Articles By Alex Hudson
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'6 Underground' Is a Wasteland of Michael Bay Action, If You're Into That Sort of Thing Directed by Michael Bay Published Dec 12, 2019The tagline for 6 Underground, the new movie from action figure Michael Bay, is: "They say no one can save the world. Meet no one." This...
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'A Hidden Life' Is Way, Way, Way Too Long Directed by Terrence Malick Published Dec 09, 2019A Hidden Life is set in the Second World War, but it's about a much more private conflict than the one taking place in the trenches. Franz J...
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Canada's Greatest Supergroups Published Dec 04, 2019The Canadian music world is full of broken social scenes of famous friends and all-star collaborators. Here are some of the best — see if yo...
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'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Is a Gorgeous Account of Queer Love in the 18th Century Directed by Céline Sciamma Published Dec 02, 2019Life's sweetest moments are impermanent, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) is a heartbreaking account of a...
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'Marriage Story' Is a Cathartic Divorce Story Directed by Noah Baumbach Published Dec 02, 2019Marriage Story isn't a marriage story. It's a divorce story, and it poignantly reveals the ways that two people who used to love one another...
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'Waves' Finds Universal Truths in the Specific Details of Family Tragedy Published Dec 02, 2019Speaking with writer-director Trey Edward Shults and actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about their new movie Waves, the matter of authenticity keeps...
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Retro Whodunnit 'Knives Out' Is as Hilarious as It Is Clever Directed by Rian Johnson Published Nov 27, 2019A murder disguised as a suicide, a pool of suspects with plenty to gain from the victim's death, and a charismatic detective who is as cleve...
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Darkspark Mixes Trap R&B with Indigenous Traditions on 'Four Directions Vol. 1' Published Nov 26, 2019Darkspark is a musical non-profit that promotes cross-cultural storytelling, and the organization has spearheaded a new EP called Four Direc...
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The Weeknd Hints at New Music Arriving This Week Published Nov 25, 2019The Weeknd has been teasing new music for a while now, and it seems like it might be finally about to arrive. The Toronto singer born Abel T...
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Grimes Addresses Backlash over Her Comments That Live Music Is Becoming "Obsolete" Published Nov 23, 2019This past week, Grimes ruffled lots of feathers when she predicted that AI would make live music "obsolete." Now, she has continued the deba...
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Coldplay Everyday Life Published Nov 21, 2019No matter how blatant Coldplay get with their pop pandering, their sense of self-importance remains undiminished. Their most recent single w...
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R.I.P. Spirit of the West's John Mann Published Nov 20, 2019Spirit of the West frontman John Mann has died at the age of 57. He passed away earlier today at home in Vancouver. The singer died as a...
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Beck Hyperspace Published Nov 19, 2019After a couple of decades of exploratory mutations, Beck has entered the crowd-pleasing phase of his career. His fantastic live shows are al...
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'Ford v Ferrari' Is Matt Damon's New Car Ad Directed by James Mangold Published Nov 12, 2019When it comes to the titular showdown of Ford v Ferrari, it's hard to give much of a shit. This is a story of corporation versus corporation...
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Holiday Rom-Com 'Last Christmas' Is a Turd Wrapped in Tinsel Directed by Paul Feig Published Nov 07, 2019There isn't a particularly high bar for Christmas romantic comedies. So long as they're sweet and sentimental, they pretty much get the job...
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Lorde Says Her Album Has Been Delayed Following Her Dog's Death Published Nov 03, 2019It's been a couple of years since Lorde's last LP, 2017's excellent Melodrama, but now the pop singer has revealed that her new album plans...
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Third Man Records Solves the Mystery Serial Number on Kanye West's 'Jesus Is King' Published Nov 01, 2019Kanye West's Jesus Is King contains an Easter egg on its cover artwork in the form of a mystery serial number, "AR 1331 A." Fans had specula...
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Edward Norton Reveals How Thom Yorke Shaped His New Film Noir 'Motherless Brooklyn' Published Oct 30, 2019When actor-director Edward Norton set about adapting the '90s detective novel Motherless Brooklyn for the screen, he needed just the right s...
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Rapport In the Dark Published Oct 30, 2019At this point, the '80s nostalgia craze has lasted longer than the actual decade did, but Toronto-based trio Rapport prove that there's stil...
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'Terminator: Dark Fate' Is a Satisfying Piece of Revisionist History Directed by Tim Miller Published Oct 30, 2019How many Terminator movies have there been? I dare you to answer that question without checking. For all anyone cares, there have only been...