Critics' Choice Awards 2016 Winners: 'Spotlight,' Amy Schumer, 'Mr. Robot',...
The Critics' Choice Awards combined their television and film telecasts into one ceremony for the first time ever on Sunday, but nobody had a better time than "Room" actor Jacob Tremblay. "This is...
View ArticleStop Praising Jennifer Lawrence For Being A B*tch
Stars, they're just like us! Every time I see another headline about Jennifer Lawrence, J. Law, or whatever fangirl-induced nickname she's going by these days, I'm reminded of that ridiculous Us Weekly...
View Article2016 Critics' Choice Awards: Furious With Mad Max: Fury Road
Did I watch the Critics' Choice Awards or the Mad Max: Fury Road Awards? I think it was the latter of the two, because the film took home all of the awards -- and when I say all of the awards, I mean...
View ArticleHollywood's Issue With Diversity Goes Beyond The Oscars Boycott
By: Teneile Warren Last year when the Oscar nominations were announced, I was, like most Black people, annoyed at the absence of Black faces. I didn't have that same reaction this year. I was...
View ArticleDiCaprio's Hypocritical 'Activism' Is His Best Performance Yet
It's not easy being Leonardo DiCaprio. While preaching that fossil fuel use is triggering a global climate catastrophe, Leo hops around the world on fuel-guzzling private jets and giant, diesel-fired...
View ArticleThe 'Girls' Season 5 Trailer Is Here
HBO have given us another peek at the next season of their hit show "Girls" by revealing a new promo trailer on their website. The 50-second video teases that although the girls may be getting older,...
View ArticleReinventing Myself In Isolation Led Me To Have More Empathy
What happens to people when they reach a certain age only to find themselves on a metaphorical raft as the mother ship sails away without them? The television industry I entered 35 years ago was a...
View Article10 Things That Are Less White Than #OscarsSoWhite
There has been a growing controversy over the Oscar nominations' lack of diversity this year, which has prompted the return of the 2015 hashtag #OscarsSoWhite and has even led several celebrities to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Netflix Canada: What's Good In February 2016?
February. It's a month that lovers cherish. And a time that single people dread. Luckily, Netflix Canada has titles for both of them in 2016. The streaming service is rolling out a slew of new titles...
View ArticleSAG Awards 2016 Red Carpet Photos: Every Look From This Year's Ceremony
The red carpet style at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards was anything but predictable. From familial plus ones — we're looking at you, Kate and Rooney Mara — to Life Achievement Award recipient...
View ArticleTina Fey, Amy Poehler Burn Leonardo DiCaprio At 2016 SAG Awards; Present To...
The Screen Actors Guild Awards do not have a host, but presenters Tina Fey and Amy Poehler still managed to steal the show by firing comedic jabs in Leonardo DiCaprio's direction. The "Sisters"...
View ArticleSAG Awards 2016 Winners: Idris Elba, 'Spotlight,' Leonardo DiCaprio, Viola...
The Academy Award nominations are being eclipsed by the #OscarsSoWhite diversity controversy, but the Screen Actors Guild Awards tells a very different story with their winners circle. "Ladies and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Brie Larson Wins 2016 SAG Award, Charms With 'Room' Co-Star Jacob Tremblay
Young Jacob Tremblay can still remember his first Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, just like his peers. However, his honour came when he was "only nine years old and [he] was competing against...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shomi And CraveTV: What's Good In February 2016?
Move over, Netflix Canada. There's a new game in town. Canadians now have access to streaming services Shomi and CraveTV, regardless of whether you have a cable package or not. And both have plenty of...
View ArticleGhomeshi Trial Shows That Violence Against Women Knows No Borders
Shame, victim-blaming and stigma are such common aspects of violence against women that many victims never go to the police. Photo: Oxfam by Julie Delahanty, Executive Director of Oxfam Canada We'll...
View ArticleWhy We're All Taking The Wrong Message From "Making A Murderer"
True Crime is back. Podcasts like Serial and documentary series like The Jinx and, of course, Making a Murderer hearken back to the golden ages of 48 Hours and Dateline. Accompanying this new cultural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The SAG Awards Show The Oscars How It's Done
If you have been craving diversity this award season, the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards delivered. Shows, actors and actresses that represent and communicate important things that are not nearly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I'm Honoured To Portray The Black Canadian You've Never Heard Of
It was 1947. While the government of Canada was helping to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a woman named Viola Desmond (née Davis) was in a legal battle with the province of Nova...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vanity Fair Cover Shows Diverse Cast Of Female Actresses
Vanity Fair has produced a front cover reflecting diversity in Hollywood amid a scandal over how few people of colour can be found among this year's Oscar nominees. The cover for the magazine's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Valentine's Day: Netflix Picks Can Tell You Whether He (Or She's) The One,...
It isn't always easy to tell whether you're with the right person. But Netflix can help you figure that out. So says user data released by the streaming service on Thursday. A survey shows that Netflix...
View Article