Woodward’s is SFU’s arts and culture hub

Welcome to Woodward’s Watch, a new column dedicated to bringing you the latest news from SFU’s arts and culture hub. I'm a fourth year...

Suspense is the driving force in Night Moves

The latest from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (Meek’s Cutoff, Wendy & Lucy), Night Moves, proves to be as tense as it is intriguing. It...

Underrated films of the summer

The summer blockbuster season has offered both good and bad escapist entertainment. Michael Bay gave us more of the same with his sexist, artless...

The Fringes of SFU

The Vancouver Fringe Festival is an annual event featuring over 700 performances, 80 shows, and 89 artists taking to stages in the Granville Island...

Downward spiralling psyches in The Captive

Canadian writer-director Atom Egoyan customarily delivers powerful images, juxtaposing eerie shots of landscapes with restrained visuals which hint at dark deeds. Recently, however, his...

The United Players get Scandalous

Promising to be “a glimpse into a part of our history,” The United Players production of the classic School for Scandal will open on...

A Touch of Noir

I don’t know what it is about film noir, but it holds a special som’thin’ som’thin’ for a lot of people in Vancouver. For...

Boyhood is an authentic coming of age story

Growing up is a universal experience that everyone can relate to, but Richard Linklater’s latest film puts a new twist on the classic coming...

Monty Python take their final bow

Broadcast from the O2 Arena in London to cinemas around the world, Monty Python Live (Mostly) included many of the comedy troupe’s classic sketches...

The Winter’s Tale is classic Shakespeare with a twist

With summer in full swing, there are several Shakespearean productions that are being brought to life onstage. The Winter’s Tale is one such play...