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Full of Hell and Nothing Find Common Ground on 'When No Birds Sang'

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023

When we say that something is greater than the sum of its parts, it's assumed that the parts themselves are perfectly fine or capable on th...

Nobody Wanted 'Wonka,' So It's Annoying That It's Good

Directed by Paul King

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023

It's been over 50 years since Mel Stuart and Gene Wilder delivered the best adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic and since then, there hasn't...

'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Is Full of Fowl Fun

Directed by Sam Fell

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2023

The team behind legendary UK franchise Wallace and Gromit has returned with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. This is not a prequel or origi...

Dogstar Turned Toronto into Reeves's Palace

Lee's Palace, December 9

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023

An hour after the frothy cinematic surf of California's Archer Oh washed away, a hush fell over the full house at Lee's Palace.  The garag...

Living Hour Said Goodbye and Started Anew in Winnipeg

Good Will Social Club, December 9

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2023

A bittersweet hum of beginnings and endings rang out through Living Hour's entire performance at Winnipeg's Good Will Social Club. The ban...

Adam Driver and Olivia Rodrigo Flipped the Script on an Excellent 'Saturday Night Live'

December 9, 2023

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2023

By taking every ridiculous premise as seriously as a great, focused actor can, Adam Driver is already a hall-of-fame Saturday Night Live ho...

bar italia Came to Life in Toronto

Velvet Underground, December 8

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2023

bar italia came through the Velvet Underground last night and enraptured the sold-out crowd, packing their distinctive sideways sensibility...

'RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ' Finds Glamour in the Nitty-Gritty

Directed by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2023

When Beyoncé dropped her disco-infused album RENAISSANCE last year, the Beyhive pleaded with their Queen for the visuals. Since 2006's B'Da...