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Montreal Festivals and Events for January 2018
Baby it’s cold outside, but it’s worth it to get out there and see what’s happening in Montreal. A list of festivals and events in Montreal for January. [read on]
Month: December 2017
& Other Quebec Curios
1939: The Return of Godbout & Other Quebec Curios
The world continued marching on. As Maurice Duplessis fought his way to the top, Adolf Hitler had gained control over Germany and in September of 1939, Nazi forces invaded Poland, breaking the Molotov–Ribbentrop pact that [read on]
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SEWER SPEWER’s Top 10 Montreal Albums of 2017
Well, we survived yet another year. It was a big year for Montreal; we celebrated 375 years of colonialism, we elected our first female mayor and we somehow had to endure even more construction! For [read on]
Festivals
Let Your Wild Side Out This January
The Wildside Festival in Montreal promises great theatre to break up the January blahs. [read on]
Review
Review of The Nutcracker, Graceful Ballet Ouest De Montréal
Graceful and with great costumes, the annual Nutcracker production of 2017 is a treat. [read on]
Quebec 102
Chinese Food : Your Christmas List
Picks from real Montrealers (of course) where to get your Chinese food fix on December 25 [read on]
Review
Ferdinand: Another mediocre animated film
This film tells the story of Ferdinand, a bull who has to choose between his good life with his owners, or fighting in the arena. [read on]
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Get $25 from Loblaws for Bread Pricing Fix
Loblaws tries to make good on its 14 year price fixing scheme by offering a gift card for $25 to all who bought bread. [read on]
& Other Quebec Curios
1936: Padlocks and Propaganda & Other Quebec Curios
Maurice Duplessis sat at the forefront of the Legislative Assembly by the time he was in his mid-forties; Québec was virtually at his command. His memory was long, and he had grievances against people he [read on]
Review
The Greatest Showman: The circus hits the big screen
Hugh Jackman stars in this biographical musical about the beginnings of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. [read on]
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Black Wail Delivers Eclectic Collection of Stoner Rock
Black Wail has been described as the “Supergroup of Jersey City”, and I’m not sure you can get more niche than that. But from the moment I pressed “play” on their new release “Chromium Homes”, [read on]
Review
Foirée Montréalaise: Destigmatization by Party of Modern Yesteryear
Celebrate the season with Theatre La Licorne’s annual show. [read on]
Review
The Disaster Artist: The worst movie ever and how it happened
James Franco directs and stars in this retelling of how the infamous film The Room was made. [read on]
& Other Quebec Curios
1936: The Fall of Gouin & Other Quebec Curios
Paul Gouin and Maurice Duplessis’ collaboration would last less than a year. Gouin, the leader of the newly-created Action libérale nationale and Duplessis’ Conservatives collaborated for the 1935 provincial elections, making each electoral district a [read on]
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Heavy Hearts Is Back With New EP
“On a Chain” is the new EP from Heavy Hearts, a band from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, but it was initially planned as a full length follow up to their debut album “Bliss”. “Early on the ideas [read on]
Review
Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal’s Dance Me: paging Leonard Cohen
With the one-year anniversary of his death one month past, Montreal’s craze for all things Leonard Cohen shows no sign of abating. There was the five-night Jenny Holzer installation in Old Montreal, there’s the massive [read on]
Review
Godot Has Come, but Gets Lost in Translation
Absurdist play’s sequel gets so absurd that it is difficult to follow. [read on]
Review
Cannes Lions 2017: They are all winners
A special program showcasing the winners for best advertisements at Cannes, tonight only. [read on]