Happy Holidays! So honoured to be the first Canadian Media Outlet to review the 2021 Honda Insight Touring. This is the star of Honda‘s electric lineup, it is unique enough on its own, but possesses some of the sleak sportiness of their Civic and also the sophistication of the Accord.

With the province being on lockdown, sadly our opportunities to be together with our family and friends was limited. We’re just like you and have had to get creative to ensure that some “Holiday Hellos” be done as safely as possible, or delayed till we’re in a better place. We’re all in this together and well overcome this together.

That being said we owe it all to the 2021 Honda Insight Touring, guiding my sidekick beanie and I safely through the Holidays, whether it be running errands, picking-up essentials and gifts and what we called The beanie Wong Driveway Tour, where we dropped by quickly on our friends’ driveways and homes to deliver socially-distanced and safe holiday cheer!

Operating on a 1.5-litre, 16-valve, Atkinson cycle DOHC, i-VTEC^® 4-cylinder engine and up to 151 @ 6000 rpm combined horsepower, the Insight Touring is as much about performance as it is about fuel economy and environmental consciousness with versatile SPORT and ECON modes for whatever your needs might be. With a Fuel Economy of 4.6/5.3/4.9 (city/highway/combined), we couldn’t believe how far a full tank of gas got us as our beanie Tour took us on Regular fuel from the GTA to Halton and Durham.

In addition, we live for thoughtful features like Proximity key entry and pushbutton start. Fumbling for keys is a thing of the past for us!

We were impressed thoroughly by the Insight Touring‘s clean aesthetics. Seats have perforated leather-trimmed surfaces with heated options in the front and back, because we love our passengers (beanie approves!). The driver’s seat is adjustable eight ways as well. Gears are navigated by push button versus a gearstick. Lighting is ambient and we adore its moonroof. Upon turning on the push-button ignition, the car comes alive with this glorious hum which at times is hypnotic.

Honda has a mastered perfect, user-friendly interface on their Display Audio System with Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ and bilingual Voice Recognition. HandsFreeLink™-bilingual Bluetooth^® wireless mobile phone interface with steering wheel-mounted controls made it super-easy to navigate communication and entertainment safely. In addition, listening to audio with the Insight Touring‘s 452-watt AM/FM Premium audio system and 10 speakers including subwoofer, is a thing of bliss. Spotify, MP3s, SiriusXM, AM/FM. The Insight Touring can play it all! While there isn’t a wireless charging plate for your phone, there are more than enough USB charging ports to alleviate your battery anxieties.

The user-friendly Climate Control is another example of the level of customization and thoughtfulness your passengers get. You get a SYNC option which is great if you want uniform temperatures throughout, but if your friends and family are like mine, they have different thresholds and tolerances, and the Insight Touring lets them control their own temperature.

Bells and whistles mean little if safety isn’t first and this is where Honda continually brings it home. The Insight Touring is a car for any conditions and over the Holidays we witnessed it all, despite this being a somewhat mild winter. It is packed with active and passive safety features including: i-SRS airbag system; Side curtain airbags with rollover sensor system; SmartVent™ side airbags; Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children; rear childproof locks; Lane Keeping Assist System; Blind Spot Information system; Rear Cross Traffic Monitor system; 4-wheel Anti-lock Braking System; Collision Mitigation Braking System; Electronic Brake-force Distribution; Forward Collision Warning system; Road Departure Mitigation; Vehicle Stability Assist; Traffic sign recognition and Auto high beam. The latter two are particularly handy in rural conditions, which aren’t always well-lit and sometimes we need especially where a speed limit can go from 80 km/hr to 50 km/hr rather quickly.

One thing about the Insight Touring is that it sits rather low to the ground, hence a bit of extra caution is needed if your passengers are challenged in terms of mobility or when making this left-hand turns and your line of sight is blocked by an SUV or a truck on the opposite side of the intersection. Carefulness however is something we all should be exercising regardless.

Some fantastic holiday memories beanie and I created in a less-than-ideal year:

More on the 2021 Honda Insight Touring here.

We’re thankful for Honda Canada‘s support, craftsmanship and intuition. We wish you a happy and safe new year and can’t wait to see what exciting offerings are in store from Honda in 2021!

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

In case you were planning your New Year’s Eve viewing, TVO have announced a star-studded celebration of talent this year.

Airing Thursday December 31st, 2020, at 10:30 pm ET, From Ontario With Love: A Celebration of Hope is a 90 minute special event on TVO and the TVO YouTube Channel, as well as Facebook livestream at thestar.com. Featuring incredible performances, storytelling, and fireworks, with our cast and crew from Ontario. The event features some of Ontario’s biggest and emerging names like: Avril Lavigne, The Halluci Nation (Formerly known as A Tribe called Red), AllyDice, Barenaked Ladies, Broadways Chilina Kennedy, CZN, Divine Brown, Jully Black, Measha Brueggergosman, LOONY, Award winning DJ duo Loud Luxury, NOTIFI, Roy Woods, Ryhan Douglas, Sean Jones, Steele, The Tenors, Wali Shah and America’s Got Talent Finalist Roberta Battaglia with the award-winning Windsor Symphony Orchestra.

The celebration will also highlight the important work our Front Line Workers across Ontario are doing. The evening will be hosted by Kim’s Convenience star Andrew Phung and Canadian television and radio personality Arisa Cox with award-winning DJ duo Loud Luxury, live from Windsor’s Capitol Theatre, which will be celebrating its 100th birthday on New Years Eve.

We hope your Holidays are going great! Enjoy.

(Photo credit: TVO)

2021 couldn’t come soon enough and Walt Disney Studios Canada has announced their upcoming slate of releases! While dates are subject to change this is what the year ahead is looking like, with a mix of theatrical and Disney+ releases.

WANDAVISION – Debuts on Disney+ on 1/15/2021

POPCORN – Debuts on Disney+ on 1/22/2021

FLORA & ULYSSES – Debuts on Disney+ on 2/19/2021

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON – March 5, 2021 Theatrical & Disney+ with Premier Access

THE KING’S MAN – U.S. Release Date: 3/12/2021

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER – Debuts on Disney+ on 3/19/2021

THE BOB’S BURGERS MOVIE – U.S. Release Date: 4/09/2021

RON’S GONE WRONG – U.S. Release Date: 4/23/2021

BLACK WIDOW – U.S. Release Date: 5/7/2021

FREE GUY – U.S. Release Date: 5/21/2021

CRUELLA – U.S. Release Date: 5/28/2021

LUCA – U.S. Release Date: 6/18/2021

SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS – U.S. Release Date: 7/9/2021

JUNGLE CRUISE – U.S. Release Date: 7/30/2021

THE BEATLES: GET BACK – U.S. Release Date: 8/27/2021

DEATH ON THE NILE – U.S. Release Date: 9/17/2021

THE LAST DUEL – U.S. Release Date: 10/15/2021

ETERNALS – U.S. Release Date: 11/5/2021

ENCANTO – U.S. Release Date: 11/24/2021

WEST SIDE STORY – U.S. Release Date: 12/10/2021

MORE TO COME ON THESE:

EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE – U.S. Release Date: 2021

HAWKEYE – Debuts on Disney+ Late 2021

LOKI – Debuts on Disney+ May 2021

MS MARVEL – Debuts on Disney+ Late 2021

STAR WARS – THE BAD BATCH – Debuts on Disney+ 2021

STAR WARS – THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT – Debuts on Disney+ 12/2021

WHAT IF…? – Debuts on Disney+ Summer 2021

(Photo credit: Walt Disney Studios Canada)

Robin Wright makes her directorial debut in LAND. Check-out the brand-new Trailer! The Film was partly filmed in Calgary, Didsbury and Kananaskis.

Synopsis:

From acclaimed actress Robin Wright comes her directorial debut LAND, the poignant story of one woman’s search for meaning in the vast and harsh American wilderness. Edee (Wright), in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter (Demián Bichir) brings her back from the brink of death, she must find a way to live again.

See the Trailer:

Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada release LAND in theatres February 21, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Focus Features)

Priyaka Chopra-Jonas is gaining lots of buzz for her performance in THE WHITE TIGER. We get our first look at its Trailer today!

See the Trailer:

THE WHITE TIGER arrives on Netflix January 22, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

2020 needs to end already. Are we in agreement? Check-out this new Teaser for the star-studded DEATH TO 2020, coming soon to Netflix!

Synopsis:

2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn’t make it up… but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a little something to add. Death to 2020 is a comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? This landmark documentary-style special weaves together some of the world’s most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage spanning the past 12 months.

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Leslie Jones, Diane Morgan, Cristin Milioti, Joe Keery and more, Death to 2020 is the cathartic comedy event you’ll never forget about the year you really, really don’t want to remember.

See the Trailer:

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Peter Jackson is back and here is a first look at his new Beatles Documentary THE BEATLES: GET BACK on Disney+!

Synopsis:

Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” is a unique cinematic experience that takes audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history. The film showcases the warmth, camaraderie and creative genius that defined the legacy of the iconic foursome. Shot in January 1969 and compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage (filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg) and more than 150 hours of unheard audio, all of which has been brilliantly restored, “The Beatles: Get Back” is the story of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr as they plan their first live show in over two years and charts the writing and rehearsing of 14 new songs, originally intended for release on an accompanying live album. The film features – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles’ last live performance as a group, the unforgettable rooftop concert on London’s Savile Row as well as other songs and classic compositions featured on the band’s final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be.

See a Sneak Peek:

THE BEATLES: GET BACK arrives in theatres Friday, August 27, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Disney)

Ed Sheeran dropped a surprise track today. The Track, AFTERGLOW isn’t a single, it’s just a track he wanted to share with us all!

Sheeran left a note below:

“Hey guys. Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you. It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too. Enjoy ! Have a safe and happy festive break and New Year’s. Back to dad land for me now, ciao x“

Check out a one-take performance of it below:

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)

Justin Timberlake is back in PALMER, coming soon to Apple TV+!

Synopsis:

Former high-school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) went from hometown hero to convicted felon, earning himself twelve years in a state penitentiary. He returns home to Louisiana, where he moves back in with Vivian (June Squibb), the grandmother who raised him. While trying to keep his head down and rebuild a quiet life for himself, Palmer is haunted by memories of his glory days and the suspicious eyes of his small town community. Things become more complicated when Vivian’s hard-living neighbor Shelly (Juno Temple) disappears on a prolonged bender, leaving her precocious and unique 7-year-old son Sam (Ryder Allen), often the target of bullying, in Palmer’s reluctant care. In time, Palmer is drawn into a more hopeful world as he forges a connection with Sam through their shared experience of being made to feel different by those around them. Life improves for Palmer, and a romance develops between him and Sam’s teacher Maggie (Alisha Wainwright). An inspiring and unexpected journey unfolds for the three of them, but soon Palmer’s past threatens to tear apart this new life.

See this brand new Trailer:

PALMER arrives on Apple TV+ January 29, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Apple TV)

Check-out this new stills from COMING 2 AMERICA, marking Eddie Murphy‘s big return. The Comedy arrives on Amazon Prime Video in March!

Synopsis:

Starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, with Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones. Also starring John Amos, Teyana Taylor, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Paul Bates, Nomzamo Mbatha, Bella Murphy, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Paul Bates

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

New stills:

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COMING 2 AMERICA arrives on Amazon Prime Video Friday, March 5, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Amazon Prime Video/Mr. Will Wong)