reviews

Carly Rae Jepsen Achieves a "Rare" Dreaminess with Bullion

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2024

Carly Rae Jepsen specializes is giddy, maximalist pop — but, working with producer Bullion on his new single “Rare,” she shifts into a calm...

The Smile's 'Wall of Eyes' Feels Like a Comedown

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2024

'Wall of Eyes' is an album of background music, a collection of songs that just weren’t good enough to be on its predecessor....

'The Teachers' Lounge' Challenges Viewers with Thrilling Lessons

Directed by İlker Çatak

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024

It's difficult to stand on the sands of truth when the waters of assumption erode the ground beneath our feet — a lesson Carla Novak (Leoni...

Knoll Make Themselves Heard on 'As Spoken'

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024

'As Spoken' should push Knoll out of the underground and into the pantheon of new grindcore greats...

The New ‘Mean Girls’ Should Have Stayed in the Burn Book

Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024

Two decades after bursting into the cultural zeitgeist, Mean Girls is the latest classic to get the remake/reboot treatment. It may contain...

Katy Kirby's 'Blue Raspberry' Savours the Artificial

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2024

On 'Blue Raspberry,' Kirby marvels at the human desire to blend the lies and truths we embody every day into something delicious....

'SNL' Was Fetch Thanks to Jacob Elordi and Three Regina Georges

January 20, 2024

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2024

Actor Jacob Elordi dutifully and affably accepted his role as hunk-y guest host, while Reneé Rapp pulled out all the stops for visually ...

L'Rain Made It Look Easy in Toronto

The Garrison, January 21

PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2024

L’Rain’s first-ever Toronto appearance got off to an unceremonious start. Performing without a formal opening act — Broken Social Scene’s...