Reviews

You can’t escape your past in the unsettling Canadian horror film Bright Hill Road [CIFF]

Calgary filmmaker Robert Cuffley crafts an effective look at the debilitating effects of trauma and guilt.

4 years ago

Review: Steven Hyden’s This Isn’t Happening contextualizes the impact of Radiohead’s landmark Kid A album

Steven Hyden explores Radiohead's infamous left turn in this eminently readable new book.

4 years ago

‘Clown in a Cornfield’ review: Adam Cesare pushes the limits of YA fiction with his brutal horror novel

Cesare's novel updates the classic slasher trope for today's scary MAGA reality.

4 years ago

Review: Venus Furs’ Debut Album Shines a Psychedelic Light into the Darkness

Montreal multi-instrumentalist Paul Kasner's Venus Furs album is out today.

4 years ago

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires: The Lost Boys meets Fried Green Tomatoes in Grady Hendrix’s latest horror-thriller

Horror author Grady Hendrix returns with this tale of a book club up against a killer vampire in '90s suburbia.

4 years ago

Review: HBO’s The Outsider gives Stephen King the prestige TV treatment

The new HBO series gets Stephen King right.

4 years ago

Just for Laughs: Fortune Feimster delivered a killer set at Katacombes

The Mindy Project star performed a sincere and often hilarious headlining set at Just for Laughs.

5 years ago

Sex Education Is Deeply Satisfying, Deserves an A+

Kathryn Simpson reviews season one of Netflix's Sex Education.

5 years ago

Review: Montreal’s Pale Lips revive the classic sound of ’70s punk on ‘After Dark’

The Montreal power-pop act's sophomore LP is a blast.

5 years ago