I've just returned from opening night of In The Heights at the Toronto Centre For The Arts.  Excuse me, DanCap Productions has just advised me it's to be written IN THE HEIGHTS.  That's not me yelling, just me following orders. I didn't think I liked these musical things, but this

I'm not really a Broadway guy.  Musicals typically make me cringe.  I liked the Lion King, but other than that I've always left the theatre pretty underwhelmed. Tonight I saw American Idiot from the 2nd row at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.  It was pretty damn good. Of course,

Yesterday at about this time, Humble took us all out to Tim Hortons for lunch.  Imagine Humble, Fred, Scary Pete and me walking into your local Tims and that was the scene.  There was a new item on the menu, so we decided to try it. The plan was for

I actually wrote this entry on Google+ first... then realized nobody will read it there.  So here's a modified version for the 12 of you checking in on a Saturday morning. I saw Moneyball last night, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  It's great fun for those of us who like

True Grit: 7 out of 10. Don't believe the hype.  True Grit is a very good movie, that's well acted and easy viewing, but it's not the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world you've been hearing about. I saw it yesterday and I was disappointed.  Hopes were sky high for

The Social Network: 8 out of 10. Yeah, The Social Network is pretty good.  Even if you think you know the story, it's compelling stuff. It's not Best Picture good, but it's solid work from David Fincher.  This is definitely his best since Fight Club. The Trent Reznor and Atticus

The Informant!: 7 out of 10. Matt Damon is very good in this flick about Mark Whitacre, the highest-ranking executive in U.S. history to blow the whistle in a case of corporate fraud. It's a very funny flick, primarily because of Mark Whitacre's asides.  Here are a few: When

Inglourious Basterds: 8.5 out of 10. Let's get this out of the way... I love Tarantino movies.  He's my favourite filmmaker and he's all over my top 10 movies of all-time list.  It's amazing I waited a year to see Inglourious Basterds. What's more amazing is that Inglourious Basterds

I Love You, Man: 6.5 out of 10. I didn't like I Love You, Man as much as you did.  Sure, it was cute... and parts of it were actually funny, but as a whole it missed the mark. Firstly, I don't believe Paul Rudd can carry a film

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire: 6.5 out of 10. I could tell that was Mariah Carey, but damn, I totally didn't realize that was Lenny Kravitz until just now. Oh yeah, the movie... I heard so much about this film, I felt like I had seen

Inception: 9 out of 10. If you haven't seen Inception yet, and you're in the mood for a good old fashioned mind fuck, this is your movie. I totally bugged it, even when it was hurting my brain.  And the best part is after the movie when you replay it

Paranormal Activity: 8 out of 10. Yeah, I'm a little behind on my movies.  It's always that way.  I see them when they hit TMN, which is about a year after they hit theatres. I just watched Paranormal Activity and totally dug it.  I liked it more than The Blair

Ramona and Beezus: 6 out of 10. I'm not sure how to review this one... Yesterday, my daughter turned six.  For her birthday, she invited 11 friends to see Ramona and Beezus, and I was lucky enough to score an invite.  All 11 friends, and her 8-year old brother, loved

Zombieland: 7 out of 10. I had no idea what to expect when I sat down to watch Zombieland.  It starred Woody Harrelson for goodness sake, and I guy I'd never heard of named Jesse Eisenberg. It was actually quirky fun and the Bill Murray cameo is pretty awesome.  And

Despicable Me: 8 out of 10. I took my 8-year old to Despicable Me this past weekend.  He had already seen Toy Story 3, and it's always tough to find a movie we'll both love. We both loved Despicable Me.  It's just a solid, funny, charming little movie that's pretty

The Invention of Lying: 3 out of 10. I find Ricky Gervais to be a very funny guy.  I laughed at his HBO special, I loved him in The Office and I even enjoy "The Ricky Gervais Show".  Ricky Gervais is funny. Ricky Gervais wrote and directed The Invention of

The Hangover: 8 out of 10. Remember that movie you all saw last year that you all said was really funny and that I should definitely go see it? I saw it, and it was pretty funny.

Funny People: 6 out of 10. I was okay with Funny People for the first hour or so.  I think I even made it through the giant MySpace infomercial, maybe 90 minutes deep.  Then, Funny People just wouldn't shut up! I literally yelled at the movie to shut the hell

Big Fan: 7 out of 10. This one's a pretty dark comedy, but if you're a sports nut like me I'm betting you'll appreciate this film and Patton Oswalt's performance. I find it funny that most people know Patton Oswalt best for his bit part on King of Queens.  Every

District 9: 8.5 out of 10. This one had me from the get go and didn't let up.  I wasn't bored for one of the 112 minutes.  I loved the style, enjoyed the ride and was blown away by this Sharlto Copley chap I had never heard of before.

The Hurt Locker: 8 out of 10. Last night, I finally got around to watching the movie that won the Academy Award this year for Best Picture.  That fact alone sets expectations pretty high. It's a great film, suspenseful and action packed and supported by good acting and an interesting

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: 3 out of 10. I enjoyed the first Transformers movie.  I liked it enough that I saw it once alone, once with my son and again with both my son and my daughter. Man, did they lose their way with this sequel.  It was brutal.

The Cove: 8 out of 10. Now don't get me wrong, The Cove is a great documentary about some bad shit going down in Taijii, Japan.  I really liked it.  But The Cove won the Oscar for Best Documentary, and it's not that good. Off the top of my head,

Angels & Demons: 7 out of 10. I should just copy and paste over my review of The Da Vinci Code.  I didn't read that book and I didn't read Angels & Demons.  In both instances, I heard negative press, and watched the movie cold. I'm almost ashamed to admit

Doubt: 7 out of 10. Roger Ebert used to write about his Harry Dean Stanton rule.  If he knew Harry Dean Stanton was in a movie, he knew it would be worth his time.  I have a similar rule, only I call my rule the Philip Seymour Hoffman rule. As