To be honest, I was a little concerned going into Black Adam. A lot of the social media leading to the release had the feel of chirping before a big sporting event.
On a blustery October afternoon, several hundred wrestling and comic book fans came together to celebrate Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, a local boy made good (yes we claim Dwayne Johnson like we claim Keanu Reeves -- the connection is arm's length but we need the wins here in Toronto). He was here promoting the upcoming DC Films/Warner Bros.
Punch Up Your Life - The Height of Depression (Ryan Sheedy)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • July 21, 2022 @ 7:24pm
Ryan Sheedy - In the middle of epically spiraling out, from a series of melancholy events, Ryan still has to make rent the only way he knows how... Birthday Clown. Will Ryan be able to get out from under this emotional boulder, and not scar a generation of children?
Hools Kay: the ins and outs of family feuds, from cokehead baby daddies to mothers going haywire for her daughter's wedding. But where does Holly fit in? (Dark comedy)
Punch Up Your Life - The Assorted Spectres of Saint John's Road (Isabel Zaw-Tun)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • June 7, 2022 @ 10:00pm
Isabel Zawtun: Two musicians with four rambunctious kids move from a tiny town in northern Alberta to a haunted house in downtown Toronto.
Punch Up Your Life - Begging for Scraps (Chris Sandiford)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • May 31, 2022 @ 7:54pm
Our apologies for the delay, but it was worth the wait...
Chris Sandiford: Chris is an ambitious home cook, who came THIS CLOSE to winning a season-long competition cooking show. A fan favourite, he stuck it out and published his own cookbook for humans and their best friends... dogs! This combo backfires however, and inadvertently leads to MANY lawsuits.
Punch Up Your Life - Freedom Diver (Matt Nightingale)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • May 10, 2022 @ 9:52pm
Matt Nightingale: Matt thought freedom meant living for free as a dumpster diving anarchist. But a run-in with the police changed all of that. Now he's finding out that freedom is taking responsibility for your actions.
Punch Up Your Life - A Sensei Consensus (Adam McNamara)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • April 26, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Adam McNamara: When 8-year-old Adam is signed up for karate classes against his will, with his older brother/frenemy Andy, they are forced to work together to defeat the rival dojo.
Tim Gray: While studying abroad, Tim gets into a horrible skateboarding accident. The result of which is a fractured skull and a 4-day stay in the hospital. Tim wakes up from this near-death experience a changed man.
Punch Up Your Life - Cottage Country (Brie Watson)
Posted by: Andrew Lizotte • March 29, 2022 @ 11:05pm
Brie Watson: When Brie is forced to leave behind her life in the city (for mysterious reasons!), she goes back to her old family cottage, and is determined to ingratiate herself to this small town... whether they like it or not.
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