Letting out a ‘Big Deep Sigh’
In the post-Phoebe Bridgers indie landscape, confessional songwriting has become the standard, and the more gut-wrenching the better. But what gets lost in this chase…
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A play within a play on Royal MTC stage
Alice Childress was almost the first Black woman playwright to have her work appear on Broadway in 1955 with her wry and potent meta-comedy Trouble…
Festival du Voyageur as a first-timer
Despite living in Winnipeg for nearly a decade, I had never attended Festival du Voyageur before this year, even with the high acclaim it has…
Andy Shauf, ‘Norm’ — 4/5 Stars
Saskatchewan-born singer-songwriter Andy Shauf is a consummate storyteller. This reputation has followed him around for his entire career, and he seems quite happy to perpetuate…
Grief as love in ‘Heart Like a Pow Wow’
A collection of animated shorts made by Indigenous creators was released on the free streaming service CBC Gem Jan. 27. How To Lose Everything is…
’Toban tracks — Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?
Romantic comedies are often considered the quintessential Valentine’s Day films. Stories about couples meeting, falling in love, engaging in some shenanigans and finding their way…
A musical cinema seance to die for
A musical cinema séance of mystique and mystery will haunt the halls of the Park Theatre on Feb. 16 for any couples, or solo necromancers,…
‘Skinamarink’ is worth the hype
How was your childhood? Did you ever lie awake at night in bed, watching shadows crawl across your walls? Did you zone out staring at…
Mac DeMarco, ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ — 3/5 Stars
Over the past 10 or so years, in the shadow of the ’00s indie boom, by my estimation only two artists from the sphere have…
Winter writer-in-residence on the importance of listening
The U of M Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC) will welcome Cree filmmaker Janine Windolph as the winter 2023 writer-in-residence on Jan….