Live Review: Chris Casuccio on Matthew Good at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
Rediscover why Matthew Good still matters with a heartfelt look at his enduring songs, live performance, legacy, and healing.
Category: reviews
Fantasia 2025: ‘Buffet Infinity’ is a Mind-Melting, Genre-Defying Experience
Winner, winner, endless dinner! ‘Buffet Infinity’ is one of Jeffery X Martin’s absolute favorites from Fantasia 2025. Read his review before it’s too late!
Fantasia 2025: Jody Wilson’s ‘The Bearded Girl’ Shaves Its Own Path
Jody Wilson’s debut feature ‘The Bearded Girl’ is a coming of age fable that’s both well -worn, tried and true, but with enough slightly shifted reality to feel fantastical.
Review: In Morihito Inoue’s ‘Onsen Shark/Hot Spring Shark Attack’ You Will Believe A Shark Can Squish
Morihito Inoue’s ‘Onsen Shark/Hot Spring Shark Attack’ is a gleeful, many-toothed tribute to ‘Jaws’
In The Game: ‘Maximum Football’ is a Decent Alternative, But Not Quite Prime Time
If you’re tired of paying top dollar for recycled mechanics and want something that lets you build your own football universe from the ground up, “Maximum Football” is worth a serious look.
More Bitten Than Chewed: Angela Englert on ‘Consumed’ (2024)
Angela Englert writes about Mitchell Altieri’s forest horror, ‘Consumed’ and how it bites off way more than it can chew.
Saturday At The Movies – Roxy Shih’s ‘Beacon’ (Tribeca Film Festival 2024)
Roxy Shih’s ‘Beacon’ is a gripping two-hander that deftly swirls together themes of distrust, survival, and cosmic horror, anchored by two outstanding performances by its leads Julia Goldani Telles and Demian Bichir.
31 Days of Horror 2023: ‘Saw X (2023)’ Extracts A Different Pound of Flesh
Sliding neatly in between the first two films, ‘Saw X (2023)’ is one of the best in the franchise. Jeffery X Martin and Sachin Hingoo discuss as 31 Days of Horror 2023 continues!
“Glorious Sunset” by Hundred Reasons is Thoughtful, Punchy, and Possibly Perfect
“Glorious Sunset” by UK post-hardcore band Hundred Reasons is too good to keep to yourself. Jeffery X Martin explains.
Review: The Provocative And Important Book ‘A Boy’s Own Story’ Is Retold As A Graphic Novel
A beloved coming of age story and a touchstone in gay culture finds itself a new home and, perhaps, a new audience – as a stunning and engrossing graphic novel.
Holiday Gift Guide 2022: Music for Old Heads and New Wavers
Give the music fans on your list something to put on repeat with these box sets from Cherry Red! Jeffery X Martin breaks it down for this Holiday Gift Guide entry.
31 Days of Horror 2022 Presents In the Game: “Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2”
Guest writer Ryan Breedon encounters a different kind of cosmic madness in the video game, “Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2” as 31 Days of Horror continues!