Fulcrum critics take on a comic book and a graphic novel for those who know there’s no shame in reading books with pictures.
Reviews
101 Letters to a Prime Minister: The Complete Letters to Stephen Harper Yann Martel | Vintage Canada 4 / 5 YANN MARTEL, THE author of Life of Pi, released another book in 2012 that was a polar opposite of his previous novel. 101 Letters to a Prime Minister is a non-fiction work that features the …
Fulcrum movie critics review Admission and Oz the Great and Powerful.
The Fulcrum hosts its first set of book reviews this year at last!
The PepTides Revenge of the Vinyl Cafe | Self-released 4 / 5 REVENGE OF THE Vinyl Cafe, from Ottawa’s own nine-piece outfit The PepTides, is an unusual album. What’s important to realize is that it isn’t really an album; it’s a soundtrack, written and recorded to coincide with each short story in Stuart McLean’s book …
Fulcrum music critic Max Szyc reviews long-awaited new releases from Irish alt-rock legends My Bloody Valentine and Canadian death metal old-timers Voivod.
Fulcrum film critics review the hit-and-miss humour of Identity Thief and the garden-variety romance of Safe Haven.
This week’s reviews include new albums from Canadian indie rockers Ra Ra Riot and Tegan and Sara
Fulcrum music critic Max Szyc reviews new releases from Ochre and The Joy Formidable.
This week’s reviews include the much-anticipated sophomore effort from A$AP Rocky and the controversial 9/11 film Zero Dark Thirty.
Check out film reviews for Django Unchained and Hyde Park on Hudson along with music reviews of Why? and Scott Walker.
This week’s music reviews include Soundgarden, deadmau5, the Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, and Ke$ha.
This week, Fulcrum reviews give praise to Clous Atlas and Anna Karenina—and quite the opposite to the Twilight finale.
What did our reviewers think of the Red Dawn remake? How about new Deftones and Crystal Castles?
This week’s reviews include new efforts from Converge and Flyleaf and the solo debut from Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard.
This week’s music reviews include the triumphant return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and the new breakup guide from Taylor Swift.
Holy hit films! Check out this week’s rave reviews of The Master and Seven Psychopaths.
This week’s film reviews are The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Celeste and Jesse Forever.
The Reviews Vault contains online exclusive reviews for albums and movies both new and old.
This week’s reviews are House at the End of the Street, starring Jennifer Lawrence, and The Killers’ new album, Battle Born.
Album reviews for Sept. 27, 2012 include Delhi 2 Dublin and Ottawa’s own Silvergun & Spleen.
