Smudge the Blades Review: TIFF 2026
The spirit of John Candy endures in Cody Lightning's star turn in Smudge the Blades as a salty hockey coach of an all-Indigenous team.
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Shelf Pick: Still the Water Trailer
Hockey mends all wounds – even if it causes a few more in the process – in the PEI set family drama STILL THE WATER.
CBC Docs’ Humboldt: The New Season Follows the Survivors’ Stories
Humboldt: The New Season shares the survivors’ harrowing stories as they mentally and physically recover from their trauma.
Youngblood Blu-ray Review
Youngblood certainly still knows how to rile up a crowd, but is incredibly dated with its attitudes about our national pastime and particularly the violence that can erupt out of it.
Hello Destroyer Review
Hello Destroyer is a quiet, subtle film that deals with violence in hockey, but contains very little violence or hockey.
Theo Fleury: Playing With Fire Review
After premiering recently at Toronto's Hot Docs film festival, the documentary Theo Fleury: Playing with Fire debuts tonight on HBO Canada. The film follows Theoren Fleury - among the most controversial and memorable figures in contemporary hockey history. Director Larry Day paints a shocking and honest portrait of a man who has battled personal demons, addiction, and sexual abuse.
An Evening in Essex County
I thought I was going to go to bed before midnight tonight. I've been a bit busy and sleep-deprived for the past couple days; this makes me question my decision to sit and read Jeff Lemire's Essex County all in one sitting. I have no regrets: instead, I'm wondering why it's taken so long for me to get around to it.
