The filmmaker Robert Bresson, whose thirteen films are the subject of a current TIFF retrospective, is regarded as one of the master-poets of cinema.

With the exception of a few classics, it’s easy to pigeon-hole “country” music as evoking images of broke-down pick up trucks, line-dancing and excessive consumption of cheap alcohol. What a difference an “alt-” can make. Alt-country septuplet The Strumbellas take the storytelling methods and melodies of the classic country song, and complicate it with layered…

In the Heights follows the communal life of a group of residents in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York over three consecutive days one summer. While this method of storytelling pairs well with the writers' (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Algería Hudes) naturalistic way of organizing the music, it also makes the plot developments—especially given…

What do you do when you just can’t find a good Valentine’s Day gift? Head on down to the Erotic Arts and Crafts Fair, of course! Hosted by Come As You Are, a well-known Toronto co-operative sex shop, the fair is celebrating its sixth year at the Gladstone Hotel.