The Saskatchewan film industry: An implosion in progress
Maybe the SaskParty will see the light and reverse course as Election Day draws closer. Stranger things have happened. Read More
Navigating Netflix: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
In the world of science fiction, the work of Douglas Adams is quite unique. Quirky, light-hearted, inventive, and, at times, outright funny, Adams most recognizable… Read More
Winterdoom: The Reckoning
Justin Robertson: "We turn into a rabid mess and wonder how much longer we can go on for, living in a disheveled, wet, numbing state." Read More
Through two lenses: Sydney Pollack’s ‘The Yakuza’
With accusations of cultural appropriation and promotion of ‘yellowface’ behaviour, controversy ensued February after the Winnipeg Art Gallery decided to use ‘Big in Japan’ as the theme of their annual Art & Soul fundraiser. Read More
Navigating Netflix: The Bourne Identity
The film itself is unique in the genre of spy/action thrillers. Read More
The unbearable rudeness of being
If society is characterized by relationships, then etiquette is insurance against those very relationships becoming insufferable. Read More
Spur Winnipeg brings politics, arts, ideas back home (or reminds us they never left)
You know the spiel. Globalization has made state borders porous– goods ‘n services soar from anywhere into your living room and foreign policies come attached… Read More
Why debate and rhetoric should become part of the Manitoba curriculum
Whether students use their skills to present ideas to a board of directors, argue for a more efficient approach at a job site, or to simply become more perceptive citizens, they would be well-served by time spent in a debate and rhetoric class. Read More
Theatre review: Kim’s Convenience
A Korean take on the family sitcom is elevated less by its ethnic update than by the faultless comic performance of its lead. Read More
What a party of Canadian provinces would look like
This is what it may look like if the Canadian provinces got together for a little Friday evenin’ shindig. Read More
Settling the Prairies: The intrepid few
“Intrepid” describes only a few people—and possibly no one who is alive today. On January 14, 1879 it was – 32C, without wind chill. And on… Read More
Navigating Netflix: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall is ultimately a clever romantic comedy that delivers enough unique laughs to set it apart from the pack of romantic comedies that inundate theatres. Read More
The middle view on genetically modified crops
We need to proceed. But we need to proceed with caution. Read More
Dispatches: Cars of constant sorrow
Justin Robertson on car ownership: "People (including golfing widows) who sell cars don’t tell you what you need to hear, they tell you what you want to hear. Sometimes we’re oblivious to any red flags." Read More
Navigating Netflix: Comic book movies beyond the norm
All three of these movies are great watches and stray from the Marvel/DC norm that contemporary film goers are used to. Read More
Theatre review: Sargent & Victor & Me
I usually hate, haaaaaaaate underscoring in shows, a manipulative cue to audiences that “here comes the emotional part.” But a minimalist yet grand score from Christine Fellows and John K. Samson almost always feels supportive rather than smothering – an audible incarnation of the play’s spiritual heartbeat. Read More