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'Presence' Is an Unexpected Fake-Out

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025

More often than not, Steven Soderbergh's career is spoken of as this kind of Soderbergh movie or that kind of Soderbergh movie. His...

'Nightbitch' Has Both Bark and Bite

Directed by Marielle Heller

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2025

Of all the human experiences, motherhood is a particularly visceral. There's childbirth, of course, but then there are the the struggles...

Katie Tupper's Neo-Soul Is Well-Worn on "JEANS (fall on my knees)"

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PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025

It's really hard not to compare Katie Tupper's voice to the "fields of butter" in her home province of Saskatchewan, as she once referenced...

'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle

Directed by Joe Stephenson

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2025

The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967...

'Hard Truths' Gets Real About the Human Condition

Directed by Mike Leigh

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2025

Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) has a lot on her mind and wants everyone she encounters to know it. Serving up her brand of opinions like a...

Broken Social Scene Doc 'It's All Gonna Break' Remembers It in People

Directed by Stephen Chung

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2025

A big city, cheap rent, abundant talent, small egos and a disregard for commercial success. There were so many elements that went into...

Rose Gray Bets on Herself as the Next Big Pop Girl with 'Louder, Please'

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PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2025

If you needed an excuse to continue on last summer's antics, here it is. As derivative as its become to reference Charli XCX to every...

Marlaena Moore Finds the Other Side on 'Because You Love Everything'

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2025

Marlaena Moore has always worn her heart on her record sleeve, but she's never offered as much as she does on 'Because You Love Everything'...