reviews
Season 3 of 'Only Murders in the Building' Isn't Quite the Perfect Crime — but It's Still a Lot of Fun
Created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2023
With each new season, Only Murders in the Building lets us dive into the sleuthing trio's past. In Season 1, we learned all about Mabel's (...
'Satan Wants You' Shows How the Satanic Panic of the '80s Still Resonates
Directed by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2023
Since watching Satan Wants You, I've been pondering what Michelle Smith and her therapist, Lawrence Pazder, wanted from their book, Michell...
'Shortcomings' Cuts Self-Congratulatory Representation Down to Size
Directed by Randall Park
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2023
When Crazy Rich Asians first came out, I was called a "bad Asian" for not going out to watch the film on opening weekend. While I've apprec...
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Captures the Youthful Spirit of Its Half-Shell Heroes
Directed by Jeff Rowe
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2023
It feels like it's been a minute since we saw a movie or TV show worthy of the Turtles. A mainstay of the children's cartoon rotation in th...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Sheer Mag Are (Thankfully) Still Themselves on "All Lined Up"
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2023
Sheer Mag do one thing. In regard to most bands, that would sound like an insult, but Sheer Mag do that one thing so well — so (seemingly)...
Aphex Twin's 'Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a Room7 F760' Is Solid Tungsten
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
There's always some giddy excitement around an Aphex Twin release, and not just for us, the listeners; you can easily picture everyone at W...
M.A.G.S. Is Impossible to Pin Down on 'Destroyer'
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
You can't really pin down M.A.G.S., the solo project of Buffalo-born, Los Angeles-based artist Elliott Douglas. Is it indie rock? Is it R&B...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: TOBi and Topaz Jones Don't Relinquish Their Grips on "All Night Long"
PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023
TOBi's inimitable tone and dynamic lyricism have had my playlists in a stranglehold since his contemplative single "City Blues" took Toront...