reviews

Tokyo Police Club Took a Well-Earned Bow at Rifflandia

Main Stage, September 13

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024

Doubtlessly one of the most bittersweet moments in the festival's storied history, Rifflandia 2024 launched the final tour of Newmarket...

The Love Was Heavy at King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Vancouver Show

PNE Ampitheatre, September 12

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

The King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Creative Universe (KGATLWCU) reaches far and wide — from every t-shirt design to the free ...

'Relay' Drops the Baton Between Plot Twists

Directed by David Mackenzie

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

'Relay' begins on a high note and rides that wave for at least a third of its runtime. Unfortunately any goodwill accumulated becomes ...

'Bring Them Down' Will Bring You Down — in the Best Way

Directed by Christopher Andrews

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

Some people go to the movies to be whisked away by romance, others for laughter, many for an adrenaline rush. Me though, I like having my...

WE ARE WINTER’S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN Make the Good Themselves on 'NO MORE APOCALYPSE FATHER'

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

"I never know how I feel on an overcast day when the sun is still bright despite the grayness and the light is very flat"...

The Dare Wants You to Free Your Ass on 'What's Wrong with New York?'

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

It's a great time in the nostalgia cycle for anyone who spent their formative horny years in skinny jeans. Sure, "indie sleaze" has...

Sarah Davachi Embraces the Divide on 'The Head as Form’d in the Crier’s Choir'

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

Composer Sarah Davachi's The Head as Form'd in the Crier's Choir is the latest entry in an already remarkable body of modern classical work...

The Revolution Is Ready for Prime Time on Snotty Nose Rez Kids' 'RED FUTURE'

PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2024

Although their cheeky group name perhaps suggests something of a defiant, slacker attitude, Kitamaat rappers Darren "Young D" Metz ...