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Talent On Tap – Robin McKenna Offers Up the Gift – Part II

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019InterviewGift, Robin McKenna

When you offer somebody a gift, it’s usually something they need or can use. It can be decorative or practical. Can a gift be more than an item? Maybe you buy plane tickets for your

Canadian Content – Mitch Lee’s Legendary Music in El Chicano

May 16, 2019May 22, 2019Quick TakesEl Chicano, Mitch Lee

Sometimes, Canadians branch out from Canadian productions and end up doing some of their work elsewhere, such as is the case for Mitch Lee, a soundtrack composer in Calgary who made the music for LA

Ranking Each Season of Fargo

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019OpinionFargo, Joel and Ethan Coen, Noah Hawley

In 1996 brothers Joel and Ethan Coen released Fargo, their own dark, idiosyncratic spin on the thriller genre, which won them their first Oscar, and continues to be a staple of their robust filmography. 18

Stand Up and Cheer for THE GRIZZLIES

May 14, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewBen Schnetzer, Emerald MacDonald, Paul Nutarariaq, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan, Tantoo Cardinal, The Grizzlies, Will Sasso

During my time as a film critic, I’ve often lamented on the lack of genuinely Canadian stories that actually make it to the screen. Hundreds of films and episodes of television are produced in this

Talent On Tap – A Gift Comes to Vancouver

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019AnnouncementsA Gift, Potlatch, Robin McKenna

When you think of gifting, are you more comfortable giving or receiving? Of course there are many different gifts, such as an item, the gift of a meal, money, the gift of time spent with

DOXA- Push shoves through the financial crisis of housing

May 9, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewDOXA, Leilani Farha, Push

Living in Vancouver, I know one of the many hardships with such a city is how everything is expensive. The restaurants, the groceries, the parking, and even the rent. Speaking of the rent, that’s a