Articles by Marko Djurdjić

The Beautifully Flawed 'The Boy and the Heron' Is Worthy of Studio Ghibli's Legacy

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2023

Through Studio Ghibli — the legendary studio founded in 1985 — Hayao Miyazaki has written and directed some of the most revered and beloved...

MJ Lenderman's 'And the Wind (Live and Loose!)' Could Stand to Be a Little Looser

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2023

At only 24 years old, MJ Lenderman has accomplished a lot. He plays guitar and sings back-up in Wednesday, the much celebrated (and rightfu...

TADFF 2023: 'Daniel's Gotta Die' Is Lifeless

Directed by Jeremy LaLonde

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2023

Films that subscribe to the Martin McDonagh School of Violence and Cynicism can only go so far. Like all of McDonagh's films, the story wil...

Bell Witch Put on a Mesmerizing Endurance Test in Toronto

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, October 22

PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2023

Heading to church for Sunday service isn't usually worthy of reporting; millions of people around the world perform this ritual every week....

​Tomb Mold Experience a "Grand Rebirth of Self"

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2023

After releasing three crushing, influential, and critically acclaimed full-lengths in as many years — 2017's Primordial Malignity, 2018's i...

Fern Sully Have Infinite Potential on Their 'Better Luck Next Time' EP

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2023

While online information about Fern Sully is scant, this much we can glean: the band — whose earliest music materialized online in March 20...

Chat Pile Were a Thrilling Enigma in Toronto

Lee's Palace, September 23

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2023

Chat Pile is a strange and cavernous enigma. Everything about the Oklahoma City quartet — whose members, vocalist Raygun Busch, guitarist L...

Tomb Mold's 'The Enduring Spirit' Is an Unstoppable Ascension

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

Death metal is metal's most overbearing and blunt subgenre. Often depicting cruelty, violence, disease and cynicism, the genre has a reputa...