reviews

Shiv and the Carvers Were Powerful, Playful and Pissed Off in Toronto

The Baby G, March 14

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2025

From pounding blasts and whip-smart ragers, to sensual, rhythmic rockers, Toronto's Shiv and the Carvers blend numerous genres seamlessly...

Jonathan Personne Charts a Majestic Power Pop Course on 'Nouveau Monde'

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025

'Nouveau Monde' mixes together unreleased songs from different eras of Jonathan Personne's writing, and a press release even goes so far as...

Jordan Firstman Comes in Hard with "I Wanna See My Friends Dicks"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025

I know I've been taking some liberties with my Staff Picks lately, but as Exclaim!'s resident the Dare apologist, hear me out on this one...

Stylish Spy Thriller 'Black Bag' Doesn't Interrogate Its Own Iffy Script

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025

In espionage circles, a "black bag" refers to a covert mission wherein an intelligence officer enters a structure — be it technological or...

'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene

Directed by Karen Knox

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025

Karen Knox's 'We Forgot to Break Up' is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...

cootie catcher Open Up the Future of Twee Pop on 'Shy at first'

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2025

Do you ever wish you could conjure up all that unshackled energy you had as a kid and experience life as an adult through that wide-eyed...

Hannah Cohen Makes the Winding Road an Heirloom on "Dusty"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2025

Every song I've heard from New York-based singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen's forthcoming fourth album 'Earthstar Mountain' has been good — and...

'Opus' Is "Incredibly Fucking Middle"

Directed by Mark Anthony Green

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2025

The unsuspecting-group-arrives-at-a-remote-location-only-to-discover-not-all-is-what-it-seems trend has seen a steady rise over the past...