When Anne meets Matt at a friend's wedding in Kazik Radwanski's 2019 film Anne at 13,000 ft, the latter's presence is felt immediately. The
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Longevity is hard to come by for most hardcore bands, and understandably so. Many struggle to harness and maintain the ethos and style
The audience refused to leave at the end of Montreal psych-rock band TEKE::TEKE's performance at Highlands. A surging ovation carried
Georgia Harmer and her band couldn't decide whether to keep their sunglasses on during their early-evening performance at Highlands
The music at Highlands Music Festival is carefully scheduled at three stages littered across Camp Walden. There is the Main Stage
At the top of his set at Skratch Bastid's BBQ cookout, DJ Nu-Mark hilariously recollected having "bottles thrown on me by Green Day
I was excited to settle down and witness what I considered one of POP Montreal 2024's strongest bookings — London-born producer, songwriter
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An ailing Jean Smart suppressed her coughs but not the questionable quality of the material, and Jelly Roll was a mesmerizing and impassion
Ellen Kuras's feature directorial debut Lee puts photojournalist Lee Miller in focus, a woman who refused to be defined as model or muse, b
Die Alone could have been a typical zombie film sent in an apocalyptic near-future, and I don't doubt that, in that form, it could have bee
For some artists, the songwriting muse visits through acts of conscious collaboration. For Leif Vollebekk, the solitude of the
'Dunya,' Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire
When the Hives broke through in the early 2000s with their breakneck take on garage punk, it should have come as a surprise to no one
There was a subtle dissonance at the outset of PJ Harvey's Wednesday night show in Toronto; the crowd at History seemed struck by some
I'm going to put it out there that the television/streaming offerings this year have been stronger than the films. I would also suggest that
There's no wrong way to grieve, but things can get complicated when there's an audience for your grief. It's particularly tough when said
Much is made of risk and reward in 'A Different Man.' Edward (Sebastian Stan) approaches a miracle cure for his neurofibromatosis with the
Lately, family movies aren't what they used to be, and Chris Sanders's 'The Wild Robot' is here to fix that. A tale of found family and
Even though I had great faith in both Peter Jackson's skills as a documentarian (see: 'They Shall Not Grow Old') and the Beatles's
After years of attempting to impersonate Marvel, DC seems to have found a groove. Instead of solely relying on one massive shared universe
I know it's only rock 'n' roll, but Vampire Weekend really seem to like it. The overarching tone of their latest Toronto show was one of
Gallant has never been shy about his major label experience. Plagued by changing personnel at Warner Bros. Records, his 2019 sophomore
The not-so-distant past when Katy Perry was one of pop's most fun, relevant exports only feels farther away every time she returns. Since
The jokes write themselves. Basically anyone I've spoken with about the National's tour with the War on Drugs has made a remark along the
A singular voice in the urban terrain of turn-of-the-millennium Canadian popular music, international phenomenon Nelly Furtado has been
It was 2003 when I first heard the riff of Avril Lavigne's "Losing Grip," the opening track of 2002's 'Let Go' that skyrocketed the Napanee
The Tragically Hip are truly "Canada's band" — both because of the quintessentially Canuck content of Gord Downie's lyrics, and because the
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's Sweat tour is a sort of girls-and-gays summit to cap off 'BRAT' Summer, a coming-together of two left-field pop
One of the great struggles in modern filmmaking is what to do with great supporting characters. Sometimes, it's easy; a new series can be
After nine long years, Jamie xx, aka Jamie Smith, is back to hold our feet to the dancefloor with his sophomore release 'In Waves.' To
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Elisabeth Sparkle's story isn't a new one. In fact, the fictional actress's slow and agonizing slide into obsolescence is so timeless that
Megan Park's directorial debut 'The Fallout' offered a breathtaking look at the residual, and varying, mental effects a generation faces in
As much as the Toronto pop-rock quartet have enjoyed their success in recent years, that success came from a difficult time. Their most
Even at the relatively early timeslot of six p.m., legendary Winnipeg folksy alt-rockers Crash Test Dummies were a fair few minutes late
Although I came of age in the '90s, I somehow missed the L7 train. At the time of their performance at Rifflandia, I hadn't seen
It's a Tuesday, and P:ano have released their first album in 19 years. The day of the week is significant because, the last time the group
Oliver Tree is an absolute weirdo. Like, did you know he's actually from Victoria? You don't need to look that up. He lived here until he
This set took a long time to get going. Literally, English singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor didn't hit the stage until almost a
In the indie rock sphere, there may be no better interpreter of the American Songbook than Cat Power's Chan Marshall. Throughout her
After a four-and-a-half-year layoff following the brilliant 'Dose Your Dreams,' Fucked Up have launched into their "work-your-ass-off" phase
Since Fyre Festival founder Ja Rule attempted to overstay his welcome, pushing a track or two beyond his set time until his DJ had to tell
Stuck with a relatively early set at six p.m., it was surprising that Slayyyter was legally allowed to perform in the daylight. If you've
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Some people go to the movies to be whisked away by romance, others for laughter, many for an adrenaline rush. Me though, I like having my