reviews
"Vancouver, You're Lucky": Music Waste Showed Off the City's Vibrant DIY Scene
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2022
Returning to in-person music for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the 2022 edition of Vancouver music and arts festival...
'Hustle' Is a Slam Dunk from Adam Sandler
Directed by Jeremiah Zagar
PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2022
With a breakout performance by NBA player Juancho Hernangómez and a dynamic and nuanced one by Adam Sandler, Hustle is a compelling and wel...
'Benediction' Captures the Complexities of a Lifetime
Directed by Terence Davies
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022
There are movies that take a lifetime. Terence Davies has a talent for creating such movies, even if they don't begin right at a protagonis...
Fantastic Negrito Balances Sonic and Social Detail on 'White Jesus Black Problems'
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022
Fantastic Negrito's unique family history and complex career trajectory have intermingled to inspire his ambitious new album, White Jesus B...
Holy Fuck Had Victoria Raving to Rock
Capital Ballroom, June 1
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2022
Previously scheduled for February — and before that planned for a couple years ago — the long-delayed West Coast leg of Holy Fuck's tour in...
Horsegirl Gallop Into Noise Pop's Future on 'Versions of Modern Performance'
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
Horsegirl have crafted a multifaceted world around their music. It's a world of cryptic zines and primitive, hand-painted merch; of lo-fi m...
For All the Hype, 'Crimes of the Future' Isn't That Shocking
Directed by David Cronenberg
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg made headlines because viewers booed and even walked out during its screeni...
'Pistol' Is Over-the-Top, Just Like the Sex Pistols Were
Directed by Danny Boyle
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
What is punk rock? More than a musical genre or a fashion movement, punk often boils down to a contrarian urge to do the exact opposite of...