reviews
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...
Winter Storms Were No Match for Alvvays' Heart-Melting Toronto Show
History, December 15
PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2022
By the time Slow Pulp finished their set and left the stage to make way for Alvvays, a warm familiarity had set over the crowd at History o...
'Avatar: The Way of Water' Easily Bests the Original
Directed by James Cameron
PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2022
James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is nothing short of a cinematic marvel, outweighing its predecessor on many fronts (and fonts), in...
'REVIVAL69' Chronicles the Toronto Festival that Changed Music History
Directed by Ron Chapman
PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2022
"It was a non-event until, all of a sudden, it was the biggest thing in the world," says John Brower. Ron Chapman's newest documentary, RE...
SZA Is Untouchable on the Legacy-Defining 'SOS'
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2022
After spending a half-decade bolstering her resumé with successful solo singles like "Good Days" and immensely popular collaborations with...
The 1975 Were the Real Deal (Y'Know, Ironically) in Toronto
Scotiabank Arena, December 12
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2022
The 1975 are very seriously not serious about playing the role of a rock band. Since the UK quartet's Tumblr-core early days, they've worn...
'SNL' Had Its Best Show This Season Thanks to Steve Martin, Martin Short and Brandi Carlile
December 10, 2022
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2022
With Steve Martin and Martin Short ready to be playful and dark for some well-written sketches, Brandi Carlile rising to the occasion again...
'Emancipation' Is Too Limited to Convey the Importance of Its Subject
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2022
It's incredibly rare when a story so extraordinary, harrowing and humbling is made to enter the realm of the mundane. Antoine Fuqua's Emanc...