March 29, 2024

Articles by John Semley

Consider the Red Lobster

By John Semley | September 8th, 2011
Who says you can’t get good seafood in Toronto? We trek out to Scarborough’s redesigned Red Lobster, then reflect on the appeal of chain dining for 1400 words.Read More

Suspect Video at 20, Dirty and Beloved: An Oral History

By John Semley | August 5th, 2011
The people behind the video store at the heart of Toronto's film scene tell its storyRead More

Transformers 3 and the Cinema of Stuff

By John Semley | June 30th, 2011
Thoughts on the forgotten art of the summer blockbuster, enlightened philistinism, and the waning thrill of watching giant robots blow each other up.Read More

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