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John Carpenter's 'Anthology II: Movie Themes 1976–1988' Will Genuinely Scare Trick-or-Treaters

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PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

Horror Master John Carpenter already reworked his best-known film scores for 2017's Anthology: Movie Themes 1974–1998, on which Carpenter,...

​'The Royal Hotel' Stares Back at the Male Gaze

Directed by Kitty Green

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2023

Australian writer-director Kitty Green made a splash when her feature The Assistant was selected and shown at the Sundance and Telluride fi...

'Loki' Mismanages Its Own Titular Character in Synergy-Obsessed Season 2

Created by Michael Waldron

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023

Marvel has released nine seasons of TV since 2021, and Loki — one of its more worthwhile shows — is the first to return for a second series...

POP Montreal 2023 Brought Eclecticism and Excitement with Kate NV, Hot Garbage, Loraine James, Hand Habits and More

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023

POP Montreal brought no shortage of excitement to the city this year. Celebrating its 22nd instalment, the festival has steadily expanded b...

'Strange Way of Life' Packs Epic Emotions into a Mini Western

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023

Pedro Almodóvar's films are many things: erotic, lush, campy, outrageous. But the genius lies in how it all comes together to radiate passi...

'No One Will Save You' Is an Alien Take on UFO Tropes

Directed by Brian Duffield

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023

In the last few years, reports have suggested that conspiracy theories about government coverups of alien visitations might, at the very le...

There's Nothing Out of Place on Population II's 'Électrons libres du québec'

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2023

Almost exactly two years ago, Montreal psychedelic-meets-art-rock-three-piece Population II released their debut album À la Ô Terre. The al...

Mitski Conjured Hellfire and Heartache in Toronto

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, September 29

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2023

Each time someone moved in their pew or headed to the washroom — or the merch line, which wrapped twice around the back room in a feverish...