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Pascal Germain-Berardi's 'Basileus' Opened FIMAV 2024 with a Bang

Le Carré 150, May 16

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Taking over as artistic director of a major festival is a daunting task, but Scott Thomson has the extra pressure of tackling the 40th edit...

Alana Yorke's 'Destroyer' Rises Above the Waves

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

Eight years in the making, Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Alana Yorke's full-length debut album 'Destroyer' is an art-pop outpouring of ...

Alex G's Score for 'I Saw the TV Glow' Is Spooky and Sentimental

Exclaim! Staff Picks

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

If you ever wanted to hear synth wave Alex G, the score for Jane Schoenbrun's 'I Saw the TV Glow' is as close as you're going to get. After...

Alix Fernz Was a Wayward Star in Montreal

Bar Pow Pow, May 16

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

As we piled up the stairs into the Pow Pow Club to join the album release party of Alix Fernz, one of the newer Mothland label phenomenons...

'IF' Only This Film Knew Whether It Was for Kids or Adults

Directed by John Krasinski

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

Picking up where the 'Toy Story' and 'Monsters, Inc.' franchises left off, John Krasinski's latest directorial effort brings to life the...

The Anti-Queens Up the Ante on 'Disenchanted'

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

The Anti-Queens understand punk. Not just because they've been a Toronto underground mainstay for over a decade, or because their 2019 self...

'I Saw the TV Glow' and It Was a Bit Dim

Directed by Jane Schoenbrun

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

In her second narrative feature, Jane Schoenbrun answers the question, "What happens when TV fandom goes too far?" However...

of Montreal Are Still the Horniest Freaks at the Party on 'Lady on the Cusp'

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

Over the span of 27 years, Kevin Barnes has released 20 albums and five EPs as of Montreal, nearly putting them in league with Guided by...