reviews
Breeze Unites Toronto's Shattered Music Scene on 'Only Up'
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2021
Only Up starts with a statement of disbelief and ends with a sense of direction. Rallying a score of local friends and collaborators, Josh...
Big Red Machine Continue Prioritizing Vibes over Riffs on 'How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?'
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2021
Indie rock has had a falling out with the guitar riff. Over the last 15 years, what was once the organizing force behind any kind of guitar...
CHVRCHES Find New Vitality in Analyzing Modern Society's 'Screen Violence'
PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2021
Screen Violence, CHVRCHES' fourth album, seems haunted by uncertainty: with choices made, with the world at large, and with (as its title s...
'Demonic' Doesn't Possess Much Creativity
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2021
What do you get when you combine a virtual reality world in the vein of Black Mirror's "Playtest," a Stranger Things-esque monster and an e...
'Yakuza Princess' Gives Japanese Gangster Cinema a Modern Update
Directed by Vicente Amorim
PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2021
It doesn't take long for Yakuza Princess to establish its violent tone. We immediately witness the horrific slaughter of a family in Osaka,...
Fantasia Review: 'Indemnity' Is a How-To on Great Action Sequences
Directed by Travis Taute
PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2021
It's safe to say that there is a genre film Renaissance happening in South Africa right now, as a new generation of directors are making fi...
Martha Wainwright Strips Down Her Usual Theatricality on 'Love Will Be Reborn'
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2021
Martha Wainwright has never been shy about the fact that she comes from one of Canada's most famous musical lineages. She has recorded song...
'The Night House' Will Make You Scared of Your Own Home
Directed by David Bruckner
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2021
The Night House is a film that invites you to witness a thrilling ghost story layered with a character-driven storyline and ample jump scar...