The former Baronesses are back as Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill launch into Season Two of Small Achievable Goals (Tuesday nights on CBC; also streaming on demand on CBCGem). The writer-producers play Kris and Julie, two women at different stages of peri-menopause and menopause, who talk about it on their peri-meno-podcast. Hot topics include hot flashes, HRT’s,
One of the emotional highlights of the recent documentary “John Candy: I Like Me” is a scene where Catherine O’Hara is delivering the eulogy at Candy’s funeral. O’Hara stood at the podium at St. Basil’s church at St. Michael’s College on the University of Toronto campus and delivered a heartfelt remembrance of her friend. Candy
I have a confession to make: The original Star Trek launched on its three year mission in 1966. As a young lad at the time, I never got into it. It seemed too soapy for me, and also that men in pajamas thing. I was more into Batman and Lost in Space. How would I
Fire up the Tiki torch and pass the Doritos. On Tuesday, CBS hosted a virtual press conference with members of the Television Critics Association. Announced were details about the 50th season of TV’s most-successful competition reality show ever, Survivor. This season, which was filmed as usual on the islands of Fiji and hosted by Jeff
While it probably helps, you don’t have to be a fan of anything Disney to be astounded by the new documentary Disneyland Handcrafted. You do, however, have to subscribe to Disney+ or have access to YouTube. The full documentary is available now on both platforms. The project is culled from a treasure trove of well-preserved,
This week on CBC Radio stations across the country, I was asked to comment on “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” The two-part documentary, directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, premieres this Thursday and Friday on HBOMax and Crave. Each regional radio host started by asking me to explain who Brooks is for
I used to play hockey in a senior men’s league in Georgetown, Ont. And when I say seniors I mean fifty-five and up. There were some surprisingly spry 80 year olds in the group. I no longer play but I’m still on that granddad group’s email chain. One just wrote about the sensational Crave hockey-based
Last week, we welcomed back the CBC drama Saint-Pierre with a conversation with the stars, Allan Hawco and Josephine Jobert. In Part Two of my coverage of the Monday night series, meet Robina Lord-Stafford. Not only does she have one of the coolest names in Canadian television, she is also, along with Hawco, the co-creator