Music
Cobalt Quartet’s Reflets du Temps (Album Review): Celebrating the Great Female Composers
Montreal-based Quatuor Cobalt (Cobalt Quartet), founded in 2017, has been quietly carving out a name for itself in its native […]
Articles by Steven Lantier
Arts
Ophis Brings Greek Mythology to Immersive Life in the Latest from Transcen/Dance Project
We were big fans of Toronto-based dance company Transcen/Dance Project’s last production, the Dracula-themed Eve of St. George. Operating on […]
Games
X-Out: Resurfaced (Steam Deck) Review: Once More Unto the Robot Alien Space Sharks
Our review of X-Out: Resurfaced, developed by Kritzelkratz 3000 (original by Rainbow Arts). Available now for Steam/Deck (reviewed), Windows, PS5, […]
Games
Assassin’s Creed Shadows (PS5) Review: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, Go
Our review of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, developed by Ubisoft Québec. Available March 20th, 2025 for PS5 (reviewed), Xbox X/S, Windows, […]
Games
Late to the Game: Star Wars Arcade
The Game: Star Wars Arcade (1983) Original Platform: Arcade Cabinet Version We Played: Arcade Cabinet (we found one in the […]
Games
The PS2 at 25: The Greatest PlayStation 2 Games of All Time
Twenty-five years ago today, the Sony PlayStation 2 released in Japan, instantly selling out amidst a wave of enthusiastic press, […]
Games
Steam Deck OLED Review: Full Steam Ahead
We’ve come a long way since the Game Boy. Released in 1989, Nintendo’s two-tone, grey-on-green, handheld was the first major […]
Arts
Kim’s Convenience (Theatre Review): Okay, See You!
The Toronto Fringe Festival has never had the cachet of, say, the Edinburgh Fringe. But our humble annual festival has […]
Games
Late to the Game: Final Fantasy VI
For most of my childhood, we were a Sega household. That meant a Genesis and a Game Gear, and untold […]
Games
Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Box Set Review: Bread Makes You Fat??
August 18, 2004, was a fateful day in Toronto’s pop culture history. Not that you would have known it at […]