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Best Spas in Montreal As voted by our readers in the 2025 Best of MTL readers poll, the best spas in Montreal are Bota Bota, spa-sur-l’eau, Strøm Spa Nordique, Spa Le Finlandais, Scandinave Spa and Spa St. James.

Montreal has spoken. 🪷

RIP Samantha Eggar

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$9 thrifted dress is winning my closet

Mark Carney says Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he came to Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he travelled to Canada.

Mark Carney says Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he came to Canada

CCA exhibition Oscillating Spaces questions the role of architecture in a shifting climate Oscillating Spaces, the new exhibition at Montreal museum the CCA, looks at the role of architecture in the climate crisis.

Oscillating Spaces at the CCA has been extended through Feb. 1, 2026.

The exhibition of documents and art reflecting the complex consequences of glacier recession questions the role of architecture in a shifting climate.

my god there has never been a more accurate use of this

FNC 2025 Reviews: The Mastermind, A Poet, Mirrors No. 3, Two Times João Liberada, 100 Sunset Reviews of The Mastermind, A Poet, Mirrors No. 3, Two Times João Liberada and 100 Sunset, screening at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma.

"Josh O’Connor delivers a beautifully pathetic performance in #TheMastermind, his third film this year. Like all great Hollywood actors, he has a natural instinct for playing downtrodden dreamers."

A review by @redroomrantings.bsky.social

FNC 2025 reviews

Brown on brown era

Tron: Ares is a pointless sequel with an incredible soundtrack Not even Nine Inch Nails can save Tron: Ares, a long overdue follow-up to Joseph Kosinski's 2021 franchise revival Tron: Legacy.

"Jared Leto's performance is weightless, devoid of pathos or humanity. He's unusually fascinated by automata and god-like characters who don’t age, reflecting his off-putting off-screen persona."

#TronAres is a pointless sequel with an incredible soundtrack

A review by @redroomrantings.bsky.social

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Living loving and learning

Wedding guest but make it depressed

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

RIP to a legend people.com/diane-keaton...

Better keep giving Jared Leto starring roles, then

One thing the anti-bike lane crowd HATES is that the bike path is ROMANTIC. That’s where you’re going to meet your future lover. They want to take that from you!

It’s been a great week to be a tap water drinker

We used to have directors with eye patches, how far we’ve fallen

I forgot people can see my likes on this website luckily I’m super wholesome

Has anyone tried the Boustan breakfast

Nicholas Ray really was that guy

“If you can’t handle disorienting moments, maybe you shouldn’t be watching movies”: Sophy Romvari on Locarno prize-winner Blue Heron Having already established an international fanbase for her short films, Sophy Romvari has now made her feature debut with the gut-punching family drama Blue Heron. Ahead of its LFF screenings, we spo...

I had the pleasure of meeting Sophy Romvari a few days before her film BLUE HERON won the First Feature Award at Locarno. Ahead of the film's UK premiere at the London Film Festival, extracts from our chat are now live at the BFI site

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all i want is to not pay exorbitant rent

We spoke with the actress, director & subject of a film about Canada's first woman infantry soldier An interview with "Out Standing" lead actress Nina Kira, author Sandra Perron and director Mélanie Charbonneau.

Depicting a dark chapter of Canada’s military history, #OutStanding is based on the best-selling memoir by Sandra Perron.

We spoke with the actress, director & subject of a film about Canada’s first woman infantry soldier

Instead of being forced to talk about Big Tech's fake inventions we should celebrate the truly life changing feats of genius that we don't think about. The incredible "head phones." The humble toilet

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

Maggie the Pug is majorly, totally, butt crazy in love with Josh. She’s wearing Cher’s classic yellow plaid ensemble.

It happened. Last night I was feeling despair about a lot of different things and I realized I needed to enlist my dog’s help to make me feel better.

I present to you Maggie the Pug as Cher Pugowitz.

Could the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles? Apple’s newest headphones boast an instantaneous translation app. Let’s put them to the test in a movie theater.

For @theringer.com.web.brid.gy I attempted to use Apple’s new AirPods and translation app to watch foreign language films. Could they make subtitles obsolete? Well…

Fra Angelico and the Miracle of Faith Made Visible

Gorgeous essay *and* gorgeous photography of gorgeous Fra Angelico work at Palazzo Strozzi and Museo di San Marco in Florence:

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Combattre la pauvreté au Québec, ça va avec défendre la Palestine. C'est relié.

Le parti NPD qui a voulu le régime de soins dentaire pour les plus pauvres, c'est lui qui défend le plus la Palestine.

Le parti conservateur se fout des pauvres d'ici et des vies humaines palestiniennes. #polcan