reviews

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Katie Tupper's 'Where to Find Me' Locates Her Commanding Vocals

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

The effortless silk of Katie Tupper's vocals shines throughout all five songs on her new EP, Where to Find Me, but perhaps most of all on "...

Toronto Has Been Weezered!

Budweiser Stage, July 4

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

Contrary to what those first-two-albums-only purists claim, Weezer have released lots of interesting, weird and excellent music in the past...

DOMi & JD Beck Showed Montreal Why They're at the Tipping Point

Montreal Jazz Festival, July 4

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

What an interesting time to see DOMi & JD Beck live. The pair of virtuosic jazz musicians have been making the rounds on the Internet for a...

'Joy Ride' Takes a Raunchy Journey to a Thoughtful Destination

Directed by Adele Lim

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

Within the first 15 minutes, Adele Lim sets the tone of her directorial debut, Joy Ride. A young white couple (David Denman and Annie Mumol...

'Something You Said Last Night' Feels as Real as a Memory

Directed by Luis De Filippis

PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2023

For young adults, family vacations are often uneventful and unexciting. They're a time for slipping back into a role that may no longer fit...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Jeremy Dutcher Takes an Exciting New Direction with "Ancestors Too Young"

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2023

"Ancestors Too Young" is not only the first English-language song Jeremy Dutcher has ever released, it's also the first one he ever wrote —...

The Alchemist Rises Above the Rest on 'Flying High'

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2023

The Alchemist has been a pillar in hip-hop since he came onto the scene as one-half of the Whooliganz and as a producer for acts like Dilat...

'Never Have I Ever' Graduates at the Top of Its Class in Season 4

Created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2023

Never Have I Ever fully came of age in its third season, when the Mindy Kaling-created show perfectly nailed its balance of teenage trauma,...