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Bat for Lashes Welcomes New Life on 'The Dream of Delphi'
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
A lot has transpired in Natasha Khan's life since the release of her previous Bat for Lashes record, the neon-hued, desert-vampire concept...
'Handling the Undead' Is a Whole New Type of Zombie Film
Directed by Thea Hvistendahl
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
In an early scene in Handling the Undead, we see a teenager ignoring their mother while playing a zombie video game. Of course, along with...
TJFF 2024: 'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle
Directed by Joe Stephenson
PUBLISHED May 31, 2024
The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...
'Backspot' Is Worth Cheering For
Directed by D.W. Waterson
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024
Growing up, cheerleading was seen as something the popular girls did — those dainty, bubbly personalities who clapped their hands together...
'Jim Henson Idea Man' Revels in the Surprising Enigma of Its Subject
Directed by Ron Howard
PUBLISHED May 30, 2024
Jim Henson used his mother's green coat and two ping pong balls to craft Kermit the Frog. By Henson's own admission, Kermit was very simple...
Bess Atwell Cracks Open a Secret Door on 'Light Sleeper'
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PUBLISHED May 29, 2024
While it may have been largely overshadowed by the release of another album he worked on that summer, I was a big fan of Aaron Dessner's...
King Hannah Brave the Waves on 'Big Swimmer'
PUBLISHED May 29, 2024
Oftentimes, the line between swimming and drowning is merely one's ability to remain calm. Reflecting on their debut album ...
Inside Out 2024: 'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene
Directed by Karen Knox
PUBLISHED May 28, 2024
Karen Knox's We Forgot to Break Up is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...