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The Thrilling 'Kill' Slays Hollywood's Popcorn Blockbusters

Directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2024

Back in the 1960s, Hollywood hit a bit of a snag: the Golden Age was over, the Hays Code was petering out but still in effect up to 1968, a...

'The Bear' Season 3 Isn’t Quite a Full Meal

Created by Christopher Storer

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2024

As strange as it may sound given how successful Season 2 of 'The Bear' became, I believed at that the time that the series should've ended...

'MaXXXine' Lacks Moxie

Directed by Ti West

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024

In California in the mid-'80s, a serial killer dubbed the Night Stalker hunted through San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles...

Truck Violence Plumb the Loudness of the Outskirts on 'Violence'

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024

There's something fascinating about Canada's prairie towns. The ghostly howl of the wind, the whispering of the grass, mist gathering ...

Kristin Witko's 'A Course in Miracles' Is a Mirror and a Telescope

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024

"We're grotesque, but we're feeling right at home." Those were the closing words Kristin Witko spoke on her 2019 debut album, the refracted...

Mo Kenney's "Evening Dream" Is a Polaroid of a Bittersweet Breakup

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2024

Mo Kenney's "Evening Dream" is a breakup song that plays out like a movie — even when the emotions are painful, the hazy glow of nostalgia...

pHoenix Pagliacci Is Thrillingly Multifaceted on 'Dichotomy'

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

'Dichotomy' is the perfect title for pHoenix Pagliacci's new solo album; the Toronto MC and singer (known for formidable work in groups like...

Norah Jones Closed Out Ottawa Jazz Fest with Twists and Tenderness

Confederation Park Stage, June 29

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2024

The park was packed and sight-lines were at a premium for the last big night of 2024's Ottawa Jazz Festival, with Norah Jones ...