TIFF Review: '37 Seconds' Is a Vital, Albeit Easily Distracted, Piece of Storytelling Directed by HIKARI

Published Sep 23, 2019

37 Seconds, director HIKARI's feature debut, offers a heartfelt coming-of-age story from an underrepresented perspective. Despite meandering...

Brittany Howard Jaime

Published Sep 20, 2019

No one ever accused Alabama Shakes of being too limiting for Brittany Howard — the band's Southern-fried blues-rock sound has been the perfe...

Darcys Bridge the Language Barrier with "Better Days (version française)" Video

Published Sep 18, 2019

Toronto art-pop duo Darcys have been releasing a steady stream of standalone singles in the years since their 2016 album Centerfold, and the...

Deliluh Announce New Album 'Beneath the Floors'

Published Sep 17, 2019

Toronto art-punks Deliluh dropped their album Oath of Intent in May, and they've already announced a follow-up. Beneath the Floors is due on...

Brittany Howard Shakes Alabama, Goes Deep on Her Introspective New Solo Album, 'Jaime'

Published Sep 17, 2019

From the outside, it's easy to think that Brittany Howard has it all.   Howard's on the brink of releasing her debut solo album, Jaime, bu...

The Best (And Worst) Things We Saw This Year at TIFF

Published Sep 16, 2019

Each year, the Toronto International Film Festival offers a glimpse into the next few months of the film industry. Rising new directors get...

'The Goldfinch' Cares More About Art Than It Does Its Characters Directed by John Crowley

Published Sep 16, 2019

When Donna Tartt's 2013 novel The Goldfinch became a breakout hit, it was never a matter of if it was going to hit the big screen, but when....

Odonis Odonis Announce Full Eisbaer Festival Lineup

Published Sep 16, 2019

Last month, Toronto industrial-minded electronic trio Odonis Odonis unveiled the headliners for the inaugural edition of Eisbaer, their new...

Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 Days in Prison over College Admissions Scandal

Published Sep 13, 2019

In March, 50 Americans were indicted for their alleged participation in a college admissions scheme in which parents paid businessman Willia...

TIFF Review: 'Sound of Metal' Gets Loud About Deafness, Disability and Addiction Directed by Darius Marder

Published Sep 09, 2019

Sound of Metal starts off loud, but hits its full power in silence. This debut feature from Darius Marder is an inventive exploration of acq...

TIFF Review: 'Blood Quantum' Shuffles the Zombie Genre Forward Directed by Jeff Barnaby

Published Sep 09, 2019

It appears that the zombie renaissance is officially behind us — or at least as dead as the genre can fittingly get — which means that now i...

TIFF Review: 'Clifton Hill' Is a Compellingly Weird Tribute to One of Canada's Biggest Landmarks Directed by Albert Shin

Published Sep 09, 2019

Niagara Falls occupies a particular space in the minds of Canadians, a site of natural wonder and urban decay. Director Albert Shin goes hea...

'Hustlers' Is Tons of Fun, But a Little Morally Suspect Directed by Lorene Scafaria

Published Sep 07, 2019

Beneath the theatrics and humour, there's a lot to think about with Hustlers. Based on Jessica Pressler's 2015 New York Magazine article abo...

TIFF Review: 'Black Conflux' Is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Movie Undone by its Own Premise Directed by Nicole Dorsey

Published Sep 04, 2019

There's so much that Black Conflux gets right that it's a downright shame to see all the work come undone in its final moments.   The film...

'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance' Is Stunning but Exhausting

Published Sep 04, 2019

The Dark Crystal was supposed to take Jim Henson's work to a whole new level. The Muppets creator's 1982 film combined the puppet wizardry o...

Richard Linklater's Next Film Will Take 20 Years to Shoot

Published Aug 30, 2019

Richard Linklater took 12 years to shoot coming-of-age film Boyhood, but his next film is set to break that record. The director's upcoming...

Spoon's Britt Daniel The Exclaim! Questionnaire

Published Aug 27, 2019

A lot has changed in the music industry over the last 25 years, but at least one thing has stayed the same: Spoon are fucking cool. The Aust...

Whitney Forever Turned Around

Published Aug 27, 2019

Smith Westerns could've been the peak for guitarist Max Kakacek and drummer Julien Ehrlich; the buzzy Chicago band disbanded at the height o...

Whitney Made New Album 'Forever Turned Around' the Same Way They Survived Smith Westerns — With Friendship

Published Aug 26, 2019

Whitney have something to say to you. On sophomore album Forever Turned Around, the Chicago-based folk rockers have penned first-person plea...

Beams Explore the Oklahoma Countryside in New "Sweet Tea" Video

Published Aug 23, 2019

Toronto folk-rockers Beams are leaning into the rock side of things with their new single "Sweet Tea." The lead single for their forthcoming...