reviews

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,...

Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Arthur Russell Retains His Enigma on Gorgeous 'Picture of Bunny Rabbit'

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2023

With every posthumous Arthur Russell album — each organized and edited with painstaking care by Russell's longtime partner Tom Lee and Audi...

Colin Stetson Tested the Limits in Ottawa

Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 30

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2023

While others will be typing into the night about legendary headliner Herbie Hancock closing the main stage at the Ottawa Jazz Festival's fi...

Indiana Jones Has Lost the Crack in His Whip in 'The Dial of Destiny'

Directed by James Mangold

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

Growing up, there wasn't anyone cooler than Indiana Jones. An archaeology nerd whose field research requires him to holster a whip and figh...

KOKOROKO Loved Montreal, and Montreal Loved Them Right Back

Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

When KOKOROKO took the stage at Montreal International Jazz Festival, they were greeted warmly by a packed crowd that was there to support...

Brekky Boy Made It Well Worth the Trip

Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

Definitely in the running for band who travelled farthest to get here, Sydney, Australia trio Brekky Boy righteously had one of the most we...

Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal

Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal QC, June 29

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2023

For years now, it seems like the Montreal International Jazz Festival has broadened the meaning of jazz, and opened the door to artists ope...