reviews
'X' Is as Lurid as Actual Porn
Directed by Ti West
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2022
There's often something a bit porn-y about slashers: lurid, visceral films with a flimsy plot that serves primarily to bridge one graphic s...
Saturday Night Live: Zoë Kravitz & Rosalía
March 12, 2022
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2022
Zoë Kravitz was an amiable yet understated host and Rosalía simply owned the stage and the cameras for two remarkable music performances on...
Tyler, the Creator Treated Toronto Like Royalty
Scotiabank Arena, March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2022
His backdrop is a mansion. His hypeman is a chauffeur. His warmup gear is a cardigan. And his catwalk is a boat — literally. Be it his ex...
The Golden Age of Wrestling's 'Crossface Chicken Wing' Puts a Pop-Friendly Spin on Ambient Music
PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022
Vancouver songwriter and producer Jeff Cancade is probably best known for the electronic pop he makes as Devours — but as the Golden Age of...
Ghost Give Up Satan for Arena-Sized Ambition on 'Impera'
PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022
As Ghost's popularity rose over the past decade, it was obvious there would come a day when the Swedish occult-metal outfit would move away...
'The Adam Project' Feels Like a Mashup of Better Films
Directed by Shawn Levy
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022
It's become increasingly difficult for Ryan Reynolds to play any character except for Deadpool, as he's now been typecast as a roguish, sar...
Jenny Hval Deconstructs the Myth of Creation on 'Classic Objects'
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022
"Look at these trees / Look at this grass / Look at those clouds," intoned the Observatory's Vivian Wang at the outset of Jenny Hval's 2019...
'Wildhood' Has an Authenticity Rarely Seen On-Screen
Directed by Bretten Hannam
PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022
In Bretten Hannam's feature film debut, they employ the familiar beats of the coming-of-age genre through the eyes of a queer Indigenous te...