reviews

Sundance 2024: 'As We Speak' Thoughtfully Cross-Examines Rap Lyrics as Legal Evidence

Directed by J.M. Harper

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2024

Last November, a judge ruled that Young Thug's lyrics could be admitted into evidence as part of the rapper's ongoing RICO case, and, altho...

Liquid Mike Rise to the Occasion with 'Paul Bunyan's Slingshot'

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2024

Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot is a fun and ambitious (but not too ambitious) expansion of Liquid Mike’s sound...

Vera Sola's 'Peacemaker' Brims with Cinematic Grandeur

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2024

Vera Sola’s sophomore album feels like a long lost Western, complete with sweeping American landscapes, gun-slingers and a troubled heroine...

Dakota Johnson and Justin Timberlake Were 50 Shades of Unfunny on 'SNL'

January 27, 2024

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2024

Dakota Johnson's halting cadence created comedic tension in a slew of sketches that didn’t land so well (though most of the remotes...

TORRES Is a Towering Presence on 'What an Enormous Room'

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2024

I’ve started thinking about rooms, and what it means to have a room of one's own, differently since I moved to Toronto. The reasons for...

'Masters of the Air' Takes Flight, but Falls Short of Mastery

Created by John Shiban and John Orloff

PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2024

"The Bloody Hundredth" earned their nickname through a series of unfortunate calamities and colossal loss. Stationed in England, the 100th...

'Expats' Finds a Home by Facing Political Controversy Head-On

Created by Lulu Wang

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2024

The phrase "expats" has become something of a charged word in the last few years. The difference between who is considered an immigrant or...

Ty Segall's 'Three Bells' Rings with Clarity

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2024

Segall draws on his influences — psych rock, folk, heavy metal — and produces one of his most conceptual and narratively clarified records...