reviews
Armand Hammer Engrossed Vancouver with Nothing but Their Beats and Rhymes
Fortune Sound Club, August 7
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2022
Armand Hammer, the New York City hip-hop duo of Billy Woods and ELUCID, are having an incredible year — which is surprising, considering th...
Drake, Nicki and Wayne's Young Money Reunion in Toronto Was Worth the Wait, Despite Some Missing Pieces
Budweiser Stage, August 1
PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2022
The Young Money reunion show in Toronto — as part of Drake's October World Weekend concert series, and co-starring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayn...
Brad Pitt Is the Only One Keeping 'Bullet Train' from Going Off the Rails
Directed by David Leitch
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2022
Brad Pitt's comedic chops are what saves an otherwise exhausting Bullet Train. He stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin who is assigned to...
Show Me the Body Showed Vancouver the Brutal Power of the Banjo
Fortune Sound Club, August 4
PUBLISHED Aug 5, 2022
Show Me the Body's appeal is nearly impossible to explain or categorize. The New York band, led by vocalist and banjoist Julian Cashwan Pra...
Nutrients Find the Sublime in Common Things on 'Different Bridges'
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
Toronto's Nutrients strike a magical sort of balance on their sophomore full-length Different Bridges, managing to be both cool as Paul New...
Marci Makes Pop Music Her Own Way on Her Sparkling Self-Titled Debut
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
When Marta Cikojevic says she's making pop music, you have to understand the implied influence of Montreal on her view of the genre — the Q...
'Trainwreck: Woodstock '99' Is the Same as Last Year's Film, but Better
Directed by Jamie Crawford
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
In the mid-2000s, two movies about Truman Capote's In Cold Blood were released in quick succession: 2005's Capote and 2006's Infamous. The...
'Easter Sunday' Is a Fun Day for Family Dysfunction
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022
Easter Sunday is a collective win for American comedy. Sure, its overall structure is formulaic, featuring a fraught family dynamic in whic...