reviews

The 50th Season Premiere of 'SNL' Brought Out the Stars but Not the Laughs

September 28, 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2024

An ailing Jean Smart suppressed her coughs but not the questionable quality of the material, and Jelly Roll was a mesmerizing and impassion...

Kate Winslet Brings 'Lee' into Focus

Directed by Ellen Kuras

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

Ellen Kuras's feature directorial debut Lee puts photojournalist Lee Miller in focus, a woman who refused to be defined as model or muse, b...

'Die Alone' Is a Zombie Film with Heart and Braaaains

Directed by Lowell Dean

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

Die Alone could have been a typical zombie film sent in an apocalyptic near-future, and I don't doubt that, in that form, it could have bee...

Leif Vollebekk Speaks to the Past on 'Revelation'

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

For some artists, the songwriting muse visits through acts of conscious collaboration. For Leif Vollebekk, the solitude of the...

Mustafa Takes a Profound Journey on 'Dunya'

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

'Dunya,' Mustafa's full-length debut, roughly translates from Arabic to "the world in all its flaws." And to be sure, there is an entire...

The Hives Were Electrifying in Toronto

History, September 16

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024

When the Hives broke through in the early 2000s with their breakneck take on garage punk, it should have come as a surprise to no one...

PJ Harvey Created a Singular Now in Toronto

History, September 25

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2024

There was a subtle dissonance at the outset of PJ Harvey's Wednesday night show in Toronto; the crowd at History seemed struck by some...

'Nobody Wants This' Makes the Case for TV > Movies

Created by Erin Foster

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2024

I'm going to put it out there that the television/streaming offerings this year have been stronger than the films. I would also suggest that...