Review: ‘Cursed’ Is Blessed With A Strong Dose Of Frank Miller
In what seemed like a left turn in Frank Miller‘s storied career, it was announced that he would be
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Pedro Almodovar’s Pain & Glory is Sweet & Melancholic
Pedro Almodovar‘s new film Pain and Glory (or Dolor y Gloria in Spanish) is a lovely paean to filmmaking,
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A Slower, Sweeter Goodfellas: Scorsese’s New Film The Irishman is Extremely Satisfying
At three and a half hours in length (with no intermission), I expected that the sold out cinema audience
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Review: The Lighthouse is Anything But Light
The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers‘ second feature film (the first being the outstanding The Witch), is not going to appeal to
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Jojo Rabbit Is A Crowd-Pleasing Marvel
It’s great to see a movie that lives up to its hype. Having won the People’s Choice Awards at this
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Review: Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite Is Pitch Perfect
The winner of this year’s Palme D’Or, Parasite by South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, is outstanding. I’m at a loss
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Joker Is Odd! But Is It Art?
[**Spoilers below for Joker! Proceed with caution.] I don’t know if Todd Phillips‘ Joker was a good film, but it
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Frank Miller And Tom Wheeler Discuss ‘Cursed’ At NYCC 2019
What a lovely way to end the show! The panel promoting Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler’s new YA novel Cursed
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NYCC 2019 – The Travel Channel Debuts Ghost Nation
Robert Frost wrote that the woods are lovely, dark, and deep and this somehow sums up America’s fascination with the
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IDW Talks New Releases At NYCC 2019
Scott Dunbier and Dirk Wood were on hand at NYCC to talk about their upcoming Artist Editions and Artifact Editions.
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NYCC 2019 – Advance Screening Of Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Fairly late on Saturday night, I went where no man has gone before: the men’s washroom on the lower level
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DC Black Label House Of Horrors Line Of Comic Books Announced At NYCC 2019
We all know that good, thoughtful horror movies are nothing to turn our noses up at and DC editor Joe
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HBO Screens First Episode Of New Watchmen Series at NYCC 2019
The lineup for this screening was huge. Showrunner Damon Lindelof and HBO appeared with cast members, director, and surprise guest
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NYCC 2019 – The Current Crop From Berger Books
The panel on Berger Books, headed by editor Karen Berger, spoke today at NYCC. Six artists were present and they
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Straight Outta Hamilton…A Review of Sylvia Nickerson’s ‘Creation’
When I went to Hamilton a few months ago to see the indie art show at the gallery there, a
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Ad Astra Is The Latest In A String Of Neo Sci-Fi Flicks To Hit The Screens
Ad Astra (‘to the stars’) is the new movie by director James Gray, starring Brad Pitt. I love James Gray’s
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Toronto Canzine 2019 In Pictures
Canzine Toronto came and went this past Saturday, September 14th, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. A long running event
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Do We Make Meaning? Reviewing King Of King Court By Travis Dandro
Travis Dandro‘s King of King Court: A Memoir (out now from Drawn and Quarterly) is a thick book but reads
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Fan Expo Toronto 2019 In Pictures
This is sort of an unusual write-up for me. I didn’t attend the Fan Expo in Toronto, Canada, this past
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The First Ever Museum Exhibit of Canadian Indie Comic Art
Hamilton is about an hour’s drive west of Toronto. The art gallery there has put on
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Once Upon A Time in Tarantinoland: A Review Of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
[**Warning: Spoilers Ahead!!] Quentin Tarantino‘s latest technicolour toned fantasy, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad
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Superman Year One’s Not That Bad
From the hue and cry that went up on the internet against the first issue of Frank Miller and John
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The Unexpected Anatomies of Rick Parker’s Sketchbook
Mort Todd (of Cracked fame) introduces Rick Parker‘s sketchbook by saying that he (Todd) encouraged Parker to put it out
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Fantastic Fante Bukowski – A Review Of Volume 3: A Perfect Failure
Noah Van Sciver’s third volume of the Fante Bukowski series is up for the Eisner Award for humour at this
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Ari Aster’s New Film Reviewed: Midsommar
[**WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!] I was eagerly anticipating the follow up film to Ari Aster’s outstanding horror family drama Hereditary (and
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Getting Back To Childhood Roots In Craig Thompson’s Ginseng Roots #1
I’m enthused to know that Craig Thompson has a new work out soon and that it’s autobiographical. The famed
Read moreNick Maandag’s Brand Of Satire In The Follies Of Richard Wadsworth
What kind of cartoonist is Nick Maandag? Is he a satirist, a humourist, a wry observer of human life, or
Read moreTCAF 2019 In Pictures
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) was again held over the Mother’s Day Weekend this year, much to
Read moreCelebrating Comics At The 2019 Doug Wright Awards At TCAF
The Doug Wright Awards, presented every year as part of the TCAF (the Toronto Comic Arts Festival) proceedings, are named after
Read moreThoughts On Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma
I saw Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma as part of an event for Latin Awareness Month, here in Toronto. I’d felt remiss,
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What Makes A Cover? Aargh!
Often when I look at the cover of Aargh! (Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia!), I almost think it might have been
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