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Published Mar 20, 2026, 4:59 PM EDT
A cinematic obsessive with the filmic palate of a starving raccoon, Rob London will watch pretty much anything once. With a mind like a steel trap, he's an endless fount of movie and TV trivia, borne from a misspent youth of watching monster movies on TV, perusing the sun-faded goods at the local video rental shop, and staining his fingers with ink from the Video Movie Guide. Areas of interest include science fiction, film noir, horror flicks, '70s disaster pictures, Bond movies, '90s action, giant robots, dinosaurs, super heroes, and the exuberantly schlocky output of Cannon Films. He also enjoys both Star Trek and Star Wars when they're good, and maybe even more when they're bad. As a Canadian, he also has a vested interest in Canadian movies and TV shows, especially the cheesier ones dubbed "Canuxploitation."
An expert on Marvel Comics, he has also written for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, and is a member of the Marvel Research Team. He can frequently be found pontificating on comic-book continuity or bemoaning the misfortunes of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his Twitter account.
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A class action lawsuit against Canada's largest movie theater chain will proceed, thanks to the Supreme Court of Quebec. Today, the province's highest court ruled that a class action lawsuit regarding the theater giant's online ticketing fee will go to trial, barring a settlement.
The suit has been filed against Cineplex Entertainment; the corporation controls 75% of the Canadian box office, and operates over 150 theaters across the country. The lawsuit stems from a $1.50 CDN fee the company applied to all tickets purchased through its website and online app. The class action suit will include all persons who purchased a ticket in that manner in the province of Quebec. Another lawsuit, filed in British Columbia, is still pending. The company was previously fined $39 million CDN by Canada’s Competition Tribunal for deceptive marketing in the form of "drip pricing," which is outlawed by the Competition Act; the chain appealed the decision, but the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the fine earlier this year. It is also barred from continuing to engage in deceptive marketing practices.
What Is Cineplex?
Cineplex was founded in 1979 by Garth Drabinsky, an infamous Canadian film and theatrical impresario who would later go to prison for fraud and forgery, and Nat Taylor, an inventor who produced the first Canadian horror film, The Mask. Their first Cineplex theater was an 18-screen multipex in the Toronto Eaton Centre; at the time, it held a Guinness World Record for the world's largest movie theater. In addition to theaters, the company also produced a number of Canadian films, including the heist thriller The Silent Partner and the haunted house chiller The Changeling. Cineplex proved to be rapacious; in 1984, it acquired competitor Odeon, becoming Cineplex Odeon, before merging with American theater giant Loews. Eventually, the merged company's Canadian operations were spun off to become Cineplex, which absorbed several competing Canadian theater chains, including Galaxy and Famous Players. It was almost acquired itself by the British theater giant Cineworld in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic scuttled the deal. The chain operates the popular Scene+ rewards program, which it launched in 2007.
Cineplex is the 7th largest movie chain in the world. #1 is the United States' AMC Theaters, which operates 940 movie theaters worldwide.
A class action lawsuit against Cineplex will proceed, as per a ruling by the Supreme Court of Quebec. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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