[Editor’s note: I think the last reality show I watched and really enjoyed was Barbeque Showdown on Netflix. Generally, however, I’m watching scripted fare, especially comedies. So when contributing reviewer Maurice Tougas suggested his son Scott had a fun take on the Prime Video series Beast Games, I used my best Price is Right announcer
Leave it to Netflix to cherry pick an eccentric little streaming gem, launched in obscurity and out of production for four years, and vault it into a Top-10 hit. I’ve been a fan of Loudermilk since screening it in 2017 as an offering from AT&T’s Audience Network, a short-lived system that cranked out three seasons
If you’ know who’ve heard of Casey and Finnegan, you likely are over 30 and grew up in Canada watching Mr. Dressup. The gentle children’s series, hosted by Ernie Coombs, ran on CBC from 1967 to 1996. The documentary “Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe” won the People’s Choice award at last month’s Toronto International
With summer just over a week away, it’s time to jump back into The Lake. The Prime Video series has just returned for a second season. It stars Jordan Gavaris (Orphan Black) as a gay dad with a now 17-year-old daughter named Billie (Madison Shamoun). That’s what happens when you get your best friend pregnant
Listen up, sports fans. The NHL playoffs have started, and Leafs fans have already begun mapping out the parade route now that their opening round series against Tampa Bay is all tied up at one game apiece. If hockey or basketball playoffs are not your thing, you might want to catch the Toronto Blue Jays
The pandemic forced some longer-than-usual delays between seasons of many of our favourite TV shows. Mark Little, for example, had to wait over four years to launch the second season of his animated adult comedy Gary and His Demons. The series, about an aging and very cranky demon slayer who wants to quit his job if
To no one’s surprise, the fifth season of The Crown shot right to the top of the weekly Netflix Top-10 in Canada, the US and The UK, as well as several other countries. It got there with no help from me. I haven’t started to stream it yet, and I’m about as excited about the
[UPDATED June 21 after watching all eight episodes.] The Lake is where many Canadians head each summer, desperate to find relief from the heat. This series, which starts streaming Friday, also offers comedy — even more of a relief these days. Here’s the biggest relief: if you’re looking for something original, different yet familiar and