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...

Eight reasons to look forward to fall

1) Before I Go To Sleep– September 12 Featuring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth, Before I Go To Sleep tells the story of Christine, who...

Moonlight magic in the south of France

Woody Allen’s fascination with France in the 1920’s seems far from over. While in Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson’s character travels back and forth...