Articles by Nicholas Sokic
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...
Charlotte Day Wilson Creates New Hues on 'Cyan Blue'
PUBLISHED May 1, 2024
Charlotte Day Wilson stands out among the coterie of modern torch singers in part because she has largely self-produced her music, includin...
Pearl Jam Make a Case for Sticking Around on 'Dark Matter'
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024
If we're using the long-outdated framework of criticism as consumer guide, then a review of the latest Pearl Jam record is largely irreleva...
Adam Growe and 'Cash Cab' Return to Toronto with a Focus on Music and "Real Emotions"
PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2024
Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of 2000s Canadian pop culture remembers 'Cash Cab,' the game show where unsuspecting passengers were...
Play De Record Doc 'Drop the Needle' Amplifies a Toronto Institution
Directed by Rob Freeman
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2023
On Spadina Avenue just off of College Street, countless locals and tourists roaming around downtown Toronto have passed by Play De Record,...
'All of Us Strangers' Says a Lot with a Little
Directed by Andrew Haigh
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2023
Andrew Haigh's fourth feature, All of Us Strangers, is a tale often told in ellipses. It's concerned with the distinct kinds of familial an...
Danny Brown Balances the Wild and the Wise on 'Quaranta'
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2023
"This rap shit done saved my life / And fucked it up at the same time," Danny Brown states at the top of Quaranta, his ferociously sincere...
'The Marvels' Is Barely a Movie
Directed by Nia DaCosta
PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2023
To fully understand the 44th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film asks you to have done your homework. Aside from the first Cap...
