Today's Top Stories Archives

The Backbench Live Part 3: C-11 & US Media Strikes

November 24, 2023November 17, 2023Today's Top StoriesC-11, Dennis Heaton, Haydn Wazelle, Karen Lam, Matt Hatfield, SAG, The BackBench Live, WGA

On October 3rd, 2023, there was a very special episode of The Backbench Live recorded at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver during the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Mattea Roach spoke with four prominent experts

Things Just Got a Whole Lot Worse for Disney and The Marvels

November 22, 2023November 21, 2023Today's Top StoriesDisney, Marvel, The Marvels

It’s no secret that Marvel’s latest release in its cinematic universe, The Marvels, has struggled mightily at the box office since its November 10th release, poised to be the first major loss that the franchise

The Backbench Live Part 2: Independent Theatres

November 17, 2023November 10, 2023Today's Top StoriesBackBench, Corinne Lea, Mattea Roach, Rio

It’s Official: The Marvels Had the Worst Opening Weekend Ever for the MCU

November 15, 2023November 13, 2023Today's Top StoriesMCU, The Marvels

Marvel Studios has just been dealt the most significant financial blow in the fifteen years since the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the latest entry in the sprawling franchise has only managed a

Gen V: Outstanding Spinoff to One of TV’s Finest Satires

October 11, 2023October 10, 2023Today's Top StoriesGEn V, Jay Sinclair, The Boys

Two weeks ago, I covered The Boys’ then-upcoming spinoff series, Gen V, discussing what to expect, where it was filmed (University of Toronto Mississauga, no less), and who is in it. While all the pieces

What to Look Forward to Now that the Writer’s Strike Has Ended

October 4, 2023October 4, 2023Today's Top StoriesSAG-AFTRA Strike, WGA, Writer's Strike

Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as the Writers Guild of America strike ended last week. While the strike’s end was always inevitable, the demands of the guild – from protections regarding