Cult MTL

Cult(ure) in the city

Who we are...

Cult MTL is a daily web and monthly print publication focusing on Montreal music, arts, culture and city life.

Along with interviewing local and visiting artists, promoters and entrepreneurs, we feature analysis and criticism by our editorial staff and crew of columnists and freelancers, compile comprehensive event listings, curate a daily To-Do List and run the annual Best of MTL readers poll.

Editorial Staff

Lorraine Carpenter
- Editor in chief, music editor
- lorraine.carpenter@cultmontreal.com
Alex Rose
- Film & TV editor
- alex.rose@cultmontreal.com
Nora Rosenthal
- Arts & culture editor
Rob Jennings
- Editorial Assistant
Clayton Sandhu
- Contributing editor (food)

Advertising
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General inquiries + feedback
- info@cultmontreal.com

Contributors

Amy German, Brandon Kaufman, Cindy Lopez, Claude Boileau, Darcy MacDonald, Dave Jaffer, Elena Razlogova, Erik Leijon, Greg Vodden, Johnson Cummins, Justine Smith, Mira Silvers, Mr. Wavvy, Paul Serralheiro, Roxane Hudon, Ryan Alexander Diduck, Sarah Deshaies

In print

Our publication is distributed across Montreal on the first Thursday of every month.

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Recent issue

May 2019

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Best of Montreal
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Best restaurants in Montreal
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Cult MTL is published by Cult MTL Media Inc. and printed by Imprimerie Mirabel. Entire contents are © Cult MTL Media Inc.

Results of the Best of MTL readers poll 2019

May 7, 2019 by CultMTL

The city has spoken.

Dear Montreal Police, I’m going to need more than coffee from you

May 21, 2019 by Toula Drimonis

An annual outreach program won’t solve the cop problems we have in Montreal — and we have a lot of them.

The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the challenge of building a rural life from scratch

May 24, 2019 by Alex Rose

An interview with filmmaker/farmer John Chester.

Downtown bistro le Blumenthal hits all the right notes

May 23, 2019 by Clayton Sandhu

You can eat well while eating simply (and affordably) at this classic bistro with contemporary flair.

So Disney hired Guy Ritchie to direct the new Aladdin?

May 23, 2019 by Alex Rose

This latest live-action remake is a lot like the others, but Ritchie screws up a key component.

To-Do List

Saturday, May 25

May 25, 2019 by CultMTL

* Croissant Day
* Drone Day
* Free shows in the Latin Quarter
* The Address in Côte-des-neiges
* Chromatics at SAT
* Aussenwelt after-hours

:hammer of the mods

Two Montreal venues are in party mode

May 23, 2019 by Johnson Cummins

Anniversary shows are happening at two sweet punk/rock spots, plus more great gigs this week.

:editorial

Dear Montreal Police, I’m going to need more than coffee from you

May 21, 2019 by Toula Drimonis

An annual outreach program won’t solve the cop problems we have in Montreal — and we have a lot of them.

Arts

More big names announced for Just for Laughs 2019

May 22, 2019 by Mr. Wavvy

New gala hosts, headliners, Off-JFL talent and celeb podcasters were named in the second-wave line-up reveal this morning.

Artistic dialogues between Montreal and Havana

May 20, 2019 by Nora Rosenthal

Centre Clarke hosts the first in a series of cultural exchanges between the two cities.

City

Motherhood as an artist

May 12, 2019 by Nora Rosenthal

Montreal curator and writer Amber Berson on challenging the art world’s thinking about being a mother.

Social media platforms and app stores are quick to clamp down on LGBT sexuality

April 12, 2019 by CultMTL

Hook-up site Squirt.org launches #CensorshipSucks to raise awareness about what they call the erosion of digital safe-space.

Film & TV

Monia Chokri and Anne-Elisabeth Bossé premiere their new film at Cannes

May 21, 2019 by Elena Razlogova

An interview with the lead actress and director of La Femme de Mon Frère, a very Montreal film.

We saw The Dead Don’t Die premiere at Cannes

May 17, 2019 by Elena Razlogova

Our review of the new Jim Jarmusch zombie movie, a feature debut called Bull and more from the French film festival.

Food & Drink

Best of MTL 2019: Food & Drink

May 7, 2019 by CultMTL

The top restaurants, top chefs, top dishes and top food shopping spots in the city, according to our readers.

A guide to dim sum

May 1, 2019 by Clayton Sandhu

Cantonese breakfast demystified: the teas and the dishes that are sure to please, dumpling- and rib-eating etiquette and more.

Music

POP Montreal just dropped its 2019 line-up

May 22, 2019 by CultMTL

The music festival returns in September for its 18th edition.

The Santa Teresa festival proves that less is more

May 21, 2019 by Mr. Wavvy

The third edition of the music festival just outside the city hit a sweet spot over the weekend.

recent articles

Taking the teen comedy into 2019

May 25, 2019 by Alex Rose

We spoke with the stars of Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, which plays by the rules by ignoring them.

There’s nothing quite like surreal Polish improv comedy

May 25, 2019 by Nora Rosenthal

A review of Fantasia, continuing this weekend at Festival TransAmériques.

WATCH: The new video by Montreal rapper Kontos

May 22, 2019 by Darcy MacDonald

“This song is like walking into a spinning tornado that’s coming at you,” he says of the single “Giannis.”

Metro Metro came correct

May 20, 2019 by Darcy MacDonald

A review of the inaugural edition of the Montreal hip hop festival.