Articles by Alexa Margorian

'Who by Fire' Exceeds Expectations in a Canadian Shield Cabin

Directed by Phillippe Lesage

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2025

In 'Who by Fire (Comme le feu),' Jeff (Noah Parker), a young man and aspiring filmmaker, accompanies his best friend Max's (Antoine...

'Parthenope' Is Suffering

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

As 2022 became 2023, I found myself at an all-inclusive resort on the cusp of a depressive episode whose primary cause, I later realized...

Toronto Maple Leafs Reveal Their Off-Ice Musical Pursuits

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2025

When I arrive at the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility in Toronto, the rink is empty. When I'd visited in the past, a sea of players in...

'The Heirloom' Relishes the Agony of Art

Directed by Ben Petrie

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2024

"We are not afraid of telling over and over again how a man comes to fall in love with a woman and be wedded by her, or else be fatally par...

'Matt and Mara' Simmers with Subtlety and Some of Canada's Finest Cinematic Talent

Directed by Kazik Radwanski

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2024

When Anne meets Matt at a friend's wedding in Kazik Radwanski's 2019 film Anne at 13,000 ft, the latter's presence is felt immediately. The...

The Dare Only Owns One Suit

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

When Harrison Patrick Smith hops on our Zoom call, he's wearing a black blazer, a white T-shirt, and big wired headphones. This comes as no...

Fcukers Accidentally Become a Hype Band, Despite Being "Jaded with the Music Industry"

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2024

"We're not going to be a press band," Fcukers bassist-keyboardist-producer Jackson Walker Lewis tells me over Zoom. The NYC trio of Lewis...