O(h) NO! It’s music festival time!
With the 2014 JUNO Awards on the doorstep it is time to brace for the gauntlet of outstanding musicians playing shows throughout Winnipeg. While the…
film
Screening the truth
Local filmmakers, film connoisseurs, and any others who feel the gravitational pull towards the stories not often told or the roads less travelled should set…
The Good, the Bad, and the Critic
Pussy Riot is an all-female Russian punk band and performance collective which attempts to shake-up the established order and transform our views about politics, power, and…
The Good, the Bad, and the Critic
Though there have been many books that analyze film and the significance of children in them, none can compare to Mark Cousins’ documentary A Story…
‘Blurred Lines’ gets Juno stamp of approval
Stephanie Haderer, volunteer staff Trigger warning: rape. “I’ll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two.” That is a line from one…
The Good, the Bad, and the Critic
I have watched many strange animated films, but none as peculiar as Shayne Ehman and Seth Scriver’s Asphalt Watches. The film yields a Gonzo-esque experience –…
The Good, the Bad, and the Critic
This Ain’t No Mouse Music! (2013) is an intriguing documentary by co-directors Chris Simon and Maureen Gosling. Their subject is Chris Strachwitz, a now-elderly record…
The Good, the Bad, and The Critic
During the month of September, in the middle of the North Atlantic, a fishing boat sinks. The crew of six escapes into two dories as…
The Good, The Bad, and the Critic
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 classic Nosferatu–starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok—portrays a merciless vampire interested in a new castle to lure his victims to and, more…
The Good, The Bad, The Critic
Haifaa Al Mansour is a courageous director who took a stance against sexist laws in the Middle East with her brave film about a 10-year-old-girl…