reviews
'Under the Bridge' Empathetically Examines One of Canada's Most Shocking Crimes
Created by Quinn Shephard
PUBLISHED May 9, 2024
Reena Virk's death in Saanich, BC, came with the revelation that adolescent bullying in 1997 could go beyond name-calling and prank calls....
Myriam Gendron's 'Mayday' Speaks to the Future and the Past
PUBLISHED May 9, 2024
Every mother is a child, and within that dynamic lies a compelling tension, which Myriam Gendron explores on her brilliant...
'We Grown Now' Finds the Poetry but Loses the Grit
Directed by Minhal Baig
PUBLISHED May 8, 2024
"A place is the people," flashes on a black screen at the end of 'We Grown Now,' Minhal Baig's third feature film. This message drives...
Mach-Hommy and Kaytranada Do It Again on "#RICHAXXHAITIAN"
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PUBLISHED May 8, 2024
Moments in which Kaytranada provides production to an MC determined to give it nothing less than their most charged-up delivery remain enti...
Dehd Crack the Code on 'Poetry'
PUBLISHED May 8, 2024
There's nothing better than witnessing a band hit their stride in real time, and Dehd are doing just that. On their fifth album 'Poetry,'...
Hot Docs 2024: 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' Is the Long Overdue Tribute to a Toronto Icon
Directed by Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee
PUBLISHED May 8, 2024
When thinking of Toronto music talent, Jackie Shane is an often overlooked name — understandable considering how her name has largely been...
'Dark Matter' Is a Dimension of the Multiverse That Looks Kinda Like All the Other Ones
Created by Blake Crouch
PUBLISHED May 7, 2024
Multiverses are so hot right now. The idea of a limitless number of parallel dimensions, spinning off from every decision everyone makes...
Knocked Loose Polish Their Blade on 'You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To'
PUBLISHED May 7, 2024
Knocked Loose are something of a love-them-or-hate-them band, or at least a name that comes up often in pedantic internet arguments, with ev...