reviews
'Broker' Unboxes Found Families
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2022
What makes a family? This is the question on Hirokazu Kore-eda's mind lately. As with his 2018 Palme D'or-winning film Shoplifters, Broker...
'Babylon' Is Pure Excess
Directed by Damien Chazelle
PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2022
"A poison pen letter to Hollywood but a love letter to movies" is how Damien Chazelle describes his latest film, the drug-fuelled, boozed-u...
Weezer Retain Glimmers of Greatness on 'SZNZ: Winter'
PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2022
Anyone who has spent any time with Rivers Cuomo's demos knows that the only thing keeping Weezer from releasing another truly great album i...
'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' Pays Due Respect to a Musical GOAT
Directed by Kasi Lemmons
PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2022
It's 1994. Seventy-eight million people are tuning in to watch the American Music Awards, unaware that they are about to witness one of the...
Brendan Fraser Delivers a Stunning Performance in 'The Whale'
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2022
Darren Aronofsky's latest shows the effects of grief and trauma on a man and those closest to him. After suffering a significant loss in hi...
'Women Talking' Is a Necessary Conversation
Directed by Sarah Polley
PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2022
The following article contains potentially triggering material relating to sexual assault and violence. If you believe you have experienced...
Cecily Strong Bids Goodbye to 'SNL' with Tearful Final Episode
December 17, 2022
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2022
Austin Butler was a dynamic and great host, Lizzo charmed as she usually does on Saturday Night Live, and, in a day-of surprise, Cecily Str...
Broken Social Scene Went Off-Script at Joyful, Cathartic Toronto Show
History, December 17
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2022
When I first got into Broken Social Scene, I thought I was too late. I was 21, just over midway through my undergrad, and quite frankly emb...