September 2024 Issue

Elliot Page Celebrates His "Parallel Journey" with 'The Umbrella Academy'

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024

Beverly Glenn-Copeland's gorgeous lyrics — "This world has many ends and beginnings / A cycle ends, will something remain?" — opens Elliot...

'Close to You' Is Disjointed, but Held Tightly by Elliot Page

Directed by Dominic Savage

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2024

When we first meet Sam (Elliot Page in an explosive and touching performance), he's pensive. As he walks down Front Street towards Toronto'...

'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' Is the Long Overdue Tribute to a Toronto Icon

Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2024

When thinking of Toronto music talent, Jackie Shane is an often overlooked name — understandable considering how she has largely been lost...

Exclaim! Comics: Halloween Comes Very Early This Year

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2024

Anyone up for a little trick or treating? No? Too early still? Suit yourself! As we enter the dog days of summer, we're practicing proper...

beabadoobee’s Music Remains an Insular World, Even as She Finds Fame: "I Was About to Shit Myself Every Second on Stage"

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2024

When beabadoobee hit the road as one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, she figured she would get over her initial stage...

'Cuckoo' Is a Birdbrained Good Time

Directed by Tilman Singer

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2024

If I had a nickel for every time a blonde actress from HBO's 'Euphoria' appeared as the lead in a horror film in 2024, I would have two...

Inside the Cult of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2024

In 2019, it felt weird to see King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard two nights in a row. Living in Ottawa at the time, travelling to Toronto...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2024

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2024

It may be' BRAT' Summer (and rapidly becoming coconut summer), but that doesn't mean you don't have time for Canada's up-and-coming musical ...