reviews
Inside Out Review: 'Language Lessons' Is More Than Just a COVID-Era Zoom Movie
Directed by Natalie Morales
PUBLISHED May 31, 2021
The COVID-era movie feels like its own genre at this point. These are films set in lockdown, whose plots deal with the pandemic, shot in on...
'Saskadelphia' Is a Snapshot of the Tragically Hip Becoming Themselves
PUBLISHED May 27, 2021
With their 1991 sophomore album Road Apples, the Tragically Hip sought to capture the sound and energy of their live performances in a stud...
Palehound and Jay Som Break the Supergroup Mould on Bachelor's 'Doomin' Sun'
PUBLISHED May 27, 2021
Palehound's Ellen Kempner and Jay Som's Melina Duterte were already big fans of each other before meeting backstage at a Sacramento show in...
'Clara' Further Proves Loscil's Undying Commitment to a Concept
PUBLISHED May 27, 2021
Over his 22-year career, Scott Morgan (a.k.a. Loscil) has crafted music based on various conceptual muses, be it visual and musical (as wit...
Needles//Pins' Self-Titled Album Is as Tight as It Gets
PUBLISHED May 27, 2021
Four years removed from Good Night, Tomorrow, Vancouver punk veterans Needles//Pins return with a new collection of dirty, gritty and relia...
'Set the Fire' Hints at Kandle's Full Potential
PUBLISHED May 27, 2021
There's been a resurgence of empowering, sensual music from female musicians as of late. From Lana Del Rey's Norman Fucking Rockwell! to He...
'Cruella' Is Absolutely Nothing Like 'Joker'
Directed by Craig Gillespie
PUBLISHED May 26, 2021
After Cruella's trailer dropped back in February, it was endlessly compared to Joker — another bad-guy origin story that seemingly sympathi...
YG and Mozzy Give California Hip-Hop Their 'Kommunity Service'
PUBLISHED May 26, 2021
Following the release of Jay-Z and Kanye West's 2011 effort Watch the Throne, collaborative albums have seemingly become much more commonpl...