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Chris Knight

Chris Knight is a Toronto writer, editor and film critic. He has covered film for more than 20 years and attended festivals in Toronto, Cannes, Park City, Kingston and the Yukon. His favourite movies are Duck Soup and Blade Runner, though he’s never watched them back to back.

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Articles by Chris Knight:

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  February 19, 2026

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  Hotel X’s 2026 Retro Arcade Review

  The opening of a new arcade ”” even a temporary pop-up like the one hosted this February/March by Hotel X ”” is an event to be cherished.

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  October 9, 2025

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  Darkfield Toronto Review: Lights Out, Let’s Go

  Darkfield is a deliciously unnerving experience, especially if you like to let raw fear run its icy fingers up and down your psyche.

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  April 30, 2024

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  GRETA Review: A fun, lively space for next generation Pinball Wizards

  GRETA Toronto is a fun, lively space, and a whole lot more impressive that the recent retro arcade at Hotel X.

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  February 21, 2024

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  Playing Around at the Hotel X Retro Arcade

  Chris Knight gives us a preview of the nostalgia-filled Hotel X Retro Arcade pop-up, open to the public until March 19.

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  October 11, 2023

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  Flora and Son’s John Carney on Using a Joni Mitchell Classic

  Chris Knight talks with Flora and Son director/writer John Carney about his poignant use of a Joni Mitchell classic.