reviews

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Showed Toronto That There's No One Way to Dominate the Floor

Scotiabank Arena, September 18

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's Sweat tour is a sort of girls-and-gays summit to cap off 'BRAT' Summer, a coming-together of two left-field pop...

'Agatha All Along' Needs More Script Editors

Created by Jac Shaeffer

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024

One of the great struggles in modern filmmaking is what to do with great supporting characters. Sometimes, it's easy; a new series can be...

Jamie xx Still Has the X-Factor on 'In Waves'

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024

After nine long years, Jamie xx, aka Jamie Smith, is back to hold our feet to the dancefloor with his sophomore release 'In Waves.' To ...

Sunset Rubdown Pick Up the Pieces on 'Always Happy to Explode'

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024

The gap between Sunset Rubdown's last record, 2009's 'Dragonslayer,' and 'Always Happy to Explode' is three times longer than the band's ...

'The Substance' Is Engaging but Awkward in Its Own Skin

Directed by Coralie Fargeat

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024

Elisabeth Sparkle's story isn't a new one. In fact, the fictional actress's slow and agonizing slide into obsolescence is so timeless that...

'My Old Ass' Will Connect with Young Asses and Old Asses Alike

Directed by Megan Park

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

Megan Park's directorial debut 'The Fallout' offered a breathtaking look at the residual, and varying, mental effects a generation faces in...

At Rifflandia, the Beaches Cut to the Feeling

Main Stage, September 15

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

As much as the Toronto pop-rock quartet have enjoyed their success in recent years, that success came from a difficult time. Their most ...

At Rifflandia 2024, Crash Test Dummies Turned Back the Clock

Main Stage, September 15

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2024

Even at the relatively early timeslot of six p.m., legendary Winnipeg folksy alt-rockers Crash Test Dummies were a fair few minutes late ...