reviews

'The Madones' Will Leave Viewers Colder Than a Nova Scotian Winter

Directed by Barrie Dunn

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024

Where are they now? That is the question at the centre of Canadian drama 'The Madones,' written and directed by Barrie Dunn of...

Even Dakota Johnson Seems to Know 'Madame Web' Sucks

Directed by S.J. Clarkson

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024

Late last year, May December sparked a spirited online debate about the definition of stylistic camp. While Susan Sontag purists were quick...

Big Pit Beat Their Own Path on 'Bend in the Rift'

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024

Big Pit’s 'Bend in the Rift' is all about honouring the past while pushing forward into the future...

serpentwithfeet Doesn't Let Up His 'GRIP'

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024

Back in the depths of the pandemic, Fred again.. fashioned one of his breakout tracks from a sample of friend and fellow producer and DJ...

Kittie Sink Their Claws into "Eyes Wide Open"

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2024

Kittie's "Eyes Wide Open" is a raring return; a straight-ahead crusher from a group ready to sink their claws into this world once more...

Lizzy McAlpine Uncovers Timeless Truths on "Older"

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PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

McAlpine's third studio album, 'Older,' has been previewed with its cyclical title track...

Eve Parker Finley Confronts the Darkness on 'In the End'

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

On her sophomore full-length album, Eve Parker Finley employs lush orchestration and colourful pop sensibility to paint a relentlessly opti...

'Shōgun' Is a Grand Epic Without Focus

Created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks

PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2024

Adapting any beloved novel to the screen is daunting, even more so when some of the book's themes are perhaps a little dated...