reviews

'The Curse' Is Blessed with Nathan Fielder's Cringe-Comedy Magic

Created by Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2023

Nathan Fielder is one of our grandest connoisseurs of cringe comedy. He uses the non-fiction form to push, prod and provoke others into sit...

'The Stones & Brian Jones' Finds a Fresh Perspective on a Familiar Tragedy

Directed by Nick Broomfield

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2023

How much art can we chalk up to shitty dads? Like so many from his generation, Brian Jones's parents — particularly his father, Lewis — jus...

Mac DeMarco's 'Some Other Ones' Is a Peaceful Little World All Its Own

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2023

Mac DeMarco is one of the best singers in the biz, so his recent focus on instrumental music has been a little frustrating. Just listen to...

KISS Came Full Circle in Edmonton

Rogers Place, November 10

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2023

KISS graced Edmonton's Rogers Place with one last performance, and it was hotter than hell. Fans young and old crowded into the downtown ar...

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Burned Bright as Ever in Toronto

History, November 11

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2023

"This song is about being sexually possessed," Sasami told the crowd at History. "I dedicate it to Karen O."  The song in question was a n...

boygenius and Timothée Chalamet Gave It Their All but Couldn't Save 'SNL' from Itself

November 11, 2023

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2023

In his second turn hosting, Timothée Chalamet was excitable but also a tad unfocused as a performer (the same could be said for this week's...

'The Marvels' Is Barely a Movie

Directed by Nia DaCosta

PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2023

To fully understand the 44th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film asks you to have done your homework. Aside from the first Cap...

PinkPantheress Spreads Her Wings on 'Heaven knows'

PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2023

"I am not your internet baby," PinkPantheress sings on her debut album Heaven knows — a repeated refrain in which she explicitly distances...