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'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle

Directed by Joe Stephenson

PUBLISHED May 31, 2024

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...

'Backspot' Is Worth Cheering For

Directed by D.W. Waterson

PUBLISHED May 30, 2024

Growing up, cheerleading was seen as something the popular girls did — those dainty, bubbly personalities who clapped their hands together...

'Jim Henson Idea Man' Revels in the Surprising Enigma of Its Subject

Directed by Ron Howard

PUBLISHED May 30, 2024

Jim Henson used his mother's green coat and two ping pong balls to craft Kermit the Frog. By Henson's own admission, Kermit was very simple...

Bess Atwell Cracks Open a Secret Door on 'Light Sleeper'

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PUBLISHED May 29, 2024

While it may have been largely overshadowed by the release of another album he worked on that summer, I was a big fan of Aaron Dessner's...

King Hannah Brave the Waves on 'Big Swimmer'

PUBLISHED May 29, 2024

Oftentimes, the line between swimming and drowning is merely one's ability to remain calm. Reflecting on their debut album ...

'We Forgot to Break Up' Pens a Love Song for Toronto's Music Scene

Directed by Karen Knox

PUBLISHED May 28, 2024

Karen Knox's We Forgot to Break Up is the whole package for followers of Toronto indie music. It chronicles the brief rise to fame of a...

Vince Staples Closes a Chapter with 'Dark Times'

PUBLISHED May 28, 2024

When Vince Staples signed to Def Jam in 2013, we knew him as a young, undeniably talented albeit somewhat raw and unpolished MC hailing fro...

East Town Get Down 2024 Had a Bit of Everything

Calgary, May 25

PUBLISHED May 28, 2024

With a barrage of unpredictability that included some minor flash flooding and musical talent from a diversity of genres, East Town Get Dow...