Reviews

Fantasia Fest 2024 reviews: Vulcanizadora, Párvulos, House of Sayuri

Fantasia Festival 2024 reviews: We take a look at Joel Potrykus’s Vulcanizadora, Isaac Ezban's Párvulos, and Koji Shiraishi's House of…

4 months ago

Best of 2023: Our favourite pop-culture books of the year

Best Books of 2023: Our favourite pop-culture books of the year include deep dives on emo, The Grateful Dead, '80s…

11 months ago

Fantasia 2023 reviews: Devils, The Sacrifice Game, Sometimes I Think About Dying

Our latest dispatch from Fantasia is here.

1 year ago

Fantasia 2023 reviews: Satan Wants You, Raging Grace, A Disturbance in the Force

We look at the docs Satan Wants You and A Disturbance in the Force, along with the thriller Raging Grace.

1 year ago

Blu-ray / 4K review roundup: The best new cult home video releases

Featuring reviews of new 4K editions of genre classics including The Last Starfighter, Dragonslayer, From Beyond, and more.

1 year ago

SXSW 2023 film reviews (Air, Joy Ride, Theater Camp, Raging Grace, and more)

We review some of the best films from this year's festival including Air, Joy Ride, Theater Camp, Raging Grace, and…

2 years ago

White Noise review: Noah Baumbach’s adaptation is a dense and thrilling experience – FNC 2022

Writer-director Noah Baumbach returns with White Noise, a dense and thrilling adaptation of Don DeLillo's "unfilmable" 1985 novel.

2 years ago

Fantasia 2022 reviews: Dark Nature, Orchestrator of Storms, Popran

Fantasia is back in-person! Our review of three new titles screening at the beloved film festival.

2 years ago

Phoebe Bridgers brought the Punisher tour to Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau (photos, setlist)

The singer-songwriter phenom returned to Montreal for a huge outdoor show at Parc Jean-Drapeau.

2 years ago

FNC 2021 reviews: PARALLEL MOTHERS, A HERO, BAD LUCK BANGING OR LOONY PORN

We take a look at three thrilling new international releases from 2021's FNC film festival in Montreal.

3 years ago