reviews

Skratch Bastid and Friends Brought the Bounce to POP Montreal

Marche des Possible, September 28

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day ...

Nabihah Iqbal Was a Dream at POP Montreal

Rialto Theatre, September 28

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter...

Naima Bock's 'Below a Massive Dark Land' Hides a Universe of Light

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2024

The title of Naima Bock's sophomore record is a bit of a misnomer — the immense, looming weight of a phrase like 'Below a Great Dark Land'...

The 50th Season Premiere of 'SNL' Brought Out the Stars but Not the Laughs

September 28, 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2024

An ailing Jean Smart suppressed her coughs but not the questionable quality of the material, and Jelly Roll was a mesmerizing and impassion...

Kate Winslet Brings 'Lee' into Focus

Directed by Ellen Kuras

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

Ellen Kuras's feature directorial debut Lee puts photojournalist Lee Miller in focus, a woman who refused to be defined as model or muse, b...

'Die Alone' Is a Zombie Film with Heart and Braaaains

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

Die Alone could have been a typical zombie film sent in an apocalyptic near-future, and I don't doubt that, in that form, it could have bee...

Leif Vollebekk Speaks to the Past on 'Revelation'

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

For some artists, the songwriting muse visits through acts of conscious collaboration. For Leif Vollebekk, the solitude of the...

Mustafa Takes a Profound Journey on 'Dunya'

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

'Dunya,' Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire...