Filmmaker Blake James Reid talks about his collaborations with John Maus, and navigating authorship in an age of imitation
A derailed, drunken field report from Capitol 6 Theatres on Valentine’s Eve
The non-negotiables of the perfect popstar movie, and why ‘The Moment’ may be the first to meet them
The threat of the Dimes Square scene and the destabilization of self in Peter Vack’s Www.RachelOrmont.com
Vol. III of Who Put That On? wrestles with the harsh reality of realizing you use the word ‘vignettes’ too much
In Madeline Cash’s debut novel, suburban malaise is rendered with confidence, ambition, and a voice that feels fully formed.
From Terminator fantasies to chatbot girlfriends, a look at why our anxiety about AI keeps getting hornier.
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Writer, director and star of FUCKTOYS, Annapurna Sriram, sits down with us to talk about filth, fame, faith, and saving the culture.
a three-part exploration on performance, irony, and identity in the algorithmic age, where trying hard is inevitable, and pretending not to is part of the act ☆ by Bali Chu-Mehrer
When culture becomes a vibe, a wasian girl is left sorting inheritance from performance.
How nonchalance persists in fashion across centuries, from renaissance gentlemen, blue collar cosplayers, to performative male contests.
Audrey Hobert, cringe culture, and why we need to stop avoiding sincerity.
A girl terrified of smelling bad’s definitive guide to musky fragrances.
My encounter with the enigmatic olfactory poison Viva La Juicy.
Analyzing Agar Olfactory’s apocalyptic speculative scentscapes.
Courtney Rafuse ensures your fantasy is just one sniff away.
A look at the inner life of creative women in a culture that is optimized for visibility and consumption
Scrolling the TL revealed distorted realities, shaped by algorithms and biases.
Thanks to American Eagle, eugenics is getting a glossy rebrand—slipping from fringe subcultures into the Instagrammable mainstream.
Vancouver’s Hottest Club is: The Merger
FKA Twigs’ EUSEXUA and a return to The Real.
The world is ending and everyone is ‘poly & partnered’
A transgressive argument in favor of letting girls enjoy things.
Al Pacino’s memoir Sonny Boy is a surprising and touching portrait of the superstar actor.
The weird girl is literary fiction’s darling, but is she actually as weird as she thinks she is?
Why the greatest part about Goodreads is how awful it is.
The threat of the Dimes Square scene and the destabilization of self in Peter Vack’s Www.RachelOrmont.com
The only ranking list that matters.
Safdie and Chalamet resurrect the American striver mentality with manic sincerity, proving ambition isn’t outdated, it’s cinema’s last honest thrill.
Hell House LLC: Lineage swaps found-footage fear for flat exposition. Abaddon has never felt less alive.
Observing the VIFF short film program MODES 3 where art and labour mirror each other’s exhaustion.
Oscar Boyson’s Our Hero Balthazar is one of few truly contemporary films of today
How And Just Like That lacked the magic of SATC, but maybe that’s okay.
‘Obsession’ is this years TIFF standout. A twisted tale on how a nice guy’s wish spirals into total violent carnage.
Reliving my indie sleaze years through Chandler Levack’s stellar sophomore film, Mile End Kicks
In American Gigolo and Cruising the men flex, preen, unravel. None of them are really there
A Pavement fan reviews a 2024 American experimental musical biopic docufiction concert film
The end of the world means we’re allowed to make interesting zombie movies again.
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