On to new things in 2020

This will be my last blog post. I have had the A Lit Chick blog for…

February Cultural Roundup

Art & Exhibits Being Japanese Canadian exhibit at ROM, February 2nd Films: Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists…

January Cultural Roundup

Films: Chicago (U.S., 2002) Pretty in Pink (U.S., 1986) Bird Box (U.S., 2018) My Brilliant Friend,…

November Cultural Roundup

Galas: True Patriot Love Gala at Metro Convention Centre, November 8th Art: Gordon Park: Flavio’s Story…

October Cultural Roundup

M.I.A. Films: Matangi / Maya / MIA (UK/USA, 2018) Books: How Should a Person Be by…

September Cultural Roundup

Films: Fausto (Mexico, 2018) The Wedding Guest (U.K., 2018) American Dharma (U.S., 2018) A Million Little…

Portraits of the artists as Men

Michelle Alfano (emcee) is the author of the personal memoir The Unfinished Dollhouse (Cormorant Books, 2017) which was selected…

August Cultural Roundup

Films: Sorry to bother you (U.S., 2018) Crazy Rich Asians (U.S., 2018) Eighth Grade (U.S., 2018)…

July Cultural Roundup

Films: Hardcore Logo (Canada, 1996) Three Identical Strangers (U.S., 2018) Books:  Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher…

June Cultural Roundup

Art: Riverdale Art Walk, June 2nd Sara Angelucci’s Piece Work at Stephen Bulgar Gallery, June 9th…

May Cultural Roundup

Films: The Fourth Estate (U.S., 2018) Running from Crazy (U.S., 2018) Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie (U.S., 2018)…

April Cultural Roundup

Films: A Quiet Place (U.S., 2018) Ugetsu (Japan, 1953) Alt-Right: Days Of Rage (U.S., 2018) Two…

March Cultural Roundup

Films: Serpico (US, 1973) The Florida Project (U.S., 2017) Literary: International Women’s Day Reading at Queen…