Alex Kyle
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Thoughtful and full of talent, but lacking a plot
Mike Leigh’s thoughtful, starkly naturalistic film Another Year is meant to evoke an image of just that – another year in the life of two aging affluent Britons, Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen).
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Fragmenting the psyche
Contradiction, irony and duality are often notable themes in today’s postmodern world.
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Chilling obituary to a dead system
Black comedy is a rather paradoxical genre by its definition, as it somehow manages to combine elements of the truly, irredeemably tragic and the uproariously hilarious, while still retaining the elements of both.
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Blood cuts deep
Vancouver playwright Kevin Loring’s contemplative Where the Blood Mixes is a strange beast of a play, one which plays heavily on parallels and contradictions.
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The man who knew too much
Every once in a while, a film comes along that challenges our preconceived notions and leaves a definite mark on its audience.
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Critiquing a film on film criticism
From the high-brow, Ebert-and-Roeper type, practicing a God-given right to tell the populous what movies to see or not to see, to the 30-something basement dweller practicing the same right, movie critics – though they may be overlooked and often even despised – are people too.
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The intoxicating taste of success
For most people at least, the taste of success can often be an intoxicating one. But it’s not for Ryan Boldt, vocalist and guitarist for the Saskatoon-based folk-roots band The Deep Dark Woods.
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Jarhead - Image of Insanity
With its amazing drumming, rockin’ guitars and politically-charged lyrics, this CD by indie thrash metal band Jarhead is hard to ignore. Although some of the lyrics may ring hollow as typical anti-corporate platitudes, some of the lyrics resonate more deeply