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Famous Freak Out at the Fringes on 'Party Album'

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

If you search "famous band" on Google right now, this broad query will likely bring up a Reddit post from r/music or perhaps a visual list...

Klô Pelgag Casts a New Spell on 'Abracadabra'

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2024

Few singer-songwriters in the Quebec Francophone scene have a knack for drama and dense orchestrations as Klô Pelgag does. Yet, on...

Chat Pile Won't Look Away from the Horror on 'Cool World'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

In Ralph Bakshi's 'Cool World,' a femme fatale in a supposedly "created" cartoon world uses her wits and her sexuality to try and overcome...

Balance and Composure Are Back in Fighting Form on 'with you in spirit'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

When the members of Balance and Composure were on the cusp of breaking up, they already knew it was a mistake. Internal divisions...

The Personal Trumps the Political in 'The Apprentice'

Directed by Ali Abbasi

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

Ahead of a Toronto critics screening, 'The Apprentice' director Ali Abbasi told the room full of critics that he would be returning after...

VIFF 2024: 'Bonjour Tristesse' Says Hello to a New Canadian Talent

Directed by Durga Chew-Bose

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

There's something about a lazy holiday. Lounging around on long afternoons and warm nights make for easy days. It's easy to get lost in the...

VIFF 2024: '40 Acres' Is a Tried-and-True Post-Apocalypse Story

Directed by R.T. Thorne

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

It is interesting to chart our vision of what the post-apocalypse might be. The shortage is never the same, but the outcome always is...

Japandroids Finally Hit the Brakes on 'Fate & Alcohol'

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

The road beckons Japandroids. In song and on stage, there's always another bar, another girl or another gig to get to. They're a screaming...