Album review: Big Wreck – Ghosts

Ghosts, the latest album from Toronto rock band Big Wreck, and the second since their reunion two years ago, sees them shift to a...

4000 Miles crosses the generational divide

A simple premise and a beautifully portrayed relationship can lead to a very immersive theatre experience. In Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles, Vera and her...

SFU connections at Word Vancouver

Take a break from essays, readings, and assignments this weekend and enjoy some non-academic literary entertainment at Word Vancouver. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the annual...

VIFF partners with SFU Woodward’s as a screening venue

This year, the Vancouver International Film Festival will come to SFU Woodward’s. Celebrating its 33rd year, this annual festival brings some of the best...

Laughter is bitter in The Skeleton Twins

Sometimes the only thing that stops us from crying is laughing. Perhaps this is the reason depressing subject matter such as suicide, infidelity, and sexual...

The Boxtrolls is entertaining for children and adults

Animated children’s films are a tricky recipe to get right. They must entertain two widely different demographics with antithetic expectations: children need simplistic stories...

Since You Left Us is a hilarious tale of dysfunction

Like watching a hilarious television sitcom, Since You Left Us is about a sister returning home to her dysfunctional family and learning to accept...

SFU grad Joel Salaysay wins Best Fiction Film for Lifers

“When you wash dishes for a living, your mind wanders, not to fantasy worlds and distant universes . . . it wanders to familiar...

Fathers and sons share laughs and tears in Delivery

So four guys walk into a comedy club . . . and end up making a hilarious and sentimental film about their attempts at...

Judith Garay celebrates twenty years, twenty intersections, and twenty dancers

Inspired by Vancouver, its intersections, and its people, 20.20.20 presented a new perspective of the city from September 24 to 27 at SFU Woodward’s....