We admit we are a little late on the Joji bandwagon, discovering his music during the Pandemic. Prior to that we’d only recalled him from his extreme challenge YouTube videos and an appearance on Hot Ones. But he’s proven he’s so much more than just that, wowing us with 2020 track “Run“. His Music possess a darkness and depth to it that is hypnotic and vocally, he’s as stand-out Vocalist. I absolutely adore his popular single “Glimpse of Us“, which is still on-repeat after falling in love with it this Summer. The dichotomy of his online brand and the maturity of his Music is a real interesting thing, I’m still trying to understand.

The Japanese-American phenomenon has managed to maintain a low profile despite being popular enough to fill-up HISTORY in Toronto two nights as part of his Smithereens Tour, in support of this third Album of the same name, coming next month.

We are so happy to get to see him over Thanksgiving weekend even though he was laying low covering his face with a neck gator, sunglasses and a ballcap. This actually didn’t come as a surprise as he seems a bit mysterious. Hopefully, one day he’ll be back in town to promote a project and we’ll get a proper snap.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong/Warner Music)

Inspired by elements of the Easy-Bake Ovens we loved so much as a kid, EASY-BAKE-BATTLE: THE HOME COOKING COMPETITION comes soon to us on Netflix. Produced and hosted by Queer Eye‘s Antoni Porowksi, each of these eight x 30 minute episodes sees three Amateur Chefs battle to make quick-preparation meals, under time constraints and sometimes even without an oven! Though the title of this Competition Series is a little misleading – I genuinely thought they would be baking with Easy-Bake Ovens! – this doesn’t mean these challenges are fun and delicious!

Porowski is a knowledgeable and engaging Host and brings aboard some fascinating Guest Judges. Spoiler Alert: Kristen Kish of the latest season of Iron Chef, even makes an appearance! But the true stars of the Show are the Contestants who consistently have to be reminded to keep it simple and despite some of them possessing some impressive techniques, you see them using almost 25 ingredients in a dish, which defeats the concept of “easy”. One episode has the contestants cooking out of a coffee maker and with an iron. I don’t envy the Judges as we don’t quite know if some of these dishes are cooked properly even, but the results time and again are pretty amazing. Even with flops, Contestants are forced to improvise for a shot at a $25k prize each episode!

Truly a fun watch and should garner enough interest for a second season, we hope! EASY-BAKE BATTLE: THE HOME COOKING COMPETITION arrives October 12, 2022 on Netflix.

SMILE continues to bring joy to Horror fans at the Box Office, taking the #1 spot yet again with $17.6 million for Paramount Pictures from 3,659 theatres for a total $48 million in its second weekend out. Amazingly, this isn’t far off its first week numbers which means word of mouth is spreading well.

In second is LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE marking Canadian Singer-Songwriter Shawn Mendes‘ acting debut with $11.5 million from 4,350 theatres for Sony Pictures. The Film gets a passing 68% on the Tomatometer.

Third goes to David O. Russell’s AMSTERDAM, debuting with $6.5 million from 3,005 theatres for 20th Century Studios with 33% on the Tomatometer.

THE WOMAN KING is in fourth with $5.3 million for a total $54.1 million for Sony Pictures in its fourth weekend out.

Rounding-out the Top Five is DON’T WORRY DARLING with $3.4 million for Warner Bros. with $38.4 million.

Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez and JB Smoove star in upcoming Netflix Comedy Series BLOCKBUSTER, set in our favourite Video Rental shop! Here is a brand-new Trailer!

About: An ensemble comedy that takes place in the last Blockbuster Video in America, that explores what it takes – and more specifically who it takes – for a small business to succeed against all odds.

Cast: Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Olga Merediz, JB Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn

All ten episodes of BLOCKBUSTER arrive November 3, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

We’re so excited about this! Lindsay Lohan is back in FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS, which is coming soon to Netflix for the Holidays! An official Trailer is now here!

Logline:
A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.

Stills from the Film:

FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS arrives November 10, 2022 on Netflix.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

Toronto-based Singer-Songwrtier RÊVE is back with yet another Banger and we’re loving it! Short, sweet and uplifting, she pays tribute to her idols growing-up, sampling Whitney Houston/Chaka Khan‘s “I’m Every Woman” in the chorus. Love this so much – the lush strings, the interpretation and the message -and are excited to hear more from this emerging act! There’s also a 12″ version released as well!

Pre-Save/Pre-Order “Whitney”: https://reve.lnk.to/music

This looks like fun! The Cast and Crew behind new Series EZRA celebrated its release earlier this week. EZRA is streaming now on OUTtv (Canada) and the OUTtv channel on AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime (USA) with new episodes releasing weekly, in short quick bingey portions.

Synopsis:

EZRA is a new age take on a classic coming out story and focuses on Ezra Grey, played by Luke Hutchie. After fleeing the dark and demonic chains of his shadowy old home, Ezra, a killer gay vampire, takes a leap of faith and enters the modern world. In doing so, he is forced to navigate his own insecurities and supernatural tribulations.

See the first full episode here:

Some Snaps from the Premiere:

Cast L to R: Zoé De Grand Maison, Kara Duncan, Daniella Dela Pena, Danny Vo, Chelsea Clark, Luke Hutchie, Veronika Slowikowska, Matthew Finlan and Augusto Butter

(Photo/video credit: Out TV/Krystle Merrow)

You might remember OLIVIA LUNNY from CTV‘s popular THE LAUNCH where she was crowned a winner. The 23-year-old Singer-Songwriter from Winnipeg since signed with Universal Music Canada and is on the verge of something big, after having honed her craft since the age of 12, learning guitar and writing songs.

We were so lucky to get to attend a showcase of this exciting new talent at Universal Music Canada‘s offices where Lunny performed an eight track set including “Who Could Say No” from her 2021 self-titled EP, plus latest single “Vibe Check” which features Rapper Bhad Babie. She also performed vibey mid-tempo new single “Wonderland“, which is coming out next week.

Check-out some of Lunny‘s gorgeous Repertoire. She possesses youth and depth, all under a shiny Pop veneer.

A real short Snippet of “Wonderland“:

Be following Lunny here. Such an exciting new story in Canadian Music.

(Photo/video credit: Univeral Music Canada/Mr. Will Wong/Angela McLean)

The new Teaser Trailer for THE SUPER MARIO BROS. is here, after debuting earlier this weem as New York Comic Con festivities kick-off! Here’s also the brand-new Poster for the Film!

Synopsis:

Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Minions: The Rise of Gru), the film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.

The film is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri p.g.a. and by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The film is co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and will be released worldwide by Universal Pictures.

Stay tuned!

(Photo credit: Universal Pictures Canada)

Corus Entertainment’s top 10 specialty station*, W Network, brings good tidings to Canadians with the annual return of Canada’s favourite holiday programming event Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas beginning Friday, October 21 with two new premieres kicking off the stunt on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22. This year, W Network, the exclusive home for Hallmark Channel in Canada, will make spirits bright with 36 new holiday movie premieres every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting October 28 until December 18 and back-to-back festive flicks every day until New Year’s Eve.

“We are delighted that Canadians continue to ring in the holidays each year with W Network as the go-to destination for holiday entertainment,” said Daniel Eves, Senior Vice President, Networks, Corus Entertainment. “Spanning over three consecutive months and packed full of signature Hallmark Channel programming, star-studded premieres, and heartwarming holiday classics, Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas is the ultimate holiday TV event of the season.”

Last year, nearly 13 million Canadians tuned into Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas** and since it launched in Canada in 2018, W Network has remained the #1 specialty network overall with women during the programming event***.

Everyone’s favourite stars return in this season’s line-up of all-new holiday movies including, Canadians Andrew Walker, Benjamin Ayres, Brennan Elliott, Luke Macfarlane, Paul Campbell, and Tyler Hynes. Lacey Chabert, who stars in a record-breaking twelfth Christmas movie for Hallmark this year, is also joined by fan-favourites Alison Sweeney, Ashley Williams, Erin Cahill, Jonathan Bennett, Kristoffer Polaha, Marilu Henner, Nikki DeLoach, Ryan Paevey, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Taylor Cole, Will Kemp and more.

Also lighting up the screen this year are legendary new talent such as award-winning actress Marlo Thomas, Ann-Margret, Ellen Travolta, Greta Scacchi, Kara Wang, Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Ledisi, Emmy Award-winner Lynn Whitfield, Margaret Colin, Moira Kelly, Mykelti Williamson, Reginald VelJohnson, Reshma Shetty, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tamala Jones, and Yael Grobglas, among many others.

Featuring titles from Hallmark Channel, Lifetime and UPtv, W Network’s merry movie schedule boasts 25 Canadian productions including A Magical Christmas Village (Lighthouse), The Royal Nanny (Leif Films), A Fabled Holiday (Studio BRB (AFH Productions Inc.)) and more. Viewers can also stream all 2022 premieres live and on demand on STACKTV. See the W Network’s 2022 movie premiere schedule:

· Noel Next Door – Friday, October 21 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Natalie Hall (Charmed), Corey Sevier (Immortals)

· We Wish You a Married Christmas – Saturday, October 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Marisol Nichols (Riverdale), Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World Dominion)

· We Need a Little Christmas – Friday, October 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Erica Durance (Supergirl), Patrick Sabongui (The Flash), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf)

· Jolly Good Christmas – Saturday, October 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Reshma Shetty (Blindspot), Will Kemp (Christmas Waltz)

· A Kismet Christmas – Sunday, October 30 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Sarah Ramos (Parenthood), Carlo Marks (Chesapeake Shores), Marilu Henner (Taxi)

· A Magical Christmas Village – Friday, November 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives), Luke Macfarlane (Bros), Marlo Thomas (That Girl)

· Christmas Bedtime Stories – Saturday, November 5 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Erin Cahill (Every Time a Bell Rings), Steve Lund (Schitts Creek), Charlie Weber (How to Get Away with Murder)

· Lights, Camera, Christmas! – Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Kimberley Sustad (Travelers), John Brotherton (Fuller House)

· Ghosts of Christmas Always – Sunday, November 6 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Kim Matula (LA to Vegas), Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars), Beth Leavel (This Is Where I Leave You), Lori Tan Chinn (Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens), Reginald VelJohnson (Die Hard, Family Matters)

· In Merry Measure – Friday, November 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Patti Murin (Frozen, Chicago Med), Brendan Penny (Chesapeake Shores), Jennifer Robertson (Schitt’s Creek)

· The Royal Nanny – Saturday, November 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Rachel Skarsten (Batwoman), Dan Jeannotte (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Greta Scacchi (The Terror)

· All Saints Christmas – Sunday, November 13 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Ledisi (Selma), Roger Cross (Murdoch Mysteries)

· Inventing the Christmas Prince – Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Tamera Mowry-Housley (The Santa Stakeout), Ronnie Rowe Jr. (The Porter)

· Three Wise Men and a Baby – Saturday, November 19 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Paul Campbell (Turner & Hooch), Tyler Hynes (Letterkenny), Andrew Walker (Merry & Bright), Margaret Colin (Chicago Med)

· Christmas at the Golden Dragon – Sunday, November 20 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Kara Wang (Good Trouble), Osric Chau (The Flash), Sara Canning (Nancy Drew), Antonio Cupo (Blood & Treasure), Barbara Niven (Chesapeake Shores)

· A Royal Corgi Christmas – Friday, November 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Hunter King (Life in Pieces), Jordan Renzo (The Spanish Princess)

· A Tale of Two Christmases – Saturday, November 26 at 6 p.m. ET/P
Starring Kat Barrell (Wynonna Earp), Chandler Massey (Days of our Lives), Evan Roderick (Arrow)

· Haul Out the Holly – Saturday, November 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Lacey Chabert (The Wedding Veil), Wes Brown (Sweet Pecan Summer), Ellen Travolta (Charles in Charge), Peter Jacobson (WeCrashed, House), Melissa Peterman (Reba), Stephen Tobolowsky (One Day at a Time, Spaceballs)

· When I Think of Christmas – Sunday, November 27 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Shenae Grimes-Beech (The Detail), Niall Matter (The Predator), Beth Broderick (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

· A Holiday Spectacular – Sunday, November 27 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Derek Klena (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch), Ann-Margret (Bye Bye Birdie, The Kominsky Method)

· My Southern Family Christmas – Friday, December 2 at 8 p.m.ET/PT
Starring Jaicy Elliot (Grey’s Anatomy), Bruce Campbell (Ash vs Evil Dead), Ryan Rottman (Guidance), Moira Kelly (The Cutting Edge, Panic), Brian McNamara (Magnum P.I.)

· Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas – Saturday, December 3 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Holland Roden (Mayans M.C.), Tyler Hynes (Letterkenny), Tenille Townes (The Lemonade Stand)

· A Fabled Holiday – Saturday, December 3 at 8 p.m ET/PT
Starring Brooke D’Orsay (Royal Pains), Ryan Paevey (General Hospital)

· Long Lost Christmas – Sunday, December 4 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Taylor Cole (Making Spirits Bright), Benjamin Ayres (Burden of Truth)

· Undercover Holiday – Sunday, December 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Noemi Gonzalez (Selena: The Series), Stephen Huszar (Tribal)

· The Most Colorful Time of the Year – Friday, December 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Katrina Bowden (30 Rock), Christopher Russell (Day of the Dead)

· The Holiday Stocking – Saturday, December 10 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Nadine Ellis (Our Kind of People), B.J. Britt (Being Mary Jane, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Karon Riley (The Black Hamptons), Tamala Jones (Rebel, Castle), Mykelti Williamson (Fences, Law & Order: Organized Crime)

· Christmas Class Reunion – Saturday, December 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Aimeé Teegarden (Friday Night Lights), Tanner Novlan (The Bold and the Beautiful)

· A Tiny Home Christmas (UPtv) – Sunday, December 11 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Rebecca Dalton and Christopher Seivright

· The Holiday Sitter – Sunday, December 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Jonathan Bennett (The Christmas House, Mean Girls), George Krissa (Road Trip Romance), Chelsea Hobbs (Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery)

· #Xmas – Friday, December 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Clare Bowen (Nashville), Brant Daugherty (Pretty Little Liars)

· The Gift of Peace – Saturday, December 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Nikki DeLoach (Five More Minutes), Brennan Elliott (UnREAL)

· Five More Minutes: Moments Like These – Sunday, December 18 at 6 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Ashley Williams (Sister Swap: Christmas in the City), Lucas Bryant (Haven)

· Hanukkah on Rye – Sunday, December 18 at 8 p.m. ET/PT
Starring Jeremy Jordan (Supergirl), Yael Grobglas (Jane the Virgin), Lisa Loeb (Gossip Girl, Hot Tub Time Machine 2)

· Well Suited Christmas (Lifetime) – Broadcast details to be announced at a later date
Starring Mercedes de la Zerda, Franco Lo Presti, Xavier Sotelo, Stephanie Herrera, Gabriel Hudson

· World Record Christmas (Lifetime) – Broadcast details to be announced at a later date
Starring Michelle Argyris, Andrew Bushell, Danny Vo

For the most up-to-date schedule and for more information about this year’s movies, visit wnetwork.com.

W Network is available on National Free Preview from November 1 to November 30, 2022. Please check local listings for additional information.