Phoenix Theatre’s Picnic: strong performances, strong messageThe UVic Phoenix Theatre’s production of William Inge’s Picnic is exactly what you would expect to experience at a family picnic: some laughs, some awkwardness, and lots of family drama. Picnic is a story of young love, ambition, and the classic yearnings of the human heart, all set in one location over a 24-hour period. […] Continue Reading |
Victoria’s Tsukino Con honours all things animeSet in Japan, big eyes, crazy hair: sound familiar? No, it’s not Mothra. It’s anime, Japan’s number one television medium since a medium only held twelve ounces. From its inception, anime has spread far and wide, becoming a common feature in the lives of many North Americans. It’s even made it to our very own […] Continue Reading |
Mick Foley: the Nexus interviewAs the saying amongst professional wrestling fans goes, “Mick Foley is God.” Imagine our excitement when it was announced that the man who was infamously flung from the top of a 16-foot tall steel cage by the Undertaker in 1998’s Hell in a Cell, one of the best wrestling matches of all time, was appearing […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Film Fest celebrates two decades of indie flicksThe past year was a turbulent one for the Victoria Film Festival (VFF), but they’re back with another line-up of independent films to celebrate their 20th anniversary. With the recent closure of the festival’s main sponsoring venue, Empire Theatres’ Capitol 6, VFF was left scrambling for a new screening location as well as money to […] Continue Reading |
New Music Revue: January 22, 2014 issue (I Break Horses, Caliban)I Break Horses Chiaroscuro (Bella Union/PIAS Records) 3/5 Swedish indie duo I Break Horses stay true to this album’s name: “Chiaroscuro” is defined as the contrast between light and dark, and I Break Horses bring together an eclectic range of alternative, synth, pop, dance, and binaural beats. The album—which comes two years after their first, […] Continue Reading |
Bruce McCulloch: the Nexus interviewBruce McCulloch is one of Canada’s most well-known comedians, most notably for his work on the hit sketch TV comedy series Kids in the Hall, but also for his work in film both as a writer and director (Dog Park, Superstar, Stealing Harvard). Currently traveling through western Canada with his latest standup show, Young Drunk […] Continue Reading |
Home is a Beautiful Word looks at local Victoria issues using verbatim theatreThe term “hits home” is used often but rarely does it take such a literal sense as in the case of Home Is a Beautiful Word. Set in our own Victoria, Home is a Beautiful Word takes a unique look at the issue of homelessness using verbatim theatre, a method that keeps its material especially […] Continue Reading |
Inside Llewyn Davis will leave some viewers out in the coldThe latest Coen Brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, left me feeling like an outsider in more than one respect. Without any real knowledge of the world of folk music or any real connection to the characters, I waited patiently outside to be invited into the story. I was left disappointed when what I expected to […] Continue Reading |
Kitt & Jane win Fringe lottery, plan Canadian tour this summerOne of Victoria’s more successful independent threatre productions recently received the rather exciting news that they’d won a chance to tour their show at various Canadian Fringe festivals this summer. The creators of Kitt & Jane: An Interactive Survival Guide to the Near-Post-Apocalyptic Future, a local theatre favourite the past couple of years, won the […] Continue Reading |
Stone’s Throw Comedy nights boost Victoria’s already growing comedy sceneIf it seems like Victoria’s comedy scene is taking off in recent months, it’s because it is. According to promoters and local comedians, comedy in Victoria is booming. One big reason for this recent comedy resurgence is the development of regular comedy nights on Wednesdays, now taking place at the Stone’s Throw Restaurant and organized […] Continue Reading |
