Marvel tries to resurrect MCU with Avengers Endgame: EncoreThere was recently an unexpected rerun of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame at theatres. Avengers Endgame: Encore adds a few scenes designed to prime viewers for Avengers: Doomsday, releasing in December. I was more than happy to see it again. This film is the second to last of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), what […] Continue Reading |
Kintsugi examines effects of women leaving war, genocideAn upcoming play presented by Theatre Inconnu portrays the lives of three women and one of their daughters who have fled their home countries to escape war and genocide. The name of the play, Kintsugi—the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with gold—is a metaphor for the shattered and rebuilt lives these women create for […] Continue Reading |
Tradition finds modern voice through SkerryvoreSkerryvore is a Scottish band formed on the small Hebridean island of Tiree, exposed to the wild Atlantic and the windswept west coast of Scotland. Their island roots are central to their identity, where traditional Scottish music meets modern pop and rock, carrying the sounds of the ceilidh and the pub onto the international stage. […] Continue Reading |
William Head on Stage gets bespoke with 45 Years in OrbitWilliam Head Prison sits on a desolate peninsula of rock, surrounded by dense forest on one side and the fathomless depths of the Pacific Ocean on the other. Despite this lonely setting—or perhaps because of it—the inmates locked inside have found a way to bring escapism, community, and creativity to life in the facility. Through […] Continue Reading |
Camosun Visual Arts lab technologist screens film at AntimatterAs October begins, Victoria prepares for its 29th annual Antimatter [media art] festival, during which 21 programs of short films and experimental videography pieces by 136 artists from 31 countries will be displayed to the public. (The films will also be streamed online for free for 24 hours after they screen at the festival.) Included […] Continue Reading |
The Uprising tedious action film with no substanceI enjoy horrific depictions of wanton violence just as much as the next well-balanced man, but this comes with a caveat: it must be entertaining. The Uprising is a historical dramatization of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381. The Peasant’s Revolt was a response to unfair taxation and poor treatment of serfs in England, resulting in […] Continue Reading |
The Sound Inside tackles big questions, big soliloquiesAdam Rapp’s The Sound Inside is an interesting departure from what most plays I’ve seen recently are trying to achieve. Its set is minimal—just a bench on one side acting as a synecdoche for a larger park, and a table and chairs playing the roles of office, kitchen, and dormitory. The rest of the set […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: Nuh-Uh! add something new on EPNuh-Uh! All My Friends (Permenent Records) 3.5/5 While playing a show in downtown Victoria this August, local band Nuh-Uh! surprised the audience by announcing their first EP, releasing that same night. All My Friends stays true to the band’s sound—somewhere between surf punk and punk rock—while at the same time managing to add something new […] Continue Reading |
Comedian explores origins of ’90s gay joke in RibaldComedian Shawn Hitchins has had quite the decade. Finding success early in his career and even sparking a movement (Ginger Pride Walk) in Edinburgh, it would be understandable to feel like the universe (or whoever is in charge of it) is smiling down on him. Unfortunately for Hitchins, life is a big fan of the […] Continue Reading |
Buddy brilliant specimen of weird filmmakingI was born at a very young age in 1985, hot on the heels of the Ninja Turtles, and by the time the mid ’90s rolled around, I was wearing my hat backwards, eating Push Pops, and, without fail, being relegated to the position of “car lookout” in street hockey. My fellow millenials certainly remember […] Continue Reading |
