Articles by Matt Bobkin

TIFF Review: Lebanon War Drama '1982' Makes the Political Personal

Directed by Oualid Mouaness

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2019

Asking out your crush on the schoolyard playground may be one of the most nervewracking childhood rites of passage, but imagine doing so un...

Brittany Howard

Jaime

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2019

No one ever accused Alabama Shakes of being too limiting for Brittany Howard — the band's Southern-fried blues-rock sound has been the perf...

Darcys Bridge the Language Barrier with "Better Days (version française)" Video

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2019

Toronto art-pop duo Darcys have been releasing a steady stream of standalone singles in the years since their 2016 album Centerfold, and th...

Brittany Howard Shakes Alabama, Goes Deep on Her Introspective New Solo Album, 'Jaime'

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2019

From the outside, it's easy to think that Brittany Howard has it all.   Howard's on the brink of releasing her debut solo album, Jaime, but...

Deliluh Announce New Album 'Beneath the Floors'

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2019

Toronto art-punks Deliluh dropped their album Oath of Intent in May, and they've already announced a follow-up. Beneath the Floors is due o...

Odonis Odonis Announce Full Eisbaer Festival Lineup

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2019

Last month, Toronto industrial-minded electronic trio Odonis Odonis unveiled the headliners for the inaugural edition of Eisbaer, their new...

'The Goldfinch' Cares More About Art Than It Does Its Characters

Directed by John Crowley

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2019

When Donna Tartt's 2013 novel The Goldfinch became a breakout hit, it was never a matter of if it was going to hit the big screen, but when...

The Best (and Worst) Things We Saw at TIFF 2019

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2019

Each year, the Toronto International Film Festival offers a glimpse into the next few months of the film industry. Rising new directors get...