Still from Matt Gallagher’s Grinders, a look at backroom gambling that makes its world premiere at Hot Docs 2011. Putting your parka into storage, seeing the flowers begin to blossom, or noticing that Canada Post employees have wiggled back into the pleated short-pants they wear nine months of the year may be good tip-offs, but [...]

It’s a pretty well-rounded week for movie-going, moviegoers. This week, we’ve got one the year’s most memorably depressing films, a Canadian classic, and even some Muppets. Also, there’s a thing going on where local film writers debate the merits of their favourite crappy movies, which you should all go to. Just get out of the house. Believe it or not, it beats slumping around inside griping about the Oscars.

Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist. Monday Most modern-era studio Christmas films are somewhere between crap and worse than crap, but Scrooged is a wonderful, glowing exception. Richard Donner’s retelling of A Christmas [...]

Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist. Monday If you’re in the mood for a laugh, get drunk. Alternately, you could watch the Air Farce New Year’s Eve special, but Televisualist feels the need [...]