Aug 29, 2017 By Jason Wilson

The Toronto International Film Festival is, as predicted, packed to the gills. Even if it offers a slightly narrower slate than in years past, there will be no trouble filling a schedule. The problem will be determining what route to take when finalizing your roster and making cuts where they need to be made. Instead of a general Top 10 or 20, I wanted to take a look at TIFF through a few lenses ahead of September 7. There are a number of exciting titles that leap off the page, but focusing on only them could cost you to miss hidden gems that are bound to peek their heads from under cover midway through the festival. More

Aug 25, 2017 By Stephen Mayne Lady Gaga

This week we’re going to spend a little time looking at presidential pardons as Trump hints at throwing one to a most undeserving man. There’s also inappropriate political rallying, Barcelona attacks, and a solar eclipse scored by TV on the Radio in the mix. More

Aug 21, 2017 By Austin Trunick

Who’s up for a harrowingly intense, three-hour-plus Cold War simulation? In this volume of The PLAYlist we’ll be looking at GMT Games’ classic head-to-head wargame Twilight Struggle, which is the most fun you’ll ever have staring down the threat of utter and absolute nuclear obliteration. More

Aug 18, 2017 By Stephen Mayne The Decemberists

With the President outdoing himself in a bid to appear like a terrible human being, there’s only really one thing to talk about this week. Still, read on and you might find a few positive developments outside his Charlottesville debacle. More