Articles by James Keast

Blow

Ted Demme

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

In terms of the "small timer makes big on excess, then learns a tough lesson and sells his story from jail" style tales, the words "Based o...

Broken Social Scene

Join the Club

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Dogs sniff butts, cats lick each other and humans shake hands, but sometimes musicians have a different way of getting to know each other....

Charlie's Angels

McG

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

In the early moments of "Charlie's Angels," an airplane carrying LL Cool J presents its in-flight film: "TJ Hooker: The Movie." Great, he c...

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

Joe Berlinger

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

To start, it seems like a really bad idea. Last year's sleeper hit, The Blair Witch Project, spawned mimicry and mockery even before it lef...

Oh Susanna

Secrets and Sins

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

In the lobby of the opulent King Edward hotel in downtown Toronto, the ceilings stretch for miles, and Oh Susanna's booming vocal pipes cou...

The New Pornographers

Mutual Appreciation Pop Society

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Carl Newman is being modest again. "It's just a mess," he says. "I'm just trying to make sense of the turmoil inside my head." In the last...

For Love of the Game

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

That sharp chill in the air means winter, and with it, the start of hockey season. But what it doesn't bring with it is a sense of pride in...

Victoria Williams Is Au Naturale

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

Victoria Williams is hot. With a desert home in Joshua Tree, California, it's no surprise that the arid heat would get to her, a sharp cont...