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Willy’s Wonderland Review: Nicolas Cage’s Wild Ride

by Rachel West | April 11, 2021

Nicolas Cage vs. demonic mascots. What more could you ask for?

Unboxing: Neil Young’s YOUNG SHAKESPEARE Deluxe Edition

by Jason Gorber | April 9, 2021

Our own Managing Editor dives into the latest from the Neil Young Archives, Young Shakespeare—a limited edition box set release from the musician's iconic Stratford show.

Yusef Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman Vinyl Featured

Unboxing: Cat Stevens’ TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Vinyl

by Jason Gorber | April 8, 2021

A deep dive into the Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam masterpiece Tea for the Tillerman on super rare UHQR Mofi vinyl and several other formats.

Moffie Review: The Apartheid Within

by Pat Mullen | April 7, 2021

Oliver Hermanus's apartheid war drama has echoes of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Claire Denis' Beau Travail.

Quo Vadis, Aida? Review: The Horror of Not Trying

by Pat Mullen | April 6, 2021

Bosnia-Herzegovina's Oscar nominee Quo Vadis, Aida? is deeply powerful.

The Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker album cover

Vinyl Unboxing: The Black Crowes’ Shake Your Money Maker 30th Anniversary Box Set

by Jason Gorber | April 6, 2021

Our own Managing Editor Jason Gorber unboxes The Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker 30th anniversary box set. Turns out it's not too hard to handle at all.

Concrete Cowboy Review: A Sentimental Urban Odyssey

by Victor Stiff | April 2, 2021

Concrete Cowboy stars Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin as inner-city cowboys in a sentimental urban odyssey.

The Present Oscar-nominated Live action short

Oscar-Nominated Live Action Shorts Review: The Present for the Win!

by Pat Mullen | April 1, 2021

The Present gets our critics vote among the Oscar nominees.

If Anything Happens I Love You Oscar-nominated animated short

Oscar-nominated Animated Shorts Review: Humour and Heartache

by Pat Mullen | March 31, 2021

If Anything Happens, I Love You gets this writer's vote among the nominees.

SXSW 2021: Swan Song Review

by Deirdre Crimmins | March 30, 2021

Balancing reflection with honesty is a struggle for people, as well as for film. How well do we remember our own lives, and what good does it do us to remember the pain? Swan Song does not ask that question exactly, but it does play fast and loose with reality. And why shouldn’t it? The […]