Album Reviews

By: Neil MacAlister and Sam Mumford The Autobiography by Vic Mensa Grammy-nominated Vic Mensa dropped his newest album just last month. This is Mensa’s first official...

Dunkirk: the genius of Christopher Nolan

By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales I usually don’t like action movies. Forgive my taste, but I truly believe that cinema, the seventh art, should be...

Flamenco Festival brings international stars to Vancouver

By: Tessa Perkins For over 25 years, Flamenco Rosario has been bringing together local and international artists for an annual celebration of the Spanish music...

Vancouver has a brand new music festival

By: Tessa Perkins While there are plenty of music festivals in BC, Vancouver has been lacking its own event that doesn’t require a road trip...

Book of the Week: André Alexis’ Fifteen Dogs is a beautiful exercise in the theory of consciousness

By: Aaron Richardson Even with the plot of a movie we’ve all seen and hated, Fifteen Dogs is more than worth the read. The book follows...

New Music Friday

By: Neil MacAlister, Rachel Cobbett, and Jenna Beetstra https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/0iZsr7IGF8bdv5FvnUV7f6 “Dusk Till Dawn” – ZAYN, Sia Neil MacAlister: This sounds like just about every song Sia's done since...

The Hitman’s Bodyguard: terrible plot, amazing actors

By: Yelin Gemma Lee The Hitman’s Bodyguard is pretty bad — it’s the kind of bad where you don’t want to admit you really, really enjoyed...

Why Game of Thrones season 7 is both the best and worst season yet

By: Alex Bloom First of all, I’m a huge fan of Game of Thrones and I read all the books, so I really wanted to...

Book of the Week: Make Strange the Dreamer your last summer read

By: Gabrielle McLaren If you can squeeze in one last read before the weight of a thousand textbooks knocks you down, consider Laini Taylor’s latest...

Let your Fringe flag fly

By: Tessa Perkins The Vancouver Fringe is an opportunity for independent theatre to shine in all its unique glory. It’s also the place to find...