reviews

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Is on a Mysterious Pilgrimage on 'SAVED!'

PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2023

Take up your cross and behold, the Reverend has arrived, miraculously, from her despairing ravine of pain and sorrow! Following her harrow...

'NYAD' Is as Flimsy as a "Hang In There" Motivational Poster

Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

There's something wonderfully pointless about swimming from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. On the one hand, it's an incredible feat...

Mannequin Pussy Are Crushed by a Crush on "I Don't Know You"

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PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Back in August, Mannequin Pussy shared the bloodthirsty banger "I Got Heaven," an absolute ripper offset by an ascendant '90s pop chorus. T...

Emma Anderson Closes a Loop and Opens a Door with 'Pearlies'

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

Whether or not Emma Anderson's first solo album was intentionally timed to arrive just a few months after 4AD reissued Lush's three studio...

Night Lunch Are Running Through the Dark on 'Fire in the Rose Garden'

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023

On Fire in the Rose Garden, Montreal's Night Lunch make their weird little home beneath layers of post-disco punk haze, R&B, obscure sugar...

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Film Is Dazzling but Uneven, Just Like Her Catalogue

Directed by Sam Wrench

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023

Heading into 2023, Taylor Swift was a strong contender for the title of World's Most Famous Musician — but now she's in the lead by a mile,...

Dartmouth's Nowadays Festival Felt Like Home

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023

Being new to a place can be hard. Employment, housing, a network of friends; These things are all important, sure, sure. But where are you...

De La Soul and Wu-Tang Clan Celebrated Hip-Hop's Past — and Looked to Its Future — in Calgary

Scotiabank Saddledome, October 14

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2023

50 years since its inception, hip-hop is alive and well in Calgary. That was clear from the tens of thousands who piled into the Scotiabank...