VIFF 2014 reviews: Two Step, Phoenix, Men, Women & Children

Two Step By: Christopher Cross There’s something home-like about Alex Johnson’s debut film, Two Step. Set in rural Texas, the film seems to savour its quiet...

Vancouver Confidential tells the untold stories of the city’s seedy underbelly

Vancouver’s civic history is ripe with stories of seedy back alley deals, corrupt officials, murders, gangsters, and gambling; a recent wave of books has...

Sloan deals themselves a new hand

After 23 years as a band, Sloan have done something they’ve never attempted before. Commonwealth, their 11th studio album, is divided into four solo...

Rebel Women puts the words of suffragettes on stage

I’ll be honest, the first thing that usually comes to my mind when prompted about women’s rights to vote is the character Mrs. Banks...

Studio 58 opens their 49th season with Kosmic Mambo

Continuing the long tradition of physical theatre at Studio 58 (joining works like Nocturne, Scenes from a Courtroom, and The Company), Kosmic Mambo is...

A portrait of connections in Men, Women & Children

Stop. Look up. What do you see? Hallways full of people looking at their cellphones — texting, taking selfies, and tweeting about their lives. The...

Gone Girl sees one mystery from two perspectives

Gone Girl is a loose adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name. Contrary to my usual preference, it was unexpectedly refreshing to...

Educating Rita is dead funny

What does it mean to get an education? When we hear the word, most of us picture the typical university lecture hall with a...

Cypulchre is a dystopian tale of our technological future

Cypulchre follows Paul Sheffield, a former scientist in an alternate reality, who was involved with a revolutionary cyberspace called the Cloud. This invention allows...

Dances for a Small Stage collaborates with Music on Main

The role of the emcee in Dances for a Small Stage is to facilitate transitions and provide a continuous storyline throughout the evening. "I'm...