Films
Arab on Radar: Sunshine For Shady People (2008)
Not unlike Sharpling & Wurster‘s Air Mix-loving Music Scholar, I had almost completely eschewed rock music when Arab on Rador was a working band, so even despite the fact that my g...
D.O.A.: Smash The State (2007)
An excellent look back at the beginnings of punk rock in Canada, D.O.A. Smash The State features concerts clips and other documentary footage from the early years 1978-1981. Concerts i...
Dig! (2005)
In 1995/1996 The Dandy Warhol’s met The Brain Jonestown Massacre, this is the story about the love/ hate rivalry between the two and how each band takes road after road in different di...
The Last Pogo (2008)
The Last Pogo is an all-too-brief 26-minute glimpse at the Toronto punk scene circa 1978. The film set out to document one last-hurrah at the Horseshoe Tavern, a venue that two promote...
Homemade Hillbilly Jam (2008)
An excellent music documentary that seeks out what’s left of hillbilly culture, Homemade Hillbilly Jam is a look, both visually and musically rich, at the Ozark Mountains....
The Soda Machine (2008)
A well-made bilingual documentary by Sophie Fortier and Audrey Gautier, with options of French or English subtitles about a hardworking punk band from Montreal, Quebec. The band has ...
Fingered DVD Zine Winter Spring 2008 (2008)
Fingered is a periodical DVD zine that focuses in each edition on a different local scene. The Winter/Spring 2008 edition focuses on the vibrant Montreal noise rock and art ...
Magus (2008)
The premise of Magus is not especially well layed out at any point during the movie, but it's an enjoyable ride from start to finish nonetheless thanks to excellent acting ...
Dead Cool (2008)
A thoroughly enjoyable film starring Rosanna Arquette and an excellent cast of British actors. Dead Cool’s main character David is played to great effect by Steven Gel...
Last Request (2008)
Last Request has a very pungent aroma of B movie, but is enjoyable anyway thanks to a warm, feel-good vibe throughout. The cast includes Danny Aiello, Joe Piscopo and Gilbert ...
