review
Is there such a thing as a Good Kill?
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Photo courtesy of IFC Films.[/caption] Someone playing Call of Duty or Halo presses the trigger, and bang, a character dies. But they’re not actually dead — they can respawn and get shot again, and again, and again. Victims of American drone strikes, though, don’t respawn. Andrew Niccol’s Good Kill concerns one of these grave-piling gamers, Tom Egan (Ethan Hawke), who spends his days working in an air-conditioned room in Las Vegas handling a joystick with the ability to blow-up almost anything anywhere in the world. After numerous tours to Iraq, he now serves from his home…
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The Lumberjanes are on the case
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2559" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Boom! Studios.[/caption] For those at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, strange supernatural creatures have been afoot. Three-eyed foxes are lurking in the night, serpent monsters have been…
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Scientology is exposed in Going Clear
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2568" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Jigsaw Productions.[/caption] Everyone has a need to find a sense of purpose in what can sometimes seem a meaningless world. Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, an exposé of…
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The Sensationalists is an immersive dance experience
May 15, 2015[caption id="attachment_2584" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Photo courtesy of David Cooper.[/caption] Up close and personal on the Cultch stage, the 605 Collective danced around, in between, over, and under us as we were immersed in their performance. This experimental work had the…
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In the Heights is a soulful musical
May 15, 2015Nina Rosario (Kate Blackburn) returns to “el barrio” of Washington Heights after her first year at Stanford University, and her family and neighbours greet her with open arms. The only problem is that she has dropped out after losing her…
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Ballet BC presents two works inspired by The Rite of Spring
May 13, 2015[caption id="attachment_2512" align="alignright" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Chris Randle.[/caption] Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring is an iconic modern work of art that has been adapted by ballet companies all over the world since its premiere in 1913. Set to Igor…
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Avengers: The Age of Ultron is an entertaining blockbuster
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2443" align="alignright" width="955"] Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone.[/caption] Too often, you will hear the term ‘popcorn movie’ thrown around in a negative context. Sometimes you will hear ‘blockbuster’ uttered as if it’s poison, as if the mere idea of…
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Montage of Heck is an intimate look into Kurt Cobain’s short life
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2479" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone.[/caption] At the centre of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck is not a mythical hero or a deplorable villain but a man and a young boy crying out for normality only to…
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Theatresports goes medieval with parody improv show Throne and Games
May 8, 2015[caption id="attachment_2458" align="alignright" width="662"] Photo courtesy of Vancouver Theatresports League.[/caption] It seems like I’m one of the few who is not watching Game of Thrones, but for everyone who is a fan of the hugely popular show, Theatresports has created…
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Stationary: A Recession Era Musical features honest songs about dead-end jobs
May 5, 2015[caption id="attachment_2358" align="alignright" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Luca Ragogna.[/caption] If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck in a job you don’t like just to pay the bills, or you’re just waiting for your life to start, you’ll relate to Stationary…
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