reviews

'I Don't Know Who You Are' Honours Those Who Fall Through the Cracks

Directed by M. H. Murray

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

In a country that prides itself on its universal health care system, it's easy for Canadians to forget that not everyone has the same...

On 'Everyone’s Getting Involved,' Some Should Have Sat Out

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

At a certain point, you stop wondering what was wrong with Talking Heads and start enjoying exactly that. Their appeal is multidimensional...

Priori Opens a Portal on 'This but More'

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

For Francis Latreille — the Montreal producer and one-man-act behind Priori — sound has always served as a portal to new realities...

'In a Violent Nature' Brings a Whole New POV to Slasher Gore

Directed by Chris Nash

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Canadian writer-director Chris Nash's feature directorial debut, 'In a Violent Nature,' oozes atmosphere right from the opening sequence...

Prepare the Ground Closed with Considered Catharsis

Lee's Palace and the Garrison, June 2

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Prepare the Ground closed their inaugural fest's Sunday night across three venues, ending the three-day affair at Lee's Palace. The absolut...

Wallows' 'Model' Slumps When It Should Soar

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

With two albums and two EPs under their belt, Wallows — the brainchild of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — have success...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Levels Up the Drama in 'Tuesday'

Directed by Daina O. Pusić

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

A talking parrot (or more accurately, a macaw) with a penchant for rap music and dad jokes is not your typical vehicle for the...

Prepare the Ground Day Two Was a Cacophony of Epic Proportions

Baby G and the Phoenix, June 1

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2024

Day two of Prepare the Ground necessitated some travel. With dozens of bands over four venues, sticking around at just one was a (meta)phys...