reviews

Spoon Pushed Through the Pain in Ottawa

Bronson Centre Music Theatre, September 11

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

Spoon's sustained relevance over the past 28 years was undeniable during their first-ever appearance in Ottawa. Selling out the ...

Colin Stetson Finds New Peaks on 'The love it took to leave you'

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

With each new release, the superlative praise for Colin Stetson's work and abilities cements his position as a singular voice in ...

On 'Verbathim,' Nehmasis Is a Clear-Eyed Truth Teller

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

'Verbathim,' The debut album from Palestinian-Canadian artist Nemahsis (a.k.a. Nemah Hasan) marks the arrival of an impressive new voice...

'Transformers One' Is Actually Good?!

Directed by Josh Cooley

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

It's forgivable to be a little cynical about Transformers in the year 2024. The franchise is seven films deep — eight if we include 1986's...

'Speak No Evil' Is a Rare Remake That Improves on the Original

Directed by James Watkins

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

The 2024 remake of Danish film 'Speak No Evil' does a lot more than the original, and leaves audiences much more fulfilled. It's a stylized...

'Emilia Pérez' Wows with Fresh, Vibrant Performances

Directed by Jacques Audiard

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Musical crime comedy 'Emilia Pérez' began to make waves after the film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and its female...

Pulp Were Consummate Stars in Toronto

History, September 10

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Pulp should have been enormous. Monstrous, even. Okay, so they were huge, especially overseas, but here on our side of the Atlantic, they ...

'Friendship' Made Someone at My Screening Yell "Awful Movie!" at the Director

Directed by Andrew DeYoung

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Tim Robinson has become synonymous with his surreal Netflix series 'I Think You Should Leave,' which is maybe why 'Friendship' feels a bit...