Kickstarter in the Community: for the love of Lovecraft
Horror fiction and children’s books aren’t two genres one would expect to mix, but author Bruce Brown has successfully combined them in his Howard Lovecraft graphic novel trilogy.
Category: ARTS
Steven’s Man-Cave: your destiny is over-hyped
I hate it when games are announced way too soon. As time goes by, people’s expectations build and build until the game comes out and you’re at least a little disappointed.
Cryptically colourless
At first blush, Haruki Murakami’s latest work, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage might come off as a particularly miserable fairy tale.
Damaged goods
When I heard about a new crime drama called The Drop, I wanted to see it because I love both Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini. But what I came away with was a lot more than just excellent acting.
Chairman of the Board: drinking and gambling? I’m in!
You know what’s a lot of fun? Going on a classic dungeon crawl full of danger and treasure. But you know what’s even more fun?
Make friends with BESTiE
Whether they’re singing about pineapples or taking a bus ride, the four members of BESTiE—Andrew Janczewski, Tristan Orchard, Daniel Ruiz, and Rob Cameron—want to create music that everyone can enjoy.
Comic Corner: Graphic novels kind of require graphics
I have been writing these graphic novel reviews for almost a year, and never have I encountered a book that was so misleading.
‘If I Stay’ sets high emotion against Vancouver landscape
If I Stay has the unique combination of being a non-indie film featuring a range of notable actors while remaining a low-budget film made primarily in Vancouver.
Douglas screening digs deep into meaning of ‘Illiterate’
What would you do if you couldn’t read a newspaper? How would you figure out when the bus was coming if you couldn’t read the schedule?
Do movies even need an explanation?
Movies about kidnapping have always been predictable to me: either they find the victim alive or dead and get the bad guy, or they don’t.