Friday, January 19, 2024

IDS kicks off design weekend in Toronto

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  ARD Outdoor Story and photos by Allan Tong The Interior Design Show  opened last night with a party to interrupt the cold snap gripping To...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

film review: Anselm (3D)

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Directed by Wim Wenders ChinoKino score: B+ Review by Allan Tong Wim Wenders returns to the 3D documentary form with a portrait of German pa...
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Thursday, December 14, 2023

film review: Immediate Family

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Directed by Danny Tedesco ChinoKino rating: B Review by Allan Tong This music doc is the logical and spiritual sequel to Danny Tedesco's...
Sunday, November 26, 2023

Winners & Losers is a slam-dunk history of Toronto sports

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Toronto is officially the most sport-crazed city in Canada, boasting big-league franchises in hockey, basketball, baseball and football (bot...

book review: Popartery by Andy Patridge

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Illustrated by Andy Partridge (Published by Ape House) review by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A Simply put, this large hardcover collects the...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

film review: The Stones and Brian Jones

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Directed by Nick Broomfield ChinoKino score : A Review by Allan Tong Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are household names in 2023, but not Bri...
Monday, November 13, 2023

record review: 1962-66 and 1967-70 (remixed)

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  The Red and Blue albums (officially 1962-66 and 1967-70 ) are out...again. These were the Beatles' first official greatest hits compi...
Sunday, November 5, 2023

book review: Triggers: A Life in Music by Glen Matlock

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  review by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A-         In 2023, a first-pressing of the Sex Pistols' one-and-only studio album, Never Mind...
Thursday, November 2, 2023

Now and Then - the last Beatles single and the start of AI

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  by Allan Tong Beatle fans around the world released their collective breath this morning at 10:00 am EST to hear the new--and last--Beatle...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

fashion review: Dressed To Impress at the Bata Shoe Museum

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Review & photos by Allan Tong ChinoKino score: A- I grew up in the eighties and have been trying to forget them ever since. Yuppies, pas...