'With Love and a Major Organ' Dissects the Heart of Our Times
In her feature directorial debut, Kim Albright presents a lo-fi fable about modern society's increasing detachment from humanity
Rachel Ho•Mar 26, 2024
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'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Is Dead Behind the Eyes
The latest 'Ghostbusters' adventure gets right to the point, chasing slimy beasts up and down the somehow decongested streets of Manhattan
Josh Korngut•Mar 26, 2024Jessica Pratt Shares Video for New Single "World on a String"
Jessica Pratt is releasing 'Here in the Pitch' — the follow-up 2019's beautiful 'Quiet Signs' — on May 3
Kaelen Bell•Mar 26, 2024Non La Sounds Brand New on 'Like Before'
Wish fulfillment isn't all it's cracked up to be. Non La, the moniker of Vancouver musician DJ On, learned this
Leslie Ken Chu•Mar 25, 2024Dry Cleaning Brought Strange Weather to Boise
In the time between 2021's 'New Long Leg' and now, Dry Cleaning's tour schedule has been dizzying.
Sydney Brasil•Mar 25, 2024Ty Segall Bridged Generational Gaps in Idaho
I might take a hit to my punk cred by admitting this, but the only time I've ever risked life and limb to crowd-surf was at a Ty Segall
Allie Gregory•Mar 24, 2024Channel Tres Brought the Heat to Boise
The unseasonable warmth in Boise, ID set a cosmic mood for Treefort Music Fest's third day. In lieu of humidity at a high altitude
Sydney Brasil•Mar 24, 2024Kevin Drew's Ottawa Show Became a Space for Remembrance
His first Ottawa appearance since his involvement in 'Secret Path,' Gord Downie's multimedia project on residential schools
Daniel Sylvester•Mar 22, 2024David Fleming's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Score Is Beautifully Ambiguous
Viewers are understandably cynical about remakes and reboots these days, but Prime Video's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' series is better
Alex Hudson•Mar 22, 2024LOONY Is Equal Parts Sharp and Soft on Her Self-Titled Debut
"My friends say I'm spacey as hell, I'm often in my own little world," Kira Huszar said in a press release announcing her debut album
Vanessa Tam •Mar 22, 2024'Problemista' Solves the World's Ills with Empathy and Cross-Generational Cooperation
Julio Torres, known for his distinctive narrative style as a 'Saturday Night Live' writer and the creator of adored series 'Los Espookys' on
Josh Korngut•Mar 22, 2024Jlin's 'Akoma' Is a Mind-Scrambling Masterpiece
When Jlin released 'Black Origami' in 2017, the Gary, Indiana producer must have known what she had on her hands
Marko Djurdjić•Mar 21, 2024'Road House' Brings Back Brainless '80s Brawn
Patrick Swayze's 'Road House' is treasured dearly by many cinema lovers. With the original encompassing everything ridiculously wonderful
Rachel Ho•Mar 21, 2024Julia Holter Pulls Us Closer Than Ever on 'Something in the Room She Moves'
One of the most compelling features of Julia Holter's past records is their beautiful contrivance
Tom Piekarski•Mar 21, 2024Danny Brown Was Candid and Commanding in Toronto
Speaking with Exclaim! shortly before the release of sixth studio album 'Quaranta,' Danny Brown shared that through achieving sobriety
Calum Slingerland•Mar 20, 2024Four Tet Leans Into His Strengths on the Masterful 'Three'
Kieran Hebden has such impeccable taste that anything he touches becomes cool by association
Alex Hudson•Mar 20, 2024We Gotta Wear Shades for Adrianne Lenker's Beautiful 'Bright Future'
Effortlessly in touch with her own sensitivities and the magic of her surroundings on her stunning new solo album
Chris Gee•Mar 20, 2024Waxahatchee's Stunning 'Tigers Blood' Courses with Life
The new Wim Wenders film 'Perfect Days' follows a middle-aged man named Hirayama who’s employed as a public restroom cleaner in Tokyo
Noah Ciubotaru•Mar 20, 2024'Everything I Thought It Was' Is Everything I Thought Justin Timberlake Wasn't
Justin Timberlake must be looking for a win right now. After listeners scoffed at the clumsy rustic cosplay of 2018's Man of the Woods, he'
Alex Hudson•Mar 20, 2024On Sum 41's Final Album, It's a Long Journey Through 'Heaven :x: Hell'
After a long and winding journey, Sum 41 are calling it quits. Since 1996, they've been anything but predictable as they've embraced
Paul Dika•Mar 20, 2024On 'Bloom,' Parlour Panther Find Resilience in Softness
In a world where self-love can be both a radical political act and an interior personal journey, Parlour Panther’s 'Bloom' dives deep
Aly Laube•Mar 19, 2024'Immaculate' Is a Clumsy Yet Stylish Nunsploitation Horror
Following 2021’s 'The Voyeurs,' Sydney Sweeney and director Michael Mohan collaborate once again with 'Immaculate'
Josh Korngut•Mar 19, 2024Bleachers' Self-Titled Album Finds Jack Antonoff on Autopilot
Over more than a decade of working his way into the heart of modern pop music, Jack Antonoff has managed to cement himself
Karlie Rogers•Mar 19, 2024‘William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill’ Honours the Canadian Icon’s Deserved Legacy
Even the most casual Shatner fans will find comfort in 'William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill,' the latest from Alexandre O. Philippe
Tanner James•Mar 18, 2024Tierra Whack's World Gets a Little Darker on 'World Wide Whack'
Tierra Whack is many things, but apologetic isn’t one of them. She's an artist who flips through mediums as often as she does moods
Vanessa Tam •Mar 18, 2024Kelly Moran's "Sodalis (II)" Moves Like a Deep Ocean Current
Kelly Moran’s original “Sodalis” — a contribution to the 2020 Field Works 'Ultrasonic' collection — was an anxious churn of wings
Kaelen Bell•Mar 14, 2024The Kindertransport Deserves a More Thorough Movie Than 'One Life'
The story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Kindertransport, as it become known, has been put to celluloid a handful of times, including the
Rachel Ho•Mar 13, 2024Uranium Club Are Ambitious as Ever on 'Infants Under the Bulb'
Uranium Club’s music can best be described as warped, or maybe wiry. Or perhaps groovy is best. Or… unsettling? It’s very difficult to pinp
Marko Djurdjić•Mar 13, 2024'Hey, Viktor!' Is a Satire with Heart
More than 20 years after the release of Smoke Signals, Chris Eyre’s 1998 film that changed cinema and its representation of Indigeneity
Vanessa Sanginiti•Mar 12, 2024Cell Press Refine the Sludge on 'Cages'
An album that prides itself on being an old school sludge-fest and manages to deliver the goods from start to finish
Mark Tremblay•Mar 12, 2024Kristen Stewart's 'Love Lies Bleeding' Gushes with Unsanitized Sapphic Carnage
After recently suffering through the acclaimed drama 'All of Us Strangers,' I was in critical need of stories about queers behaving badly
Josh Korngut•Mar 12, 2024The '80s Culture Wars of 'Uproar' Are More Urgent Than Ever
New Zealand and Canada have a lot in common: we both tend to be overshadowed by more populous neighbouring nations, and we both have reputa
Alex Hudson•Mar 11, 2024Sham Family Search for Truth on "Modern Myth"
Recorded and produced by Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh, the Toronto band's first release since 2022 is a magnetic return
Calum Slingerland•Mar 11, 2024'Imaginary' Isn't Real Scary
The imagination can be a hell of a scary place, where the worst fears — about the world, about others and about the self — can manifest and
Marko Djurdjić•Mar 11, 2024Josh Brolin and Ariana Grande Hit a High Note on 'SNL'
In his third outing, Josh Brolin was an affable and excellent guest host, going clothing-optional for the sake of comedy. Ariana Grande was
Vish Khanna•Mar 10, 2024Moor Mother's 'The Great Bailout' Is Fuel for the Future
“History repeats itself.” You’ve heard this uttered by a high school history teacher or parent trying to instill their wealth of knowledge
Spencer Nafekh-Blanchette•Mar 8, 2024Kim Gordon Embraces Apocalypse on 'The Collective'
Kim Gordon has done it all, from ushering no wave’s charge into the mainstream to reinventing the sound of modern alternative rock
Oliver Crook•Mar 7, 2024Blunt Chunks Wrestles with Expectation on "High Hopes"
Expectation will be the death of me. I think I’ve known this for a while; whether it’s what I unconsciously find myself expecting of others
Megan LaPierre•Mar 6, 2024'Cold Road' Loses Thrills to Exposition
Estranged from the Indigenous community she grew up in, Tracy (Roseanne Supernault) finally returns home to Stony Narrows, SK, to see her a
Courtney Small•Mar 6, 2024We're Too Picky for 'Ricky Stanicky'
Peter Farrelly's latest bro-comedy has a fun and simple premise: three childhood friends make up a fake person, the titular Ricky Stanicky,
Rachel Ho•Mar 6, 2024Zsela Makes a Glorious Return on "Fire Excape"
Zsela’s comeback single (and her first for new label home Mexican Summer) is far and away the best thing she’s ever done
Kaelen Bell•Mar 5, 2024'The Regime' Is Very Silly Indeed!
"HBO show starring Kate Winslet as the chancellor of a crumbling dictatorship" sounds like the perfect elevator pitch for a prestige drama
Alex Hudson•Mar 4, 2024Feist Shed Tears in Toronto — and Not Because of the Heckler
"The razor's edge" is a phrase Feist frequently invoked during the final stop of her Multitudes tour— a term to describe the precarious nat
Alex Hudson•Mar 4, 2024Sydney Sweeney and Kacey Musgraves Enlivened Tired Jokes on 'SNL'
Sydney Sweeney was an effervescent host navigating few sketch ideas that really popped, and Kasey Musgraves returned to
Vish Khanna•Mar 3, 2024Hua Li 化力 Looks for the Real Thing on "Sanctions of the Heart"
“Sanctions of the Heart” takes Hua Li on the journey for a love that builds her up rather than knocks her down
Kaelen Bell•Mar 1, 2024Shabaka Dives Into the Feeling on "End of Innocence"
On the opening track of Shabaka's forthcoming album, a clarinet — the first instrument he learned to play — feels out a plaintive lead line
Calum Slingerland•Mar 1, 2024Adam Sandler's 'Spaceman' Has No Gravity
In the year 2024, no one denies Adam Sandler's abilities as a "serious" actor. Most recently etched in the film-going conscious is
Rachel Ho•Mar 1, 2024'500 Days in the Wild' Is a True Canadian Experience
An idea as ambitious as it is personal, 500 Days in the Wild traces Dianne Whelan's trek across Canada via the Trans Canada Trail. Starting
Hogan Short•Mar 1, 2024Pissed Jeans Go Whole Hog on 'Half Divorced'
Pissed Jeans know how to subvert your expectations. The name is inherently ridiculous, but the Pennsylvania quartet’s music is anything but
Adam Fink•Feb 29, 2024Beans Haven't Lost Their Footing on 'Boots N Cats'
Despite being shaken by the pandemic, 'Boots N Cats' makes clear that Beans haven’t lost their footing. Drumroll, please!
Isabel Glasgow •Feb 29, 2024