reviews
FKA twigs Brings Her Alien Electro Down to Earth on Ravey 'EUSEXUA'
Exclaim! Staff Picks
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
I've historically been a bit on the fence about FKA twigs, whose alien art&B is vibey but tends to wash over me without leaving me much...
Cheekface and Tired Cossack Warmed Winnipeg with Cheery Optimism
Winterruption, January 23
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
Winter stains Winnipeg with a perpetual scar that each local begrudgingly learns to wear without much pride. Most people living here resent...
Sundance 2025: Questlove Fearlessly Humanizes a Musical Enigma in 'Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)'
Directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
After the massive success of his directorial debut, 'Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),' multi-award...
'Flight Risk' Fails to Take Off
Directed by Mel Gibson
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
When it comes to high-octane action thrillers, there's a formula that many follow for a box office hit. 'Flight Risk' follows said formula...
'Presence' Is an Unexpected Fake-Out
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
More often than not, Steven Soderbergh's career is spoken of as this kind of Soderbergh movie or that kind of Soderbergh movie. His...
'Nightbitch' Has Both Bark and Bite
Directed by Marielle Heller
PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025
Of all the human experiences, motherhood is a particularly visceral. There's childbirth, of course, but then there are the the struggles...
Katie Tupper's Neo-Soul Is Well-Worn on "JEANS (fall on my knees)"
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PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025
It's really hard not to compare Katie Tupper's voice to the "fields of butter" in her home province of Saskatchewan, as she once referenced...
'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle
Directed by Joe Stephenson
PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025
The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...
