It’s like catching-up with an old friend every time we get to Test Drive a member of the FORD family. This past week we had the joy of piloting the 2020 Ford Edge SEL. Combining several sophisticated elements of style with pure power and practicality, the mid-size SUV continues to be a game-changer, nailing several of the marks!

The Edge SEL is powered by a Twin-Scroll 2.0L EcoBoost^® Engine, 8-Speed Automatic Transmission and operates at an impressive 250-horsepower. Every drive had us feeling fully in control of the road and we love this.

Let’s talk about aesthetics. Our Edge SEL was a Atlas Blue, which was absolutely stunning to the eye. Paired against the colourful autumnal backdrop we are witnessing right now, we felt elevated and privileged to be paired with this elegant ride. Driving through a variety of weather conditions this past week, we appreciated the intuitiveness of its LED fog lamps, automatic headlights and wipers which take away one less worry as we focus on the road. Seating was a creme colour with comfy Unique Cloth-Trimmed surface and we loved that the Driver’s Seat was adjustable a whopping ten ways, while the front passenger gets to adjust their seat six ways! Above this, there are seat warmers which are actually a necessity, not a luxury no matter what anybody tells you! We enjoyed how simple the climate control system was to navigate as simplicity is best. There was so much space to go around between my guests and I with exceptional cargo capacity.

The Edge SEL’s Power Panoramic Vista Roof is a thing of marvel. I’ve never seen a roof like this ever on a vehicle and details like this really show Ford‘s commitment to elevating the driving experience into something truly sophisticated and elegant is front and center here.

Safety is a great focus with this vehicle. We don’t recall ever having had the protection of this many Airbag options:

• Driver and Passenger Dual-Stage Frontal Airbags
• Driver Knee Airbag
• First- and Second-Row Curtain Airbags
• First-Row Side-Seat Airbags
• Front-Passenger Sensing System
• Glove-Box-Door-Integrated Knee Airbag

Above this, we appreciated the Lane-Keeping Assist, which was easily flipped on and off with a switch on the left-hand side of the steering wheel. A rear-view camera with parking assist made parallel parking downtown a breeze and we don’t remember what parking was like before this feature was a thing! Again, this is no longer a luxury, it’s a real necessity as we know how aggressive Parking Enforcement is in downtown Toronto. Its Securilock^® Passive Anti-Theft System has your back always as well. With winter months coming-up we could only be aided by features like Advancetrac^® with Roll Stability Control (RSC^®), Curve Control and Hill Start Assist. Our travels take us from the city to the country to the suburbs and the Edge SEL is up for anything you throw at it!

This new generation of Ford vehicles is all about innovation and we love the rotary gear shift dial versus the traditional shift stick. The push-button engine start and remote proximity entry also might seem like little things but they take away stresses in your day. Nobody has time to fumble for keys, honestly!

We must confess also, that this is our favourite thing!

Keeping connected was a breeze. The Edge SEL possesses a litany of charging options including a wireless charging pad, giving you no excuse ever to not have any battery left on your phone. As mentioned earlier, the vehicle shows a consciousness with its EcoBoost^® engine, but it also comes equipped with a Battery Saver option which is handy. The only small pitfall with this is that with Drive-In entertainment becoming more popular during the Pandemic, this means having to restart your car on Accessory mode more frequently.

Ford‘s SYNC^® 3 with Apple CarPlay^™ and Android Auto^™ compatibility made it super-easy to connect with our phone’s Spotify Playlists and of course, the vehicle is SiriusXM-capable. We couldn’t imagine morning drives without Hits 1! The Edge SEL can be upgraded to a nine-speaker audio system and we can confirm the sound was glorious as we witnessed enjoying a Premiere at a Drive-In!

Fuel Economy is a deal-breaker to us and the Edge SEL tallies-in at 1.4 L/100km city, 8.3 L/100km highway and 10.0 L/100km combined, which is expected of a vehicle that operates at such high power. Lowered gas prices during this Pandemic are one of the few positive things to have happened this year.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane this past week in our adventures with the 2020 Ford Edge SEL!

As many of you know, I’m expecting a new puppy and can’t wait to bring her home end of the month. beanie is going to be the most special little princess and the Ford Edge SEL allowed us an opportunity to check-in on her.

We’re honoured to be one of the few outlets in the country to be granted access to cover our favourite sport, Horse Racing right now. The second jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown, the $400k Prince of Wales Stakes, took place last week in Fort Erie and we were privileged to have access.

So proud also to cheer-on our namesake MR WILL at Woodbine Racetrack this weekend. He ran amazing and is oh so close to that win! The Edge SEL made this possible. You really appreciate the value of having a reliable ride especially right now during the Pandemic.

When near Niagara, a visit to some of the regions wineries is a give-in. Of course, no alcohol was consumed prior to or during the visit at our favourite, Fielding Estate Winery. Such beauty to behold this time of year with the changing colours. A pure joy bringing this home to enjoy!

The Inside Out Film Festival is now in its 30th edition and we were honoured to be invited to its Opening Night Gala, STARDUST, a Biopic about icon David Bowie. While much of the Festival this year is digital, it was a pleasure celebrating in-person, socially-distanced at the RBC Lakeside Drive-In at Ontario Place.

So thrilled to partner together with Netflix Canada on something fun, coming this week in celebration of new Adam Sandler film, HUBIE HALLOWEEN! We couldn’t have done this without the Edge getting us there to create this content and we’re so excited to present it to you!

We don’t know about you, but we’re already in Halloween spirits! So much fun getting an invite to check-out HALLOWEEN NIGHT OF LIGHTS in Vaughan, an immersive spectacle with 700k LED lights!

We’ll definitely miss the 2020 Ford Edge SEL, but in the meantime you can learn more about it here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump) directs Roald Dahl’s WITCHES! See the new Trailer!

Synopsis:

Reimagining Roald Dahl’s beloved story for a modern audience, Robert Zemeckis’s visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy (Jahzir Kadeem Bruno) who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma (Octavia Spencer) in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort. Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world’s Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway) has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe—undercover—to carry out her nefarious plans.

See the Trailer:

WITCHES arrives in theatres soon.

(Photo/video credit: Warner Bros.)

Paramount Home Entertainment x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win a DVD copy of SPONTANEOUS! The Film is a remarkable 98% on Rotten Tomatoes!

SYNOPSIS

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally…), seniors Mara(Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each momentmay be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today!

Trailer:

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Rules and regulations here.

SPONTANEOUS is available digitally Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Home Entertainment)

We love this new version of Dua Lipa‘s latest single LEVITATING featuring Da Baby! It’s just perfect and what we need right now!

Check-out this brand-new Video, created together with TikTok!

(Photo/video credit: Warner Music)

The Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2 will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, October 2 and shoppable at Savage X Fenty and on Amazon Fashion.  Featuring performances by Bad Bunny, Ella Mai, Miguel, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, and Rosalia and a combination of models, actors and dancers including Lizzo, Bella Hadid, Big Sean, Cara Delevingne, Christian Combs, Demi Moore, Laura Harrier, Normani, Paloma Elsesser, Paris Hilton, Willow Smith, and many more wearing the latest savage styles on the runway, offering up a new type of sexy, where attitude meets individuality.

See the Trailer:

RIHANNA’S SAVAGE X FENTY SHOW VOL. 2 arrives October 2, 2020 on Amazon Prime Video.

(Photo/video credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Billie Eilish is back with the theme to BOND 25 film, NO TIME TO DIE. The dark, cinematic and moody track falls in-line with recent Bond ballads, Skyfall and Writing’s on the Wall. Check-out this brand-new Video by Daniel Kleinman.

Check it out!

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS will also be joining Daniel Craig for James Bond Day with a very special interview and performance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, October 5.

NO TIME TO DIE is  in theatres Friday, November 20, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Universal Music)

New stills have surfaced from Chadwick Boseman‘s final Film, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, coming to Netflix this December!

Synopsis:
Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band waits in the studio’s claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter Levee (Chadwick Boseman) — who has an eye for Ma’s girlfriend and is determined to stake his own claim on the music industry — spurs his fellow musicians into an eruption of stories revealing truths that will forever change the course of their lives.

Adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s play, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM celebrates the transformative power of the blues and the artists who refuse to let society’s prejudices dictate their worth. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted for the screen by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, the film is produced by Fences Oscar® nominees Denzel Washington and Todd Black. Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Taylour Paige and Dusan Brown co-star alongside Grammy® winner Branford Marsalis’ score.

See some stills:

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM arrives on Netflix Friday, December 18, 2020.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

Yes! He’s back! Our favourite Kazakhstani, BORAT is back and ready to rock our worlds in this new Trailer for BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN! Antics!

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BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIE FILM: DELIVERY OF PRODIGIOUS BRIBE TO AMERICAN REGIME FOR MAKE BENEFIT ONCE GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN arrives on Amazon Prime Video Friday, October 23, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Amazon Prime Video)

Right in time for Halloween comes the Thriller, HIS HOUSE, an official selection at Sundance this year.

Synopsis:

After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.

Cast: Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Wunmi Mosaku and Matt Smith

See the Trailer:

HIS HOUSE arrives on Netflix Friday, October 30, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Some gorgeous new stills have surfaced from Netflix’s THE CROWN Season 4. You won’t believe your eyes! The costumes and make-up are astounding!

Synopsis:

As the 1970s are drawing to a close, Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles (Josh O’Connor), who is still unmarried at 30. As the nation begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain’s first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson), tensions arise between her and the Queen which only grow worse as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth. While Charles’ romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer (Emma Corrin) provides a much-needed fairytale to unite the British people, behind closed doors, the Royal family is becoming increasingly divided.

See some stills:

THE CROWN Season 4 arrives on Netflix November 15, 2020.

(Photo credit: Netflix)