecca's life is about to get more "complicated" in Season 2.

Timothée Chalamet is riveting as Marty Mauser, an amped-up would-be table tennis champion in 1950s-set Marty Supreme, a film that is astonishingly action-packed — and not just with ping pong.

Robby Hoffman - a veteran of the Toronto stand-up scene (via Montreal and originally Brooklyn) - has come a long way since her 2019 special on Crave, "I'm Nervous".

What to watch this weekend: 'Fallout' is back and heading to New Vegas, Emily swaps Paris for Rome, and 'The Office Movers' is the most Toronto show going.

High-energy and endlessly fun, '& Juliet' reimagines Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet through a postmodern feminist lens, grounding the story in the question: what if Juliet didn’t die?

'The Housemaid' is restrained and masterfully in control; it doesn’t rely on blood splatters — much — or big bangs to communicate the terror and thrills.

There’s a new show at @crowstheatre.bsky.social that wants you to know how Canada's winnowing telecom oligopoly came to be. Short answer: daddy issues.

Even 30 years later, choreographer-librettist James Kudelka’s interpretation of 'The Nutcracker' maintains enough beauty, heft and imaginative force to make an audience cry tears of joy.

Review: Writer-director James L. Brooks' 'Ella McCay' is a naïve, soft-focus critique of the U.S. that seems stuck in the ’90s

Review: 'We Will Rock You' is about the fun and freedom of rock ’n’ roll in a celebration of the music of Queen.

In ‘Invasion: Christmas Carol’, each performance features a different surprise invader, guaranteeing a unique flavour of mayhem every night.

Review: 'Five Nights at Freddy’s 2' commits all the crimes against horror cinema, delivering barely enough scares to justify its 100-minute runtime.

Don't miss NEXT's complete guide to concerts and shows happening in Toronto this December, including all our top picks.

What to watch this weekend: Mr. Dressup's magic is on CBC Gem, Sean Combs' "Reckoning" is on Netflix, and George Clooney is just being himself as 'Jay Kelly'.

How’s this for a comeback movie? Chloé Zhao shows that 'Eternals' was only a minor misstep with this phenomenal adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel 'Hamnet'.

Holiday pantomimes are great Toronto tradition and @canadianstage’s latest production “Robin Hood : A Very Merry Family Musical” masterfully checks all fun boxes from hilariously dastardly bad guy to plenty of ribald double entendres for adult chuckles.Our 4-N review here: nextmag.ca/review-lates...

@badhatstheatre’s new production of “Narnia” builds on company’s solid track record infusing beloved children’s stories with original folk-pop music. The result is delightful and smart and breathes bold new life into a treasured story. Check out our 4-N review nextmag.ca/review-bad-h...

New releases this December include Timothée Chalamet in "Marty Supreme", Paul Mescal in "Hamnet", and the perfectly pious Amanda Seyfried in "The Testament of Ann Lee".

Not sure what to watch this weekend? NEXT's streaming guide has you covered, including the return of 'Stranger Things' and Tim Robinson's latest series, 'The Chair Company'.

The Dears lead singer Murray A. Lightburn speaks with NEXT about making the ‘overdue’ life-affirming album, 'Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!'

An all-lesbian Garden of Eden. That’s how Toronto-based content creator and community builder Zhané Stimpson describes Lez Get Physical, their upcoming lesbian oil wrestling event.

What are you watching this weekend? Read NEXT's top picks of what's streaming right now, including new 'Landman', 'The Morning Show', and Emma Thompson in 'Down Cemetery Road'.

'Wicked: For Good' has a rather big ruby slippers to fill. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come close to providing meaningful closure to the story that began in part one, limping to the finish rather than defying gravity in triumph.

'The Winter's Tale', on now at the Four Seasons Centre, is multifaceted, dynamic storytelling told through expressive, emotional and beautiful ballet.

Review: "The Christmas Market" at Crow's Theatre is a “fish-market” of macaroni pie, curry goat and black cake seasoned with the bittersweet realities of being an immigrant in Canada.

@jimcuddyofficial, @kittythefool and @_cityandcolour_ were among the Canadian music stars celebrating Neil Young’s 80th birthday Wednesday night at an amazing tribute show @masseyhall. Our 5-N review here: nextmag.ca/live-review-...

Review: Glen Powell stake his claim as the heir to Tom Cruise’s Hollywood action man throne in "The Running Man", directed by Edgar Wright. (NNN out of 5)

Toronto filmmaker Stuart Clarfield speaks with NEXT about "Kensington Market: The Heart of the City", screening tonight (Thurs., Nov. 13) as part of the Architecture and Design Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox.

Playwright Kanika Ambrose speaks with NEXT about "The Christmas Market" at Crow's Theatre starting Wed., Nov. 12. Over the last five years, Ambrose has established herself as one of Canada’s most perceptive and formally daring playwrights.

Review: Theatre Gargantua’s 'Dissonant Species' has some really beautiful moments, visually and sonically. With compelling sounds, it may not always strike the right chord, but it may soon become the composition it’s striving for.

Review: "The Comeuppance", on now at @Soulpepper, leaves its mark, standing out for its form, content and performances. // NNNN (out of 5)

Christy is an ordinary boxing biopic elevated by an extraordinary performance from its lead. Sydney Sweeney’s performance carries the movie, breathing life into it when the direction lets it down. 🥊 NNN (out of 5)

‘Predator: Badlands’ continues Dan Trachtenberg’s expansion of the franchise with most epic instalment yet (NNNN out of 5)

Read NEXT's full conversation with The Painted Lady co-owner Nicky Potter about the Ossington Ave. establishment's history and its role in helping to foster a thriving community of artists.

'Anniversary' could have been one of the year’s most divisive movies, but its inability to tackle its subject matter head-on means it’s unlikely to rile up anyone across the political spectrum.

Brandi Carlile doesn’t shy away from making a statement with her new album "Returning to Myself". With moving lyrics and beautiful vocals, this album is sure to have you feeling emotional. 🎧 NNNN (out of 5)

Check out our editor @northbymichael.bsky.social's feature as he chats with Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater and Bobby Cannavale about their new film "Blue Moon" which sees Hawke play doomed songwriter Lorenz Hart. Story here: nextmag.ca/ethan-hawke-...