reviews
Devours' Glittering 'Homecoming Queen' Welcomes You into Its Complicated Alienation
PUBLISHED May 8, 2023
Homecoming isn't for everyone. A heavily ritualized institutional ceremony loaded with the bombast and myth-building of parades and faux-mi...
Drain Somehow Exceed Expectations on 'Living Proof'
PUBLISHED May 5, 2023
DRAIN are undeniably at the top of their game. The Santa Cruz trio have been on the rise since releasing their debut LP California Cursed a...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: corook and Olivia Barton's "if i were a fish" Finds Depth in the Twee
PUBLISHED May 5, 2023
Even if you're not a TikTok user, you probably already can't avoid corook (a.k.a. Corinne Savage) and their (former Exclaim! Staff Pick) pa...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: PJ Harvey's "A Child's Question, August" Is Uninterested in Answers
PUBLISHED May 5, 2023
PJ Harvey abandoned theatrical bombast a long while ago, instead allowing her compositions to swirl and gather like smoke as she moved beyo...
'I'm Just Here for the Riot' Tackles a Different Kind of Mob Mentality
Directed by Kathleen S. Jayme and Asia Youngman
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
"But for the most part, it has to be said that while the numbers have grown with each game, people have behaved themselves relatively well,...
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Comes Out Gunn's Blazing
Directed by James Gunn
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 serves several purposes. Firstly, it wraps up the current story of the Guardians and the Galaxy crew that be...
Amos the Kid Secures His Hometown Hero Status with 'Enough as It Was'
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
Walk down any street in Winnipeg with Amos Nadlersmith, better known as Amos the Kid, and someone is bound to stop you and chat. Since movi...
Men I Trust Brought a Magical Synergy to Vancouver
The Orpheum, May 3
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
As the lights in the Orpheum dimmed and the crowd settled into their seats, you could hear them call out into the darkness — "Emma!" "Hel...