Articles by Nicholas Sokic

POP Montreal 2021 Proves That the Show Must Go On

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2021

The 20th edition of the POP Montreal festival was, for many, a return to the individual and collective joy of live music. A joy so valuable...

'Roadrunner' Gets to the Essence of Why Anthony Bourdain Was So Beloved

Directed by Morgan Neville

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2021

At one point in Morgan Neville's documentary, Anthony Bourdain and his TV crew are in Laos, speaking with a father who lost several limbs d...

Cate Shortland Was Confused When 'Black Widow' Came Calling: "I'm an Arthouse Director"

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2021

When Black Widow director Cate Shortland's agent told her Marvel had come calling, her first reaction was confusion. "I'm an arthouse dire...

Anyone Who Dislikes 'F9' Gets a Noogie

Directed by Justin Lin

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2021

F9 is, as evidenced by its title, the ninth entry in the Fast and Furious franchise (not counting the 2019 spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw). It's 2 h...

Allison Russell Demonstrates Versatility and Resilience on 'Outside Child'

PUBLISHED May 18, 2021

Allison Russell already belongs to two supergroups as the co-founder of Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago, but Outside Child marks...

Those Years in Production Limbo Didn't Make 'The Woman in the Window' Any Better

Directed by Joe Wright

PUBLISHED May 18, 2021

This is the end of an era. As probably the final production of Fox 2000 Pictures prior to its recent dissolution, Joe Wright's The Woman in...

With 'Jupiter's Legacy,' the "Self-Aware Superhero" Genre Has Jumped the Shark

Created by Steven S. DeKnight

PUBLISHED May 10, 2021

Jupiter's Legacy is the latest misanthropic Mark Millar comic adaptation — he of Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Wanted fame. Like all of those prop...

Sufjan Stevens Writes His Own Holy Books on 'Convocations'

PUBLISHED May 4, 2021

Two days after the release of his last record, The Ascension, Sufjan Stevens' father died. That was the impetus behind the composite monoli...