From weddings and funerals, to popular TV shows like The O.C. and movies like Shrek, the late Canadian musician Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” is one of the most popular pieces of music in the ...

For music nerds of sufficient intensity, there’s not much on this earth as fun as getting obsessed with a particular song. I recently spent an entire weekend digging into the Beatles’ B-side classic ...

Like the blind men of lore groping to understand an elephant by focusing on a tail or a tusk or an ear, filmmakers have tended to approach the late singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen ...

In the canon of great songwriters, few names loom as large as Leonard Cohen. The Canadian singer-songwriter pursued a career as a poet before pivoting to music later in life, and that sensibility ...

“Suzanne.” “Bird on a Wire.” “Hallelujah.” “Everybody Knows.” We could go on and on with a list of Leonard Cohen songs that have become nothing less than modern standards thanks to his immense ...

Matthew Robert Anderson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is an insightful look at the legendary performer and songwriter through the lens of one of his most successful and often covered songs, Hallelujah. When it ...

A version of this story about “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song” first appeared in the Guilds & Critics Awards / Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. The title of Dan Geller ...

Many people write love songs that take place when the bliss of a relationship is at its peak. And many more write love-gone-wrong songs from the perspective of someone ruing the departure of someone ...

Leonard Cohen. Particularly Songs of Love and Hate. . . his melancholic baritone is the perfect compliment to this dark, drizzly and windy day. “Famous Blue Raincoat” might be on repeat all day long. ...

This review of “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” first appeared when the film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2021. Like the blind men of lore groping to understand an elephant ...