Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release
The AI Doc: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist
In Theatres on March 27th, 2026.

Directors: Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell
Producers: Daniel Kwan (Playgrounds), Jonathan Wang (Playgrounds), Shane Boris (Cottage M), Diane Becker (Fishbowl Films), Ted Tremper
Synopsis: From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny; a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AIinsanity. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created… and what’s at stake if we get it wrong

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie had an incredible opening weekend, pulling in an estimated 290K for three days and a projected 350k for the four-day holiday, making it the biggest opening for a live-action English Canadian title since BlackBerry.

Cineplex Scotiabank Theatre ranked #1 in North America, ahead of IFC Center in NYC and Music Box Theatre in Chicago. In Canada, it was followed by Cineplex Yonge-Dundas and Fox Theatre. The result is especially notable given the film opened on half as many screens as BlackBerry when it released in 2023. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, distributed in the U.S. by NEON, is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 97% critics score and 96% audience score.

Plans to support the film’s second week in theatres continue, as Elevation Pictures has confirmed a merch pop-up at The Rivoli on February 21 from 12–3 p.m. ET, with co-creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarroll in attendance. Merch will also be available for Canadians to purchase online.

“This is our first-ever merch drop as a company, driven by the extraordinary community that formed around the series and expanded with the film,” said Laurie May, co-president of Elevation Pictures. “With the successful opening weekend numbers, we’re thrilled to have Matt and Jay go somewhere they’ve never gone before… The Rivoli,” added Noah Segal, co-president of Elevation Pictures.

NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE is now playing across Canada

Directed by: Matt Johnson
Starring: Jay McCarrol, Matt Johnson

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008

Global superstar Bruno Mars is ruling the Canadian airwaves this week, having achieved a massive radio trifecta with his latest hit, “I Just Might.” The single has simultaneously secured the #1 position across three major formats: Top 40, Hot AC, and AC. Warner Music Canada’s pop radio takeover sets the stage for the arrival of his highly anticipated new album, The Romantic, which is set to release on February 27th.

On the Alternative charts, the label’s winning streak continues with sombr, who remains an unstoppable force at the format. His hit single “12 to 12” holds the #1 spot for a fifth consecutive week, extending a reign that has defined the chart’s start to the year. This sustained Alternative dominance follows closely on the heels of his recent #1 achievement at Top 40 radio with “back to friends,” showing sombr to be a true multi-format breakout success story.

No surprises here! “WUTHERING HEIGHTS” takes the top of the Box Office this Valentine’s Day weekend with a smashing $35 million debut from 3,682 theatres for Warner Bros. The $80-million dark romance gets 63% on the Tomatometer.

Next up is GOAT with $21 million from 3,863 theatres for Sony Pictures. This Animated Feature starring Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, and Aaron Pierre, gets 79% on the Tomatometer.

Third is CRIME 101 with $11.8 million for Amazon MGM Studios. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry, this Crime-Thriller gets 81% on the Tomatometer.

SEND HELP gets fourth with $8 million, a total three week run of $48 million for 20th Century Studios.

Rounding it out is SOLO MIO with $6.8 million, taking its two week total to $18.6 million for Angel Studios.

By Justin Waldman

We were lucky enough to be invited by Mirvish Productions to see their presentation of the tour of SOME LIKE IT HOT and we have to tell you, it was an absolute delight!

If you’re a fan of the Billy Wilder movie with Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe, then with the modern changes that the stage production, which won four Tony’s brings will surely delight audiences. One of the Tony Awards won was Some Like it Hot won was Best Choreography, and there’s no doubt as to why, the tap dancing and choreographed numbers and simply sublime, while the entire Cast bring their all to the forefront and bring a modern life to this classic old Hollywood tale.

The Cast features Dequina Moore as Sweet Sue, Matt Loehr as Joe/Josephine, and Tavis Kordell as Jerry/Daphne respectively, and Leandra Ellis-Gaston as Sugar, bring to life the characters we fell in love in the Wilder film.

Truly, there is not a better time at the theatre than Some Like it Hot, so get ready to battle prohibition while running for your life at the toe tapping, incredibly fun and joyous musical adaptation of Some Like it Hot.

Now playing at the CAA ED MIRVISH Theatre until March 15, 2026. Tickets here.

PROJECT HAIL MARY is only in Theatres & IMAX March 20, 2026.

Experience the film early at select IMAX® 70mm March 13, 14 and 15
70MM IMAX: Cineplex Langley, Cineplex Vaughan
70MM: Cineplex Varsity, Cineplex International Village, Scotiabank Montreal

Tickets are now on sale.

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Directed by: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller
Screenplay by: Drew Goddard
Based on the novel by: Andy Weir
Produced by: Amy Pascal, p.g.a., Ryan Gosling, p.g.a., Phil Lord, p.g.a., Christopher Miller, p.g.a., Aditya Sood, p.g.a., Rachel O’Connor, p.g.a., Andy Weir
Executive Producers: Patricia Whitcher, Lucy Winn Kitada, Nikki Baida, Ken Kao, Drew Goddard, Sarah Esberg
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub, Priya Kansara

The documentary from Academy Award–winning filmmaker Morgan Neville will be released in theatres on April 17, 2026

Focus Features will release LORNE, the first-ever, behind-the-scenes look into the life of Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator and reluctant icon behind Saturday Night Live. While SNL is one of the most examined and celebrated shows in television history, the man who built and sustained the institution for nearly five decades has largely remained out of view. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, LORNE reframes a cultural story audiences think they know, offering unprecedented access to the quiet force who shaped American comedy. The film will be released in theatres in the U.S. on April 17, 2026. Focus has worldwide rights on the film and Universal Pictures International will handle international distribution for the studio.

Logline: From Morgan Neville, Academy Award-winning filmmaker of 20 FEET FROM STARDOM and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, comes LORNE, an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The documentary features exclusive footage, archival treasures, and candid interviews with the show’s most iconic cast members and writers including Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock and many more.

Director: Morgan Neville
Producers: Morgan Neville, p.g.a., via A Tremolo Production; Lauren Belfer, p.g.a.

LORNE reunites Focus and Neville for a fourth time having previously partnered on, PIECE BY PIECE, ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN, and WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? which earned a number of awards including Best Documentary at the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards.

Morgan Neville is an Oscar®, Grammy® and Emmy Award®-winning filmmaker known for his work as a cultural documentarian. His acclaimed 2018 film Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is one of the best-reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time. His 2013 film 20 Feet From Stardom won the Academy Award® for Best Documentary. His 2021 film Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain was the highest-grossing documentary of that year. Additional films and series include the Emmy-winning Best of Enemies, the Emmy-nominated STEVE! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces, Piece by Piece, Shangri-la, Watch The Sound with Mark Ronson, Song Exploder and Ugly Delicious. Neville recently was nominated for an Emmy® for his work on the documentary series, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. Most recently, he directed Man on the Run, which documents Paul McCartney’s decade-long creative surge after the Beatles, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and will be released by Amazon MGM February 25.
LORNE builds upon Focus’ slate of critically acclaimed documentaries including POPE FRANCIS – A MAN OF HIS WORD from legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders; THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE from Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen; THE GROUND TRUTH from Patricia Foulkro; BABIES from acclaimed filmmaker, Thomas Balmès; and Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz’s UNDER THE ELECTRIC SKY. Focus also recently announced THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST from the Academy Award–winning filmmakers behind NAVALNY and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE set to release in U.S. on March 27, 2026.

(Photo credit: NBC)

On Friday the 13th, Netflix is delivering a bad omen with the Official Teaser debut for Something Very Bad is Going to Happen.

From the Executive Producers of Stranger Things, and the Director of Baby Reindeer. Something Very Bad is Going to Happen is coming to Netflix March 26th. Created by Haley Z. Boston

ABOUT SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
Logline: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen is an atmospheric horror series set at a wedding, following a bride and groom in the week leading up to their ill-fated nuptials. That’s not a spoiler – just read the title.

Synopsis: If Carrie is horror’s version of a girl becoming a woman, and Rosemary’s Baby is the horrific version of a woman becoming a mother, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is horror’s take on a woman becoming a wife. Rachel (Camila Morrone) is getting married in five days. Together with her fiancé, Nicky (Adam DiMarco), she embarks on a road trip to his family’s vacation home, secluded in a snowy forest, for the intimate wedding ceremony of their dreams. Which really would be so lovely, except … prone to superstition and paranoia, Rachel can’t shake the relentless feeling that something bad is going to happen. Her foreboding doubts, coupled with a series of eerie coincidences and dreadful surprises, force her to ask the question: What makes two people soulmates? And worse — what could be scarier than lifelong commitment to the wrong person?

Premiere Date: March 26, 2026

Format: Limited Series / 8 episodes

Showrunner/Creator/Executive Producer: Haley Z. Boston

Executive Producer/Director: Weronika Tofilska

Executive Producers: Hilary Leavitt, Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer for Upside Down Productions, Andrea Sperling

Director(s): Axelle Carolyn, Lisa Brühlmann

Series Regulars: Camila Morrone, Adam DiMarco, Jeff Wilbusch, Karla Crome, Gus Birney, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ted Levine, Sawyer Fraser

You may have seen the viral buzz south of the border about DQ’s Valentine’s Cupcakes, with fans racing to their local stores to try the mini version of the iconic DQ cake. This had Canadians feeling a little left out.

Well, now until March 29, 2026, Canadians can get in on the action!

Thanks to overwhelming social chatter and fan demand, some DQ Canada locations are offering the Cupcakes for a limited time as part of a secret menu. Availability will vary by store over the next few weeks, so people should check with their local store before setting out to get a taste of the viral sensation. Given it’s a “Secret Menu” item, people must ask for the item at the register.

The single-serve treats feature layers of soft-serve, fudge and a crunchy chocolate centre, topped with signature DQ icing, delivering the full cake experience in a perfectly portioned size. The Cupcakes are available as singles, two-packs and four-packs.

For fans looking for a sweet deal this Valentine’s Day, DQ’s Cupfections (including the limited-time 2 for $10 offer, running until February 14) offer a similarly fun-sized frozen teat that is widely available across Canada.

Immediately after launching their “Bigger Than You Think!” tour, multi-platinum rock band Simple Plan’s tour title proved itself by selling out their Toronto show within an hour of today’s general on-sale. Their first Toronto headline show in almost 10 years, the band will play at the RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto this summer, bringing their energetic pop-punk sound to 16,000 fans at the city’s premier outdoor venue on Thursday, August 20th. The Toronto show will feature a reunion with longtime friends Marianas Trench, as well as Bowling for Soup and 3OH!3 as supporting acts.

Simple Plan shares, “After more than nine years since our last headline show in Toronto, we weren’t exactly sure what to expect, but this is beyond any of our wildest hopes. To sell out the RBC amphitheatre so fast on the day our show goes on sale is absolutely incredible and a confirmation that Toronto is such a special place for our band, truly a second home. We would like to thank all of our amazing fans in Toronto for making this possible and supporting us from day 1. We would also love to give a huge shout out to our great friends Marianas Trench for joining us, along with the amazing Bowling For Soup and 3O3!H guys for making this such a phenomenal lineup.

There’s nothing like playing in our home country, and we can’t wait for this summer! See you at the show!”

Produced by Live Nation Canada, the show is set to take place while the band is on the road, headlining the 2nd leg of their “Bigger Than You Think!” Tour throughout the US. Kicking off Friday, July 24th, in Las Vegas, the “Bigger Than You Think! – The Sequel!” Tour continues Simple Plan’s 25th-anniversary celebrations with the kind of all-gas-no-brakes live show that has cemented the band as one of pop punk’s most beloved acts for more than two decades. Delivering a career-defining setlist including hits like I’m Just a Kid, Welcome to My Life, Summer Paradise, Perfect and many more. See below for the full Bigger Than You Think Tour US tour dates.

2026 IT’S BIGGER THAN YOU THINK! TOUR – THE SEQUEL! TOUR DATES:

Simple Plan will donate $1 from each ticket sold on this tour to the Simple Plan Foundation. Established in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation focuses on helping young people in need and showcasing the power of music as a tool to find purpose and direction in life. Since its inception, the Simple Plan Foundation has donated over $3M to various charitable causes and has been awarded many prestigious distinctions for its philanthropic work.

The band recently released “Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd,” a 90-minute Amazon Prime documentary chronicling the 25-year career of the Canadian pop-punk band. The film features archival footage, interviews with band members and peers like Avril Lavigne and Mark Hoppus, and covers their journey from Montreal basements to global stardom. Available for streaming here.

ABOUT SIMPLE PLAN

For more than two decades, SIMPLE PLAN has been one of the most culturally and commercially successful bands in rock. Their multi-platinum 2002 debut album, No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls bore the smash singles “I’d Do Anything,” “I’m Just A Kid,” “Addicted” and “Perfect,” while subsequent hits “Welcome To My Life,” “Summer Paradise,” “Untitled (How Could This Happen To Me?),” “Shut Up!” and “What’s New Scooby-Doo?” have cemented their legacy as pop-punk legends. In all, the Montreal-formed quartet has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, captivated the main stages of the Vans Warped Tour and When We Were Young, performed at the 2010 Winter Olympics and with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, sold out shows around the world and raised more than $3 million through the Simple Plan Foundation. Their videos have garnered more than a billion YouTube views, while their inescapable social media presence driven another billion views on the viral #ImJustAKid Challenge alongside videos from *NSYNC, Ed Sheeran, and Venus and Serena Williams. Last year, they celebrated their landmark 25th anniversary with their biggest year yet, anchored by a career-spanning documentary on Amazon Prime Video, worldwide amphitheater and arena tours with Avril Lavigne and The Offspring and their most ambitious headlining trek in 20 years, the Bigger Than You Think! Tour. Can find the one sheet for Simple Plan here.