Thomas Pashko
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Fighting Fascism
The far-right: what it is and how to stop it
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Critipeg: The Handmaiden
Three years after making his English-language debut with the excellent Stoker, acclaimed South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Lady Vengeance) has returned to his home country with The Handmaiden.
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Whose House? Jason’s House
Four years ago, when musician Jason Tait moved back to Winnipeg after more than a decade in Toronto, he went about converting his detached garage into a home studio.
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Critipeg: Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis
Maude Barlow's latest book, Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis, focuses on the growing threats to Canada’s renewable water. The timing of the book’s release feels pertinent.
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Whose House? Kevin and Gillian’s house
When it comes to keeping a venue running efficiently, one’s work doesn’t always fit into a neat job description. Such is the case for Kevin Mozdzen, the wizard of The Park Theatre.
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Critipeg: The Three Worlds of Nick
Cult Winnipeg filmmaker John Paizs released his trilogy of short films, The Three Worlds of Nick, in the early 1980s. The films star Paizs as Nick, a silent protagonist at odds with the people and societies around him.
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Whose House? Tim and Dana’s house.
Dana Smith and Tim Gray are as busy in the Winnipeg comedy scene as one can be. In addition to their own individual standup careers, Gray and Smith make up two-fifths of local sketch troupe H.U.N.K.S., performing live and recording a weekly podcast.
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Manchester by the Sea
Writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea is a low-key family drama with massive emotional weight.
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Favourite Local Activity for a date
1. Movies
2. Eat food
3. Visit the Forks -
Favourite Local Filmmaker
1. Kayla Jeanson
2. Guy Maddin
3. Sonya Ballantyne -
Favourite Local Comedian
1. Jane Testar
2. Tie: Mike Green / Benji Rothman -
Critipeg: Colonization Road
Comedian and Fort Frances local Ryan McMahon uses his hometown’s disturbingly named street as a jumping-off point to examine Canadian colonization, specifically in Manitoba and western Ontario.
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Critipeg: Jane and the Wolf
The short documentary Jane and the Wolf uses homespun storytelling and formal ambition to explore these ancient overlaps between family history, folklore and personal mythology.
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Whose House? Diana and Michael’s house.
For visual artists Diana Thorneycroft and Michael Boss, it isn’t always easy to keep work at work. Despite the fact that both artists have studios, their Wolseley home is still pleasantly overflowing with art supplies and works in progress.
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Critipeg: NOTFILM
Avant-garde playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett isn’t typically associated with movies.
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Critipeg: Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil
The works and life of Hieronymus Bosch are a source of mystery and fascination.
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Whose House? Kevin’s House.
Filmmaker and educator Kevin Nikkel has built a career exploring local history. While his prolific portfolio also includes animation and drama, his primary focus is documentary filmmaking.
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Critipeg: Sounding Space
Sound is a sensory experience too often ignored in fine arts. The fact that the terms “fine art” and “visual art” are so often used interchangeably is a testament to this.
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Whose House? Alex’s House.
Alex Kohut started his career in vintage clothing as a thrifting wunderkind. The 23-year-old, who runs The Vintage Saint shop on Albert Street, got into the game at a young age.
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This River
This is what the aftermath of murder or unsolved disappearances really looks like.