reviews
James Blake Lays Himself Bare on 'Friends That Break Your Heart'
PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2021
Few today occupy similar standing across musical spheres as James Blake. Of his ardent supporters, he can count rap phenoms, folk crooners,...
The Honest Heart Collective's Inner Fire Burns Bright on 'More Harm'
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2021
In December of 2017, the Honest Heart Collective were three hours out of their hometown of Thunder Bay on their way to play a show in Londo...
Magdalena Bay Surf Beyond the Internet on 'Mercurial World'
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2021
In the winter of 1984, Madonna declared herself a "Material Girl." She lived, unapologetic and decked in diamonds, in a "material world." F...
'A.rtificial I.mmortality' Is a Less Sinister Take on the Usual AI Narrative
Directed by Ann Shin
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021
Autonomous artificial lifeforms are an inevitability. In some ways, sufficiently intelligent androids already exist in our timeline. But th...
The Sound of October 2021: This Month's Essential New Releases
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021
October is typically spooky season, but this month's essential new releases are anything but — they're warm and inviting, traversing the sp...
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die Balance Anger and Ambition on 'Illusory Walls'
PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2021
The world is an ugly place and we are constantly afraid to die! Billionaires retreat to mansions and yachts while millions of people toil b...
'Night Raiders' Examines Canada's Colonial Past by Imagining Its Sci-Fi Future
Directed by Danis Goulet
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021
Night Raiders tells the story of Canada's colonial past, with particular focus on the residential school system, in the form of a sci-fi, d...
'Titane' Is Just as Weird as You'd Expect of a Film About Having Sex with a Car
Directed by Julia Ducournau
PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2021
The one-liner about Titane out of Cannes Film Festival was, "Girl has sex with a car and becomes pregnant." And the movie is, for the most...