Articles by Ian Gormely
'Captain America: Brave New World' Has Five Writers and It Shows
Directed by Julius Onah
PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2025
It seems unfair that one movie has to carry the weight of a whole studio on its back, but things haven't been going so great for Marvel...
His Bum Is on the Mule: Tom Green Was "Sort of Unhappy with How Things Had Gone"
PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2025
The more Tom Green changes, the more he stays the same. In 2021, Green pulled up stakes in Los Angeles and moved to the Ottawa Valley. He...
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...
Ethel Cain Steps Further from the Light on 'Perverts'
PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2025
There was a moment when Hayden Anhedönia was poised to break big. 'Preacher's Daughter,' her sprawling 2022 debut full-length...
'Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird' Humanizes Two of the Era's Greatest Rock Outsiders
PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2025
Relationships are hard. Friends, family, lovers, acquaintances — none of it comes without effort on both sides. "People think that love is...
Menno Versteeg on Hollerado's Mistakes and Getting Choked Out by Paul McCartney's Bodyguard
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024
When Exclaim! catches up with Menno Versteeg in the office at Royal Mountain Records, the Toronto label that the singer-guitarist co-founder...
Gleeful Chaos Fuelled the Kids in the Hall's 40th Reunion in Toronto
The Rivoli, November 26
PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2024
The Rivoli has hosted many now-famous artists in its 40-plus years in business, yet none are as closely associated with the Toronto venue a...
Hollerado Shed Light on Long-Lost Debut Album and Future Reunion Possibilities
PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2024
Just when Menno Versteeg thought he was out, fate pulled him back in. Since Hollerado split in 2019, Versteeg has kept busy with projects...