reviews
Yves Tumor Throws Psychic Fisticuffs on 'Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)'
PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023
With their fifth studio album — the lengthily titled Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) —...
The Powerful 'Riceboy Sleeps' Tells a Universal Immigrant Story
Directed by Anthony Shim
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2023
There's a quiet beauty and grief to Riceboy Sleeps. The second feature film by Vancouver's Anthony Shim explores well-worn ground: the immi...
M83 Reaches for Familiar Heights on the Shimmering 'Fantasy'
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023
Anticipation was high for Fantasy. The first proper artist album from M83 in seven years — a soundtrack for his brother's Knife + Heart fil...
Dave Letterman Brings U2 Down to Earth — Sort of — with 'A Sort of Homecoming'
Directed by Morgan Neville
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023
Bono's recent memoir, Surrender, is pretty much everything U2 skeptics would expect: the singer's stories of his humble origins in Dublin a...
'Therapy Dogs' Captures the Malaise of Adolescence in Suburban Ontario
Directed by Ethan Eng
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2023
Picture it: you're 17 at your friend's house, and his parents are gone for the weekend, so he decides to throw a party. In a moment of quie...
'Brother' Is a Powerful Slice of Scarborough Life
Directed by Clement Virgo
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2023
"Follow my every step," Francis (Aaron Pierre) instructs his younger brother Michael (Lamar Johnson), confidence reverberating through his...
Jenna Ortega Played Against Type in Solid 'SNL' Episode
March 11, 2023
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2023
Jenna Ortega was a great, dynamic host, playing up how she's perceived, and the 1975 rose to the occasion with their slick but loose brand...
Andy Shauf Was a Mystery in Vancouver
Orpheum Theatre, March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2023
Standing solitary in a single spotlight — electric guitar slung around her and the light glancing off her black framed glasses — Katy Kirby...