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Exclaim!'s 10 Most Disappointing Films of 2017 2017 in Lists Published Jan 04, 2018There's no denying that 2017 sucked in myriad ways, both globally and locally. Since the sociopolitical climate (and, uh, actual climate) we...
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Exclaim!'s 8 Most Underrated Films of 2017 2017 in Lists Published Jan 03, 2018The gap between blockbusters and indie films has grown so large that one could reasonably consider any film outside of a Disney-owned franch...
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Exclaim!'s Top 11 Films of 2017 Best of 2017 Published Jan 02, 2018There were plenty of major disasters onscreen in 2017, but enough about Justice League. Instead, here is our list of the year's best films,...
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Here Are Exclaim!'s Best Concert Photos of 2017 Published Dec 22, 2017It's been another strong year in Canadian live music, with plenty of memorable performances from acts near and far, big and small, across al...
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The Year in Comedy MVPs, from Nathan Fielder to Tiffany Haddish Published Dec 19, 2017Tiffany Haddish From her breakthrough performance in Girls Trip to her overwhelmingly funny standup special, She Ready! From the Hood to Ho...
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The Year in Movie MVPs, from Jordan Peele to Rose McGowan Published Dec 19, 2017Greta Gerwig American actress and filmmaker Greta Gerwig has been stealing the spotlight since before her major breakout in 2012 with Franc...
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Self-Portrait: Gord Downie, Magnetic Fields and Oh Susanna Dive Inward Published Dec 18, 2017Write what you know, as the trope dictates, and most artists do to some extent. But this year, a number of high-profile musicians took that...
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Four Albums That Challenge Trump's America Published Dec 18, 2017For most Americans, patriotism is a default; even internal criticism often comes from a place of "no one hits my little brother but me." But...
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The Year of Sad Melancholy Dominated a Lot of Artistic Expression in 2017 Published Dec 15, 2017Artists responded in different ways to tumultuous recent events. Some turned up the party, some expressed their rage outwardly, while others...
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Ranking the Year in Aughts Nostalgia, From LCD Soundsystem to the Shins Published Dec 14, 2017This year, Lizzy Goodman chronicled the 2000s indie rock revival in her excellent book Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in...
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Ladies First 2017: Cardi B, Rapsody and Stefflon Don Lead the Next Generation Published Dec 13, 2017Women's empowerment wasn't just the theme of 2017, but a movement that shaped and changed the political landscape and longstanding social st...