reviews
Saturday Night Live: Billie Eilish
December 11, 2021
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2021
Saturday Night Live celebrated Kate McKinnon's first appearance this season by leaning on her heavily, and Billie Eilish was an endearingly...
Teen Daze's 'Interior' Embraces the Power (and Production) of House Music
PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2021
Interior, the newest release from British Columbia's Teen Daze, finds producer Jamison Isaak succeeding his signature realist ambiance with...
TJFF Review: 'Hope' Offers a New Perspective on a Whodunit
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021
Police procedurals are normally thrilling whodunnits, and the families (of the victim or the accused) are a secondary storyline to add emot...
Beatrice Deer's 'SHIFTING' Is a Multilingual Merger of Darkness and Light
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021
Montreal-based singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer understands how to merge opposite worlds to birth a fresh, inventive new one. A blend of mod...
CUFF.Docs Review: 'Glory and Grief: The Fergie Jenkins Story' Tells the Inspiring Story of a Canadian Sports Legend
PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021
An hour long and an easy watch, the title of this comprehensive documentary says it all: Glory and Grief: The Fergie Jenkins Story. (Full d...
Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 'Barn' Is Built on a Familiar Foundation
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2021
There are two faces of Neil Young: Harvest-folkie and Zuma-rocker. But the truth is, he's at his best when he straddles both approaches and...
'Licorice Pizza' Features Star-Making Performances from Its Leads
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2021
Setting can play an integral part to the success of a film. How many times has someone described a city or place as a "character in and of...
Arca's 'KICK' Cycle Is an Explosive Exploration of Her Multidimensionality
PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2021
As a nonbinary trans woman raised in Caracas, Venezuela — at the height of social unrest — and suburban Connecticut, Arca (aka Alejandra Gh...